Daniel Dickson
@daniel-dickson.bsky.social
Asst Professor, Johnson Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy, University of Saskatchewan. Social Policy/Public Administration, Intellectual/Developmental Disability and Aging.
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A Haunting Legacy: Systemic Ableism in Canadian Housing Policy for People Labelled with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities cup.org/4kEVc05
Daniel Dickson @usask.bsky.social & Megan Linton
@carleton.ca
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@morsini.bsky.social
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A Haunting Legacy: Systemic Ableism in Canadian Housing Policy for People Labelled with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities cup.org/4kEVc05
Daniel Dickson @usask.bsky.social & Megan Linton
@carleton.ca
#FirstView
@morsini.bsky.social
Thrilled to share this new article I co-authored with Megan Linton! We explore the ways that Canadian disability housing policy is 'haunted' by systemic ableism. Read it to discover how Canada continues to exclude, eliminate and extract from people with disabilities through supported housing.
Trump is the most ableist POTUS - this much is obvious. The harm his admin is inflicting on people w disabilities will take decades to undo. But, that he will incur no political damage for directing this extremely vulgar slur at an opponent exemplifies the depth of systemic ableism in the US.
November 28, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Trump is the most ableist POTUS - this much is obvious. The harm his admin is inflicting on people w disabilities will take decades to undo. But, that he will incur no political damage for directing this extremely vulgar slur at an opponent exemplifies the depth of systemic ableism in the US.
It's non-binding legislation, and even if fully adopted by member states many youths would find workarounds. But, this is a good example of the symbolic function of public policy. Formal recognition of the dangers of social media use will inform and empower parents to protect their kids.
The European Parliament m voted in favor of banning social media for people under the age of 16.
483 MEPs voted in favor while 92 voted against. If it becomes law, people will likely have to use IDs to log into their profiles, making anonymous accounts impossible.
483 MEPs voted in favor while 92 voted against. If it becomes law, people will likely have to use IDs to log into their profiles, making anonymous accounts impossible.
November 26, 2025 at 5:23 PM
It's non-binding legislation, and even if fully adopted by member states many youths would find workarounds. But, this is a good example of the symbolic function of public policy. Formal recognition of the dangers of social media use will inform and empower parents to protect their kids.
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Mixed feelings about the recent Ombudsman Report "Lost in Transition" on the hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities and the developmental services system in Ontario
Link to Media Release & Proposed Additional Solutions: tr.ee/Hgn22PfQBu or in bio.
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Link to Media Release & Proposed Additional Solutions: tr.ee/Hgn22PfQBu or in bio.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Mixed feelings about the recent Ombudsman Report "Lost in Transition" on the hospitalization of adults with developmental disabilities and the developmental services system in Ontario
Link to Media Release & Proposed Additional Solutions: tr.ee/Hgn22PfQBu or in bio.
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Link to Media Release & Proposed Additional Solutions: tr.ee/Hgn22PfQBu or in bio.
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In our latest, we discuss how healthcare costs are expected to dramatically spike next year and how the structure of the ACA itself ensures we’re going to relive moments like the shutdown fight until we can replace it with something fundamentally better
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The ACA and the Looming Healthcare Crisis (11/24/25) | The Death Panel
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November 24, 2025 at 9:41 PM
In our latest, we discuss how healthcare costs are expected to dramatically spike next year and how the structure of the ACA itself ensures we’re going to relive moments like the shutdown fight until we can replace it with something fundamentally better
www.patreon.com/posts/144323...
www.patreon.com/posts/144323...
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TBH most autism research is done by non-Autistic researchers who intentionally exclude Autistic people and consider us demanding to be treated like people a barrier to their work and repeatedly ask the wrong questions.
The right questions would be about our internal lives, first and foremost.
The right questions would be about our internal lives, first and foremost.
This is also why a lot of autistic people hate gene related autism research.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
TBH most autism research is done by non-Autistic researchers who intentionally exclude Autistic people and consider us demanding to be treated like people a barrier to their work and repeatedly ask the wrong questions.
The right questions would be about our internal lives, first and foremost.
The right questions would be about our internal lives, first and foremost.
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The Trump administration planned to kick thousands of American seniors off of their disability benefits.
We pushed back — and now, they're backing off.
Public pressure works. Keep fighting back.
We pushed back — and now, they're backing off.
Public pressure works. Keep fighting back.
Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar
The policy would have fundamentally altered who qualifies for the two federal disability programs by eliminating or limiting a person’s age as a factor to consider.
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November 20, 2025 at 1:04 AM
The Trump administration planned to kick thousands of American seniors off of their disability benefits.
