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‪#‎TodayInHistory‬ Justin Dart, fierce disability rights leader & Father of the ADA, died on this date 14 years ago at the age of 71, from congestive heart fail...ure related to complications of post-polio syndrome.

Among Dart's many achievements was receiving the Medal of Freedom, our nation's highest civilian award in 1998. His life and legacy continue to inspire us all to love each other no matter our difference--gender, ability, orientation, race, or class.

Time and again Dart stressed that his achievements were only possible with the help of hundreds of activists, colleagues, and friends. "There is nothing I have achieved without the love and support of specific individuals who reached out to empower me...There is nothing I have accomplished without reaching out to empower others."
Lead on!

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I am extremely upset and still trying to calm my nerves after being thrown out of yet another Disability Network West Michigan Board Meeting, which nearly got physical. A new Board Member approached me where I was sitting in the audience portion of the room during public comment. He stood immediately in front of me and put a folder literally inches in front of my face so that I could not see the Board. I told him very firmly twice to back away from me immediately. At that point, he took one step backward and began waving the folder to block my vision, mockingly saying “I backed up” repeatedly. We were then removed and the entire meeting was held behind closed doors – again. This is not Independent Living. ‪#‎MiCILs‬ ‪#‎consumercontrolnow‬

- Eleanor

Michiganders with Disabilities Condemn State Plan for Independent Living

Michiganders with Disabilities Condemn State Plan for Independent Living
The following comments where presented to Michigan’s Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) on June 20, 2016, immediately preceding a nearly unanimous vote to approve Michigan’s St…
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Where does Michigan rank in a "State Integrity Investigation"? Dead last
Fiftieth out of fifty states. That's where Michigan ranks in a report released today by the Center for Public Integrity. The last time we wrote about this,
michiganradio.org|Door Mark Brush, Rick Pluta

It looks like they're making Hackley Library accessible. Let's get this right, Muskegon!

Image description: a drawing showing that the front of Hackley Library will be re-landscaped to allow access through its front entrance.

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Hackley Public Library
14 juni om 14:55

Here are illustrations of how the front will look:

Down Syndrome Uprising
13 juni om 15:39

"I’m not telling you to fix systemic oppression, I’m telling you to acknowledge it. Look at it. Look at it, it’s so ugly. It’s so big. It’s so scary. It’s the m...onster that’s still there when you turn on the lights. In fact it’s bigger when you turn on the lights. Some people don’t ever get to ignore that monster, some people don’t ever get to stop feeling afraid. Why should you?"

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We Are Violent People
TW: violence, murder, homophobia, transphobia, racism There are so many moments when I wonder what the point of all of this is. There are times when the words pour out of me and times when I reach …
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REV up Muskegon
11 juni om 10:01

We, the disability community, want to 1. be a visible and audible force in this year's elections, 2. educate the candidates about issues specific to disabled li...ves, 3. influence platform development to include the disabled, 4. educate ourselves about who will work with us once they are in office to promote equity and end exclusion, 5. make the DISABILITY VOTE COUNT!

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I have said all of this a hundred times but advocate Dohn Hoyle has articulated the issues of guardianship in a way everyone should understand - this is why we we fight for disability rights in our Peer Action Alliance

Dohn Hoyle SAYS
It's not like you're just a few rights short of full citizenship. Somebody else controls your life, as if you're a child. But they do things with you that we wouldn't do to kids.
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Disability rights activists have rallied against the normalization of suicide for disabled people in Me Before You. Protesters told BuzzFeed News the scope of the protest is unprecedented.

The "Me Before You" Backlash Was Bigger Than Anyone Expected
Disability rights activists have rallied against the normalization of suicide for disabled people in Me Before You. Protesters told BuzzFeed News the scope of the protest is unprecedented.
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The Huffington Post
4 mei

People with disabilities are the world's largest minority group, and they want their voices heard this election.

National Council on Independent Living
3 juni om 8:30

Disability rights advocates in cities across the United States and around the world are protesting the latest Hollywood movie to end with the assisted suicide o...r euthanasia of the lead disabled character. Protests have already been held in New York City, Boston and Denver, with more planned throughout opening weekend in Los Angeles, Berkeley, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Philadelphia and other cities!

