Kim Perales<p>Re his <a href="https://toad.social/tags/eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eugenics</span></a> stance, <a href="https://toad.social/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> on Wed, in a leaked draft <a href="https://toad.social/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> budget doc revealed that the dept plans to defund protection & advocacy services for ppl with developmental <a href="https://toad.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>. </p><p>Fed funding for nongovt orgs to provide legal & advocacy svcs to ppl with dev disabilities started in 1978: DDA & Bill of Rights Act -now 57 protection & advocacy agencies -work to enforce the <a href="https://toad.social/tags/rights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>rights</span></a> of ppl with dev disabilities...The P&As: overseen by HHS’s AC💔-being dismantled.<br><a href="https://toad.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/04/hhs-budget-proposal-cut-protection-advocacy/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">motherjones.com/politics/2025/</span><span class="invisible">04/hhs-budget-proposal-cut-protection-advocacy/</span></a></p>
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Steven Saus [he/him]<p>(18 Apr) On Autism, Kennedy Turns Against Science and Reality </p><p><a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/vny27" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/vny27</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p>Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/va0H9" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/wip/va0H9</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/r8ozs" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">s.faithcollapsing.com/r8ozs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> </p><p><a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/autism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>autism</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/cdc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cdc</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/hhs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hhs</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/mental" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mental</span></a>-health <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/misinformation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>misinformation</span></a> <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/public" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>public</span></a>-health <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>trump</span></a>-administration <a href="https://faithcollapsing.com/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a></p>
Chidori✨<p>I'm just here to tell you that it's okay not to have pride in having a <a href="https://jrpg.town/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a>. It's okay to get down because you grieve tasks you were once able to do. It's okay to be angry, it's okay to grieve things you've never had. Please stop selling this idea that people with <a href="https://jrpg.town/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> have to be happy and inspirational all of the time.</p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/34490/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/34490/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Gene discovery gives dozens of Australian families answers with ReNU syndrome diagnosis <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BigDataInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigDataInstitute</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CentreForPopulationGenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentreForPopulationGenomics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DNASampling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNASampling</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GarvanInstituteOfMedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarvanInstituteOfMedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneVariant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneVariant</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneticMutation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticMutation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Genetics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MurdochChildren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MurdochChildren</span></a>'sResearchInstitute <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NeurodevelopmentalDisorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeurodevelopmentalDisorders</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OxfordUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OxfordUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RareDiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareDiseases</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ReNUSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReNUSyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ReNUSyndromeFamilySupportNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReNUSyndromeFamilySupportNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RNU42" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNU42</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Science" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SWAN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SWAN</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SyndromesWithoutAName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SyndromesWithoutAName</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UndiagnosedDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UndiagnosedDisorder</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Protesters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Protesters</span></a> rally in <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandME</span></a>, advocating for protection of rights amid Trump tensions</p><p>Story by Allyson Lapierre, WGME </p><p>PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- "Making their voices be heard on a day of <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/revolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>revolution</span></a>, a rally on Saturday pays tribute to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/250thAnniversary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>250thAnniversary</span></a> of the 'shot heard around the world,' a day that marks the start of the Revolutionary War.</p><p>" 'They’re taking away my Social Security and my <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineCare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineCare</span></a> away from me...which side are you on?' Olivia McDermott, who has <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DownSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DownSyndrome</span></a>, said.</p><p>"McDermott came to advocate for herself and others who have <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> who depend on <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a>.</p><p>" 'I get really upset that this is happening to me and other people with <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>. They go to school like this, and I don’t want people to feel uncomfortable about it,' McDermott said.</p><p>"Olivia's mom, Maura Mcdermott, is a <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SpecialEducationTeacher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducationTeacher</span></a>. She's worried the $Trump administration could take away those benefits.</p><p>" 'We need to not cut the services. We need to expand <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MedicaidForAll" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MedicaidForAll</span></a> people, and we need to <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/TaxTheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TaxTheRich</span></a>. Enough of this,' Maura said.</p><p>"Other protestors voiced concerns about state politics, specifically about Maine senators.</p><p>" '<a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SusanCollins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SusanCollins</span></a> had better vote 'no, no, no' to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/SAVEAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SAVEAct</span></a> because those are all voting rights, and we need voting for next election,' Nina McKee, a Scarborough resident, said.