disability history @lselibrary.bsky.social exploring Rosa May Billinghurst wheelchair user, militant suffragette blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsehistory/2... padlet links padlet.com/h_dawson/dis... @lsegender.bsky.social @womenshistnet.bsky.social @scotsuffragette.bsky.social #disabilityhistorymonth

To mark Disability History Month, explore how women’s experiences have shaped disability history and why they must be counted. Read Dr Coreen McGuire’s article for the Women’s History Network: womenshistorynetwork.org/making-women... #DisabilityHistoryMonth #WomensHistory #Inclusion #Accessibility

Today I learned that NASA has a collection of free ebooks that can be downloaded as pdfs or ebub format. The science books even include a children’s section with fun activites and coloring books! science.nasa.gov/multimedia/s...

I can't say too much since attys are now involved, but for the past several yrs I've been dealing w public abuse/harassment from a person (white supremacist), w support from his besties & pushback from v few. Transphobic rhetoric, lateral #ableism, spreading lies, gen hatefulness. It's exhausting.

There are many things I love about the collaboration between @stoningtonpride.bsky.social and Bank Square Books. One of them is finding amazing new books after events 😁 Thanks to Devyn for sharing from this one (resulting in my purchase) at our Trans Day of Remembrance poetry open mic & vigil. 🖤🏳️‍⚧️

Rest is resistance when you're trapped under the tyranny of ableism. #DisabilityHistoryMonth

Honored to have been asked to speak at outCT's #TransgendrDayOfRemembrance vigil last night. Why we are here, honoring lives lost, cultivating hope and community. I am looking forward to @stoningtonpride.bsky.social #TDOR events tomorrow. I'm grateful for our community 💛🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

JB Pritzker: "Not everything is a both sides issue. When someone's breaching the Constitution, it needs to be called out

no disabled person accepts you using ableism to be transphobic. Gross.

Isn't this the same scumbag who had cops "clearing camps" and destroying folks wheelchairs for *checks notes* daring to be homeless? And isn't he also the Democrats shiny new poster boy?

It was an honour to be a part of the outCT "Piece of Mind Annual Mental Health Symposium" & share about the intersection of disability & queerness. How important rest and resilience are to justice work. It was amazing to learn so much from others that, as well. Thanks to The Day for the press

Listening to the "Weird Little Guys" (great podcast) about American neo-nazi and creator of the term "white power" George Lincoln Rockwell. During the setup, before they said his name, I 100% seriously thought "damn, they got the Charlie Kirk episode out FAST!" So, that says something.

Had a lovely time this weekend w Rep Bumgardner & so many wonderful Stonington candidates & our neighbors. Getting to chat abt questions, thoughts, concerns abt our community was a great exp. We're lucky to have so many well-informed, curious, kind people living in our towns (& running for office!)

I'm at a local coffee shop waiting for my meeting. I'm my "idk where I'm going but im gay" shirt. The most STUNNING woman walked by and said "hey, i LOVE your shirt" Excuse me while I just dissolve like cotton candy in the rain in the best possible way

Do you know about this INCREDIBLE human?! If you don't, you should - open.substack.com/pub/thefarra... or link in bio ✒️ #SubstackWriters #ClarenceCarter #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityTidbits #AmWriting #DeafBlind #Musician #contemporary

📣 I'm running for Stonington Board of Education, and I've been endorsed by the Working Families Party! I'm looking forward to a very community-centric, inclusive, authentic campaign. bit.ly/farrah4boe

Today, I had to explain to my (deeply conservative, republican) mother what a Libertarian is and why many of us here in New England aren't visiting New Hampshire right now. #PuttingTheDieInLiveFreeOrDie

Happy Friday all! Here's our Mutual Aid thread for the week of Friday, Aug 29 Take your meds 💊 Hydrate 🚰 Water your green pets 🌿 Check in with yourself 🫵🏽 Check in with your people 👩🏻‍🤝‍👨🏿 Make one small choice that supports public health today 😷 It's never too early to start planning Halloween 🎃

Did you know that a disabled man shaped the city of San Diego? Learn more! - open.substack.com/pub/thefarra... or link in bio ✒️ #SubstackWriters #CharlesDali #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityTidbits #AmWriting #Polio #SanDiego #politics #NoPaywall

Funny how marginalized groups not wanting to be sacrificed is "asking for perfection"

As our country becomes increasingly inhospitable and dangerous for so many of us, including people like me, I've begun looking more seriously into immigration. Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, maybe Portugal? The process is hard for everyone. For a disabled person, it's so much harder.

a big lessons of 2020 for the uninitiated *should* have been that cops—broadly meaning state agents—use whatever force they want on whoever they want. if you registered that, you may be able to process what we're seeing now with ICE agents and if you didn't know it then, now's the next best time

It's not "official official" til the SOTS says so, but... I've got all the signatures & then some from folks in our town to appear on the ballot this November as a Working Families Party candidate for Board of Ed here in Stonington! Stay tuned - it's gonna be great - theday.com/news/776189/...

