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  1. Dolphin
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    Forbes article: We Need To Rethink The Penalties And Rewards Of Identifying As “Disabled”, 2021, Pulrang

    We Need To Rethink The Penalties And Rewards Of Identifying As “Disabled”...
    Thread by: Dolphin, May 25, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  2. Andy
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    UK: Video: Disability employment gap - Commons Work and Pensions Committee - 28 April 2021

    "The Commons Work and Pensions Committee is investigating the gap between the employment rates of disabled and non-disabled people and how the...
    Thread by: Andy, Apr 29, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  3. Andy
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    UK: BBC survey: the experiences of disabled people in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic

    "How has Covid–19 affected you? @BBCNews wants to hear from deaf & disabled people. What impact has the pandemic had on your health, your...
    Thread by: Andy, Apr 27, 2021, 3 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  4. MeSci
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    The disabled doctors not believed by their colleagues

    (Not sure whether I've posted this before) 19 April People often feel nervous when they visit a doctor with some fearing their symptoms may not...
    Thread by: MeSci, Apr 26, 2021, 11 replies, in forum: Other psychosomatic news and research
  5. Roy S
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    USA: PBS NewsHour segment April 2021 features disability advocate Rivka Solomon discussing ME/cfs and long COVID

    Rivka on Twitter: "Tonight, the @PBS @NewsHour w/ @JudyWoodruff airs a piece on #MEcfs. Thx to an amazing @MassMECFS volunteer for this graphic....
    Thread by: Roy S, Apr 22, 2021, 16 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  6. InitialConditions
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    [Blog] How Singer-Songwriter John Prine Helped Me Accept A Life of Illness

    This is a beautiful piece about becoming chronically ill, learning to cope under the extreme burden, and accepting a new reality. It was written...
    Thread by: InitialConditions, Apr 8, 2021, 11 replies, in forum: Relationships and coping
  7. Andy
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    Research survey: Young Disabled People’s Views and Experiences of Disability Activism across Europe

    Is your age within the range of 18 to 35? Do you identify as a disabled person? Do you currently live in a European State? Do you have experience...
    Thread by: Andy, Apr 5, 2021, 1 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  8. Wyva
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    Washington Post article: How the able-bodied can do better with disabled neighbors like me (author has ME)

    By Litsa Dremousis "As is true for many disabled Americans, my health-care costs resemble pipe bombs that keep blowing up my bank account,...
    Thread by: Wyva, Apr 4, 2021, 0 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  9. Andy
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    UK: Public survey to gather views and experiences for the National Strategy of Disabled People, closes 23rd April 2021

    The Disability Unit in the Cabinet Office is working with government colleagues, disabled people, disabled people’s organisations, charities and...
    Thread by: Andy, Jan 25, 2021, 4 replies, in forum: General disability topics and advocacy
  10. Andy
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    Video: Chronic illness and the social model of disability - Leonora Gunn

    Many people with chronic illnesses struggle to see the relevance of the social model of disability to their situation. In this video, Leonora...
    Thread by: Andy, Sep 24, 2020, 18 replies, in forum: Advocacy Projects and Campaigns
  11. Sly Saint
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    UK - EHRC (Equality and Human Rights Commission)failed to consult its own disabled advisers before snubbing DWP deaths probe: July 2020

    The equality watchdog failed to consult its own committee of disabled advisers before deciding not to investigate deaths of benefit claimants that...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Jul 10, 2020, 8 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  12. Andy
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    Documenting disability in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), 2020, Podell et al

    Background: According to the 2015 National Academy of Medicine report, myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) “is a serious,...
    Thread by: Andy, Jun 23, 2020, 2 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  13. Dolphin
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    (Thesis) Modeling Disability: Softly Making the Invisible Visible, 2020, Evan

    https://openscholarship.wustl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1075&context=bfa The thesis contains some photographs. Washington University in St....
    Thread by: Dolphin, May 26, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Psychosomatic research - ME/CFS and Long Covid
  14. Sly Saint
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    Article (Canada): Park resident granted Premier’s Council Award May 2020

    A local resident has been awarded one of the province’s highest honours. Linda MacDonald, who lives in Sherwood Park, received the Premier’s...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, May 9, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  15. Sly Saint
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    Article in Guardian: Covid lockdown opening up world for people with disabilities Apr 2020

    While the coronavirus pandemic has led to unprecedented restrictions for billions of people, for many with disabilities, the lockdown has...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Apr 20, 2020, 15 replies, in forum: Epidemics (including Covid-19, not Long Covid)
  16. InitialConditions
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    UK: UC50 (Universal Credit) or PIP diary

    Has anyone submitted a diary along with their ESA/UC or PIP form? I am struggling with what to write and include. I've seen some PIP diaries...
    Thread by: InitialConditions, Apr 4, 2020, 21 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  17. Tom Kindlon
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    The Dynamics of Disability: Progressive, Recurrent or Fluctuating Limitations, 2019, Morris et al (Statistics Canada)

    Free full text: https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89-654-x/89-654-x2019002-eng.htm Canadian Survey on Disability Reports The Dynamics of...
    Thread by: Tom Kindlon, Mar 16, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Other health news and research
  18. MeSci
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    DWP 'shocked' by its own disability tribunal record (UK)

    The Department for Work and Pensions has lost more employment tribunals for disability discrimination than any other employer in Britain since...
    Thread by: MeSci, Mar 9, 2020, 5 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
  19. Sly Saint
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    Article: Woman with ME models and dances with her wheelchair in George at Asda ad to show ambulatory wheelchair users exist -Feb 2020

    Kate Stanforth lives with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) – a condition that is also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Her symptoms started...
    Thread by: Sly Saint, Feb 21, 2020, 2 replies, in forum: General ME/CFS news
  20. rvallee
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    'The victimisation was horrible': why are so many disabled lawyers treated badly?

    A new study says that more than half of disabled lawyers have experienced bullying or discrimination at work When Isobel Rogers, 29, who has...
    Thread by: rvallee, Feb 16, 2020, 0 replies, in forum: Work, Finances and Disability Insurance
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