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.@RebeccaCokley asks what are the most pernicious forms of hidden ableism?
@RunReymaRun: “Treating the disability community as a monolith... with the only frame of reference as white men in wheelchairs... we must break through framing disability as white.” #NN19
@RunReymaRun: “Treating the disability community as a monolith... with the only frame of reference as white men in wheelchairs... we must break through framing disability as white.” #NN19
@SFdirewolf calls out the #strawban as exhibit A of hidden ableism.
“It’s easy to see in hindsight, wow this is really crappy policy... but it really struck a nerve because drinking and eating is such a basic survival function.”
“It’s easy to see in hindsight, wow this is really crappy policy... but it really struck a nerve because drinking and eating is such a basic survival function.”
(1/14) So this is going to be my first true long post to Twitter and I am also covering the debate surrounding the banning of plastic straws. As such, I am rather nervous and I can only hope that this turns out alright! #StrawBan
(2/14) I want to focus on an alternative material used in drinking straws. This material is chitosan, which is also sold under the name of “REPA” amongst others. Chitosan is a biodegradable polymer made from renewable materials used to make flexible straws. #StrawBan
(3/14) Firstly, I shall cover the science. Chitosan is a modified form of chitin. Chitin is taken from renewable sources and deacetylated. This typically occurs through treating it with sodium hydroxide in an aqueous solution. #Chemistry #MaterialsScience
As a knowledge translation student I'm profoundly disheartened by the #StrawBan movement. We have organizations, institutions, politicians who purport to care about evidence & public consultation perpetuating a policy that disabled people have repeatedly says hurts them…
If we're not able to institute inclusive, evidence-informed policies for something so basic, what chance to we have for progress on more complex health issues?
People with disabilities have been having to do so much (free) education, over and over and over.
People with disabilities have been having to do so much (free) education, over and over and over.
I've been to… 4? conferences in the past year about moving evidence into policy, doing community-based, patient-centred research. I should have a toolkit FULL of strategies to persuade folks that the #StrawBan is bad policy. But I'm at a loss. What should we (I) do differently?
#BREAKING: Heartbreaking stories of straws being separated from their packaging at the California border are starting to trickle out. Cryin Chuck has called on Trump to fix this problem that HE created.
Moron this story as it develops.
Moron this story as it develops.
The first pictures of straws in cages are starting to come out.
This is not who we are America.
This is not who we are America.
It’s not a straw ban!! @Auntie_Maxine defends the recent legislation stating that it’s only a ban on straws from some majority plastic manufacturers. Maxine also pointed out that the Schwarzenegger administration had a similar ban in place.
I’ve spent over half my life as a sick person.
I was diagnosed with aggressive ulcerative colitis at 11 years old. I had a colectomy that resulted in an ileostomy at 13. I completed my surgeries with a completed J-Pouch at 16. 1/?
I was diagnosed with aggressive ulcerative colitis at 11 years old. I had a colectomy that resulted in an ileostomy at 13. I completed my surgeries with a completed J-Pouch at 16. 1/?
I have retained all of the side effects of having an autoimmune disorder. I also deal with issues with my pouch on an extremely frequent basis. As is common with inflammatory autoimmune diseases, I have chronic issues with my joints and with pain. 2/?
I have a diet very limited to what healthy food I can consume. I have a body that either through pain or fatigue or illness has a hard time remaining active. Everything in my life is just a little bit harder than it would be were I not disabled. 3/?
When fighting Ableism, straw bans, inaccessibility, or the general oppression of society, I am uncomfortable that we tend to resort to, "What if you/your kid/your spouse/your friend/family member was disabled & needed this?"
It paints disability as something negative & to fear.
It paints disability as something negative & to fear.
We can, or should be able to, state our truth, or the existence of others' truths, without relying on using hypothetical scenarios that target subconscious negative views and beliefs held by society. #Disabled #DisabledTwitter #StrawBan #Ableism #FightWithoutFears
And just a reminder aside that simulations of disability and disabled life are often harmful, and have been scientifically shown to have a negative impact on an individual's view regarding disability and life with one. #Disabled #DisabledTwitter #FightWithoutFear