We pushed back — and now, they're backing off.
Public pressure works. Keep fighting back.
We pushed back — and now, they're backing off.
Public pressure works. Keep fighting back.
These Social Policy Trends posts from @ronkneebone.bsky.social are fantastic and provide great food for thought!
Today's got me thinking about how ineffective employment growth policies lean towards simply creating more jobs rather than also eliminating barriers to employment for ppl in poverty
Today's got me thinking about how ineffective employment growth policies lean towards simply creating more jobs rather than also eliminating barriers to employment for ppl in poverty
This month Social Policy Trends reminds us that anti-poverty initiatives and policies to encourage employment growth are both effective ways of reducing poverty. Pursuing one strategy to the exclusion of the other can leave important gains unrealized.
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November 19, 2025 at 4:20 PM
These Social Policy Trends posts from @ronkneebone.bsky.social are fantastic and provide great food for thought!
Today's got me thinking about how ineffective employment growth policies lean towards simply creating more jobs rather than also eliminating barriers to employment for ppl in poverty
Today's got me thinking about how ineffective employment growth policies lean towards simply creating more jobs rather than also eliminating barriers to employment for ppl in poverty
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Here is a picture from the 2023 provincial election campaign. See if you can spot the differences.
November 18, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Here is a picture from the 2023 provincial election campaign. See if you can spot the differences.
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Q: Is it appropriate for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president. Is that a conflict of interest? And your royal highness, the US intel community concluded you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journali---
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
November 18, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Q: Is it appropriate for your family to be doing business in Saudi Arabia while you're president. Is that a conflict of interest? And your royal highness, the US intel community concluded you orchestrated the brutal murder of a journali---
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
TRUMP: Who are you with?
Q: ABC News
TRUMP: Fake news
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Let's be clear about what happened today.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
The UCP government has invoked time allocation and on a bill removing Albertans' Charter rights.
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
And they're using the notwithstanding clause to do it.
Here's why that is a dangerous precedent. And why real conservatives need to stand up against it.
open.substack.com/pub/drjaredw...
Alberta Strong and Free, Notwithstanding
The UCP's Bill 2 skirts the legislature and the courts, leaving it up to the public to push back swiftly
open.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Let's be clear about what happened today.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
Premier Smith introduced a bill to strip Albertans of Charter rights,
denied MLAs the opportunity to debate it and the courts the ability to scrutinize it,
and did all of this from her seat on a jet to Saudi Arabia.
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Some RIFs will kill legislation, e.g the Ed office that oversees disability. IDEA was passed 50 yrs ago, when there was broad bipartisan agreement that a more inclusive educational system was a good thing.
It was repealed last Friday. No law was passed. Trump simply made IDEA a dead letter.
It was repealed last Friday. No law was passed. Trump simply made IDEA a dead letter.
October 15, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Some RIFs will kill legislation, e.g the Ed office that oversees disability. IDEA was passed 50 yrs ago, when there was broad bipartisan agreement that a more inclusive educational system was a good thing.
It was repealed last Friday. No law was passed. Trump simply made IDEA a dead letter.
It was repealed last Friday. No law was passed. Trump simply made IDEA a dead letter.
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Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3
October 10, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Announcement from PM Carney moments ago and this is good news. I've been working on this issue with @saulschwartz.bsky.social and @agenestgregoire.bsky.social for years. We've documented how many Canadians don't file and miss out on or loose benefits, .. 1/3
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From Rabia Khedr:
Arbitrary relocation of persons with #disabilities in Ontario — alarming
#onpoli #cdnpoli #Mississauga #Milton #Georgetown #Burlington
Arbitrary relocation of persons with #disabilities in Ontario — alarming
#onpoli #cdnpoli #Mississauga #Milton #Georgetown #Burlington
October 10, 2025 at 12:38 AM
From Rabia Khedr:
Arbitrary relocation of persons with #disabilities in Ontario — alarming
#onpoli #cdnpoli #Mississauga #Milton #Georgetown #Burlington
Arbitrary relocation of persons with #disabilities in Ontario — alarming
#onpoli #cdnpoli #Mississauga #Milton #Georgetown #Burlington
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The inability of the @saskparty.bsky.social to manage the crisis in healthcare is now putting an 8-year-old in a potentially life-threatening position.
I am releasing this in hopes that the Ministry of Health and @premierscottmoe.bsky.social reach out to this family immediately with solutions.
I am releasing this in hopes that the Ministry of Health and @premierscottmoe.bsky.social reach out to this family immediately with solutions.
