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Teri Doolittle

@teridoolittle123.bsky.social
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A retired advocate for disabled and neurodiverse people. DHSc, MHP, PA-C, EdHCT. Arthritic old lady whose adult autistic son loves rollercoasters and travel, and family loves games and movies. I try to keep things moving forward. :-)

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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Please report this (possible side effect?) to the prescribing provider. Your observation may be important information.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
When do we think they will reopen the Strait of Warm Ooze?
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 30/05/2026
I have learned to put -ai at the end of my searches to avoid wasting energy and pulling up summaries I don't want or need.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
My dream is that they repurpose the old sets as a walk-through in a climate controlled pavilion with rest and gathering spaces for families. Tomorrowland can be brutal for people who are waiting. Like the arcade area that used to be at the Space Mountain gift shop, but nicer and nostalgic.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
I thought this was an entertaining movie with some heart. Grogu showed some maturation and growth in their powers, the good guys won. Yay! Nothing too realistically gorey, no overly sadistic graphic psychological torture... a movie for families. We need that right now.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
Yeah. I see stroller abuse at Disney. Confined kids, getting sunscorched; their strollers being used as bumper cars to push through crowds while their little legs are sticking out; crying and being ignored or yelled at. Disney could do better by creating rest zones and play spaces for families.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
You can't be sure those kids are truly able-bodied.😔 That said, I agree that some parents pushing strollers are a menace. They put their kids in danger. Disney could do a better job of reducing pinch points, widening ramps, and eliminating unnecessary curbs. I get grief for my mobility scooter...
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 28/03/2026
You could get a strong head start by repurposing existing uninhabited business properties as supervised safe lots for people living in their vehicles, with trash, toilets, utilities, shelter and services. The beneficial effect would be immediate. Give people safe, secure shelter and storage.
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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
Read my most recent article here: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...
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Using Jesus As A Mascot.
On Monday, March 23rd, While holding a public safety roundtable in Tennessee at the beginning of the week, the president said about the urgency of needing to pass the Save Act, “I’m requesting that th...
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Pope Leo's lent message didn't say you have to give up social media, just to be kinder to others while on it. So, you're good. :-) press.vatican.va/content/sala...
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Message of the Holy Father Leo XIV for Lent 2026
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
A take off the Lion King... nope! In Lion King, he would be Scar and his followers would be the hyenas.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
My delightful neurodiverse adult son just said, "Look, it's Rata Clause!"
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 14/11/2025
So true. That can be at the HR level, where our record is flagged as a risk, or the management level when supervisors change, or at the level of peers who resent accommodations that we get and undermine us. It was worse before the ADA, but it has never been easy.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Exactly. But even 38 years ago as a clinical PA in neurology, my patients were losing jobs for lack of reasonable accommodation, and having extreme difficulty finding any new employment. People with impairments are the last hired and the first to go. This isn't new. I know this first hand.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Low skilled desk jobs at a computer... oh my goodness... they are all being replaced by automation and AI. There are many thousands with experience and certification who can't even get an interview, sending out a minimum of 5 applications a week. This idea of available low-skilled jobs is a fantasy.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
Does he know how the economy ended up in the 1920's?
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Caregiving is real work.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 30/10/2025
Classic example of someone who only reads the first paragraph of a report. If he scrolled down he would see that this estimate is based on increases that assume the existing tax credits. share.google/XyHDpARZeG8q...
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ACA Insurers Are Raising Premiums by an Estimated 26%, but Most Enrollees Could See Sharper Increases in What They Pay
The amount health insurers charge for coverage on the ACA Marketplaces is rising 26%, on average, in 2026.... Most enrollees would face even sharper increases in what they pay if they ACA’s enhanced p...
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JAMA @jama.com · 26/10/2025
Among US health care workers, rates of poverty, food insecurity, and housing instability are highest among direct care and support staff, with over 1 in 4 experiencing food insecurity. ja.ma/47p4fwG
A research letter from JAMA titled "Poverty, Food Insecurity, and Housing Instability Among US Health Care Workers." Published online October 22, 2025.The US health workforce faces projected shortages of more than 180 000 physicians and 200 000 registered nurses.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 26/10/2025
I wish I were a fly on the wall...
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
The City Beautiful!
