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Supporting Children with Disabilities and Their Families Outdoors The Outdoor Access Working Group created this resource to ensure every child can enjoy the benefits of outdoor recreation.

A new resource from @unitedspinal.bsky.social about supporting kids with disabilities to get OUTDOORS! unitedspinal.org/supporting-c...

2 small watercolor paintings of viruses

Ahem! I am trying an experiment. I listed several sets of my itty-bitty #sciart paintings on Ko-Fi ko-fi.com/1626SLXL3044... Choose from viruses, neurons, algorithms, blood cells, and more

Several of these proposed regulation changes would impact people with disabilities.

It’s usually used to include (but not differentiate) nondisabled parents of disabled people though….which is proximity.

Scientists in North Carolina: Thom Tillis is vulnerable. Go public and pressure him to vote down the Republican health care cuts.

‘If you proceed on this provider tax...you won’t have a member from NC sitting at this table after next year.” Make it so

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We in the world of disability love to wordsmith and language has power. One of the new(ish?) terms "lived disability experience" always makes me wonder if the opposite is dead disability experience. Besides being unclear who we mean, this is not my favorite term we use.

Disabled people's independence stalled by driving lessons wait Less than 1% of the 39,500 driving instructors in the UK have specially adapted vehicles.

Different country and different decade but I also had to wait for more tha a year to drive because of broken systems that stall independence for disabled people: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Tomorrow I'll be presenting from 2:00-3:00pm EST with Drs. Emily Hotez and Robin Lanzi about Leveraging Lived Disability Experience in Research Teams. You can register here: zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Justice Jackson nails where we are right now:

“Your argument turns our justice system into a catch me if you can kind of regime from the standpoint of the Executive where everybody has to have a lawyer and file a lawsuit in order for the government to stop violating people’s rights.”

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It's always interesting to me that inaccurate language choices like this also indicate just a lack of knowledge and competence in the subject. It's sort of a red flag that the whole source might not be trustworthy as accurate...

If you had "monkey business" on your Bingo card for the RFK hearing, BINGO!

Pretty wild that RFK is a-ok with Geyer's (not a doctor) history of giving hormone blockers to children with autism.

Shame on my Senator-the only member who gave other his time for the Secretary to "make a few points" of his choosing when constituents like me SENT HIM IMPORTANT QUESTIONS TO ASK. We never elected Husted. He was appointed and refuses to represent us.

Neuroscience advocacy groups on navigating DEI funding cuts Minority trainees are losing pillars of support, but grassroots organizations are stepping in to continue championing these early-career researchers.

Amid DEI funding cuts, trainees are losing pillars of support. Grassroots mentorship organizations are stepping in to continue championing young researchers.
@blackinneuro.bsky.social @colorsofthebrain.bsky.social @neurolatine.bsky.social

By Paige Miranda

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A common theme of this morning's RFK hearing was that he seems to have a very difficult time identifying HIS relevant history or experience. Instead he references "my brother did this", "my dad did this", etc. It feels very un-merit-like.

"We need to stand up-not be afraid. This is the time to meet the moment....I will never stop fighting against this dangerous dismantling of health and human services and its agencies." @delauro.house.gov

"Mr. Secretary you have no lawful authority to undertake this (dismantling HHS) by yourself." @delauro.house.gov

WATCH LIVE: HHS Secretary RFK Jr. testifies on 2026 White House budget request Heath and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify Wednesday on the White House's 2026 budget request for his agency.

You can watch the RFK hearing live here: www.pbs.org/newshour/pol...

Grateful to Rep DeLauro for recognizing the importance of our work through the Administration for Community Living it-NAMING it. Thank you for fighting for us! @delauro.house.gov

Personalized AI tools can combat ableism online | Cornell Chronicle New Cornell research reveals that social media users with disabilities prefer more personalized content moderation powered by AI systems that not only hide harmful content but also summarize or catego...

Not sure what to make of this-the use of AI to remove ableist content from social media. While I can see the value of harm reduction, I also like to know what I'm up against: news.cornell.edu/stories/2025...

It's almost like we saw it coming....

RFK Jr. moves to close Administration for Community Living The shutdown will mean "more people forced into institutional settings."

Disability experts I spoke to expressed that the decision reflected a lack of awareness of the Administration for Community Living’s crucial role for disabled and aging Americans.

If you suffered in life and want other people to suffer as you did because
"you turned out fine," you did not in fact turn out fine.

Don’t change your subject headings. There is no library jail. Keep using the real names not these fake ones.

Obeying in advance is worse than those doing the change because when you obey with soenthing that is clearly wrong you are putting false information into official “fact” places.

Stop using DOGE's messaging. They're destroying the federal government. The "pause" is a lie.

There is no pause.

It makes sense but is also scary how it could be misused. I'm grappling with whether to add E to one for communication disabilities in Ohio. In theory, if he was pulled over, police would get a heads up that he has trouble speaking clearly when nervous but I'm not sure....

LoL he seems to be a mess...I wish we would have been pleasantly surprised.

County unveils disability registry next to an illustration of 911 call

I wish that I could look at these registries and be confident that people have also thought about the safeguards that would be critical for this not to become a weapon.

YouTube video by P&G (Procter & Gamble) Rising Phoenix: A New Revolution (w/t) Behind the Scenes | P&G

Looking forward to speaking on a panel about this film as part of @reelabilities.bsky.social Cincinnati. I loved the original Rising Phoenix and this looks even better! youtu.be/gIW-dyyBIxk?...

Ohio GOP Rep. Balderson says Trump's executive orders 'getting out of control' U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson said he respects Trump and the need for executive orders, but that Congress should be allowed to work as intended.

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Republican Congressman Troy Balderson, who reps an R+18 district in Ohio, says President Trump’s executive orders are “getting out of control.”

“Congress has to decide whether or not the Departmnet of Education goes away. Not the president. Not Elon Musk. Congress decides,” Balderson said.