Advocates for Youth says that it can’t serve marginalized young people and adhere to the president’s executive orders, restrictions and censorship on race and gender.

this is legitimately evil

This is scary on so many levels it’s hard to know where to start. People might think something like this already exists—you hear about rates of autism increasing and think the government is keeping track. That’s not at all how it works. Autism is the test case for eroding our right to privacy.

This is the program that I teach in and this article makes me quite proud 😊 www.cehd.udel.edu/centering-re...

Breast cancer diagnoses rose by over 300% between 1973 and 1992. Was there a breast cancer epidemic?! NO. Mammograms were implemented for screening in 1976. PREVALENCE is a function of being able to correctly diagnose something. This is also about autism.

Do you know how hard it is to get these organizations on the same page?

If I had a dollar for every time someone falsely spread (and profited from) autism misinformation, I’d give it all to the services that Autistic people actually wanted and millions of people’s lives would be better instead of worse.

Our paper won a Best Paper Award at #chi2025 ! It challenges the idea that Deaf tech should only be assistive. It presents alternative narratives that center deaf lives and show why we need Deaf-centred design in tech. @robinxtech.bsky.social @katta.bsky.social programs.sigchi.org/chi/2025/pro...

This is digital book burning connect.ala.org/acrl/discuss...

“Reorganizing” means eliminating the Administration for Community Living (ACL). The ACL supports the deinstitutionalization of people with disabilities and the elderly. Institutions still exist in America and their (re)expansion is celebrated by the eugenicists who run this administration.

Whenever this administration does anything egregiously stupid it’s to divert the narrative from something egregiously amoral. The more horrendous things they do, the more they’ll up the ante on the distractions—that’s not to say this isn’t dangerous in and of it’s self.

Excited to read this!

Walz: "The idea that the secretary of education would not know what IDEA is -- individuals with disability in education act -- that's like your mechanic not knowing how to put air in your tire. And she's in charge of this nation's education progress. It is catastrophic."

My guess is these guys knew they were going to take some “big” hits at first but that’s the price you pay for an everlasting oligarchy. 🤷🏻‍♀️

This is not just a waste of taxpayer dollars. It takes money away from projects Autistic people care about—research that supports Autistic people to thrive and identifies/dismantles systemic barriers. Not to mention, at this stage of the game, I would not trust the people doing the research.

"Opposing forced sterilization means reckoning with how disabled people are viewed as parents. After all, more than 40 states allow disability to be used as grounds for parental termination, and disabled parents are at a higher risk of being monitored by CPS." www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

The first measles death in the US in a decade -- the tragic, preventable death of a child whose parents chose not to protect them with vaccination -- should spark an immediate nation-wide campaign to ensure all children are protected against preventable diseases. Anything less is unconscionable.

This is easy, this is quick, and this is something legislators will pay attention to

The measles outbreak in Texas is reminding me of the public letter Roald Dahl wrote about losing his daughter to measles in 1962, just before the vaccine was publicly available.

Excellent 🧵 on this evening's NIH announcement of a dramatic reduction in indirect rates for research institutions, which amounts to a generational restructuring of the US research and development ecosystem. These cuts are effective immediately, not just for new grants but for existing ones.

New — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) was told this week by DOJ that they'd lose their funding if the org didn't remove any mentions of LGBTQIA+ issues from their public materials, I've learned. Staff were told they need to deadname trans kids in their reports to comply.

NEW — DOGE now has full access to HHS Payment Management System, I’ve learned. The system distributes almost $1 trillion per year in grants (largest in the govt) and supports all of NIH, CDC + many other public health initiatives. Musk guy Luke Farritor is actively delaying payments to recipients.

Also true for complying with the ADA.

And blaming people with intellectual disability because why not if you’re the worst.

"at this time our understanding is that for formula funding all districts received their FY24 funds on either July 1 or October 1 and it is with them and cannot be withheld."

SNAP and free/reduced lunch are funded through federal grants.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service. “Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

couple months ago, i & a few others were asked about the resurgence of the r-slur. i looked at some recent examples & saw that it is related to the wave of eugenics and race science that has coincided with our descent into fascism. not a trend I’d want to hop on! www.vox.com/culture/3764...

I was happy that Delaware Public Media spoke to me for this piece. www.delawarepublic.org/science-heal...

I hate to give advice but if I do, it’ll be neurodiversity affirming. Also, so lucky to have like minded colleagues. www.udel.edu/udaily/2024/...

It’s Giving Tuesday and International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I’m very proud to work with the Access: Ability Scholars—a group of students dedicated to promoting physical and social access. Help us bring disability thought leaders to campus: givingday.udel.edu/giving-day/9...

I highly recommend this webinar for the Office of National Autism Coordination "Voices of Diversity: Conversations on Autism Across Cultures and Identities" iacc.hhs.gov/meetings/aut...

New public alert 🚨 Really proud of this work with Dr. Melissa Stoffers available open access rdcu.be/d0gLX