Nyx Cole
@Nyxks
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🇨🇦♀️🏳️🌈♿ with a 🐩 #ServiceDog. Living with T1 #Diabetes Spinal OA, #Dystonia #Porphyria n #ChronicPain and I Love to vLog n Blog as am able to do so.
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Joined October 2008
Inaccessibility that keeps out disabled people is not a mistake. It is a choice. A choice to exclude disabled people.
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Hope everyone is enjoying their weekend and are staying safe. Lots going on around here, but needless to say yes am still around just not overly active like I once was :(
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Article - My wheelchair is the key to my independence - why don’t airlines respect that? https://t.co/EsvFwhdpIk
theglobeandmail.com
I am not willing to sacrifice my travel, my independence or my health because I cannot trust an airline to treat my wheelchair with dignity, and frankly, it is not a risk I should have to take
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Article - Why People Act Like Disability Is Contagious How an evolutionarily old bias contributes to modern-day ableism. https://t.co/XWrzfUk2W2
psychologytoday.com
An evolutionarily old bias to avoid disease contributes to modern-day ableism.
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Article - One-Fifth of U.K. Employers Concerned About Employees Living with Chronic Illness Research commissioned by GRiD finds that 21% of employers are worried about workers living with long-term illnesses ... https://t.co/LAqnktoXN2
hrotoday.com
Research commissioned by GRiD finds that 21% of employers are worried about workers living with long-term illnesses like diabetes and multiple sclerosis, stressing the importance of retaining...
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Texas, USA - Service dog impersonators house bill https://t.co/gcJi6MExfc
mysanantonio.com
'Service dogs save lives.'
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ARTICLE - Canadians missing out on $12K, just for having a disability https://t.co/26RTod5Y3g
wealthprofessional.ca
Research reveals disability pay gap that could be more than half compared to those without a disability
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#TTC #FAIL would be nice if drivers when asked at a station if x bus is going to y location that they actually tell u that it's just x number of drop off points instead of saying other side n posting across the way when in reality it was just 3 stalls over as a #wheelchair moves.
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If you are a #wheelchair user and going to CF Fairview Mall know that their "wheelchair accessible" bathrooms in the food court are NOT actually wheelchair accessible unless you are a ambulatory user. #AODA #Fail
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Disability rates rose sharply during the pandemic. Long COVID is largely to blame
salon.com
COVID-19 has changed the landscape for disability rights, an issue that is already far too neglected in society
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And thats what we need, better definitions, not a just a name change! #pcosnamechange
@AnujaDokras @aepcossociety @HelenaTeede @ElisabetStener @KHoeger This is my definition of #PCOS PCOS refers to a spectrum of conditions that share a variable combination of signs and symptoms caused to varying degrees by different pathophysiological mechanisms involving inherent ovarian follicular dysfunction, neuroendocrine dysfunction,
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Canadian ARTICLE - Lack of quality jobs, stereotyping reason for 20% pay gap for people with disabilities, advocate says #DisabilityPrideMonth #chronicillness #disability #invisibledisability #DisabilityPride
https://t.co/tEaM91xIrR
cbc.ca
New data from Statistics Canada shows that people with disabilities across the country were paid 21.4 per cent less than those without disabilities in 2019, but a Waterloo Region advocate offers...
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Article - 'Inclusive fashion is the next big thing' #DisabilityPrideMonth #chronicillness #ChronicPain
#Fibromyalgia #DisabilityInclusion
https://t.co/d1z4EqBZ0C
bbc.com
A fashion student with chronic pain is creating clothes for others with hidden disabilities.
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Article -More Evidence That Opioid Policymakers Keep Aiming at the Wrong Target #chronicillness #ChronicPain #invisibledisability
https://t.co/HaO7KYTHK8
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So debate on C-22 is finished and is officially off back to the Senate now. We want to thank all MPs for their hard work and support on this especially @CQualtro @TracyGrayKLC @BonitaZarrillo @morricemike @LouiseChabotBQ Senators we now call on you to pass #C22!
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