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@HijaDe2Madre

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Disabled, cyborg, demotivational speaker and artist. Likes: small dogs, Big cats, and long naps. Dislikes: pants. 👖❌ Argue with your momma.

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✨NEW DESIGN✨ I’ve been thinking about doing this one for a while! I hope everyone loves it! ♿️ Link to shop: (Pics of some items in thread!)
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My partner went to Starbucks & got 2 bagels & coffees & the barista asked him if it was for his valentine & he said no its for the homeless guy outside & this bitch was like “This is why they don’t leave the area” then they went to try & make the guy leave. Ppl are so miserable
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Remember when they handcuffed and dragged Disabled people out when doing a peaceful sit in for HEALTHCARE
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Well... Well... Well..
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.03% of ocean plastic comes from straws. 46 percent comes from fishing nets via @bopinion
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This lady is telling us about this painful ordeal about getting tested for monkey pox and I just can’t get over how she’s still tanning with painful rash and sores all over her body
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This is how POC/Undocumented patients die during pandemics (or any other time)
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A friend told me about a seamstress that is sewing face masks (for free) for her community w/donated fabric and the men are angrily refusing to wear floral patterns 😩 During a pandemic
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This isn’t heartwarming. Disabled people fighting for their lives never is. Bravery should never involve literal freaking children trying to dodge obstacles that shouldn’t be there in the 1st place omg
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✨health insurance is a scam✨
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Ableds are definitely confusing “some want the pandemic to last forever” With “People need to follow guidelines bc we (Disabled people) REALLY don’t want to die” And “Quarantine has suddenly made lots of things accessible & we would like these accommodations to stick around”
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It’s genocide. Indigenous people aren’t animals.
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ICYMI Uncontacted tribes face 'extinction' under Brazil's new president, advocates say
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“If the pandemic taught us anything…” Prepare to read something Disabled people always knew
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It’s really mind blowing to see just how many people forget that immunocompromised folks also have mental health?? 😩
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I don’t want to share the vid again, but a Black, Autistic kid was dropped off on her 18th bday at a homeless shelter by her adoptive family She was being interviewed & I can tell she had NO idea why her family would do that I really hate that her story isn’t that uncommon
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“It wasn’t my intention” is not an apology.
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Someone just told me a postmates delivery guy showed up and said "im here to deliver to the lazy motherfucker that ordered from 4 blocks away" Some Disabled and elderly folks can’t just mosey on down the street for their groceries. They still need to eat. ♿️
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If you have a friend like this. Drop them immediately. ACCESSIBILITY ISN’T SPECIAL TREATMENT
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NYT Styles 💖
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My friend has autism gets special testing accommodations. She takes exams in a private room, where she uses her notes to do better. Is that fair? And is it actually helping her?
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Idk how people can act like they’re not a couple paychecks away from this situation like…
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Shifting away from “being Disabled is expensive” to “There are intentional structural inequalities that force & keep disabled people into poverty” I think is important.. Maybe will touch on this later once my brain fog clears or I’ll forget. Either or 🙃
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Just took a shower and here is your constant reminder to let go of that ego/pride And get yourself a shower bench, chair, stool You literally don’t have to stand (unless you need to ofc)
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I know animals can be super intelligent & express I wide array of emotions but it’s hella weird when an animal is Disabled & ppl project their ableist views on them “This dog is blind but it doesn’t let it get him down! He’s happy anyway!!!” And I’m just like..he’s a dog, Pam
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The last of the “Ugly Laws” which allowed police to jail Disabled people for being seen in public ended in **1974** They’ve been rebranded as anti homeless bills & proposals for forced institutionalizations. It’s never about malls, libraries, bathrooms. Just Disabled hate.
Yes, people do hate disabled people for just existing, why do you ask?
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I can’t stop thinking of how Disabled folks have pushed for televisits since forever & it really took a pandemic 😩
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Again, “I don’t think they thought of/meant/included Disabled people when they said that.” Is. The. Freaking. Problem.
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This is why disabled people have a hard time trusting medical professionals ♿️
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Hawaii could become the 1st state to discriminate against Disabled ppl by taking away their ability to eat and drink safely. Lawmakers continue to dance around the real causes of pollution because of greed. 🙃♿️
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Hawaii could become the first state to completely ban plastic at restaurants. Lawmakers just introduced proposals to ban plastic straws, utensils, bags and plastic foam cups, an effort to cut down on plastic pollution in our oceans.
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Didn’t realize I had sensory issues until I caught myself saying “That light is way too loud” 🥲
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Not when racism and disablism runs rampant in medicine like it does
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The way and the quickness disabled and chronically ill people have been erased during this vaccine rollout is 😬
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Deaf Indigenous actress wanted for a lead role!!
