One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA
July 26, 2025 at 9:46 PM
One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA
“UW researchers found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honors and credentials — such as the ‘Tom Wilson Disability Leadership Award’ — lower than the same resumes without those honors and credentials.”
ChatGPT is biased against resumes with credentials that imply a disability — but it can improve
UW researchers found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honors and credentials — such as the “Tom Wilson Disability Leadership Award” — lower than the same...
www.washington.edu
June 24, 2024 at 11:27 PM
“UW researchers found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honors and credentials — such as the ‘Tom Wilson Disability Leadership Award’ — lower than the same resumes without those honors and credentials.”
Oh my god. I had no idea:
Medicaid: 73 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
SNAP: 42 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
Social Security disability benefits: About 13.8 million people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
Medicaid: 73 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
SNAP: 42 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
Social Security disability benefits: About 13.8 million people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
"92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI"
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
this is a damning report
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Oh my god. I had no idea:
Medicaid: 73 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
SNAP: 42 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
Social Security disability benefits: About 13.8 million people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
Medicaid: 73 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
SNAP: 42 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
Social Security disability benefits: About 13.8 million people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
The claim by Yvette Cooper that there is a link between immigration and higher levels of inactivity (related to sickness and disability) has absolutely no basis in evidence or data.
Just retrofitting the evidence to the policy...
Just retrofitting the evidence to the policy...
May 11, 2025 at 8:10 AM
The claim by Yvette Cooper that there is a link between immigration and higher levels of inactivity (related to sickness and disability) has absolutely no basis in evidence or data.
Just retrofitting the evidence to the policy...
Just retrofitting the evidence to the policy...
#MorningVibe
Using disability-related words as insults is a thing of the past. Update your language to build a more equitable world for everyone.
Follow coordown on IG & #JustEvolve!
Using disability-related words as insults is a thing of the past. Update your language to build a more equitable world for everyone.
Follow coordown on IG & #JustEvolve!
March 17, 2026 at 1:17 PM
#MorningVibe
Using disability-related words as insults is a thing of the past. Update your language to build a more equitable world for everyone.
Follow coordown on IG & #JustEvolve!
Using disability-related words as insults is a thing of the past. Update your language to build a more equitable world for everyone.
Follow coordown on IG & #JustEvolve!
I'm doing a piece for a disability-related project and the irony is not lost on me that I'm behind on it because of a disability-related injury.
April 24, 2026 at 6:04 PM
I'm doing a piece for a disability-related project and the irony is not lost on me that I'm behind on it because of a disability-related injury.
Important new piece: ‘people with disabilities reported spending 20% of their income (or $1 for every $5 dollars they have) on their disability-related expenses and that for many the costs are considerably higher.’ Tracks my own experience too.
The disability squeeze: Out-of-pocket expenses and unmet needs for disability-related goods and services in the U.S.
Few studies have quantified the higher cost of living with a disability and the extent of unmet needs for disability-related goods and services as exp…
www.sciencedirect.com
August 23, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Important new piece: ‘people with disabilities reported spending 20% of their income (or $1 for every $5 dollars they have) on their disability-related expenses and that for many the costs are considerably higher.’ Tracks my own experience too.
I've got the three CDC disability-related datasets
January 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I've got the three CDC disability-related datasets
alt text, esp on disability-related posts, = more likes
December 19, 2025 at 2:38 AM
alt text, esp on disability-related posts, = more likes
Last night, my Google Assistant was switched to Gemini. Gemini doesnt understand any of my disability-related Home voice automations or other phone disability-related assisted commands.
Great fucking job, Google.
Great fucking job, Google.
September 29, 2026 at 4:32 PM
Last night, my Google Assistant was switched to Gemini. Gemini doesnt understand any of my disability-related Home voice automations or other phone disability-related assisted commands.
Great fucking job, Google.
Great fucking job, Google.
Ok, I’ll do this too. One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA.
July 27, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Ok, I’ll do this too. One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA.
24. Farr too many of you are interested in my disability related thoughts than I thought.
July 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
24. Farr too many of you are interested in my disability related thoughts than I thought.
The number of 'DEI' committees that give you a blank stare when you ask them about any disability-related initiatives they might be involved in is, uh, really something.
July 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM
The number of 'DEI' committees that give you a blank stare when you ask them about any disability-related initiatives they might be involved in is, uh, really something.
I knew a Holocaust survivor who talked about the importance of notetaking under authoritarianism, to track what normal was and how it shifted. Here's that 🧵 with respect to disability, itself a canary in the fascist coal mine: www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/09/w...
Week 1: What Happened? - Disability Rights Watch
Things are happening quickly. We'll include a weekly round up of disability-related concerns, events, and polices on this site. Removal of the "Accessibility" page, and all ASL content from the White ...
www.disability-rights-watch.com
February 23, 2025 at 8:26 PM
I knew a Holocaust survivor who talked about the importance of notetaking under authoritarianism, to track what normal was and how it shifted. Here's that 🧵 with respect to disability, itself a canary in the fascist coal mine: www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/09/w...
