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5 votes
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Danish government has apologized to thousands of people with disabilities who were abused in state-run facilities
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I trained like world’s strongest wheelchair bodybuilder
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A fact-checked debate about euthanasia
21 votes -
Sick woman theory
19 votes -
A new ACLU lawsuit alleges that Washington DC is discriminating against people with mental health disabilities by continuing to send armed officers to mental health calls
https://theappeal.org/dc-police-mental-health-crisis-response-aclu-lawsuit/ The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday alleging that the...
https://theappeal.org/dc-police-mental-health-crisis-response-aclu-lawsuit/
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington, D.C., filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday alleging that the district’s practice of sending police officers—instead of mental health specialists—to mental health emergencies violates the Americans with Disabilities Act.
“Someone who calls 911 for a physical health emergency gets trained medical providers who can treat and stabilize them,” said Susan Mizner, director of the ACLU’s Disability Rights Program, in a press release. “But someone who calls 911 for a mental health emergency gets a police officer with handcuffs and a gun.”
According to the lawsuit, these differing responses constitute a breach of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits government entities from denying people with disabilities equal access to government services and programs. The ACLU is suing on behalf of Bread for the City, a local nonprofit that provides healthcare and social services to lower-income and unhoused communities.
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Other caregivers, how do you cope?
Hey all, my partner is newly paraplegic post spine surgery and while he's been disabled through our ten years together this is new. He's using a power wheelchair and has to transfer by Hoyer lift....
Hey all, my partner is newly paraplegic post spine surgery and while he's been disabled through our ten years together this is new. He's using a power wheelchair and has to transfer by Hoyer lift. And in the six days since he was discharged from the rehab (PT and OT) hospital he's been to the ER twice. We have home health set up. But all of a sudden my life is a lot more... Stressful is understating it. He's going through his own emotional journey and getting support so I was hoping to find some connections, suggestions and the like here.
Right now I'm feeling a ton of pressure not to let any of the various balls I'm juggling drop. Something that feels unsustainable, particularly with my ADHD. I feel like I'm only getting this far due to stress compensating for my lack of medication (it's packed from our recent move, I'll find it or get a new script I just haven't yet). My partner's in a rush to get a wheelchair van and I don't know if we're making a good purchase and it feels like everything has to be handled right now but also for the rest of our lives.
Are there devices that are must haves? Things I need to know about wheelchair vans? Empathy from fellow caretakers?
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Sony releases its first over-the-counter hearing aids
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This man is allowed to starve himself to death, but not to eat some biscuits
9 votes -
FDA clears path for hearing aids to be sold over the counter in the USA
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‘Disturbing’: Experts troubled by Canada’s euthanasia laws
10 votes -
How long COVID could change the way we think about disability
3 votes -
Medical leave reflections plus empathy sphere essay
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I know the secret to the quiet mind. I wish I’d never learned It.
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Emma describes how she got over her fear of needles to have the covid-19 vaccination
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Short interview with a vaccinator about an accessible vaccination clinic
@NHS Ability: Great example of a #ReasonableAdjustment to the #CovidVaccine helping someone with needlephobia get their CoronaVirus vaccine #LearningDisability https://t.co/kKxhySG8Zg
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Doctors share views on patients with disability
7 votes -
When I injured my vocal cords, I was forced to change the way I spoke – and discovered how much our voices reveal who we are
6 votes -
One man's COVID-19 death raises the worst fears of many people with disabilities
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Stammer time - Stutterers reach beyond the medical model of disability
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People with learning disability have the right to ask for reasonable adjustments during sight tests
3 votes -
The politics of going to the bathroom
3 votes -
Laziness does not exist
20 votes -
The bang on the head that knocked English out of me
14 votes -
Don't shoot, I'm disabled
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NHS beats drug companies in £100m Avastin battle
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Disability activists call for sex ed
9 votes