CCL Persons with Disabilities Action Team

Have you registered for @citizensclimate's fall conference yet? We have!

This conference is 100% virtual, which accommodates many accessibility needs and removes the financial barriers that in-person events incur.

#CitizensClimateLobby #InclusiveClimate

Reminder about our meeting THIS Tuesday the 14th! Visit our CCL Community page for the Zoom link.

The Citizens' Climate Lobby Persons with Disabilities Action Team is hosting their monthly meeting on Tuesday, October 14th from 8:00 PM ET until about 9:00 PM ET.

At Citizens' Climate Lobby's Annual Inclusion Conference, hosted beginning on September 27th, 2025, there will be both American Sign Language interpretation and Spanish language interpretation.

Disability is a natural part of the human experience.

To the neurodivergent and disabled folks who may feel ostracized by the Trump administration's "autism announcement," you are enough. You are not a burden. You are supported. You are loved.

Disability is not the enemy.

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability This nationwide cohort study with sibling control analysis examines the association of acetaminophen use during pregnancy with children’s risk of autism, ADHD, and intellectual disability.

The @washingtonpost.com story on Tylenol & autism leaves out a MAJOR 2.5M sibling-controlled study of children in Denmark, which "found no evidence that acetaminophen use during pregnancy was associated with children’s risk of autism, ADHD or intellectual disability." jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

Credit to the AP for this headline, which puts front and center the "unproven" and "without new evidence" absurdity of this farce. What a world when we decimate science and promote alternative facts. I feel for moms who will fear that treating pains of pregnancy means putting their children at risk.

(Our affinity team discussed this impactful quote at our last monthly meeting. Read the full article below.)

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"So still today, in the US, chemicals are innocent until proven toxic. Whether testing forever chemicals or microplastics, you and I are the lab rats. This uncontrolled pollution that puts profit over people is the enemy, not disability."

Emily Watlington

Have you RSVPed to Citizens' Climate Lobby's Virtual Inclusion Conference yet?

Check out this graphic to view all of the affinity team member representation at the upcoming conference! Will you be there to rep your local community or affinity group/action team?

#InclusiveClimate #GrassrootsClimate

Image credit: LaToya Ruby Frazier: Zion Taking Her First Sip of Water from the Atmospheric Water Generator with Her Mother Shea Cobb on North Saginaw Street Between East Marengo Avenue and East Pulaski Avenue, Flint, Michigan, 2019.

A child and her mother take a sip of water from an atmospheric water generator in Flint, Michigan.

At our action team meeting yesterday, we discussed the article "Climate Change Is Ushering in an 'Age of Disability.'" The piece explores how artists and writers explore disability, debility, and environmental injustice.

www.artnews.com/art-in-ameri...

Image: LaToya Ruby Frazier/Gladstone Gallery

States Must Act to Protect Vaccine Access Before It’s Too Late We need more support to increase access to vaccines, here is how you can help

How you can help protect access to vaccines.
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World Duchenne Awareness Day | United Nations World Duchenne Awareness Day raises awareness on the specific challenges and needs faced by individuals and families in the rare diseases community through national campaigns, educational programmes a...

Also, today is World Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Awareness Day, as recognized by the United Nations. Learn more here: www.un.org/en/observanc....

This graphic advertises the Citizens' Climate Lobby Persons with Disabilities Action Team's upcoming meeting on September 9th, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Hi folks! Current and prospective members can find the link to join our Zoom meeting on our CCL Community's action team page under the events tab. Hope to see you soon!

September is #WorldAlzheimer'sMonth. Learn more & challenge the stigma by visiting www.worldalzmonth.org.

As climate advocates, we should educate ourselves on disabilities like Alzheimer's to be better allies, and also, since environmental factors can contribute to the development of the disease.

Thank you for the repost, @cclatx.bsky.social!

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Below are some examples of alternate text!

Do you have any questions about alternate text best practices and their application to different media types? If so, comment down below!

This graphic is titled, "All about Alt Text: Making Your Climate Advocacy Accessible." It states, "Have you noticed that Instagram’s July 2025 update includes alt text? Keep reading to learn more about how to best utilize this feature and ensure your climate advocacy is accessible to users with disabilities."