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In all seriousness. Watch Crip Camp on Netflix if you haven’t The Disability Rights Movement is history that is often times ignored yet changed the lives of millions. But keep in mind the issues discussed in the film are *still* very real for Disabled ppl today! 👩‍🦼👩‍🦯🧑‍🦽🚶‍♂️👩‍🦽
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Reminder: ✨Ableism doesn’t stop being ableism just bc it’s aimed at someone you dislike✨
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I’m not a dermatologist but if you have blistering sores all over your body the UV rays are gonna make it 10000x worse baby STAHP
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There needs to be a show where a Gordon Ramsey like Disabled person goes around yelling at businesses that are inaccessible to shape the heck up 😂
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My partner told me of this person he knew that recently passed due to a fall. For some time before this he had refused getting a walker. Please I cannot stress it enough: If you’re thinking about a mobility aid please get one before it’s too late. Please.
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Your periodic reminder that if Disabled people have to ASK for access then it’s not accessible 🤗
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I want to thank whoever recommended these timed pill caps. They keep track how long ago you last time you opened the bottle & took a pill.
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I’ll never get over the phrase “underage women” Children?? You mean children, Ryan??
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@DeanBakopoulos I’ll take it a step further
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Call the Midwife has really changed how I watch tv shows. Whenever I come across a show w/disabled characters w/no disabled actors I’m flabbergasted bc I know it can be done
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I always chuckle at people’s obsession w/thinking folks lie about being Disabled when most lie TO HIDE IT for their own protection.
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Reminder that disabled people have been fighting for things like telehealth & remote learning before the pandemic. It’s accessibility & life saving, not some emergency one time thing. ♿️
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I’m thinking of all the Disabled people in harms way right now. War is a mass disabling event. DP aren’t thought of during emergency preparedness, evacuations, & struggle even more so afterwards as refugees. The world is inaccessible but almost impossible to maneuver during war.
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Half of the people killed by police are Disabled. Quit leaving us out of the convo. If you haven’t been putting in the work around ableism. Start now.
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TMZ
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Autistic Teen Dies After Cops Sit on Him for 9 Minutes, Family Claims
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MAAM GET IN THE SHADE
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Your children’s disability isn’t social media “content” for you to share
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Opinion about Parenting that would get you like this? Let’s have them!
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This is an ode to all Disabled kids w/mobility aids this Halloween 🎃 👻 Dress up how you want! Incorporate your aid or not. Your choice. Stay safe ✨
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Disabled people: x is inaccessible Ableds: Just find a workaround!! Oh do I have some news about living disabled. I spend most of my days and energy trying to find workarounds for myself and others. We shouldn't have to.
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I hope everyone that was harassing Disabled people for using (& needing) life saving straws ditched that snazzy unrecyclable wrapping paper this year 🤭🥤
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Latinx parents before waking you up with cumbia & merengue on the weekend
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Just a reminder: Ableism doesn’t have to be directed at a Disabled person to be ableist.
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What to do when you suspect a person isn’t really disabled in public. A thread: You leave them the hell alone you disablist jerk. /end thread. ♿️
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It always tickles me when I hear an able say, “do you expect the world to take into consideration every disability ever for Accessibility?” Um yes.
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You can be ableist without knowing it. You can be ableist without hating disabled people. You can be ableist without intending to be. Start actively unlearning. #MakeAbleistsUncomfortable
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Nurses on Twitter be like: “AITA for taking away a patient’s wheelchair and throwing it down the stairs for being snappy? :(“
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@yumcoconutmilk There was a lady taking care of her mother in HOSPICE and folks were berating her for buying her Starbucks. Sweet summer child let her have her mocha choco lata yaya
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I need EVERYONE to realize that DISABLED people are THREE TIMES more likely to be assaulted THREE TIMES This “act deaf” “act blind” “act crazy” or whatever tf Tyra Banks said 30 years ago was always harmful, dangerous and statistically incorrect
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To the people that need to hear it: Most Disabled people don’t have someone to help them w/everyday living. It’s not free. It’s expensive.
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@awfulsexworker It got worseeee
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Happy #InternationalWomensDay to all my Disabled women out there. I see you 💖
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The Paralympics really took someone’s medal away bc they didn’t make the announcements accessible & had them in a language the athlete didn’t understand so he was late🙃
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I hate Frida’s bday because people come out of the woodworks on here to try & tell INDIGENOUS Zapotec women how to feel about their culture being stolen right from under them 😩
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“Well... what did Disabled people do before *insert important thing Disabled ppl need that others are trying to dismiss here* ” The answer will always be: We died.
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The Venn diagram of the people that were willing to risk sick and Disabled people for a hair cut and the ones saying you shouldn’t wish bad things on people is prob a circle ⭕️
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Disabled people are not your worse case scenario
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I forgot to mention in the first tweet that it was a barista & the manager (not my partner) trying to make the man leave
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Went to the gyno the other day for the 1st time since COVID started & they got an accessible exam table in my absence & they were so excited to show me. It was the 1st time where the exam table was *too* low (it was able to go *all* the way down!) ♿️
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Canada *coerces* Disabled people into euthanasia by denying them affordable housing and a living wage. It devalues the lives of Disabled people. Fixed it for you.
