Find your local Day of Mourning 2026 Vigil Site Disability Day of Mourning takes place on March 1st as a way to remember people with disabilities that have been killed by caregivers or family members.

To learn more about DDOM, visit AutisticAdvocacy.org/ddom2026

#ddom2026 #ddom

@autisticadvocacy.org

Sitting in my wheelchair in a spring coat on Dec 28, 2025 in Toronto Pearson Airport. Waiting for my best friend to pick me up and bring me and my cats to my parents. My parents are providing food and shelter.

The Toronto Porter who helped get my cats and luggage out to the car. This is what I escaped with. I left 23 years of life in Taiwan with this to show for it

The woman who helped me get out in Taiwan. She checked my cats in and then she checked me in.

It has been two months since I fled my abusive marriage in Taiwan in my manual wheelchair with my cats in cargo. Today is #DisabilityDayOfMourning. Although I do not feel lucky, I know I have my life and my cats. I will never let anyone block access to safety, care & food ever again.
#DDoM2026 #DDom

#DDOM
##DDOM2026

Please take a moment today to remember the disabled people murdered by the very people who should have been loving, nurturing, and protecting them.
It's devastating and almost overwhelming to even think about but we must NEVER forget.

Disability Day of Mourning – Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers

#DDOM
##DDOM2026

Unknown man
Velma Koontz

And the unrecorded.

They all died since the last Disability Day of Mourning.

Any errors or omissions in this list are mine.
(Source: disability-memorial.org )

#DDOM
##DDOM2026

Jonathan Kinman
Jaxson Rantala
"S.B", 2 year old boy
Catherine Woolums
Elakkodath Ramani
Elliot Perez
Somak Nath
Sean Brasfield
Diane Searcy
Unknown elder woman
Anjana Kamari
Archana Mallesham
Anitha
90 year old woman
Volodymyr
Dominick Cuvillier
Cindy Brill
Patricia Hocking

#DDOM
##DDOM2026

Kaleig Lindsey
Arlinda Taylor
Muraganantham L
Hope McGrath
1 year old boy
Ryan Long
Anu Kumar
Unknown elderly man
Cecilia Cross
Bryan Vasquez
Renesmay Eutay
Rebeca Paiz
Dennis Recker
Rhys Cameron
Evan O'Connor
Unknown elder woman
Ana Gutierrez-Cedano
Unknown man
Yashodabai Patil

#DDOM
##DDOM2026

Harihar Sahu
Logan Shippy
Esteban Cuello
Jacob Casey
Phoebe Bishop
Kamatchie Naicker
Unknown Baby
Danielle Crosbie-Davidson
A'kyri Bell
9 year old girl
Patricia Kachinko
Cosby Dean
Chandrasen Ramteke
Ayla Mangen
Ralph Taylor III
Kylee Clark
Hershall Creachbaum
6 year old boy

#DDOM
##DDOM2026

These are their names:

Benjamin Murphy
Johny Thomas
Jean Hoesing
Marjorie Galeener
Winter Acorn
Thomas Clubb
Secret Curtis
Arshish Reddy
Ashish Reddy
8 year old girl
43 year old man
14 year old girl
Christian Padilla
Karen Pautier
70 year old woman
Sidra
Omana
Gloria Tapia

Since 2020 it's become a personal tradition for me each year to bear witness to those who died at the hands of caregivers since last year's #DisabilityDayOfMourning. It started on twitter and since moving here I've kept it up.

Despite everything else going on, I haven't forgotten.
#DDOM
#DDOM2026

Your Daily Dose of Metal #DDoM for January 2nd 2026

Jillian (I’d Give My Heart) by Within Temptation
music.youtube.com/watch?v=Hp3Z...

Your Daily Dose of Metal #DDoM is back for 2026!

The Skeleton Key by @Epica
music.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmOU...

I hope it's a #DDOM.

The title reads: "What is the best part of doing disability work?" Below, the content states: "Being part of a community that defies norms and challenges how we think about the world."