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Emerging from the darkness of this era will require us to acknowledge that the previous status quo, including many institutions that may have served us well in another era, have been failing for my entire lifetime.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Congressmen who are doing "District Work" instead of being at their job in Washington should be required to be onsite in their District office full time, monitored with productivity metrics. They should complete a weekly report of the Five Things they did to directly serve constituents.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Maybe Biden had a secret Time Machine! I wonder if he has a long stripy scarf, and carries jelly babies in his pocket...
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
Reasonable accommodations... I saw this coming.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
My last experience (of a few) was that I had to get all the way to page 5 or 6 of a ~12 page printout to find exactly what was missing. Then appeal while submitting documentation with a certain form to a completely different examiner. It seemed ultra-litigious for customer service.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
I just looked at my Annual Notice of Change for my Medicare Part D coverage for next year. Part D alone is going up over $50 a month for each of us.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
If I were in charge... the ability to add documentation to SSA applications or approvals without having to go through an entire appeal process. Instead of an agent opening and closing cases, a concise online doc showing exactly what is needed or missing in order to approve. Then, an agent review.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
From AADMD, a Tennessee clinic for people with IDD is closing due to budget cuts. www.wsmv.com/2025/09/04/i...
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‘It’s devastating’: Hermitage clinic serving patients with developmental disabilities set to close
A Hermitage clinic that serves hundreds of patients with complex intellectual and developmental disorders is set to close at the end of the month. Families say this is devastating as it’s the only hea...
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
I'm pretty sure this is a big part of what they meant when they said they wanted to weed out the low performers. 😔
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
Jesse did a report on Social Security Administration clawbacks for mistakes they made in payments. That series of reports prepared us for when it started to happen to someone in our family! Forever grateful!
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
Those receiving a certificate of completion should have been those who were unable to participate in any way. If schools were warehousing kids when they should have been getting supports and working toward a diploma, that would be wrong. Sunshine State Standards and Access Points were awesome.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 24/08/2025
I don't think this article is quite right. Only 2% got a "certificate of completion" and those should be students with the most severe disabilities. Most should get a standard diploma on Access Points using alternative assessments, accommodations, modifications and supports. My son got his that way.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Someone should check all the printer rooms at hotels around the DOJ for copies of the Epstein files.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 03/08/2025
I see this another way. I put aside my career to care for my kids with special healthcare needs. Now we have relatives in their 30's, unable to work as they care for disabled parents. Job accommodations, benefits, and part time flexible work for caregivers would help. The system doesn't work for us.
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Josh Johnson @joshjohnsoncomedy.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
When you strip away humanity
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
It's like our own little version of Le Roi De Coeur!
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 08/07/2025
I will never grow up. 😹
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
It was a condition of my employment when I was teaching that I not engage with students on social media, or post anything whatsoever about my work or workplace. There were similar admonitions when I worked in a state government agency, but I doubt it was monitored. That was 20 years ago.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
And not having the HLA-B27 haplotype does not rule out AS.
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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 13/06/2025
This audience member might have just broken Jon #AfterTheCut
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Liberate LA from their elected leaders? Did she really say that???
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Pete Buttigieg @petebuttigieg.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
The most inspiring chapters in our nation's history came when Americans faced down some of our country's darkest demons. Those moments, like our own, were difficult to live through but also brought the chance to bring out the best in us, with enduring consequences.
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JAMA @jama.com · 11/06/2025
Deportations and immigration restrictions could impact the US health care system by removing skilled noncitizen workers, leading to staff shortages and compromised patient care. ja.ma/3TjY1aM
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
@aclusocal.bsky.social‬
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
@acyn.bsky.social‬
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
I heard the Grand Finale of Muppet*Vision 3-D will be re-enacted on June 14th in Washington DC. "Trump's one-finger salute to all nations, but mostly America!"
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Community inclusion, but with what staff and resources???
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
100%. Closing all the schools in all the states and municipalities was a mistake. They should have become gleaming showcases for education and training of the students and staff, and models of resource development for families. And, kids in the community schools should be getting the best as well.
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Teri Doolittle @teridoolittle123.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Another viewpoint. Some disability advocates have been trying to shut all the segregated schools down, for years, in favor of community inclusion rather than segregation in neglected, understaffed, maintenance-deferred second-rate schools that limit some students' potential. Both sides have points.
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