</p><p>"Despite the anniversary of the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AmericanRevolution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmericanRevolution</span></a>, protesters on Saturday said there's little to feel <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/patriotic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patriotic</span></a> about.</p><p>" 'I can’t even express the need for us to stand up against what is happening in our country. It is beyond consumption,' McKee said.</p><p>" 'There’s no good thing going on right now, so any change is for the better,' Duncan Potter, a Brunswick resident, said." </p><p>Source:<br><a href="https://www.msn.com/en-us/politics/government/protesters-rally-in-portland-advocating-for-protection-of-rights-amid-trump-tensions/ar-AA1Df4zJ" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">msn.com/en-us/politics/governm</span><span class="invisible">ent/protesters-rally-in-portland-advocating-for-protection-of-rights-amid-trump-tensions/ar-AA1Df4zJ</span></a></p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/PortlandMaine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PortlandMaine</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MaineResists" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MaineResists</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AugustaME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AugustaME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BrunswickME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BrunswickME</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/April19th" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>April19th</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Resistance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Resistance</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DumpTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DumpTrump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/DayOfAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DayOfAction</span></a></p>
Europe Says<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/2009861/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/2009861/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Gene discovery gives dozens of Australian families answers on ReNU syndrome disability <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australia</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/BigDataInstitute" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BigDataInstitute</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/CentreForPopulationGenomics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CentreForPopulationGenomics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/DNASampling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DNASampling</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GarvanInstituteOfMedicalResearch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GarvanInstituteOfMedicalResearch</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneVariant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneVariant</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeneticMutation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GeneticMutation</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/genetics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>genetics</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/MurdochChildren" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MurdochChildren</span></a>'sResearchInstitute <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NeurodevelopmentalDisorders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NeurodevelopmentalDisorders</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/OxfordUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OxfordUniversity</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RareDiseases" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RareDiseases</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ReNUSyndrome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReNUSyndrome</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ReNUSyndromeFamilySupportNetwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ReNUSyndromeFamilySupportNetwork</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/RNU42" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RNU42</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/swan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>swan</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/SyndromesWithoutAName" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SyndromesWithoutAName</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UndiagnosedDisorder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UndiagnosedDisorder</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Among other topics ordered to be struck from the reports:</p><p>Involuntary or coercive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/medical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medical</span></a> or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/psychological" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychological</span></a> practices.</p><p>Arbitrary or unlawful interference with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>privacy</span></a>.</p><p>Serious restrictions to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/internet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>internet</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>freedom</span></a>.</p><p>Extensive <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/gender" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gender</span></a>-based <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/violence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>violence</span></a>.</p><p>Violence or <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/threats" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>threats</span></a> of violence targeting people with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TerrorState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TerrorState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/UnitedStates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedStates</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Authoritarianism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Authoritarianism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Dictatorship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Dictatorship</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Autocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Autocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Tyranny" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tyranny</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MafiaState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MafiaState</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Freedom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Freedom</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternationalLaw" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InternationalLaw</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GenevaConvention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenevaConvention</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>The latest from <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://federated.press/@TheProgressive" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>TheProgressive</span></a></span>'s indispensable "Smart Ass Cripple," Mike Ervin: "...organizations representing people with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> and some <a href="https://mas.to/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> folks themselves, are engaging in the highly honorable activity of suing the hell out of the administration ...</p><p>"The federal lawsuit that they filed on April 2, which names <a href="https://mas.to/tags/ElonMusk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ElonMusk</span></a> as a defendant, challenges all the slashing and burning that’s been going on lately at the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SocialSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialSecurity</span></a> Administration (SSA)."<br><a href="https://progressive.org/latest/our-fight-for-social-security-ervin-20250414/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">progressive.org/latest/our-fig</span><span class="invisible">ht-for-social-security-ervin-20250414/</span></a></p>
