NJ Disability Collective

NJDC is an advocacy group by & for disabled New Jerseyans. We address cross-disability issues & support choice & equity for all people w/ disabilities.

[Nick Knudsen 🇺🇸 @NickKnudsenUS]

Now THAT’S some #GoodTrouble. #HandsOff

[Shaylin Sluzalis @shayzalis]

Best team to work with day in and day out building disability inclusive emergency management and responding to our community's needs through the Disability & Disaster Hotline.

Please donate today to support our mission of inclusive disaster strategies
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[The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies @disasterstrat]

Map of the US from the Midwest to the East Coast. Showing Unhealthy air from Minneapolis throughout over to Rochester, NY & down to Nashville & across to D.C. & south all the way to Atlanta
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Keep indoors & windows closed as much as possible Wear N95/KN95 mask & run HEPA filter

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

#JoinNJDC

[ECNV @ECNVorg]

There will be a #SaveMedicaid online rally this coming Wednesday, May 24 at 4:30pm EST. Registration is available at this link (https://t.co/ZEmcPSV45w).

[CBS Sunday Morning 🌞 @CBSSunday]

Actor Michael J. Fox, 61, was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease in 1991 when he was just 29. Fox tells Jane Pauley that dealing with the incurable disease is getting more challenging, and he can’t imagine living until he’s 80. More this 'Sunday Morning.'

[The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies @disasterstrat]

Global Survey for Persons with Disability in Disaster-Prone Areas by @UNDRR – in multiple languages

More than 1,200 responses submitted!
5min survey. Fill out Tonight

Survey closes TOMORROW, March 3, 2023!

Survey & results by region: https://t.co/OdmqgTI3DX
#Disability #DRR

[Sam (Flower Girl) Jennings @flowergirl_lon]

#IsItOk that I went to hand deliver a letter to the Prime Minister today & the ramp only deals with one step & doesn’t leave enough turning space to use it safely…
If #accessibility isn’t right at @10DowningStreet what hope do we have on public transport?
#DisabledByTheRailway

[Emily Ladau @emily_ladau]

Every adult in the room should be ashamed. The teacher for excluding this student, yes, and every adult who sat there silently instead of saying something. Now the other kids are being shown that exclusion is okay. And I have been that student. It's a pain that never goes away.

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

@PaulASarlo Watch these videos to learn why People with #disabilities need A1701/S285 passed ASAP. These are real people needing #NJ to remember that we die first disasters

https://t.co/ACDrOc5eGP

https://t.co/ihicS6EIBu

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

@SSpeight4NJ Watch these videos to learn why People with #disabilities need A1701/S285 passed ASAP. These are real people needing #NJ to remember that we die first disasters
https://t.co/ACDrOc5eGP
https://t.co/ihicS6EIBu
@ThisAbled

[Norman A. Smith @normansmith02]

@SenPresScutari Watch these videos to learn why People with #disabilities need A1701/S285 passed ASAP. These are real people needing #NJ to remember that we die first disasters
https://t.co/SHJly6PHYo
https://t.co/nMAPBM1w93
@ThisAbled

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

@SpeakerCoughlin Watch these videos to learn why People with #disabilities need A1701/S285 passed ASAP. These are real people needing #NJ to remember that we die first disasters

https://t.co/ACDrOc5Mwn
https://t.co/ihicS6Fgr2

@ThisAbled

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

@ASWReyJackson @BenjieWimberly @shavondasumter #VotingRights legislation needs to be #inclusive of all #marginalized people. #CripTheVote

[Norman A. Smith @normansmith02]

@ASWReyJackson @BenjieWimberly @shavondasumter #A4554 does not include people with #disabilities or protection of our #VotingRights We face increasing discrimination each election. This is not being addressed. #CripTheVote #WeVoteWeCount #IncludeUs

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

@ASWReyJackson @BenjieWimberly @shavondasumter #VotingRights legislation needs to be #inclusive of all #marginalized people. #CripTheVote

[Norman A. Smith @normansmith02]

@ASWReyJackson @BenjieWimberly @shavondasumter #A4554 does not include people with #disabilities or protection of our #VotingRights We face increasing discrimination each election. This is not being addressed. #CripTheVote #WeVoteWeCount #IncludeUs

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

NJ disabled people want to work, tired of waiting for new law to take effect w/ #NJDC members Norm Smith @normansmith02 of #NJSILC & Steve Gruzlavic @yankeesfansg & disability ally NJ Senator @tonybucco https://t.co/Z6ZDuTtaQD via @NJSpotlightNews @joinNJDC

[Peter Torres Fremlin / @desibility.bsky.social @desibility]

Do you work on disability rights? I made an online news database so you can find the information you need.

With just this year's news it already has 1400+ links across 50+ topics and 100+ countries.

Support from @Sightsavers_Pol @CenterforInclu1

https://t.co/rWVwzqHFTi

[Judy Heumann Legacy @judithheumann]

Are you a student (6th grade to higher ed) with a commitment to fighting against ableism in education? Apply for the 2nd Annual #HeumannArmstrong Awards today!

More info: https://t.co/Gy0SE4Bkkn
Application: https://t.co/JkUMgzCm3g

@TheCoelhoCenter @elijahsaprophet

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

#JoinNJDC Watch “I’m a College Student With a Disability. Stop Treating Me Like a Child.” https://t.co/XPTAuyouR4

Samuel Habib, 21, seeks out guidance from America’s most rebellious disability activists including NJDC member Keith Jones @dasoultoucha and others.

@nytimes

[NJ Disability Collective @joinNJDC]

#Disabled and looking for help with accessing #COVID19 #vaccines, #boosterdose or help with #COVID #test contact our partners at @dial_connect, there to help people with disabilities navigate #Covid_19 resources, info, and more! Don't wait, call today.

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