Ableism Is the Go-To Disguise for White Supremacy. Too Many People Are Falling for It.

Agents of white supremacy count on society’s existing behaviors toward the mentally ill—and all disabled people—to aid and abet their agenda without anyone taking a closer look.

By Imani Barbarin

https://rewirenewsgroup.com/2018/11/19/ableism-is-the-go-to-disguise-for-white-supremacy-too-many-people-are-falling-for-it/

The measles outbreak in Ontario is impacting more than 800 people, including the vaccinated.

Among the fully vaccinated sick with measles, 20-39 year olds have the largest number of infections.

I would have assumed it would be older groups due to waning vaccine effectiveness… so this intrigues me.

More people with young children? More socializing? What’s the X factor? Are repeat Covid infections playing a role?

You can speak to your doctor about getting a titre check to see if you need a booster, and a well fitted respirator like an N95 provides an extra layer of protection!

https://www.publichealthontario.ca/-/media/Documents/M/24/measles-ontario-epi-summary.pdf?rev=da3ffec26cc0471f83ed9de3ca356e1c&sc_lang=en

This is the longest I’ve ever gone without publishing an article, and the stress of not having anything ready is weighing heavy on my heart

It’s ironic considering how often I write about the importance of resting and listening to your body when it needs a break.

I’m so grateful for the Disabled Ginger community, but my body and brain clearly need a break.

I sit down to write everyday, and so far all I have is 30+ drafts with titles, a few images and (at best) two lines of actual content.

This is the harsh reality of chronic illness. It doesn’t matter how much you WANT to do something… if your body says “No”… Its a No.

You can’t try harder your way out of it. You can’t play through the pain.

The more you try to fight your body, the harder and longer the crash.

If you’re struggling to rest right now, take this as a sign to unplug. Relax. Recharge. Give your body what it’s crying out for and do it without the guilt.

We will all be here for you when you’re ready.

Sharing my article on radical rest from the archives, because I need the reminder & maybe so does someone else:

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/its-time-to-throw-away-the-coulda

If MAHA truly wanted to tackle the chronic illness epidemic, they would provide the following:

Free respirators, Covid/flu tests and vaccines

Clean air in public spaces

Paid time off/sick leave

paid childcare

Mandatory masking in healthcare

Universal healthcare

Universal basic income

They don’t want to end the chronic illness epidemic, they want the chronically ill to disappear. There’s a big difference.

It’s eugenics on full display, and people are buying it because of their own internalized ableism.

They need to believe chronic illness can’t happen to them. That if they do the “right things” they will be fine.

Everyone is only temporarily abled. Help us fight for better social supports, healthcare and inclusion. It benefits everyone.

The man in charge of HHS used the R slur in an FDA meeting where he derided children with disabilities as well as people with autism.

This is the man in charge of health and human services for the entire United States.

RFK Jr is a snake oil salesman and a eugenicist. He speaks of disabled people as though they don’t deserve to live, and I truly believe that’s what he thinks of us.

He’s not going to cure autism (it’s not something that needs to be cured). He’s not going to cure the chronic disease epidemic.

He’s going to disappear us. Whether in ‘wellness camps’ or by making it impossible to access the treatments and supports we need to survive.

This article is deeply distressing:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-04-11/rfk-jr-warns-fda-staff-of-deep-state-in-all-hands-meeting?embedded-checkout=true

Living with chronic illness is hard enough without letting guilt stop us from accessing what we need.

Capitalism & ableism have conditioned us to see rest as a failure. To feel bad for needing accommodations.

Accessibility IS resistance. Survival is a way of fighting back.

Rest. Get that mobility aid. Ask for help.

I understand wanting to go 'back to normal'. Pandemics are traumatizing and scary. Of course people want to forget them.

But they don't end when we decide we've had enough. The threat doesn't go away because we have 'Covid fatigue' or because we’re sick of masking.

We must stop denying the reality that Covid is still with us, still killing and still disabling people.

We must work on our collective trauma and push for common sense measures like masks in healthcare, free respirators and tests and clean air in public spaces.

“Back to normal” isn’t working. It’s a mirage. The comfortable lie.

But we can move towards a new normal together. One where everyone is safer and healthier. It’s not too late.

The MAHA movement claims to want to “make America healthy again”… and RFK Jr says he will end the chronic disease epidemic.

Yet we’ve seen no plans to improve the health or life of the chronically ill, and many plans that will end our lives faster.

Anti vaccine sentiment. Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Mask bans. Increase in the use of the R slur and various ableist attitudes.

Today Trump announced a tariff on pharmaceuticals, which will devastate the disability community.

We already live below the poverty line, often on a fixed income that barely covers the essentials. We can’t withstand economic uncertainty and supply chain disruptions as well as our non disabled peers.

This is another step in escalating eugenics. The Nazis targeted disabled people too… because they knew no one would stand up for us.

Please fight for us. Wear a mask. Call your elected officials. Reach out a hand in support.

Don’t leave anyone behind.

Just thinking of how easily I've been paid less, laid off, bullied, etc because people didn't like an outspoken disabled woman...

Yet folks tolerate or even promote the malignant failsons running the country right now.

Stop the failsons early - stop bullying marginalized people and instead draw the line with privileged fucking fascists early in their development. #USpol #Ableism #Sexism #Capitalism

"The plaintiffs, Jake Bertellotti and Taylor Carty, are disabled UCLA students who use wheelchairs and have experienced physical and policy barriers on UCLA’s campus, significantly impacting their ability to access and use academic buildings and classrooms, residential housing programs, shuttle services, and recreational facilities."