kctipton<p>Disabled teen shot by Idaho police dies : NPR <a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/04/12/g-s1-60035/disabled-teen-shooting-idaho-police-life-support" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">npr.org/2025/04/12/g-s1-60035/</span><span class="invisible">disabled-teen-shooting-idaho-police-life-support</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/abuse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>abuse</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/idaho" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>idaho</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/gunviolence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gunviolence</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>Pay more attention to the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> war on people with <a href="https://mas.to/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://progressive.org/op-eds/trumps-attack-on-accessibility-dolan-20250409/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">progressive.org/op-eds/trumps-</span><span class="invisible">attack-on-accessibility-dolan-20250409/</span></a></p>
UniversityofGroningenLibrary<p>"Publishing <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/diamond" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diamond</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/OpenAccess" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpenAccess</span></a> is a noblesse oblige for us. Let everyone benefit from research, so that we contribute together to appropriate care and improve the quality of life for people with <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/intellectual" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intellectual</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>." <br> <br>Read the interview with Alain Dekker, editor of an open access book on <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/psychosocial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychosocial</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/support" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>support</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/methods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>methods</span></a>: </p><p>🔗 <a href="https://www.rug.nl/library/open-access/blog/publishing-a-open-access-book-on-psychosocial-support-methods-for-people-with-intellectual-disabilit" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">rug.nl/library/open-access/blo</span><span class="invisible">g/publishing-a-open-access-book-on-psychosocial-support-methods-for-people-with-intellectual-disabilit</span></a></p><p>The book, published in 2024, has been downloaded >10,000 times by now.</p><p><a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/research" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>research</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/care" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>care</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/psychology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psychology</span></a> <a href="https://social.edu.nl/tags/SocialWork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SocialWork</span></a></p><p>📷 by Silvio Zangarini</p>
notes<p>Wait! People who help provide support to older Americans and people with disabilities are clowns with left-wing, woke jobs in the federal government that should have never been a job to begin with? Is this an accurate accounting of what these people believe? This is sounding more and more like Eugenics.</p><p><a href="https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5229211-senator-jim-banks-wont-apologize-fired-hhs-employee/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">thehill.com/homenews/senate/52</span><span class="invisible">29211-senator-jim-banks-wont-apologize-fired-hhs-employee/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.coop/tags/SeniorAmericans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SeniorAmericans</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Clowns" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Clowns</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/woke" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>woke</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Jobs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Jobs</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/Eugenics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Eugenics</span></a> <a href="https://social.coop/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a></p>
Bruce Mirken<p>Two of my comrades in <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/defendpublichealth.bsky.social" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>defendpublichealth.bsky.social</span></a></span> have some thoughts about how <a href="https://mas.to/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> and <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Republicans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Republicans</span></a> in Congress are threatening the lives of children. <a href="https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025/04/the-trump-administration-is-betraying-our-kids-and-jeopardizing-americas-future-arthur-lavin-and-teri-mills.html?outputType=amp" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cleveland.com/opinion/2025/04/</span><span class="invisible">the-trump-administration-is-betraying-our-kids-and-jeopardizing-americas-future-arthur-lavin-and-teri-mills.html?outputType=amp</span></a><br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/vaccines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vaccines</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a></p>
nomotime<p>Agency for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Seniors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Seniors</span></a> and People With <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabilities</span></a> to Be Shuttered Under <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> Cuts </p><p><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/agency-for-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-to-be-shuttered-under-hhs-cuts-d0ff3bc2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marketwatch.com/story/agency-f</span><span class="invisible">or-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-to-be-shuttered-under-hhs-cuts-d0ff3bc2</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MealsOnWheels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>MealsOnWheels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump2</span></a>.0 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TheCrueltyIsThePoint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheCrueltyIsThePoint</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BlackMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BlackMastodon</span></a></p>
Paul Chambers🚧<p>Agency for older adults and people with disabilities to be shuttered under <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/doge" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>doge</span></a> HHS cuts </p><p>The ACL was established in 2012 to bring together under one agency federal programs for older adults and people with disabilities that were previously administered by multiple organizations within HHS and in other agencies. Its</p><p>In fiscal 2022, the ACL provided more than 261 million meals to older adults, assistance such as respite care to more than 1.5 million family caregivers, and independent-living services to nearly 250,000 people with <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/disabled" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabled</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/medicare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicare</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/medicaid" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>medicaid</span></a> <a href="https://oldfriends.live/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.marketwatch.com/story/agency-for-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-to-be-shuttered-under-hhs-cuts-d0ff3bc2" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">marketwatch.com/story/agency-f</span><span class="invisible">or-older-adults-and-people-with-disabilities-to-be-shuttered-under-hhs-cuts-d0ff3bc2</span></a></p><p>DOGE's press Release claims, "This reorganization will not impact Medicare and Medicaid services" but experts and beneficiaries are skeptical .</p><p><a href="https://www.hhs.gov/about/news/hhs-restructuring-doge.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hhs.gov/about/news/hhs-restruc</span><span class="invisible">turing-doge.html</span></a></p>
