Disability justice activist and author Alice Wong, a trailblazing Chinese-American leader in the disability rights movement, sits in her wheelchair and smiles warmly at the camera while proudly holding up her wonderful memoir Year of the Tiger: An Activist’s Life — a powerful, joyful celebration of disabled lives, resilience, and intersectional advocacy. She wears a bright blue sweater with red lipstick, her ventilator and other assistive technology visible against a neutral gray wall.

❤️ Alice Wong is regarded as one of the most influential voices in modern disability justice.

She founded the Disability Visibility Project (2014) and used storytelling, social media & intersectional advocacy to center disabled people in cultural & political conversations. She was born #OTD in 1974.

The Late Patty Berne Was a Visionary Leader in the Disability Justice Movement As disabled people face brutal cuts to Medicaid, we must draw on Berne’s insight to link with other fights for freedom.

Devastated

The Late Patty Berne Was a Visionary Leader in the Disability Justice Movement

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1953!

A digital graphic from WHN.Global features a background image of a crowded indoor setting with people walking, many wearing masks. At the top, a red banner with white text reads "FIVE YEARS." Below, bold white and red text states: "IT’S BEEN 5 YEARS SINCE COVID WAS DECLARED A PANDEMIC." Additional white text below reads: "Since then, much of the world has moved on. But COVID hasn’t disappeared, and many continue to respond accordingly." The WHN.Global logo is in the upper right corner, and a row of five colored dots (pink, green, yellow, blue, dark blue) is in the upper left corner.

A digital graphic with a black background and white text. At the top, a red banner with white text reads "FIVE YEARS." The main bold text states: "COVID-19 is not over." Below, a white outlined box contains three bullet points: "We still have the power to protect ourselves and others." "Masking, ventilation, and vaccines remain essential tools." "Every infection avoided reduces the risk of Long COVID." At the bottom, a red call-to-action button with white text reads: "Learn more & take action today → whn.global." The WHN.Global logo is in the upper right corner, and a row of five colored dots (pink, green, yellow, blue, dark blue) is in the upper left corner.

Five years ago today, the WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, much of the world has moved on—but COVID hasn’t disappeared.

People are still getting sick, hospitals still see surges, and Long COVID continues to disrupt lives.

resources from Queensland disability orgs about disasters

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Stay safe🙌🏼🥰

Congratulations El!👏🏼👏🏼✨✨

Very exciting!

Wonderful Mel!✨🎄✨

#ActuallyAutistic #nonfiction #Anthology #ComingSoon ❣️

That’s very sad news!

These workers aren’t robots! #strike #workersrights #union #woolies @unitedworkers.org.au

Disability Day 2024 Tune in on Tuesday 3 December for 12 hours of programming on International Day of People with Disability. Full program details below.This year's theme is EMBODIED SOLIDARITIES. How can we better pract...

Tune in on Tuesday to the incredible Disability Day broadcast, curated by Pauline Vetuna, on 3CR or online

#IDPWD

www.3cr.org.au/disabilityda...

I am going to do an IDPWD post/thread on Tuesday, like a bunch of us used to do in the olde internet days, to post links to disabled art, fundraisers, books, newsletters etc, so get your fave posts ready, and non-disabled people, get ready to enjoy disabled excellence!

Somebody Somewhere is wrapping up very soon for good, the perfect time to jump on board! More people watch! I wrote this to entice you. I love it t.co/mvG1TcvRRP

$1500 + a room of one's own ~ applications due 29 november

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Yes, but we need more social model aligned frameworks in place and especially for storytelling…

@cubbieberry.bsky.social Thanks El and Cubbie! Many of us are trying to make disability-led change in the screen industry. It’s not easy!!

the influx of terrible idpwd stories are early this year...

And probably not paying people for ‘storytelling’ either!

we're currently advertising an entry-level job in the publishing team at PRH, in Melbourne, if that sounds nice for you or someone you know jobsearch.createyourowncareer.com/PRH_ANZ/job/...

Somebody Somewhere is a wonderful TV series and thanks @brocklesnitch.bsky.social for writing about it amp.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Donate to Help my disabled sister Christa have an accessible cargobike, organized by Jay Navarro Hi! My friends call me Jay and I'm a young carer of my immuno… Jay Navarro needs your support for Help my disabled sister Christa have an accessible cargobike

Because of the new (punitive) #NDIS [3Oct2024], in desperation, we turned to #MutualAid / #crowdfunding for an #accessible e- #cargobike for #disabled kiddo, Christa, in time for #IDPWD #IDPD2024
gofund.me/40ee8efa

Thanks T!😘