The title reads: "What does the Disability Day of Mourning mean to you?" The content states: "Disability Day of Mourning is a day of reflection. Reflecting on personal privilege; geographic location, healthcare access, social support, physical safety, and more. There are so many aspects of daily life that, if ignored, can be fatal for disabled people. As disabled people who have privileges and supports, we cannot take them for granted. Instead, we must advocate for such support to be universal."

The title reads: "Why is disability important to think about when doing policy work?" The content states: "Disability is important to think about when doing policy work because disability fundamentally alters how people navigate society, so we must consider how any given policy can and does uniquely impact disabled people. Moreover, disability can affect anyone — and to any extent — during any stage of their life, so meaningful policy work must consider disability."

The title reads: "What is one thing you want policy researchers to understand about disability?" The content states: "Disability will eventually impact everyone, directly or indirectly. It's important that we learn as much as we can about what policies best support disabled people."

Here are a few heartfelt testimonials shared during the gathering, reflecting on the importance of remembrance, and the need to center disability in all aspects of our lives.
#DDoM #DDoM2025

List of names we know: disability-memorial.org #DDOM

Worth your time.

"...however difficult it may be for families to support their disabled loved ones, murder is never excusable. There are always other options. Always."

Thank you, Shannon, for keeping it real without falling into tragedy and self pity.

#DisabilityDayOfMourning
#DDOM

a candle is lit up in the dark and the flame is visible Alt: A single candle glows with its bright flame flickering gently against a dark background. It is posted as a symbol in memory of the people listed in the thread.

#DDOM

Thank you for taking the time to read this heartbreaking list.

Please join me in honouring their memory on this #DisabilityDayofMourning.

March 1st, 2025

(Source: disability-memorial.org)

#DDOM

Ella Karrig
Mahadev
Caterina Whitten
Jijesh Vijayan
Esther Nakakande
Tegan Fredericks
Kris Knox
Neetu Sharma
Nikki Sharma
Neeru Sharma
Nidhi Sharma
Priyanka Narsaiah
Khomoto Mose
Hannah Mathura

... And the unrecorded.

They all died since the last #DisabilityDayOfMourning

#DisabilityDayOfMourning
#DDOM

Malka Semenduyeva
89 year old woman
Lalita Dubey
Barbara Brandt
Donna Kitzmiller
Carmel McDougall
Jimmy Cardwell
Consuelo Gonzalez
Woman in her 70s
Devassia Kumbukkal
Kathrikutty
Indrajit Pathak
Edward Cheng
Paula Lombardo
Melony Granados
Khushi
Selena Kellum

#DisabilityDayOfMourning
#DDOM

Preetika Venkatesh
Kinsley James
Baby Chauhan
Anupriyar Kumar
Jayden Dixon
Addison Carr
Princeton Jones
Gael
Eleni Edwards
Elijah Hale
Nuraina Rosli
Dimple Meena
Helen Witter
Diane Glaski
Florence Albert
Barbara Conroy
Joyce Gaskins
Phyllis Walburn

If you know me from the other place, you may be aware that it has become a personal tradition for me each year to bear witness to those who died since last year's #DisabilityDayOfMourning
Despite everything else going on, including a change of website, I haven't forgotten this year.
#DDOM
##DDOM2025

#DisabilityDayOfMourning
#DDOM

Disability Day of Mourning – Remembering the Disabled Murdered by Caregivers

You are part of a beloved community. We mourn, remember, celebrate, and fight. Take good care of yourself. Take good care of others. disability-memorial.org #DisabilityDayOfMourning #DDoM #DDoM2024

Well this was an unambiguous result. I am channelling my despair into finishing my #DDoM poem. If it's done in time, we'll go with that (though I have to try to get it down to three minutes). twitter.com/FionasWriting/status/151...

Might actually finish the #DDoM poem I couldn't bear to finish in time for the memorial.

Trying to write a #DDoM poem and it's all just a massive howl of rage.

In a sense, those that seek a #LinkedData #API for #javascript and other languages, I guess #DDOM is really the goal :-)

#DOM model documents (data containers) doesn't really have the granularity of #DDOM (Distributed Data Objects) re. graph inside container.

#DOM (Document Object Model) acronym skews path 2 #LinkedData so I suggest #DDOM (Distributed Data Object Model) - Da da da dum (Beethoven)