Dale Reardon<p>ABC News: 'Incredibly outdated' assistance dog laws leaving people in limbo <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/push-to-improve-access-for-assistance-animals-in-rentals/105009458" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-03-30/pus</span><span class="invisible">h-to-improve-access-for-assistance-animals-in-rentals/105009458</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CommunityandSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityandSociety</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Discrimination" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Discrimination</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HumanRights" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HumanRights</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Disability</span></a></p>
Somosdisca :vf:<p>Hola Titánicos, cada 26 de marzo celebra el día mundial de la prevención del cáncer de cuello uterino, con el objetivo de concienciar a las mujeres la importancia de prevenir la aparición de esta enfermedad. </p><p><a href="https://somosdisca.es/dia-mundial-de-prevencion-del-cancer-de-cuello-uterino-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">somosdisca.es/dia-mundial-de-p</span><span class="invisible">revencion-del-cancer-de-cuello-uterino-2025/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://masto.es/tags/d%C3%ADamundialdelaprevenci%C3%B3ndelc%C3%A1ncerdecuellouterino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>díamundialdelaprevencióndelcáncerdecuellouterino</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/prevenci%C3%B3ndelc%C3%A1ncerdecuellouterino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prevencióndelcáncerdecuellouterino</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/cuellouterino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuellouterino</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/c%C3%A1ncerdecuellouterino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cáncerdecuellouterino</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/ginecologo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ginecologo</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/cancercuellouterino" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cancercuellouterino</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/mujer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mujer</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/salud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>salud</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/enfermedad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>enfermedad</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/prevencion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prevencion</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/cuidados" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cuidados</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/visibilidad" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>visibilidad</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/titan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>titan</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/titanicos" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>titanicos</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/disability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disability</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/somosdisca" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>somosdisca</span></a> <a href="https://masto.es/tags/gentetitanica" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>gentetitanica</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In a social media post, <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HHS</span></a> Secy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> said his agency "is fully prepared to take on the responsibility of supporting individuals with special needs."</p><p>Not everyone was convinced.</p><p>"This is NOT a minor bureaucratic reorganization — it is a fundamental redefinition of how our country treats <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> with <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a>," said Keri Rodrigues, president of the National <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Parents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parents</span></a> Union, which represents >1,800 parent orgs across the country.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>In a social media post, Sen <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/PattyMurray" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PattyMurray</span></a>, D-WA, called the potential changes "a clear violation of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>education</span></a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/appropriations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>appropriations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a>."</p><p>The Education Dept has a dedicated Office of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducation</span></a> & Rehabilitative Services, &, as w/the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StudentLoan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>StudentLoan</span></a> portfolio, it's unclear how these collective responsibilities on behalf of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/children" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>children</span></a> w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> could be moved legally w/o a vote of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Congress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Congress</span></a>.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/regulation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>regulation</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kleptocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kleptocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>This appears to be a reference to the federal <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IDEA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>IDEA</span></a>), which the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Education" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Education</span></a> Dept administers. The law guarantees students w/ <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/disabilities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disabilities</span></a> the right to a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/free" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>free</span></a>, appropriate education &, in 2024, sent ~$15B to schools to help pay for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/SpecialEducation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpecialEducation</span></a> services. The law also makes clear that it is the secretary of education's responsibility to administer these funds.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/kakistocracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>kakistocracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/USpol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USpol</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/RFKJr" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RFKJr</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Musk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musk</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DOGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DOGE</span></a></p>
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