@AP
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Canada allows people with serious disabilities to choose euthanasia in the absence of any other medical issue. Human rights advocates say that devalues the lives of disabled people.
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Someone asked my partner why we aren’t married & he explained that if we do I’d most likely lose my healthcare & the guy got so mad he almost flipped the table 😭 Yes! Let the hate flow through you… and demand change 📧 📞 📢
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“Oh I didn’t mean to include/exclude Disabled people when I tweeted this terrible take/imaginary harsh law/utopian daydream!” Yeah, we know. That’s part of the problem.
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@EsaIndigena The tiny tiny tortilla 😩
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Unless you’re willing to pay our lawyers stop telling Disabled people to sue everyone.
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Everyone likes fawning over Disabled people that “never complain no matter what they’re going thru 🥺” Pfft. Not me. I complain. A LOT.
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rupaul saying in tonight’s ep. he notices some chronically Ill folks make themselves out to be victims doesn’t sit right w/me 😭
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I already know 9 times out of 10 I’m going to hear the worst ableist take after the words: “As a family member of a person with a disability…”
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I’m going to need folks to stop saying “Quit letting your disability define you” Disability shapes my every day life and I’m going to need you to stop making that be a negative.
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Someone makes yarn spoke covers on Etsy and my mind is blown. link:
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PSA NOT ALL DISABILITIES NEED MOBILITY AIDS NOT ALL DISABLED PPL ARE ELDERLY YOU CAN’T TELL IF SOMEONE’S DISABLED OR NOT BY LOOKING @ THEM
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Stop telling disabled people to sue unless you’re paying our legal fees challenge ♿️
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Since I’m reading what Mr Beast did & paraplegic folks are getting thrown into the mix: Hi! It’s me! I’m the one that wouldn’t want to wake up walking. My body was made not to walk. My disability made it evolve into its present form. I’m ok w/it! More accessibility please!
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Something makes me itch when Ableds praise Disabled people for “suffering in silence” It’s like “thank you for not having me & others feel remotely uncomfortable with your pain. So resilient!” 🤢
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A few years ago a BIG communist account turned out to be a fed after people realized she was posting selfies from known upscale government getaways and that’s why I don’t trust no one on these Twitter streets lol
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Can y’all get another personality trait besides hating your disabled sibling
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my sister RUINING thanksgiving w her damn celiac disease… my mama suggested making a gluten free apple pie w tapioca flour i said hell no!! This is America!
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You can’t call yourself anti fascist unless you’re anti ableism.
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Please stop telling Disabled people to “lawyer up” when we tell you about our inaccessibility problems It would be the most obvious & common sense thing to do if it wasn’t so obscenely unaffordable.
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🧵 Today is Disability Day of Mourning. If you’re not familiar it’s a day where the Disabled community mourns the deaths of our people at the hands of parents & caregivers. #DDoM2022
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Reminder that it’s still legal to pay Disabled people below minimum wage. Happy Labor Day! #EndSubminimumWage
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Having a family member of mine tell my mom not to worry about Covid bc it “only effects Disabled people” is why I don’t automatically believe having a Disabled family member makes you more trustworthy 🙃
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Friendly reminder that wheelchairs mean mobility, freedom, and independence. What “confines” me are things like the lack of: ramps, elevators, paved roads, wider doorways and accessible transportation. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk. ♿️
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Idk who needs to hear this but disabled ppls lives REVOLVE around “looking for alternatives” Backup drs. Backup routes. Backup foods. Backup modes of transportations. Backup ways to reach things that fall away. We dont always find them. Pls stop suggesting it like we dont know
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Whenever someone says to you that they “don’t see disability” show them this 💖
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The fact that Disabled people have been preparing themselves for this reality even before the vaccine rollout…
@NPR
NPR
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Vaccines may not be as effective for people who are immuno-compromised. Protecting them needs to be a top priority, researchers say — both to keep them safe and to slow the emergence of new variants.
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@BuzzFeedNews Kids aren’t “rehomed”, they’re abandoned.
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Disabled ppl could’ve told you about Mayim Bialik 😬
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“I don’t see you as Disabled” is not the compliment you think it is
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I can see Disabled people sitting down in almost every way for valid reasons. Medical professionals really need to keep their thoughts about patients to themselves
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well now I’m insecure
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Please get the vaccine if the option is presented to you. I know it’s easy to feel guilt bc “some people are more at risk” but as of rn the more ppl vaxxed the better. You’re still doing a part to keep others safe. You can still be an advocate for a better system.
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If people can stop trying to be the disabled police that would be great. You are harming actual Disabled people! Not all disabilities require a mobility device. Some disabled ppl need them some of the time or not at all. ♿️
@NBCPhiladelphia
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A local woman with Parkinson's Disease says she received a hateful note and scratches on her vehicle after she parked in a handicapped spot. @deannadurante has the story:
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@GuildingLilly Twist: the person shaking their fist while holding the “differently Abled” sign is an actual Disabled person tired of ppl calling them the cringeworthy patronizing term “differently abled” ♿️
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