disability

Legally blind Strange New Worlds actor Bruce Horak (Hemmer) had news earlier this spring that I somehow missed:

- a crowdfunded documentary is being made about his ‘Boldly going’ as a disabled actor and visual artist

- he met with William Shatner, who has agreed for Bruce to paint his portrait. (Bruce paints as he sees with his very limited vision in one eye.)

Here’s a report from CTV from his hometown of Calgary filed in March.

“And he says he’s an example of how DEI works – for everyone.

“When you design for disability, everyone benefits,” he said, pointing out that phone texting started as something to assist the hearing-impaired and now it’s for everyone.”

https://www.ctvnews.ca/calgary/article/legally-blind-calgary-born-actor-bruce-horak-to-paint-portrait-of-william-shatner/

#StarTrek #Disability #Blind #Accessibility @zora #StarTrekSNW #StrangeNewWorlds #BruceHorak #Shatner

“China noted a rise in outpatient cases from 7.5% to 16.2% and severe hospitalized cases from 3.3% to 6.3%”

The latest COVID variant is sweeping across Asia, causing “razor blade throat” and other concerning symptoms.

The US dismantles reporting, remove access to testing & may restrict vaccines.

Wear a well fitted respirator, it could save a life.

https://greekcitytimes.com/2025/05/24/china-grapples-with-covid-19-surge-marked-by-severe-razor-blade-throat-symptom/

#covidisairborne #covidisnotover #MasksWork #longcovid #disability #ableism

Disabled people are the canaries in the coal mine. Climate change, extreme weather, supply chain disruptions and natural disasters hit us harder and faster than others.

We need our communities to look out for us, and we need to look out for one another.

My latest is about my tips for surviving heat waves and wildfires, and includes my top tips for staying cool and cleaning the air:

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/heat-waves-wet-bulb-temps-and-wildfires

#climatechange #disability #ableism #eugenics #heatdome #wildfires #cleanair #emergencypreparedness #texasflood

Police have arrested a man for handing out face shields to protesters in LA (I’ve also seen reports that he may have been distributing masks)

Why is this a crime? Why is providing PPE to people who are being hit with chemical munitions and rubber bullets an offence?

This is bleak.

Once again this ties back to disability rights.

If more people would help normalize masks; they wouldn’t have such an easy time vilifying them

Ironically these protests are going to lead to more disability, at least in part because police are making it impossible for people to protect themselves.

https://ktla.com/news/local-news/alleged-l-a-rioter-arrested-for-handing-out-face-shields-during-protests-u-s-attorney/

#fascism #la #losangeles #uspol #disability #ableism #eugenics

My bike’s stuck at “session zero” until I gear up (epilepsy + drivers rolling critical fails).

Fund milestones to unlock #TTRPG games + my safe mobility. So close to being road ready!

🗡️ Join the Campaign: https://fundrazr.com/revneedsabike

🎒 Adventuring Gear: https://throne.com/revcasey/collections/revs-mobility

#MutualAid #Mobility #Disabled #Disability #Safety #MutualAidRequest

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You guys, Mamdani was the only Democratic candidate running who categorically opposed mask bans

He was running against an establishment man with name recognition, huge amounts of funding & a history of abandoning the most vulnerable to die of covid

This feels like a huge win for vulnerable people

#uspoli #nyx #fascism #maskbans #disability #mamdani

I had a holiday from awkwardness. Can you have sex? was solved. Most people have been or known a doubled self like us…

—Nuala Watt, “Pregnant & Squint”
from The Department of Work & Pensions Assesses a Jade Fish (Blue Diode, 2024)

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https://www.bluediode.co.uk/product-page/the-department-of-work-and-pensions-assesses-a-jade-fish-by-nuala-watt

#Scottish #literature #poem #poetry #disability #pregnant #pregnancy #motherhood

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