This graphic is titled, "What is Alt Text?" It states, "Alternative (Alt) Text is a brief text description of images and graphics, and is an essential part of making content accessible. When adding images, icons or other graphic elements to digital content, be sure to add alt text so that your content will be accessible to all users. Alt Text is read by screen readers (or other assistive tech) to provide information about the image to the reader. Alt text should not just describe the image, but provide context on how the image relates to the page content.”

This graphic is titled, "Best Practices." It states, "“Keep it short, usually 1-2 sentences. Don’t overthink it. Consider key elements of why you chose this image, instead of describing every little detail. No need to say “image of” or “picture of.” But, do say if it’s a logo, illustration, painting, or cartoon. Don’t duplicate text that’s adjacent in the document or website. End the alt text sentence with a period.”

This page cites the second and third pages: Harvard University. “Write Good Alt Text to Describe Images.” Accessibility.huit.harvard.edu, 2023, accessibility.huit.harvard.edu/describe-content-images.

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Do you contribute to your CCL chapter's social media and want to learn more about accessibility?

Flip through this carousel post to learn more about alt text! You may have noticed that several social media platforms recently integrated this feature into their software.

Video: Dust Storms Sweep Through Central Arizona The intense dust storm briefly grounded flights and knocked out power to thousands in the region.

The Visuals of the recent dust storms in Arizona.

www.nytimes.com/video/world/...

Hello PWD Action Team! This is a reminder for current and any prospective members that we have a meeting on Tuesday, September 9th, beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Please visit our CCL Community page and go to "Events" so that you can find the Zoom information for our meeting. We hope to see you there!

As this month comes to a close, we want to share that August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Awareness Month. #SMAawarenessmonth

Learn more at the link below, and perhaps even listen to the month's theme song, “Lift Me Up!" (youtu.be/zmr4H9NpTKk)

US solar plant construction is on a record-breaking spree — for now Solar power is having a bumper year as developers race to complete installations before Trump's policy changes pull the rug out from under the industry.

"Of course, these trends could prove short-lived, because the Trump administration is actively working to obstruct the buildout of clean and cheap energy."⚡🌞🔋
#cleanenergy #permittingreform #ClimatePolitics

Graphic with the following text: Contact us! Our action team now has an official email (disabilities@citizensclimate.org). Please reach out with questions, concerns, or collaborations!

Hi PWD Action Team! This is a reminder for current and any prospective members that we have a meeting on August 12th beginning at 8:00 PM ET.

Please visit our CCL Community action team page and go to "Events" so that you can find the Zoom information for our meeting. We hope to see you there!

If you combine the Inflation Reduction Act (a step forward) and the One Big Beautiful Bill (a step backward), we still have the biggest climate investment in American history. The silver lining is that the remaining policies have that bipartisan stamp of approval. - Daniel Palken, Ph.D. #CCL2025

A white man in a suit is shown on stage on a projector screen, with audience members seated in chairs

“Our setbacks are temporary — our momentum is real.”

CCL Interim Executive Director Ricky Bradley kicks off #CCL2025 this morning!

Karina Ramirez giving closing remarks at Citizens' Climate Lobby conference.

"Be you. Bring your most beautiful self to these meetings. Bring your CCL values to these meetings. And thank you for standing up for climate." -- @karinaframirez.bsky.social
#CCL2025

A white woman in her 20s stands behind an informational booth, which contains information about diversity and inclusion at Citizens Climate Lobby.

Day one of the national conference, complete! Did you visit the Diversity and Inclusion booth, representing all of the identity-based affinity groups? #InclusiveClimate #CCL2025 #GrassrootsClimate

Capitol Call-In: Amplify CCL’s Message this Lobby Day You don't have to be in D.C. to show up! Tell your representatives: I stand with the advocates on Capitol Hill today. Help us reach our goal of 3,000 calls to Congress.

Not at this year's conference? Visit this link to make an impact from home! cclusa.org/callin #GrassrootsClimate #CCL2025 #InclusiveClimate