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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Alice Wong was one of the most effective people challenging the Whiteness of disability communities and its many flaws, but who believed fiercely in us as a community, in disabled people as oracles. Alice brought so much to so many of us, it’s hard to measure the kind of gratitude I have for that.

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Aparna Nair @disabilitystor1.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

This is a wonderful way to grieve: Alice worked tirelessly to raise awareness about why Palestine was a disability justice issue and to raise funds for Gaza.

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Sami Schalk @drsamischalk.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I woke up to the news that @sfdirewolf.bsky.social has passed away. I made sure to always give Alice her flowers when we texted or saw each other. I know she knew how much I loved her & appreciated the way she believed in & supported me. But I still wish I could tell her one last time.

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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 15/11/2025

‘Death remains my intimate shadow partner. It has been with me since birth, always hovering close by. I understand one day we will finally waltz together into the ether. I hope when that time comes, I die with the satisfaction of a life well-lived, unapologetic, joyful, & full of love.’ —Alice Wong

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I don't know why the fuck bluesky wouldn't let me rotate the damn picture

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Examples: "I need 2 more bags of groceries by tomorrow in midtown for a family of 4 with a gluten intolerance, DM me for more a list & more details" "Please call representatives, here's where to find your rep's #, here's a script"

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Want to use your social media for SNAP stuff? Great! Use it to organize help & to end legislated poverty.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

These posts use our poverty for you to feel good. It objectifies our need. It's dehumanizing. You're helping us eat because the system is starving us. That isn't award-worthy.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

I keep seeing, "I saw someone post about being hungry yesterday so I gave them groceries" posts. Please don't post about keeping us fed for a pat on the back. We see those posts & it reminds us that people may help us & then ask friends for applause.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If you're helping out folks who aren't getting SNAP next month (and possibly beyond), remember: 🧵

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Danielle @daniellemullen.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Giving people things they don't actually need but things you believe they need can sometimes be worse than doing nothing at all. One way to start helping is to ask what they're really struggling with, what might make it less of a struggle, and give them time to think about it.

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MoCo Underground Writers Showcase @mocounderground.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

This is a really important thread. Help is vital, but help with thoughtfulness, respect, and dignity makes all the difference for those who need it. These are really important suggestions.

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activist_angel ♿ She/They @activistangel.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Mini thread. For those wanting to help fill the gap for people they may know who won't get SNAP benefits for November.

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hand_to_eye @delightw2023.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

No one, and I mean NO ONE, should ever be hungry, much less starving

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A frustrating thing that often arises when it comes to helping people is that often the giver wants control over what the recipient receives. Do you want people deciding what you eat? We don't either. So let's make sure that however you're helping allows us autonomy, OK?

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

There are so many more ways to help other than food-centered; right now we are pawns & it's as dehumanizing as not having enough to eat (or be able to afford our safest foods) every month. Just show us you see us as human in some way or another in addition to tangible help.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Other ways you can help: - transportation to food banks - volunteer at food banks - advocate for food bank accessibility, like curbside service, mask wearing, getting items for different dietary needs - call your congressmembers

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If you're making batch food for strangers, share all the ingredients so people know whether its safe for their diets. If you're making food for individuals, make us something we enjoy AND follow our dietary needs & cooking safety needs to the T, especially for food allergies.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

*NOTE* if we receive other public benefits, we may have asset limits that would affect them if we suddenly got more cash that we have to report (eg), so ask folks who are receiving other assistance what food delivery/access method will be safest/not put our benefits at risk.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

You can also hand us cash, a gift card (including to grocery stores, restaurants/food delivery apps, or online retailers), or shop from our wishlists, to name a few options.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Most of all, we know what we can eat and how we can eat it. Allow us to choose our own foods. If you're taking us to the store, give us your budget for the trip & let us do our own shopping.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

- we eat foods that are healthy, just like you - we eat foods that are not healthy, just like you - we eat foods that fit our dietary needs/desires, just like you - some of us cook, some of us can't, just like you - many of us can't access food banks whether physically or dietary

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

If you're helping out folks who aren't getting SNAP next month (and possibly beyond), remember: 🧵

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

There is indeed something about cold weather that can contribute to you getting sick but it's not cold weather itself that makes you sick, folks.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

People really still believe cold weather makes you sick.

