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@fwwalsh.bsky.social

Disabled scholar, teacher, social justice, inclusive educator

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Charlie Kirkโ€™s Legacy Deserves No Mourning The white Christian nationalist provocateur wasn't a promoter of civil discourse. He preached hate, bigotry, and division

I wrote my own Charlie Kirk obituary, and about valuing truth over manners: www.thenation.com/article/poli...

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The Runner | KPU instructor works towards achieving disability justice and removing barriers in education For Fiona Whittington-Walsh, disability justice is more than ensuring people receive equal access to opportunities. It's about recognizing that disability is just another state of being and not someth...

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Login โ€ข Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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'I could live 30 years - but want to die': Has assisted dying in Canada gone too far? BBC News reports on assisted dying in Canada, where some say it's now easier to choose to die than get support to live

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04.04.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Trailer | CHANGE, NOT CHARITY: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT | American Experience | PBS
YouTube video by American Experience | PBS Trailer | CHANGE, NOT CHARITY: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT | American Experience | PBS

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Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls says plans to cut disability benefits โ€˜wonโ€™t workโ€™ Influential Labour figure says cuts โ€˜not a Labour thing to doโ€™, while George Osborne says when chancellor he resisted move as โ€˜step too farโ€™ The former shadow chancellor Ed Balls has criticised plans for cuts to disability benefits, saying on his podcastโ€ฆ

Former shadow chancellor Ed Balls says plans to cut disability benefits โ€˜wonโ€™t workโ€™

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Login โ€ข Instagram Welcome back to Instagram. Sign in to check out what your friends, family & interests have been capturing & sharing around the world.

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5 years ago, movie theaters closed. NPR's movie critic looks back at COVID-19 The pandemic decimated the box office and the reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.

The pandemic decimated the box office and reshaped the moviegoing experience. NPR's movie critic, Bob Mondello, looks back on how his job changed during the early months of COVID-19.

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For more on this series and related events, follow the Marxism and Disability Network here @marxdisability.bsky.social.

09.01.2025 10:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Disability and Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism Disability and Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism A two half-day conference This is a two half-day conference organised by Disability Law and Social Justicโ€ฆ

Call for Papers!

Disability & Rights: The Possibilities and Limits of Rights Discourse under Neoliberalism (online conference)

Organised by:
๐ŸŸ Disability Law & Social Justice Stream of the Socio-Legal Studies Association
๐ŸŸกMarxism & Disability Network
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04.03.2025 12:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More than a third of Maritime university students report disabilities | CBC News A growing number of university students across the country are reporting disabilities โ€” and receiving academic accommodations โ€”ย with Maritime institutions leading the way.

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Some people with disabilities in B.C. say they're not looking for love because they fear losing benefits | CBC News People with disabilities in B.C. risk losing their provincial benefits if they marry or enter a common-law relationship, which some say leads many to avoid pursuing or entering relationships.

(1/1) hi NEADS community! #NEADSNewsNow this week is travelling even further west โ€“ read about the struggle of receiving disability benefits while in a committed relationship in British Columbia by CBC News British Columbia: shorturl.at/mMQXB

17.02.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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3 in 5 Canadians with disabilities facing work-related barriers: StatCan What is the biggest barrier to accessibility?

(1/2) hi NEADS community! this week on #NEADSNewsNow, learn more about barriers to employment for the disabled community: https://buff.ly/3ERGIdp

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