#revup

[whenweallvote]

The disability vote is on the rise! Let’s continue to make those numbers ⬆️ Our vote has the power to ensure the laws and leaders we choose work for — and not against — us. Register to vote at weall.vote/partner during Disability Voting Rights Week!

[arejustice]

ASK MEME,       don’t be ridiculous! there’s enough room on this bed for both of us.

mask placed to the side,       one can freely witness every discomposure that piqued the muscles of your embarrassed complexion.       your jacket had found the corner of the sofa,       but the thick green hoodie remains a comfort to your unseen skin;       in spite of the miles you purposefully put between the pair of you,      the atmosphere feels inescapably vulnerable and your throat itches for the inhaler that aggressively pushes against your thigh.       you try to ignore it,      opting for a deep, inaudible inhale instead,      hoping to stave off the rather mortifying breathlessness you felt begin to burn inside your chest.        perhaps you would object had it not been for her persistence,        @revup rarely left room to argue;        her tone seemly matter of fact in regards to any sort of discussion,      and here seemed no different.       she wasn’t asking,   but telling.       so you remain perpetually compliant,        fatigue settling into every nook of your tired body and lugging you lazily towards the bed,     in which she appeared expectant of your company.       slow movements speak only of a bone-aching tiredness and rather,     some painstaking apprehension,       of entering with harley a brand new territory:         you were rarely welcomed into one’s home,        let alone their bed,       and your motions deny you any appearance of false comfort.       you did not know how to sleep with someone else beside you,      how to lay,      how to breathe:      all of it seeping worriedly through your over-analytical subconscious as you wish only for her night’s peace.       sitting with your back to her,       you remove your inhaler covertly and set it to the side,         followed then by your clear, thick-rim glasses,        which left your hazel irises amid a nebulous fog to which you would rapidly shut away,        laying stiffly (and in a rather prevaricating manner) at harley’s left side.

[saberhgen]

sc.      @revup.

“   to  quote  the  great  philosopher  rene  descartes,    liar  liar  pants  on  fire.   ”

[thomasien]

𖤐       @revup      …      incorrect  quotes

[autisticadvocacy]

Call for Blog Posts and Videos on the Disability Vote

With November 6th midterm elections rapidly approaching, it’s time again for disabled Americans to prepare to go to the polls. To shine a spotlight on this crucial political moment, #CripTheVote and Rooted in Rights are partnering to call for stories about voting. We are asking people with disabilities to take the #CripTheVote Challenge by sending

Rooted in Rights is looking for YOUR input about the midterm elections! Share your voice here

[nosmag-blog]

First Openly Autistic Woman Elected to Public Office

After the November 7, 2017 election, Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez became a member of the Enfield, Connecticut board of education. Selvaggi Hernandez is an occupational therapist, assistant professor, and now one of the first openly autistic people elected to political office. Sarah Selvaggi Hernandez first considered the possibility of running for office last January. She became politically involved…

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[pimbiker]

#biketowork #bikelife lekker op de motor naar werk gegaan 😎😎😇 #yamaha #fazer600s #motorbike #motor #revup

[autisticadvocacy]

For decades, Kathy Hoell has struggled to vote. Poll workers have told the 62-year-old Nebraskan, who uses a powered wheelchair and has a brain injury that causes her to speak in a strained and raspy voice, that she isn’t smart enough to cast a ballot. They have led her to stairs she couldn’t climb and prevented her from using an accessible voting machine because they hadn’t powered it on.

“Under increasing pressure to oversee a smooth, secure election, untrained poll workers have discouraged the use of accessible voting machines, leaving voters with disabilities behind.”