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The Autistic Coach | Mati (he/they) @theautisticcoach.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

You don’t need another productivity hack. You need language for why everything feels like too much and not enough at once. My AuDHD Workshop is a 5-week journey to explore and embrace your contradictions www.theautisticcoach.com/audhd-group-...

the audhd experience workshop - starts this november

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Wow this is ableist AF, thanks for being clear that you don't think everyone has the right to exist in all spaces. Cheers.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

If your protest is permitted by the very institutions you're protesting, it's not a protest.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Thanks for trying C.H. It's so upsetting when people don't care about protecting folks around them.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Hi! I'm glad you wear your N95 indoors. Just in case you aren't already aware, viruses are airborne and can and do also spread in the air outside, especially in crowded areas with poor ventilation.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

At this point you're either A) willfully ignoring disabled people, B) you have no [out] disabled people in your life or C) the disabled people in your life are too afraid to call you on it. None of those options are in your favor.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Here's the thing. You may not be doing this consciously. But you're still doing it, and we're calling you on it like we've been doing since, I dunno, 2021?

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

We see your maskless selfies at those "protests." We see you spreading COVID. We see you making it unsafe for immunocompromised folks (& everyone else). We see you supporting fascists who ban masks. We see you fighting for so-called justice while ignoring disabled people.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

It shouldn't take 10 years for a disabled person's income to match one single person's annual salary. It shouldn't take 10 years for anyone's income to match one single person's annual salary, But/and, the system is deliberately designed to keep disabled people in rigid, fixed, forced poverty.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

It's been seven years since I was awarded permanent disability (SSDI) and it'll only take three more years for me to have received enough in SSDI to match the annual salary of the judge who approved my case.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

People who've been oppressed for generations; who've had our history written [out] by white abled cishet men; who've been eugenicized, marginalized, ostracized, illegalized, institutionalized, traumatized, proselytized... We said this was coming. Maybe listen to us.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

They're killing disabled people. They're disabling people. They're killing disabled people. They're killing starving people. They're starving people. They're killing starving people. They're killing.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

The thing about fascism, eugenics, genocide (etc) is they will always blame disabled people for not surviving fascism, eugenics & genocide. Some of you who will be pissed about this NYT thing are still going around using the line, "People dying from COVID had pre-existing conditions."

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Arrianna Marie Planey, PhD MA @arrianna-planey.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Healthcare is rationed, and these decisions reflect the differential valuation of sick & disabled people: "Federal law deems most home- and community-based services as optional, so they are often targeted when states have to tighten their belts." www.nytimes.com/2025/07/21/w...

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Disabled Americans Fear What Medicaid Cuts Could Do to Them

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TheAutistech @theautistech.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

All technology is assistive. It's just not always accessible.

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 30/07/2025

Outrageous. The White House is sidestepping Congress and halting up to $15 billion in NIH research funding, which would have gone to study diabetes, cancer & more. The order was issued through a four-sentence email sent to NIH directors from Office of Management & Budget Director Russell Vought.

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Charis Hill | they/them @beingcharis.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Anything that helps a disabled person navigate life more easily & with fewer barriers is an accessibility aid. Including dishwashers, shower chairs, safe housing, no strings attached money & doing away with asset limits & benefits cliffs. Everyone deserves these things, period.

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Veronica Lewis, M.Ed. 👩‍🦯 @veron4ica.com · 17/11/2024

I have low vision and I rely on alt text and image descriptions to provide context about images on platforms like BlueSky. If you don’t know how to write #AltText yet, I have several guides on my website that can show you how— take the #AltTextChallenge! veroniiiica.com/how-to-write... (1/10)

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How To Write Alt Text And Image Descriptions

The ultimate guide on how to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired, written by someone with low vision who uses alt text

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Julia Métraux @juliametraux.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

One like=one disability related thought for the anniversary of the ADA

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