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**Emily Goss** @barrowmember.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy · Mar 17

Emily Goss @barrowmember.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

"If you are aware of inaccessible places previously designated as polling stations, contact your local authority as soon as possible to request they explore alternatives." www.inclusionlondon.org.uk/campaigns-an... #Disability #DisabilitySky #CripTheVote #LocalElections

Accessible Voting: Upholding t...

Inclusion London · Nov 18, 2023Accessible Voting: Upholding the Rights of Disabled VotersIt is a fundamental right for all voters to cast their votes independently and in secret and that we all have equal access to the ballot box and can participate fully in the democratic process.

**Christine LuBean** @christinelubean@infosec.exchange · Feb 11

Feb 11

Christine LuBean @christinelubean@infosec.exchange

Disability rights are under attack in 17 states!

There’s a lawsuit trying to get rid of Section 504, the law that protects disabled people in schools, workplaces, and public spaces. If they succeed, it means:

Schools wouldn’t have to provide accommodations (no extra test time for ADHD, no wheelchair access, no diabetes care in class).
Workplaces wouldn’t have to adjust for disabilities (no remote work, no flexible scheduling, no accessibility requirements).
Public spaces could ignore accessibility needs (buildings, buses, and services wouldn’t have to be usable for disabled people).

These 17 states are trying to gut 504 protections:
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia.

If you live in one of these states, contact your state reps & governor! If this lawsuit succeeds, other states could follow, or it could reach the Supreme Court and hurt everyone.

More details here: https://dredf.org/protect-504/

Please share this! More people need to know.

#Protect504 #Save504 #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #StopTheRollback #AccessibilityMatters #EqualAccess #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityAdvocacy #CripTheVote #ADAProtections #CivilRights #HumanRights #Alabama #Arkansas #Georgia #Indian #Iowa #Kansas #Kentucky #Louisiana #Mississippi #Missouri #Nebraska #Oklahoma #SouthCarolina #Tennessee #Texas #Utah #WestVirginia
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DREDF · Jan 24Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDFDisability Rights Education & Defense Fund

**Eric** @eric@social.ericwbailey.website · Nov 5, 2024

Nov 5, 2024

Eric @eric@social.ericwbailey.website

#CripTheVote

**ahimsa** @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social · Nov 2, 2024

Nov 2, 2024

ahimsa @ahimsa_pdx@disabled.social

Current results from the #CripTheVote 2024 U.S. Election Disability Issue Survey:

https://cripthevote.blogspot.com/2024/11/2024-cripthevote-issue-survey-results.html

But it seems that the survey is still open - here's the link:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/9DSFZ99

cripthevote.blogspot.com2024 #CripTheVote Issue Survey ResultsHere are the results of our disability issues survey. There have been 140 respondents so far. The survey is still open. Click here if you wa...

#USPol #Election2024 #Disability

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**BarbChamberlain** @BarbChamberlain@toot.community · Jul 6, 2024

Jul 6, 2024

BarbChamberlain @BarbChamberlain@toot.community

@ascentale @meganL To me #CripCycling fits with the spirit of #CripTheVote but I say that as a non-crip wanting to support #OwnVoices. When I did a Twitter #BikeSchool related to this topic Gabrielle Peters chose #WheelsMoveMe to represent the overlap of cycling and assistive devices. http://bikestylespokane.com/2019/12/10/welcome-to-our-twitter-chat-bikeschool-moveequity-wheelsmoveme/

bikestylespokane.comWelcome to our Twitter Chat: #BikeSchool #MoveEquity #WheelsMoveMe – Bike Style Life

#BikeNite #BikeTooter #disability

**OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ®** @OutOfExile_IDR_Voice@kolektiva.social · Jul 29, 2023 *

Jul 29, 2023 *

OutOfExile_IDR § Voice ® @OutOfExile_IDR_Voice@kolektiva.social

I was sick, and you said "You look fine to me".
I was sick, and you cast me off.
I was sick, and you used it against me.
I was sick, and you took my health care.
I was sick, and you battered and killed.
I was sick, and you fought for a wooden hammer.
I was sick, and you fought about blue and red.
I was sick, and you fought as the nations watched with disdain.
I was sick, and you fought the "wrong" while resembling it.
I was sick, as you fought for "all" but, forgot about us.

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My adaptation of Matthew 25:39 inspired by the work below. (Not an endorsement for religion or church)

I was hungry, and you blamed it on the communist
I was hungry, and you circled the moon.
I was hungry, and you told me to wait
I was hungry, and you set up a commission.
I was hungry, and you said "So were my ancestors".
I was hungry, and you said we don't hire over 35.
I was hungry, you said God helps those…
I was hungry, and you told me I shouldn't be.
I was hungry, and you told me machines do that work now.
I was hungry, and you had napalm bills to pay.
I was hungry, and you said the poor are always with us.
Lord, when did we see you hungry?

Adaptation of Matthew 25:37 by Anonymous – 1971

Image by Alex Velazquez from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/alex2171-3560452/

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