October 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
The inability of the @saskparty.bsky.social to manage the crisis in healthcare is now putting an 8-year-old in a potentially life-threatening position.
I am releasing this in hopes that the Ministry of Health and @premierscottmoe.bsky.social reach out to this family immediately with solutions.
I am releasing this in hopes that the Ministry of Health and @premierscottmoe.bsky.social reach out to this family immediately with solutions.
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Woah the ableist & sanist language got out the fuck of control. It's like everybody's on RFK's eugenicist team the way they view "deviants." For us disabled & mad people it sucks a lot that this harm towards us exploded. Just know you're helping fascism if everything's "insane" & "batshit" to you.
October 3, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Woah the ableist & sanist language got out the fuck of control. It's like everybody's on RFK's eugenicist team the way they view "deviants." For us disabled & mad people it sucks a lot that this harm towards us exploded. Just know you're helping fascism if everything's "insane" & "batshit" to you.
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The upshot: what matters is not just the latent power resources states (and cities!) have, it’s how officials adapt their use to defend or enhance autonomy. Newsom’s response here is a great example of how a repertoire of defiance can evolve. 2/2
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Gavin Newsom announces that any California university that caves to Trump and signs his “loyalty pledge” will be immediately defunded.
“CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS.”
“CALIFORNIA WILL NOT BANKROLL SCHOOLS THAT SELL OUT THEIR STUDENTS.”
October 2, 2025 at 11:19 PM
The upshot: what matters is not just the latent power resources states (and cities!) have, it’s how officials adapt their use to defend or enhance autonomy. Newsom’s response here is a great example of how a repertoire of defiance can evolve. 2/2
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
Opinion | Autism Has Always Existed. We Haven’t Always Called It Autism.
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September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/24/o...
A very concise and well-written response to the ableist eugenics nonsense spewed by the American administration, who are desperately clawing for any legitimacy amidst the calamitous ruination of their Dept of Health and Human Services
ASAN Condemns Administration's Rampant Misinformation about Autism, Acetaminophen, and Vaccines; Calls for Respectful, Fact-Based Approach - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
On September 22nd, President Trump, RFK, and other members of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) leadership held a press conference that contained false and harmful information about au...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A very concise and well-written response to the ableist eugenics nonsense spewed by the American administration, who are desperately clawing for any legitimacy amidst the calamitous ruination of their Dept of Health and Human Services
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Hypnotically potent symbolism in this photo
September 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hypnotically potent symbolism in this photo
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July 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM
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Late to this, but still have lots of thoughts so let’s go: one like = one point on the political economy of disability and chronic illness. Consider this my belated ADA anniversary offering :)
One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA
July 28, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Late to this, but still have lots of thoughts so let’s go: one like = one point on the political economy of disability and chronic illness. Consider this my belated ADA anniversary offering :)
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Not least because small seminars are a major antidote to AI essays; it’s hard to hide behind superficial AI analysis and summaries of novels when there’s only 10 others in the room and you’re going to have to participate in conversation
Honestly an abomination that the current austerity model of education is fundamentally allergic to the idea of small seminar-style learning, the form that spent several thousand years as the holy grail of educating learners in complex subjects.
July 15, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Not least because small seminars are a major antidote to AI essays; it’s hard to hide behind superficial AI analysis and summaries of novels when there’s only 10 others in the room and you’re going to have to participate in conversation
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Do you love what we do, pals? It's time to take your shot to join our Board of Directors! We're particularly looking for someone who can strengthen our fundraising/grant-making work (so we can keep the lights on and do the stuff we need to do!)
More here: www.djno.ca/post/joi...
More here: www.djno.ca/post/joi...
July 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Do you love what we do, pals? It's time to take your shot to join our Board of Directors! We're particularly looking for someone who can strengthen our fundraising/grant-making work (so we can keep the lights on and do the stuff we need to do!)
More here: www.djno.ca/post/joi...
More here: www.djno.ca/post/joi...
Excellent new policy brief from my colleague Dr. Michelle Bussière-Prytula diagnosing the democratic deficit in Saskatchewan's public education policy landscape:
www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/research-ide...
www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/research-ide...
Public Money, Private Priorities: The Impact of Education Policy Shifts on Democracy, Equity, and Local Governance in Saskatchewan - Graduate School of Public Policy
What happens when a public system no longer answers to the public it serves?
www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca
June 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Excellent new policy brief from my colleague Dr. Michelle Bussière-Prytula diagnosing the democratic deficit in Saskatchewan's public education policy landscape:
www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/research-ide...
www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/research-ide...