In 2026, it still needs saying: disabled people should not have to fight for food, safety, dignity, or the right to exist. When survival itself becomes a daily negotiation, the failure is not individual, it is systemic and we have chosen to normalize it.

In 2026, it still needs saying: disabled people should not have to fight for food, safety, dignity, or the right to exist.

When survival itself becomes a daily negotiation, the failure is not individual, it is systemic and we have chosen to normalize it.

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Disability

Instead of asking how to ease the struggles of disabled folks when they suffer, too many people conclude they simply shouldn't be existing.

Instead of asking how to ease the struggles of disabled folks when they suffer, too many people conclude they simply shouldn't be existing.

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #DisabilityInclusion #SDGs #a11y

Green Disability and Embedding Disability Justice in Climate Action Disability Justice and Climate Advocate Puneet Singh Singhal is building Green Disability: a framework centering disabled, neurodivergent, and chronically ill people within climate justice systems.

I got the opportunity to talk to the team of Parayma, and discuss the workings of Green Disability

#GreenDisability #SDGs #WeAreBillionStrong #Equity

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How to Make Workplaces Truly Accessible for Disabled Talent– THIP Inclusive hiring does not require perfection. It requires intention and consistent action to make workplaces accessible for disabled talent.

Read my piece, "How to Make Workplaces Truly Accessible for Disabled Talent" for @ThipMedia

#Disability #Hiring #SDGs #Inclusion #WorkLife #WeAreBillionStrong

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A minimalist quote graphic on a soft, light textured background. Bold black text reads: “Love doesn’t need perfection, paperwork, or permission. It needs choice, dignity, and the freedom to belong. Disability doesn’t diminish love. It deepens it.” The name “Debra Ruh” appears below in yellow text on a black rectangular banner.

Sharing the seventh article of my series, "Humanizing AI": "Love, Disability, and the Evolution of Commitment"

#AI #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Disability

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A tweet-style graphic from Debra Ruh with the following text: 'True inclusion means creating a workplace where people with disabilities feel safe to disclose, to be seen, and to ask for what they need. But it’s not just on us to step forward—it’s on employers to prove they’re worth our trust, with actions that match their words.' The background is a deep maroon color, and Debra Ruh's profile picture and verification checkmark are displayed at the top.

'True inclusion means creating a workplace where people with disabilities feel safe to disclose, to be seen, and to ask for what they need. But it’s not just on us to step forward—it’s on employers to prove they’re worth our trust, with actions that match their words.'

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat

Climate Justice Missing Piece: Disability Inclusion – Climate Justice Africa Magazine

Thanks Climate Justice Africa Magazine for covering Green Disability.

#GreenDisability #ClimateChange #Disability #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat

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‘I don’t see disability’ sounds kind, but it erases us. It means you don’t see the barriers we face, the adjustments we need, or the reality of ableism. Inclusion isn’t pretending we’re the same—it’s seeing us fully and acting on it.

‘I don’t see disability’ sounds kind, but it erases us.

It means you don’t see the barriers we face, the adjustments we need, or the reality of ableism.

Inclusion isn’t pretending we’re the same—it’s seeing us fully and acting on it.

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat

"Ableism looks like calling people 'inspiring' for navigating a system that is designed for exclusion, while doing nothing to hold the system accountable." - Carson Tueller

"Ableism looks like calling people 'inspiring' for navigating a system that is designed for exclusion, while doing nothing to hold the system accountable." - Carson Tueller

#Ableism #Disability #DisabilityInclusion #WeAreBillionStrong #Equity #AXSChat

A pink infographic titled “I can’t have ADHD; I’m not hyper!” challenges common myths about ADHD. It reads “Hyperactivity can look like...” followed by twelve illustrated symptoms including: racing thoughts, impulsive spending, easily distracted, fidgety, reckless driving, extremely impatient, drawing rapid conclusions, mood swings, finishing people’s sentences, difficulty sitting through meals/movies, and craving excitement. The graphic is by @the.chronic.couple.

I can’t have ADHD—I’m not bouncing off the walls.”

I’ve heard that line more times than I can count. But here’s the thing: ADHD doesn’t always look like what you’ve been told.

Hyperactivity isn’t just running around. Sometimes, it’s running thoughts—nonstop.

#ADHD #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat

“Every time we remove a barrier for people with disabilities, we find that it was holding others back too. Inclusion has a way of lifting everyone up.”

“Every time we remove a barrier for people with disabilities, we find that it was holding others back too. Inclusion has a way of lifting everyone up.”

#Disability #WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Neurodiversity

“Progress happens when we slow down enough to ask the right questions, and brave enough to act together.”

“Progress happens when we slow down enough to ask the right questions, and brave enough to act together.”

#WeAreBillionStrong #AI4Good #AIInclusion #AXSChat #HumanCenteredAI

I am resharing this amazing effort by CoorDown, "NO DECISION WITHOUT US"

From everyday personal choices to being involved in writing laws and policies, people with disabilities demand a seat at the table where the decisions are made.

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #NoDecisionWithoutUs

What we call ‘clumsiness’ is often a mismatch between human bodies and environments not designed for neurodivergent ways of moving.

What we call ‘clumsiness’ is often a mismatch between human bodies and environments not designed for neurodivergent ways of moving.

#WeAreBillionStrong #ADHD #AI4Good #AXSChat #RuhGlobal #Disability

Accessibility is about freedom. It removes the shackles that prevent some people from using technology, entering buildings, getting information, or simply living life. When you free those who were constrained by barriers, you often end up freeing others in the process.

