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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 17h

How Medicaid Cuts Could Impact Disability Services in Texas

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How Medicaid Cuts Could Impact Disability Services in Texas

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

Federal employees in mental health and disease control were among targets in weekend firings

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

Texas mental health patients still wait in JAIL...

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From the disabilityrights community on Reddit: Texas state hospital waitlist improves, but concerns linger

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

He won't be there long because he'll try to take over and the devil won't like that!

CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

His whole plan was to make the rich richer on the backs of the working class, the poor and the disabled.

“'Those people …’ Donald said, trailing off. ‘The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.’”

I'll never forget that. It just makes us fight even harder.

CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

His whole plan was to make the rich richer on the backs of the working class, the poor and the disabled.

“'Those people …’ Donald said, trailing off. ‘The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.’”

I'll never forget that. It just makes us fight even harder.

CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you for sharing!

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Judge Ginger Lerner-Wren @judgewren.bsky.social · 20h

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Judges in the Community

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Mia Ives-Rublee @seemiaroll.bsky.social · 20h

Warning ⚠️ : This winter, the Social Security Administration plans to make huge regulatory changes that could cause the biggest disability benefits cut in history and will particularly affect older people being able to receive SSDI.

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 1d

Social Security is now under threat 🚨 The Trump administration plans to propose regulatory changes that, if finalized, could be the biggest Social Security disability cut in history. @mollyww.bsky.social and @seemiaroll.bsky.social explain:

The Trump Administration’s Plans To Covertly Cut Social Security Disability Benefits

An upcoming regulatory proposal would change the rules of Social Security disability programs to make it harder to qualify, particularly harming older adults.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

His whole plan was to make the rich richer on the backs of the working class, the poor and the disabled.

“'Those people …’ Donald said, trailing off. ‘The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.’”

I'll never forget that. It just makes us fight even harder.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 18h

This just means we'll have to fight harder for the most vulnerable...

Mike Quigley @quigley.house.gov · 19h

Trump and Linda McMahon just fired nearly everyone in the special education division. Without this staff, there is no one to enforce laws against disability discrimination and allocate funding for our disabled students across the country.

So much for returning education to the state.

Special education staff decimated after Trump administration shutdown firings: Sources

The nation’s special education services have been significantly damaged after Fridays’s mass layoffs within the Department of Education, sources told ABC News.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 19h

This firing included special education workers from the DOE. We already know how Donald feels about disabled people...including his own nephew.

“'Those people …’ Donald said, trailing off. ‘The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.’”

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 19h

His whole plan was to make the rich richer on the backs of the working class, the poor and the disabled.

“'Those people …’ Donald said, trailing off. ‘The shape they’re in, all the expenses, maybe those kinds of people should just die.’”

I'll never forget that. It just makes us fight even harder.

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Rep. Kevin Mullin @kevinmullin.house.gov · 19h

We're on day 14 of the Republican government shutdown.

@housedemocrats.bsky.social are ready to support a bipartisan budget that protects health care for millions and stops your premiums from skyrocketing.

It's time for House Republicans to end their vacation and get back to work.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 22h

Still can't put them to work unless they've been "duly convicted" of a crime. Would he make up crimes? Sure he would. Those with mental health issues get convicted of crimes associated with their illness all the time.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 1d

We plan to attend our #NoKings rally this Saturday to protest Donald Trump's war-like assault on those with disabilities and special abilities. We are non-partisan, but we will call out individuals, and this Saturday, we call out #KingTrump.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 1d

We plan to attend our #NoKings rally this Saturday to protest Donald Trump's war-like assault on those with disabilities and special abilities. We are non-partisan, but we will call out individuals, and this Saturday, we call out #KingTrump.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 1d

We plan to attend our #NoKings rally this Saturday to protest Donald Trump's war-like assault on those with disabilities and special abilities. We are non-partisan, but we will call out individuals, and this Saturday, we call out #KingTrump.

George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 1d

Find an event near you at nokings.org/#map.

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Lurie Institute for Disability Policy @lurieinstitute.bsky.social · Aug 10

As we celebrate the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, discover some important data we know about Native American Parents with Disabilities.

Data We Know about American Indian/Alaska Native Parents with Disabilities. Cover image of a parent reading with his son.

In California alone, there are about 2,800 American Indian/Alaska Native parents with disabilities. US Map with California highlighted.

These American Indian/Alaska Native parents reflect a diverse range of disabilities. Displays a chart with the following data: Multiple 1700 Cognitive 1300 Hearing 700 Independent Living 1300 Mobility 1400 Self-Care 700 and Vision 600.

A large number of them have multiple disabilities. This means that many of them report having more than one disability, such as the combination of a visual disability and a cognitive disability. Illustration of people with diverse disabilities grouped together.

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Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · 1d

Some people may be unable to use a mouse, and instead rely exclusively on keyboards, or use assistive technologies such as speech recognition, head pointers, mouth sticks, or eye-gaze tracking systems. If a website is accessible only to mouse users, these people will be excluded.

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 2d

Your support allows us to do more for the disabled community. We can send more letters, print more flyers, attend more demonstrations, and meet with more lawmakers and clients where they are. We can also upgrade office equipment (this computer loses support Tuesday) and restock office supplies.

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 2d

Autistic people can struggle with “praxis,” or "the ability to execute chains of smooth motor movements. As much as someone with autism might want to, it may seem impossible […] to break free from the gap between intention and action."

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Praxis and Autism: Bridging the gap between intention and action - Hussman Institute for Autism

People with autism may know exactly what they want to say, but may be unable to say it. They may know every answer on a quiz, but have only written down a few by the time the teacher collects the pape...

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Thinking Person's Guide to Autism @thinkingautism.com · 3d

"For the hundreds of millions of Americans living with autism, chronic illnesses like long COVID or lupus, or mobility-limiting conditions, Kennedy is sending a clear message—if you’re not healthy by his standards, you are not the priority." @discojourno.bsky.social:

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From 'Wellness Farms' to Budget Cuts, How RFK Jr.'s Misguided Policies Threaten Disabled People - Disabled Journalists Association

In Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s short time as Secretary of HHS, his false claims about autism, chronic illness and disability are having real-life impacts on disabled individuals, their families, caregiver...

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 2d

Mental health on the line: Students speak their minds at Hamilton County School Board

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Mental health on the line: Students speak their minds at Hamilton County School Board

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CenTex Disability Advocates @centexdisabiladv.bsky.social · 2d

The Trump administration has laid off more than 100 employees at the nation's main mental health agency, NPR has learned.

Current and former employees at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) told NPR about the layoffs...

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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on

Sources tell NPR that more than 100 employees have been laid off at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Agency. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention had some cuts reversed late Saturday.

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