As many of you might have seen “disabled” “disability” “accessibility” etc are among the words being purged by the Trump admin.
This means no new grant proposals for research for example can contain these words or it won’t get funded. And that government websites (like NASA and other agencies) are being forced to remove these words.
This is a very scary time for us all, and ontop of everything, there seems to be very little recognition of the harms Trump is doing to disabled people in the media or in activist groups and such.
I know how scary and isolating this can feel. I’m putting this thread up so people can vent and share.
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This is not only hurtful and invalidating, but it also has serious consequences for our wellbeing and safety. By removing these words, the administration is essentially saying that disability is not a valid or important aspect of human experience. If that is their view, the who the fuck knows what fucked up shit they will try next. I’m scared.