Author: Vilissa Thompson

#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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#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 …
#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…