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Observer, questioner, challenger of the status quo. Tetraplegic. Anti-ableist. Atheist. Underestimate me at your own risk.
Unceded Syilx Territory
Joined October 2011
To all my disabled peeps - Please remember: You are not a burden. You are not a burden. You are not a burden.
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This is @WestJet finding a loophole in accessibility legislation as a way to avoid providing service to some disabled passengers. People who use power chairs generally require more assistance. This is not a coincidence. @Stephanie4BC
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I have flown on WestJet planes - including their small Dash 8 twin prop planes - literally hundreds of times in the past 20 years, with a power chair that weighed 450 lbs. Weight was never discussed as a problem.
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Hey @limebike @cityofkelowna Come get your scooter. It's been sitting in the one accessible parking spot at 710 Stockwell for 2 days.
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Sending all my love to survivors and others impacted by sexual assault. I stand in solidarity—in rage and grief—against systems that normalize sexual violence and discredit women and other targeted people. EM deserves a better world. We all deserve a better world. If you are
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they had a whole group chat talking about “needing to get their stories straight” but she’s the one who isn’t credible and reliable lmfao
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Just because someone doesn't stop you from having sex with them does not mean it's a free-for-all. Just because you can, does not mean it's ok. These guys knew enough about consent to seek evidence of it AFTERWARDS. They knew they were in the wrong.
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Hockey culture is the embodiment of toxic masculinity, with perpetrators not only given a pass over and over and over again, but congratulated or 'high-fived' over it. E.M. was not safe.
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This is bringing me to tears. If you know nothing else about this case, know the hockey culture is violent and misogynistic, particularly in group or 'gang' settings. https://t.co/6tPRAoTOxE
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This week, PBS @NewsHour's Judy Woodruff reported on the affordable housing shortage for people with disabilities. Erin Nguyen Neff, DREDF's Senior Staff Attorney, called for the centering of disabled people in policies for affordable + accessible housing.
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People with disabilities face extra hurdles amid national housing shortage
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People with disabilities twice as likely to have food insecurity, StatCan report says
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I just signed this petition, please join me: https://t.co/0ESdQc3SEc via @leadnowca
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We developed a system to monitor the #RightToHousing for people with disabilities in 🇨🇦. It was created with #PWD and experts to ensure inclusivity and uphold #HumanRights. It focuses on 11 areas, like accessibility, discrimination, homelessness and more: https://t.co/k4Zi2IcYVy
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Our new monitoring project confirms that #PWD are overrepresented in inadequate housing and homelessness. More must be done to address these issues and ensure the fundamental #RightToHousing of people with disabilities. News release with @HousingLogement: https://t.co/yDVeT1KG0U
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Income-qualified customers and individuals who meet the Ministry of Health’s criteria as medically heat vulnerable can apply to receive a free portable Portable Air Conditioning Unit.
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The Province launched the Free Portable Air Conditioning program in partnership with BC Hydro and is now expanding the program to reach an additional 19,000 more eligible households. https://t.co/XSQh64IoWv
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Sign up for a virtual townhall session about BC's draft accessibility standards for Service Delivery and Employment on Tuesday, June 11, from 9-11am. This session is intended for Vancouver Island and coastal residents (but I'm sure anyone can join). https://t.co/ziwnAFXl0J
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ASL translation of digital posters for Public Engagement on Accessibility Standards – by my friend and fellow committee member! https://t.co/qihRM9M3tH
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