Melissa Graham she/her

She/her. Social Work PhD student, disabled woman, social justice organizer, speaker, researcher, widow. @DisabilityPM Founder. Writing towards equity for all.

[Inclusion Canada @InclusionCA]

What did we hear from our consultations on the #CDB from #pwd? This infographic has some highlights. As the disability community prepares to work with govn't on the details of the benefit we hope that this report will inform the work.

[IDC/BCANDS 🇨🇦 @BCANDS1]

I struggle here, Bill C-22 received all party support in its orginal form, it passed through the Senate with amendments to be considered. Any amendments accepted by the Gov, even if a couple would make the already unanimously supported Bill stronger. Why is this not law!!!!!!

[Melissa Graham she/her @mel_graham]

@DavidLepofsky just wondering if you saw my DM?

[IDC/BCANDS 🇨🇦 @BCANDS1]

Umm, @JusticeCanadaEN it's a little strange that you're advertising/promoting medical assistance in dying (MAiD), but since you appear to be branching out, can you do a quick update on proper nail care procedures too, asking for a friend. #KeepPushingTheMAiDNarrativeNoMatterWhat

[Melissa Graham she/her @mel_graham]

Same here in Manitoba!

[IDC/BCANDS 🇨🇦 @BCANDS1]

We've updated the report's name to be more reflective of it's content.
“Second Report of the Special Joint Committee on MAiD- Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada: Choices for white, weathy and "wouldn't want to be you" Canadians”

[Melissa Graham she/her @mel_graham]

@CLadnerFreeman I like it

[Melissa Graham she/her @mel_graham]

Thank you @emily_ladau. I am so angry that this keeps happening, but so glad to see its documented and the impact comes across. It's a HUGE issue in Canada too. https://t.co/flJwECX52e

[Disability Without Poverty @Disability_WP]

📢UPDATE: HUMA meeting rescheduled to TOMORROW (TUESDAY) at 3:30pm ET

Meeting scheduled for 3 hours!

Link to meeting remains the same below.

Only FOUR days until Xmas break for MPs...

[Niigaan Sinclair @Niigaanwewidam]

“One thing that hasn’t been talked about was that Jeremy Skibicki supported residential school denialism online.”

Thursday @WinnipegNews #wfp column: Fomenting hate sets stage for heinous criminals’ devastating acts

https://t.co/QOUKZ0ZbAf

[Jennifer @JbRocchio]

This is what needs to stop 🛑 @Daniel_Blaikie @CQualtro @CanadianPM @fordnation @ArleneDickinson @LeahGazan @kevinolearytv @jannarden @SenatorWallin @WabKinew

[Niigaan Sinclair @Niigaanwewidam]

My @WinnipegNews & podcast partner @danlett unveils that wpg police costed out searching the landfill and it cost $150k - what is the price for respect? https://t.co/tmz1YoCdcX

[Leah ProudLakota (she/her) @LeahGazan]

Another three Indigenous women murdered by a serial killer, & police indicate they aren't going to search for their remains in the Brady Landfill.

I'm asking the gov't to provide immediate funding to stop this genocide, & search for the remains of our precious sisters. #MMIWG2S

[Disability Without Poverty @Disability_WP]

#CDBBy23 #EndDisabilityPoverty #LetsGetItDone

[Mark G. 🇨🇦♿️ @Daytime_Baller]

Dear Non disabled Canadians or anyone that was able to access CERB. Do you think it’s right that CERB was ready to go in days and payments were out in a month, when PWD’s in poverty who can’t work have to wait close to a year or more to receive support? Please let @CQualtro know

[Nicole Lee Schroeder, PhD @Nicole_Lee_Sch]

Them: can you help us understand accessibility and ableism so we can create supports for disabled academics?

Me: sure, have you read these core texts that detail what's happening?

Them: no, we don't want to do that, we just want you to fix it without us investing time or $

[Robyn Powell @RobynMPowell]

In 2012, 36 states listed parental disability as grounds for termination of parental rights. I just finished a state-by-state analysis and found that 36 states still list parental disability as grounds for termination of parental rights! In other words, nothing has changed!

[Tangled Art + Disability @TangledArtsTO]

Join us online on October 13, 6-7 pm EST for Re-Imagining Autistic Futures: An Evening with Zine Makers from the @ReStorying Autism Collective. Featuring Em Farquhar-Berrie, Venus Underhill, Emily Gillespie and Mandy Klein. ASL + CART provided. Register: https://t.co/rt8OvPoRhU