I have the best friends, the most beautiful community. I can't WAIT to share some exciting news as soon as it's OFFICIAL official 😏 Suffice it to say, we're moving & shaking in a beautiful, authentic way here in Stonington. I'm STOKED! #BreakFromTheStatusQuo #AndNowForSomethingCompletelyDifferent

Also inspired by Twitter user Charlie Knight, here are some wheelchair etiquette "do's"! 1. DO offer to open the door for us, just like you would for anyone else. But please remember not to move us, no touching! Just like anyone else lol.

Taking advantage of #DisabilityPride month to do some quick wheelchair etiquette, inspired by Charlie Knight on twitter (& my own exhausting experiences) -

Did you know that, if you manage to jump through all the hoops and actually get #disability from the government, that means you're now living in forced poverty? Like, by definition. The average an individual receives is between $800 and $1,100 per month.

Very proud of our town! Very concerned about how much the CTDOT knows (or does not)

They'll have to try to pry my em dashes from my bisexual— and neurodivergent— hands.

Did you know that there is a #DisabilityPride flag? There sure is. This is it! It was designed by Ann Magill, disabled woman, with feedback from the disabled community. The flag is designed to represent some very specific aspects of disabled life. Let's explore this beautiful and intention design!

So, what can we do to combat ableism? That thing we've talked about for like 3 days now lol The answer is both simple and complex -

Continuing yesterday's theme of #ableism, I want to talk about #ableist language & microaggressions. We know about some of the big ones, like the "R" word (or I hope we know about that one by now!), but I want to talk about some of the more subtle ones.

I've got to stop using the fact that I/ @stoningtonpride.bsky.social now host a wildly successful queer D&D event as an excuse to give in to my magpie tendencies to collect ALL the shiniest, prettiest, darkest, most whimiscal, gayest dice 😅✨️

All the words I wish I could have said about #AI, said by people much smarter & more eloquent

#DisabilityPride is so incredibly cool, but I guess we can't talk about it without talking about #ableism. I mean, we wouldn't need disability pride without it, right? First off, what is ableism? It's simply discrimination in favor of abled folk or against disabled humans.

#DisabilityPride is important because, so often, disabled folx are viewed through a lens of pity. And while compassion is appreciated, we don't want or need your pity. We want and need #equality and #equity!

#DisabilityPride is so incredible! I love it so much! As you probably know, I do a lot of artwork that features my own disabled body and highlights my disability, whether it's using my mobility aids, or leaning into my weird hypermobility (thanks #EhlersDanlosSyndrome!)

#FarrahGoesToTheDoctor - Spine Surgery edition Thursday, bright and early, I showed up at the hospital for my long-anticipated surgery. It was a very long day of surgery and recovery, (i have many funny stories of drugged-up Farrah, fear not) but my medical team was beyond fantastic!

Belated , but... July is #DisabilityPrideMonth! Disability Pride Month has been a thing since the ADA was passed, July 26, 1990. Boston had the 1st Disability Pride event that year to celebrate. Every July since we've partied, educated, generally reveled in the beauty/diversity of our community!

Pre-op hair-chop

🚨 new video 🌹 can we organize entertainment against corporate greed & fascism? at bulletproof soul we’re rallying pop culture against late stage capitalism youtu.be/3ytW1QdSIeM?...

"The best way to find yourself is to lose yourself in the service of others" - Mahatma Gandhi #NoStringsAttachedKindness

I've been working hard trying to keep lots of great, informative, well-cited content on my Substack. I write all about #DisabilityRights & #DisabilityHistory, from an intersectional angle. thefarrahgarland.substack.com or link in bio ✒️

I called my fed & state legislators & asked them to create/execute law(s) that would keep immigration/LEO's from concealing their identities/agency affiliations This is SO important for transparency/accountability - to hold LEO's accountable, also to keep randos from kidnapping ppl off the street.

Slightly belated first day of summer vibes in #MysticCT ☀

Been trying to write one single article for over two weeks. Yes, many other things going on, but the struggle shouldn't be this hard. I miss just being able to sit down and write. Where did that go? How do I get it back?

I called to ask my Fed Legislators to support S.J.Res.59/H.Con.Res.38, the war powers res, & curtail the Trump admin's ability to involve the U.S. in the Israel-Iran war w/o congressional authorization. Congress MUST keep its authority & keep us from getting into yet another fk*n endless war. Jfc.

With victory all but assured, Zohran Mamdani, a 33-year-old democratic socialist who ran an energetic campaign centered on the cost of living, told supporters, “I will be your Democratic nominee for the mayor of New York City.”