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Advocates Protest Disability Snuff Film “Me Before You”
Disability rights advocates in cities across the United States and around the world are protesting the latest Hollywood movie to end with the assisted suicide or euthanasia of the lead disab…
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Watch for local events to Rev Up the disability vote

Spotlight RevUp campaign Houston Kick-off event Feb 25 2016HTV (captioned)
#‎Revup‬ ‪#‎VoteDisability‬ Htv Houston produced this great long format (four minute) public service video to help Get Out the Disability Vote. Watch it, Sha...
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Channel 4 News
27 mei om 5:09

These disability protesters say that they want Hollywood to stop depicting their lives as meaningless.

The actress Liz Carr challenged the author behind the film Me Before You.

The Good, the Bad, and the Unapproachable: Harm and the Well-Intended Ableist

"So what harm does it do when non-disabled professionals speak as experts on the disability experience? It undermines our power individually and as community. It reinforces the stereotype of not-able, not-equally-capable. It supports the ableist culture that is more disabling than any actual disability."

Harm and the Well-Intended Ableist
By Darma Canter While we listened to 3 of Disability Network West Michigan – Newaygo staff talk about their work, I heard some things that were interesting and very encouraging about supporti…
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Eleanor Canter
25 mei om 16:18

This six-minute video was taken today outside the room where Disability Network West Michigan (Muskegon’s “Center for Independent Living”) held another closed B...oard meeting – in violation of Michigan’s Standards & Assurances. The video features Executive Director Tamera Collier explaining the answers to our most important questions, including whether they ever intend to meet with consumers; whether they’re willing to share the names of Board members with the public; where on earth their 2015 990s are; and more!

Please watch this video to experience what it feels like to interact with a Center for independent Living that has gone totally off the rails. ‪#‎consumercontrolnow‬

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Me Before You is being described by the disability community as a snuff film that promotes society's belief that it is better to be dead than disabled.

"There is also a problem with how gleefully nondisabled people seem to adopt the idea that it is better to be dead than disabled citing “the people who really feel that way” but rarely is ever actually engaging with those people and certainly never engaging with those who don’t agree because let’s be honest, they only bring up the former to silence the latter."

Why Are You Complaining? Some People Actually Feel That Way: A Critique of Me Before You
Warning: This post includes comprehensive spoilers for the book Me Before You, a book that deals with disability and assisted suicide. It also deals with sexual assault. It has taken me mont…
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Peer Action Alliance heeft een bericht gedeeld.
19 mei
Alice Wong aan Disability Visibility Project
19 mei

‪#‎CripTheVote‬ ‪#‎REVup‬
Opinion piece by Andrew Pulrang & Robert Poulin: Sheltered workshops not the answer

In My Opinion: Sheltered workshops not the answer
A May 5 article entitled "Disability Advocates: Integration Not the Answer" failed to provide important facts about sheltered workshops and the Olmstead decision, writes Robert Poulin and Andrew Pulrang of
pressrepublican.com|Door ROBERT POULIN and ANDREW PULRANG
Down Syndrome Uprising
18 mei

Here is a great reminder on what tone policing is. A criticism of the tone of an article, rather than the argument itself stems from unacknowledged privilege and only serves to derail and silence.

No, We Won't Calm Down – Tone Policing Is Just Another Way to Protect Privilege
“Calm down so we can discuss this like adults.” Ever said something like this in a conversation on oppression? Tone policing is no way to get justice, and this comic will help you understand exactly why.
everydayfeminism.com
Queens Against Goodwill
16 mei

Check out a video on CDR's YouTube channel, filmed when CDR and members of Rochester ADAPT visited the Goodwill headquarters in Buffalo NY to ask them to give u...p their 14(c) certificate.

In the video: A Goodwill in Upstate New York was found to pay sub-minimum wages to people with disabilities. When Rochester ADAPT confronted the manager of this business, he simply explains that he does not want to give up the certificates. He also claims that the people working there are happy to be paid a small amount.

This kind of discrimination goes on every day and people with disabilities are expected to work and accept the pay they are given.

Queens Against Goodwill does not believe anyone should be treated like this!

Are you a Queen/King that also thinks people with disabilities should be paid fairly? Send us an email at QueenTeam@cdrnys.org.

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Goodwill of WNY CEO explaining why they exploit people with disabilities
During a visit to the Goodwill headquarters in Buffalo New York, members of Rochester ADAPT heard from the CEO as he explained why they refuse to give up the...
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