Too many people do not realize that insurance generally does not cover everything related to someone’s disability.
September 3, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Too many people do not realize that insurance generally does not cover everything related to someone’s disability.
I honestly feel like everyone with an invisible disability has heard a (n admittedly non-murder-related) version of this take at some point or another. "If you're so disabled then how come you could [X]".
Utterly shitforbrains.
Utterly shitforbrains.
December 12, 2024 at 3:41 PM
I honestly feel like everyone with an invisible disability has heard a (n admittedly non-murder-related) version of this take at some point or another. "If you're so disabled then how come you could [X]".
Utterly shitforbrains.
Utterly shitforbrains.
2/ That machinery is already here. TechTonic Justice found AI or automated decision systems throughout Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment insurance, Social Security disability & Medicare-related care. This is not some future debate. www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
Inescapable AI — TechTonic Justice
www.techtonicjustice.org
October 3, 2026 at 12:32 PM
2/ That machinery is already here. TechTonic Justice found AI or automated decision systems throughout Medicaid, SNAP, unemployment insurance, Social Security disability & Medicare-related care. This is not some future debate. www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has placed more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has placed more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has only opened about 20 investigations focused on Trump’s priorities, placing more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and ...
www.propublica.org
February 14, 2025 at 2:10 PM
“We’ve Been Essentially Muzzled”: Department of Education Halts Thousands of Civil Rights Investigations Under Trump
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has placed more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.
Since Inauguration Day, the Office for Civil Rights has placed more than 10,000 student complaints related to disability access and sexual and racial harassment on hold.
Department of Education scoop: The civil rights office is “lifting the pause” on disability related investigations — but not those related to race or gender discrimination.
www.propublica.org/article/depa...
www.propublica.org/article/depa...
Education Department “Lifting the Pause” on Some Civil Rights Probes, but Not for Race or Gender Cases
A memo to the department’s Office for Civil Rights reveals that the agency will allow “only disability-based discrimination” cases to proceed. Thousands of outstanding complaints will continue to sit ...
www.propublica.org
February 21, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Department of Education scoop: The civil rights office is “lifting the pause” on disability related investigations — but not those related to race or gender discrimination.
www.propublica.org/article/depa...
www.propublica.org/article/depa...
I'm off tomorrow so no important disability-related news is allowed to happen. Ok, world?
August 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I'm off tomorrow so no important disability-related news is allowed to happen. Ok, world?
There‘s a fucking shock.
Can’t be having people with actual *experience* of disability-related poverty and the hideous disability benefits system accessing Parliament, can we?
Can’t be having people with actual *experience* of disability-related poverty and the hideous disability benefits system accessing Parliament, can we?
The government has rejected a proposed new law that would have forced it to fund some of the disability-related costs faced by disabled people who want to stand for elected office.
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-r...
www.disabilitynewsservice.com/government-r...
Government rejects new law that would force it to set up fund to support disabled politicians
The government has rejected a proposed new law that would have forced it to fund some of the disability-related costs faced by disabled people who want to stand for elected office. Ministers contin…
www.disabilitynewsservice.com
May 2, 2026 at 6:59 AM
There‘s a fucking shock.
Can’t be having people with actual *experience* of disability-related poverty and the hideous disability benefits system accessing Parliament, can we?
Can’t be having people with actual *experience* of disability-related poverty and the hideous disability benefits system accessing Parliament, can we?
and the fear of sickness/disability, which is related, but also, not
The fear of death explains sooooo much about what's been happening in the US.
May 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
and the fear of sickness/disability, which is related, but also, not
Yes, the right and far right have absymal violent and eugenicist takes on disability.
That is not an excuse for those on the other end of the spectrum to either ignore disability or mock disabled people when they bring up disability related issues.
First it was COVID/masks.
Now, its assisted dying.
That is not an excuse for those on the other end of the spectrum to either ignore disability or mock disabled people when they bring up disability related issues.
First it was COVID/masks.
Now, its assisted dying.
December 1, 2024 at 1:52 AM
Yes, the right and far right have absymal violent and eugenicist takes on disability.
That is not an excuse for those on the other end of the spectrum to either ignore disability or mock disabled people when they bring up disability related issues.
First it was COVID/masks.
Now, its assisted dying.
That is not an excuse for those on the other end of the spectrum to either ignore disability or mock disabled people when they bring up disability related issues.
First it was COVID/masks.
Now, its assisted dying.
On Wednesday, a leaked draft Health and Human Services budget document revealed, among other sweeping cuts to health- and disability-related services, that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department plans to defund protection and advocacy services for people with developmental disabilities.
HHS plans to cut funds used to investigate abuse at group homes
Disability rights watchdogs are the latest targets of the Trump administration's defunding spree.
www.motherjones.com
April 21, 2025 at 9:55 PM
On Wednesday, a leaked draft Health and Human Services budget document revealed, among other sweeping cuts to health- and disability-related services, that Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s department plans to defund protection and advocacy services for people with developmental disabilities.