Psychology Professor. University denied ADA accommodations. Federal lawsuit filed. Widowmaker HA, 2x bypass, HITT syndrome, ECMO 2014. Heart transplant 2021.
To everyone who is afraid of what happens next, I share your fears. But what we do next is important.
We have to learn from what happened. And then, make a plan. As we confront a second Trump presidency, here’s a path forward: 🧵
Why do we undervalue the lives of disabled people so much? Why do we expect them to survive on a disability benefit that keeps them below poverty line - especially when being chronically ill drives expenses up? I spoke to a friend about this & was shocked by the response 🧵/1
To accomplish our mission, CDC conducts critical science and then ignores that health information in order to not protect our nation against expensive and dangerous health threats, and not react when these arise.
MISSION (newly revised):
CDC works 24/7 to expose America to health, safety and security threats, both foreign and in the U.S. Whether diseases start at home or abroad, are chronic or acute, curable or preventable, human error or deliberate attack,
CDC ignores disease and supports communities and citizens to do the same.
CDC decreases the health security of our nation. As the nation’s health minimization agency, CDC destroys lives and exposes people to health threats.
@KutztownU INTENTIONALLY outlined a policy and took actions to discriminate on the basis of disability and deny a remote accommodation to a heart transplant recipient. Pres. Kenneth Hawkinson and VP Jesus Peña demonstrated how this administration behaves.
https://t.co/zV4dtUgLM8
@odac_ny In this interview I discuss my journey to receiving a heart transplant. I also discuss advocacy for the employment rights of individuals with disabilities to help prevent the type of disability discrimination I experienced by my employer, @KutztownU.
https://t.co/wt81amJi2h
Just in time for the beginning of Heart Awareness Month in February and the official start of my 60 mile Challenge fundraiser for the American Heart Association.
https://t.co/J5RnK64Bhd
This is an interview I participated in for the @odac_ny. They are a passionate group of undergraduate students, driven by a powerful cause: organ donation advocacy.
Check them out!
@PAProf4 Tried to recommend where to get a PCR test done for a friend who was exposed to COVID+ relatives. The best I could come up with was for her to call her doctor to see if they would know of a place.
Utterly frustrating and horrifying!