"I thought I would need to build up my confidence to go out again on my own or with the kids, but I’m finding with the WHILL I already have the confidence." Jenna McKernan
#ICYMI: In a settlement reached by DRC along with @DREDF and the law firm of Vanaman German LLP, California has agreed to end discrimination against disabled students and provide equal access to virtual learning.
Read more about the case here: https://t.co/oOIz1e8Fir
CPISRA Blog 📝
The next blog in this series comes from Scotland Frame Running athlete @Wiktoriamucha29. In this blog, Wiktoria shares how she got involved with Frame Running and what the para-athletics event means to her.
Link to blog ➡️ https://t.co/tq5hyKEWYM
“Research tells us that people with disabilities face on average higher costs to reach the same standards of living as people without disabilities.”
Read more 👉🏾 https://t.co/RME9Rktj54 #GCCAWARENESS cc. @CBM_Global_KE@CBM_Global@David_CBMGlobal
Nondisabled people:
It’s great that there’s so much access now for disabled people.
Disabled People: So many things are still inaccessible to disabled people. Inaccessibility is pervasive.
"It lets me have fun which is important as I am not an old man. At my age I am still young at heart and want to go out and have some excitement. On my scooter I can go places that I never thought possible again." Aidan Law
I am once again asking educators to stop trying to instill empathy through assignments that essentially amount to theatrical performances of disability. Faking a disabled person’s reality is a pretty darn disrespectful supposed pathway to respect. https://t.co/YUNYeppR70
"You can’t beat being out in the fresh air especially when you can smell the sea on the coastal paths. My Breeze gets me right onto the beach so I can see the stunning coastline." Jim Schofield