Maureen Pytlik

I'm a Braille Transcriber (CNIB-certified: UEB) envisioning worlds of #VisualPractice that fully embrace non-visual methods of #info creation + exchange + usage

[Maureen Pytlik @MaureenPytlik]

I really liked listening to my co-author @MichaelBakan talking about his book in this ~30min radio interview. He doesn't specifically mention me (his Chapter 8 collaborator), but some of his 9 other co-authors of "Speaking for Ourselves" get mentions. (Observation, not judgment.) https://t.co/q3RZJL6Zcw

[Oxford Music @OUPMusic]

“Rather than [focus on] how can we fix people, or how can we deal with the plight of #autism, it’s like: How can we get to know these people, and sort of relate to how cool they are?” Listen to more of the interview between @michaelbakan and @BOZFONK here: https://t.co/Fbd6hSgpAi

[Karyn RN @KarynRN4]

This is an attack on the most vulnerable persons in our province; unhoused and unsheltered, refugees. To my physician colleagues who this affects, the moral dilemma is huge.

[Karyn RN @KarynRN4]

When something doesn’t go right, learn from it. Using positive self-talk instead of negative can lead to positive mental health.

#MentalHealth #NurseTwitter #Depression #Anxiety #Neurodiversity #FlexibleThinking #NursePsychotherapist #Psychotherapy #Counsellor #GreyBruce

[Pariah Carey @DesmondCole]

“I want Mr. Tory to know I want no other family to feel the pain we feel,” Ramroop’s aunt said. “My nephew needed mental health support, not more police.”

https://t.co/toSqHfHCXs

[BANA @BRLAuthority]

It is critical that blind musicians have access to #braille music.

[Alt Text Volunteer #SaveA11yBots @AltTxtVolunteer]

@shotheekwe Reposted with alt text added to the image so blind users can access #AltTextNow #Inclusive

[Birgit Umaigba-Omoruyi @birgitomo]

I'm going to say this again - my white friends who aren't racists do not mind me talking about racism. If you find yourself disturbed by or uncomfortable with topics on racism, you may want to tell yourself some hard truths. And then, work on your findings. You may be racist.

[Ruchi ( HRGURUKUL ) ✍️🚴‍♂️🍻🇮🇳 @rucsb]

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Also life is a long lesson in humility

[Maureen Pytlik @MaureenPytlik]

My life is more important than any career I may have - though I am aiming to build a career, centering around Braille-related (transcription) projects, that celebrates my personhood - including my neurodiversity!

[Maureen Pytlik @MaureenPytlik]

If I had had the strength 6-7 years ago to truly believe this quote, I would not have subjected myself to so much "neurodivergent oppression" in the name of establishing a career.

[Disablement, Rest & Work Under Capitalism @DisPrecWork]

'an emphasis on changing attitudes or getting neurodivergent people with specific diagnoses into work by focusing on their ‘strengths’, will not change the deep structures that reproduce neurodivergent oppression' - Robert Chapman
https://t.co/H9F5kf28bV

[Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence @CdnCaregiving]

When interviewed about our whitepaper, Giving Care, @CMA_Docs and @OntariosDoctors recognized the need for more support for caregivers. Read the article via @Medscape @MarilynnL https://t.co/Njpkevavcy #CdnCaregiving #CdnPoli

[janel 🇵🇸 @pband_nelly]

If Black and brown people are telling you something is racist and your response is you haven’t seen anything racist, you should pause and reflect on why you’re unable to detect racism and why racism is so normalized to you (in addition to denying our lived experiences)

[Maureen Pytlik @MaureenPytlik]

@OnElectionDay Thank you, D!onne, for sharing this. I cannot put into words at this time what the content of the original article makes me feel. So many emotions aroused here. So much harm that needn't have happened.

[vicky mochama @vmochama]

today, i start @tvo on the diversity beat. if you're in ontario with a diversity story to tell or questions you want answered, my e-mail is [email protected]. my dms are open too!

[Autistic Self Advocacy Network @autselfadvocacy]

"When it comes to blind viewers, if AD is produced without identifying information, Black representation onscreen is being erased. Blind people want and deserve access to the same information as our non-blind counterparts."
https://t.co/hEztmCpia9

[Maureen Pytlik @MaureenPytlik]

@LalaaWrites Could you please DM or tweet me a phone number link to join tonight's book club? I'm having connection problems. Thanks!

[Callum Stephen (He/Him) @AutisticCallum_]

One reason why autistic people are often misunderstood no matter how clear, precise and straightforward they are is that neurotypical people tend to focus more on how a person’s body language reads (according to their neurotype’s customs) than a person’s literal wording.

[AK @dreskcan]

“The Imagine a Canada 2021-2022 program invites Canadian youth from K-G12 and CÉGEP to envision a Canada reconciled.”

Consider sharing with your school community #ocsb ⁦@OttCatholicSB⁩
⁦@OttawaCSPA⁩

Imagine a Canada ⁦@NCTR_UM⁩ https://t.co/aYxKND5oT2