#ddom

[smoov-criminal]

today is Disability Day of Mourning, a day when we are to commemorate disabled people who are killed at the hands of their family and/or caregivers. there's so much i could say about it, but mostly i just want people to keep these victims in mind today. here's a webpage that acts as a memorial to these victims and a source for information on the topic. if you can, try to take a moment today to think about these victims and just generally keep them in your heart, they deserve that much.

[writing2changetheworld]

Today is Disability Day of Mourning (DDoM). It's a day to honor and remember all the disabled people murdered by their family members (filicide) and/or caregivers.

Today I'm sad. I'm angry. I'm exhausted. I hate that this day is necessary.

I wish I had more to say. I should schedule this post next year.

[helloiamausacresfan]

Intentionally killing someone outside of a legal, medically overseen euthanasia is always murder. There are community care options for EVERYONE, no matter how disabled. Please don't murder disabled people dependent on others.

[auressea]

[archerbird]

((So... tomorrow is the National Disability Day of Mourning. Every March 1st, the disability community gets together to mourn the 600+ disabled people killed by their parents and caretakers over the past 5 years and beyond.

I try not to go out on a serious topic like this, but I'm sad. I'm sad and upset because we have to have a day like this. You see it every time there's the murder of a disabled kid. "They had no other choice! They were at the end of their rope!" People accuse the victims of being burdens and hard to love and don't even consider that maybe their life was worth living.

Nobody deserves to die like that. Nobody deserves to be told that sorry, you're hard to deal with so you don't get to live anymore. How dare you? Disabled lives are worth living every. Single. Time.

ASAN has an anti filicide toolkit available to those who fear they or a loved one might be in danger or become a danger. There are also going to be irl and online vigils for the dead tomorrow. I don't think I'll be able to handle it this year, but if you're interested in it you should check it out. Never stop fighting and never stop being angry. They deserved to live.

Edit: you can download the toolkit here. Here is the disability memorial website. Major trigger warnings for abuse and murder.))

[autisticsunitedca]

Disability Day of Mourning 2019

Disability activists and organizations are preparing for the annual Disability Day of Mourning on March 1st. Across the country, local communities will gather to commemorate people with disabilities murdered by family members or caretakers. 

The murders of people with disabilities are often framed as “mercy killings,” but that perception sets a dangerous precedent. "The value our society places on disabled people is shockingly clear," says activist, author, and speaker Emma Van der Klift. "Faced with a growing number of child murders perpetrated by parents upon their disabled offspring, the public seems unable to respond with the clarity reserved for the parents who murder their nondisabled children. When we mistake homicide for care and compassion, we help create a climate where these and other atrocities become possible.”

In Canada, Disability Day of Mourning was first observed in 2015, starting in Vancouver. Since then, vigils have been held as a yearly reminder that disability is not, and has never been, a justification for violence. 

2019 Vigils 

Vancouver, British Columbia:

@vancouverautistics will be holding their vigil in the Woodlands Memorial Garden, New Westminster from 5-6:30 pm. 

Event details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/2243051655975208/

Winnipeg, Manitoba:

@manitobaautistics will be holding their vigil at the University of Winnipeg (The Hive), Winnipeg from 6-8 pm. 

Event details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/260070201577749

Guelph, Ontario: 

Kinnery Chaparrel (individual activist) will be holding a vigil in St. George’s Square, Guelph from 6 pm. 

Event details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/340573600000332/

Toronto, Ontario: 

Autistics 4 Autistics (A4A) will be holding their vigil on the Ryerson Campus (Sally Horsefall Eaton Centre Bldg, Room SHE560), Toronto from 3-5 pm. 

Event details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/349632405875581

Halifax, Nova Scotia: 

@novascotia-autistics will be holding their vigil in the Halifax Central Library (BMO Community Room on the 2nd floor), Halifax from 1-3 pm. 

Event details can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1196551217166983

[neurowonderful]

TW for filicide, ableism, murder of disabled persons.

On March 1st, 2018, I had the honor of presenting my speech “How Many Ways” for the Disability Day of Mourning vigil hosted by Autistics United Vancouver—Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh Territory In recognition of the day, I am sharing it again.

This video is captioned. Transcript here: Link 

[awn-network]

In the past five years, over 650 people with disabilities have been murdered by their parents, relatives or caregivers. On Friday, March 1st, the disability community will gather across the nation to remember these disabled victims of filicide – disabled people murdered by their family members or caregivers. We see the same pattern repeating over …

Today is the 2019 Disability Day of Mourning. This the latest version of ASAN’s Anti-Filicide Toolkit.