Such an important op-ed:
"In a situation already fraught with power imbalance, this program operated outside the bounds of the legal system to severely restrict the civil liberties of hundreds of individuals without recourse."
www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-i...
I cannot proofread: ensure*
Lastly while governments scramble to comply with WCAG, there is a precedence that governments will not be penalized if they have an active plan in place to address inaccessible content and have an accommodation process when things are not accessible
This also continues a pattern of scapegoating the disability community when it comes to implementing the ADA rather than using the new standards to insure you're serving the 25% + of your constituents with a disability
As someone who has worked on WCAG (the new ADA rule) this is infuriating. There are 0 guidelines suggesting governments remove active resources just because they can't figure out how to make them accessible.
There were so many problems with these gates at Line 2. How are these different?
It is wild when you look around and realize how limited housing options are for people in wheelchairs.
Thanks to @ceceliablack.bsky.social for sharing her advocacy and insight!
*Seattle accountable
Almost 100 lime scooters block a sidewalk
I'm in a scooter nightmare trying to navigate from the pioneer square art walk to the light rail. How is this OK? Street parking corrals have to be a solution. It's time that we hold Seattle.
I literally cannot pee without insurance approving a catheter order and can't pay thousands of dollars out of pocketat for medical supplies with the hope that my future coverage will reimburse me
I'm so tired of employers and benefit programs processing insurance applications weeks AFTER your coverage begins and nonchalantly telling you it's retroactive.
Traffic
Just watched a car driver pass this big line of traffic that my bus is stuck in driving down the center turning lane. Rainier is such a failure of design
Waiting for a late 8 to get to a #WeekWithoutDriving access ride along and it's wheelchair section is full. Unreliable buses mean more people waiting for a single bus and more likely that the only 2 seats i can use will be full.
So excited to gear up for #WeekWithoutDriving with a King County Council proclamation!
We know not everyone can go an entire week without driving. If it's 1 trip, 1 day or simply reflecting on your options when you do have to grab the keys, you can still participate in #WeekWithoutDriving
Currently @councilmember-amr.bsky.social is the only nondriver on council & I think it's clear that she came with a different set of comp plan priorities
#WeekWithoutDriving is 1 week away! Having electeds who are willing and wanting to understand the experiences of nondrivers matters and impacts legislation throughout the year. Ask your Councilmembers to participate! @cmdanstrauss.bsky.social @cmsaranelson.bsky.social
A line of people wait for an elevator
This elevator line encapsulates the Overlook walk experience for people in wheelchairs
Image with text reading "Seattle City Council Candidate Forum on Disability Issues D2 D8 D9 July 14th, 2025 5:30 - 8, Centilia Cultural Center, Beacon Hill"
Join us next Monday, July 14th, from 5:30 - 8 for a special City Council candidate forum focused on disability issues in Beacon Hill!
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The 46th District Democrats endorse Katie @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for mayor -- and it wasn't close. She got 75% of the vote, with the next closest candidate at 28%. Wow. You love to see this too!
so cool to see children testifying against a housing plan because their moms told them the city council was trying to kill the environment by chopping down all the pretty trees
“Even if we manage to live somewhere with reliable transit or find a job that allows for remote work, too often employers will still list a driver’s license as a condition of employment — even when the job has nothing to do with driving.”
It’s happening!!! will be an awesome organizing tool to build transit rider power and leadership pipelines for nondrivers
If you're a Washington resident, please send your state legislators a message through this action alert to preserve state funding for the library:
Help us get a wheelchair right to repair bill passed! Wheelchair users spend weeks and months, often in dangerous situations, waiting for basic repairs they could often do at home. Urge your reps to pass it in the house!
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People at a bus stop rallying for MOAR BUS! Signs say things like Lake Forest Park for Bus Rapid Transit, Less Fuss, More Bus, and so forth. The protesters are men and women of various ages, from 3 1/2 and 10 up. One woman is in a wheelchair, and a bicycle is visible in the background. Buses are for everyone y’all!
The protest group greets the bus with friendly signs. The bus riders seemed to enjoy pro-bus advocacy.
It was nice when the bus came for our pro-bus rally. Photo above shows rally organizers @kirkhovenkotter.com and @katielorah.bsky.social and other local transit advocates. Here you can also see co-organizer @ceceliablack.bsky.social of Disability Rights Washington.
New sidewalks, bus lanes & lighting! What's the controversy?!
This bill is still a battle. NCART (representing vendors) and therapy associations are lobbying hard to block a majority of repairs, arguing that many people are too medically complex to direct their own care. Waiting for repairs in a broken wheelchair is far more dangerous than giving people agency
2 national companies have a near monopoly on wheelchair sales & repairs. Wheelchair users have to wait weeks and months for repairs, leaving us completely immobile. SB 5680 would require manufacturers to provide owners with access to parts & information needed to do repairs ourselves
Sign reading "my body my chair my right to repair" in front of spare wheel
A group of wheelchair users holding signs and spare tires sit in front of Washington State's capitol building
A group of wheelchair users holding signs sit inside a hallway outside house chambers
A group of 11 wheelchair users sitting inside a hearing room with Representative Gregerson
Proud to be part of a wheelchair led group advocating for our right to repair our own wheelchairs. We've been fighting the wheelchair vendor lobby to keep ableist exemptions blocking most repairs out of the bill. Yesterday, SB 5680 narrowly passed out of committee without any of NCART's amendments