“In 2028, UCLA plans to host athletes from around the world for the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. This complaint should serve as a loud wake-up call,” said Cat Cabalo, Partner at Peiffer Wolf. “Our clients have alleged a widespread, systemic failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. UCLA needs to get to work immediately to eliminate policy and physical access barriers, properly staff the teams who are tasked with working with disabled students, and create an environment that considers the needs of disabled people.”

We told 'em back in 2020. They didn't listen.

https://dredf.org/ucla-lawsuit-disabled-students-sue-over-widespread-campus-accessibility-failures-discrimination/ #UCAccessNow #Ableism #UCLA #Paralympics

"a seasoned Project Design Specialist, has filed a lawsuit against his former employer, alleging egregious disability discrimination & wrongful termination. The complaint was filed...against Black Diamond Paver Stones & Landscape, Inc... Wheeler claims that he was unjustly terminated while recovering from a work-related injury and after making legally protected complaints about discrimination and retaliation." https://norcalrecord.com/stories/670766714-plaintiff-alleges-landscaping-company-violated-disability-rights-leading-to-wrongful-termination #Ableism #Capitalism

Over 600 measles cased now and nearly 500 in Texas, alone. And another death, bringing the total deaths to 3, all in unvaccinated people.

Meanwhile, 2 infants have died from pertussis (whooping cough), also on the rise due to antivax hysteria.

3 might not seem like a lot, except they were all preventable with the vax, which is one of the safest and most effective vaccines available, providing life time immunity to 97% of those who receive it.

But this is likely only the tip of the iceberg. Likely far more than 600 cases. Likely more deaths to follow. And, if this outbreak continues into January, the WHO will likely take away the U.S. status as being a measles-free nation, putting us in the category as many poor countries in the global south.

To those who feel vaccination is their choice, keep in mind that it's a choice they are imposing, nonconsensually, on millions of their neighbors who have no immunity through no fault of their own (eg infants aren't vaccinated until at least 12 mos; people on immune suppressing medications; people with immune supressing diseases). Also keep in mind that measles is so infectious that a single infected individual can infect up to 90% of the unvaccinated and immune compromised individuals they meet. And also keep in mind that even if it doesn't kill you, measles can erase your immune memory, making you much more susceptible to other deadly infections. It can also cause lifetime hearing impairment and potentially deadly brain damage that hits years after a measles infection.

https://www.cidrap.umn.edu/measles/us-measles-total-tops-600-cases-almost-500-texas

People refer to Covid in the past tense because they WANT it to be over… not because it actually IS over.

We’ve all suffered a collective trauma, and most people are refusing to process or deal with it.

A few key points people are determined to “forget”:

“During Covid” is now.

“During the pandemic” is now.

Covid is not over.

Covid IS airborne.

Masks, especially well fitted N95s, offer excellent protection

Anyone can get Long Covid, and your risk increases with each infection.

Even if your initial infection was “mild”, you could have long term damage to your vascular system, immune system, lungs and brain.

Repeat infections are NOT inevitable.

We CAN beat the pandemic together. But it involves collective effort. It involves acknowledging we’re still in a pandemic and “you do you” isn’t working. It involves caring about the air we share, and being willing to adapt.

Let’s make 2025 the year we can actually begin putting Covid in the past!

Ich weiß nicht, wer das hören muss, aber über Barrierefreiheit bei der Sprachausgabe von Texten werden sich oft viel zu wenige Gedanken gemacht. So oft sind Texte in Spalten angeordnet, die bei Sprachausgabe in der falschen Reihenfolge vorgelesen werden. Oder DRM-Shit wird auf jeder Seite von bezahlten Büchern mitgelesen. Oder die Sprache wechselt weil der falsche Zeichensatz verwendet wurde oder oder oder.

Kann man alles selber lösen, ich weiß. Aber warum muss man das?

Was sind das hier eigentlich für komische Linksextreme, die alles ohne Bildbeschreibung posten? Her mit dem schönen Leben außer du siehst nix dann halt nicht?

“The best way you can include the disability community in resistance efforts is to ensure they’re accessible. Often we want to participate only to find out that masks aren’t required, an event is being held in a space that isn’t accessible and/or online options aren’t being provided”

If you’re feeling left out of the #HandsOff protests, or you want to find ways to resist online, my chronic illness spoon saving guide has you covered.

To non disabled activists, please make your events accessible. Disabled people have a ton to offer resistance efforts, make sure to include us!

https://www.disabledginger.com/p/spoon-saving-social-media-tips-and

Today in Labor History April 5, 1977: U.S. disability rights activist stormed and occupied the offices of the US Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Seattle. They demanded enactment of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which had passed Congress four years prior. The law mandated that no federally funded programs could exclude persons with disabilities and put into place legal protections, and the right to accommodations, for students with disabilities. During the prior four years, HEW director Joseph Califano repeatedly delayed enactment of the law, while regulations were weakened to benefit business interests. During the San Francisco protests, disability rights activists Judith Heumann, Kitty Cone, and Mary Jane Owen organized a 25-day occupation of the US Federal Building with 150 other activists. Solidarity support from the Black Panthers, allied politicians, and the International Association of Machinists, who provided food, mattresses, wheelchairs, and other equipment, and helped a delegation get to Washington, D.C. The regulations for section 504 were ultimately signed into law on 28 April, 1977.

For a really great documentary on the birth of this movement, please see Crip Camp, A Disability Revolution (2020).

#workingclass #LaborHistory #CivilDisobedience #occupation #directaction #disability #ableism #union #solidarity # #blackpanthers #sanfrancisco #JudithHeumann #KittyCone #MaryJaneOwen #BlackMastadon