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Author: Vilissa Thompson

Solid black background with a rainbow heart to the right with the wheelchair logo in the center. To the left of the heart is the following text: #CripQueerPride Twitter Chat. Thursday, August 29, 3pm Pacific / 6pm Eastern. Hosted by @RootedinRights @DaisThinks RootedinRights.org/CripQueerPride

#CripQueerPride Twitter Chat

Archive of Twitter chat Owning one’s disability identity means fighting against narratives and stereotypes that provides a limited understanding of what disability is beyond the medical labels. Our Storyteller Daisy (@DaisThinks) shares how coming into their identity made
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Solid colored background with the following text that alternates between yellow and orange font: #ParentingWithoutPity Twitter Chat. Co-hosted by Carrie Basas (@carrie_basas), Ellen Ladau (@ladau_ellen), Heather Watkins (@hwatkins927), & Jessica Roberts (@90sgrungefan). Thursday, May 9th at 3pm EST / 12pm PST. In the middle of the graphic are four images of the chat co-hosts, each of them are featured with their families, who are of various ages and skin tones.

#ParentingWithoutPity Twitter Chat

Archive of Twitter Chat Our #ParentingWithoutPity project allows disabled parents to offer compassionate and frank advice and guidance to non-disabled parents of disabled children.  As we celebrate Mother’s Day and Father’s Day this year, we want to hear from disabled …
Solid colored background with the following text in white font: #EqualPay4OurWork: The Fight to Eliminate the Subminimum Wage. Co-hosted by the National Federation of the Blind (@NFB_voice) and Shaun Bickley (@LeftistAutist). Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 at 3pm EST / 12pm PST

#EqualPay4OurWork Twitter Chat: The Fight to Eliminate the Subminimum Wage

Archive of Twitter Chat When the Fair Labor Standards Act passed in 1938, it included a revolutionary protection:  a minimum wage.  But Section 14(c) of the Act included an exemption allowing some workers – people with disabilities – to be…
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2018 #DisYearInReview Twitter Chat

Archive of Twitter chat 2018 is winding down, and Rooted in Rights and the Disability Justice Initiative at CAP (@CAPDisability) want to hear from you about the major moments and shake-ups that occurred in the disability community.  From…