#A11y #WeAreBillionStrong

A social media post by Debra Ruh, featuring her profile picture, which shows her smiling and wearing a red badge that reads "Creator Accelerator Program Member." The text in the post reads: "If your employees with disabilities are too afraid to ask for reasonable accommodations/access and go silent. It’s a glaring sign: leadership doesn’t care, and your organization is a breeding ground for toxicity. Your Culture is broken." The post has a maroon background with white text.

If your employees with disabilities are too afraid to ask for reasonable accommodations/access and go silent. It’s a glaring sign: leadership doesn’t care, and your organization is a breeding ground for toxicity. Your Culture is broken.

#WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #Inclusion #Disability #Culture

Beyond assumptions: What persons with disabilities wish you understood On International Day of Persons with Disabilities, individuals with disabilities share the one thing about their life or experience that they wish people understood better.

Read my quote on IDPWD, "Beyond assumptions: What persons with disabilities wish you understood" story by Rekha B for YourStory : yourstory.com/socialstory/...

#IDPD2025 #IDPwD2025 #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs

A black-and-white cartoon illustration shows a row of identical, bald men in suits, all looking serious and expressionless. One man in the center is speaking, saying, “Remember gentlemen, we believe in inclusion!!!!” Despite the statement, everyone in the image looks the same—highlighting the irony and performative nature of inclusion when it lacks true diversity. The comic is signed “@nakedpastor” in the corner.

This cartoon says more in silence than most corporate diversity statements say in a thousand words.

Look at it closely—men, same suits, same shapes, same blank expressions. The one in the middle proclaims loudly:

“Remember gentlemen, we believe in inclusion!!!!”

#Inclusion #WeAreBillionStrong

Why are your needs “human” and our needs “special?” Ableism." - Gregory Mansfield

"Why are your needs “human” and our needs “special?”

Ableism." - Gregory Mansfield

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Ableism #Euphemism #Disability #SpecialNeeds #UnconsciousBias

A graphic on a tan background that shows an iceberg in the middle. The title says the ableism iceberg and above the water is six statements: everyone is included, we don’t discriminate, disability imagery, ADA compliant, disability ERG, inclusion matters. Below the water it says what’s missing: no disabled bleeders, systemic in accessibility, ableist policies, ablest hiring process, invisible disability bias, neurodivergent erasure, no accommodations budget.

Chris Ruden is absolutely accurate in his analysis through this graphic.

#WeAreBillionStrong #AXSChat #Access #SDGs #Equity

Stop labeling disabled people as 'inspiring' for surviving a rigged system.

The real inspiration would be tearing down the ableist structures that oppress them.

Accessibility, inclusivity, and equal rights aren't optional—they’re overdue.

#DisabilityInclusion #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong

"They call it courage when disabled people climb walls never meant to exist. True justice isn’t in applause—it’s in dismantling the walls altogether."

"They call it courage when disabled people climb walls never meant to exist. True justice isn’t in applause—it’s in dismantling the walls altogether."

#WeAreBillionStrong #Ableism #DisabilityRights #DisabilityInclusion #SDGs #HumanRights #AXSChat

youtube.com/shorts/GofIk... People like Joel Hansen remind us why perseverance still matters.
Half his face stopped working—and he still shows up, laughs, and competes.

Humanity isn’t disappearing. It’s evolving.

#SugarAndLeatherAI #ProjectOutlast #PinkSlipMedicine #AIForGood #WeAreBillionStrong

Puneet's quote: "When you say, 'I don’t see disability,' what you're really saying is that you refuse to see the barriers disabled people face every single day."

When you say, 'I don’t see disability,' what you're really saying is that you refuse to see the barriers disabled people face every single day.

#WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #AXSChat #Disability #Ableism

ID: Poster for an art open call titled “the roots that are grounded.” The background features a soft, impressionistic painting of tall mountains and a green valley under a cloudy sky. White text in lowercase reads: “the roots that are grounded / open call / examining the future of agriculture through artists’ perspectives.” Additional details below state: “more info: starvingartist.cargo.site / artists. writers. poets. creative weirdos / deadline: 09.30.2025.” In the bottom right corner, there’s a small logo that reads “the starving artist.”

Green Disability is honored to collaborate with The Starving Artist along with Cultural Alleys | VšĮ Kultūros Alėjos for "the roots that are grounded".

more info: lnkd.in/gwyrAjAF

#GreenDisability #WeAreBillionStrong

No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisis Efforts to build heat resilience need to center the needs of those most at risk.

Read my piece, "No one left in the heat: For disabled people, heat waves are a human rights crisis" for open global rights.

#GreenDisability #HeatWaves #India #Asia #WeAreBillionStrong #Climate #Disability

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Interesting post about #Autism. #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong

Humans aren’t needed anymore. I guess. #AI #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong

After the quakes shook Afghanistan, our Life for Relief and Development team rushed in - delivering food, water & relief hand-to-hand. Hope is rising from the rubble, but families still need us.

Give hope today: www.lifeusa.org/ruh

#LifeUSA #Afghanistan #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #HumanRights

"There is a deep hypocrisy in applauding the perseverance of those with disabilities in the face of unfair obstacles while showing little interest in removing those obstacles."

"There is a deep hypocrisy in applauding the perseverance of those with disabilities in the face of unfair obstacles while showing little interest in removing those obstacles."

#Ableism #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityRights #AXSChat #WeAreBillionStrong #SDGs #HumanRights