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Michelle 🇨🇦 @transbbydoll@mastodon.social
· 2w ago
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Looking for #disabled people who want a friendship and someone who doesn't mind me popping into their DMs regularly. In terms of #disabilities, I have juvenile #lupus and kidney failure which is a result of it. I also have #LongCovid, #diabetes, #cerebralpalsy, #AuDHD, #osteoporosis, and a slew of #mentalhealth diagnoses. I use oxygen, 24/7 oxygen user due to Long Covid as well as a full time wheelchair user. A boost would mean alot. #introduction #newhere
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ABC Feeds @abcfeeds@rssfeed.media
· 3mo ago
NDIS provider pockets $1 million after incorrectly billing participants By Nas Campanella and Mary Lloyd Some NDIS service providers have been referred to the ACCC as the government reveals thousands have been engaging in questionable billing practices, including using funds to pay for float tanks and golf lessons. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-31/ndis-service-providers-profiting-from-incorrect-billing/106981132 #Disabilities #PeopleWithDisability #FederalParliament #Crime #NasCampanella #MaryLloyd
abc.net.au

NDIS provider pockets $1 million after incorrectly billing participants

Some NDIS service providers have been referred to the ACCC as the government reveals thousands have been engaging in questionable billing practices, including using funds to pay for float tanks and golf lessons.

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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 3mo ago
"Democratic attorneys general and the Justice Department are facing off for the first time in court Tuesday over the fine line between being sick and being 'medically frail,' a distinction that could cost Medicaid recipients their health benefits." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/07/28/trump-dems-court-battle-over-medicaid-work-requirements-01013114 #healthcare #medicaid #insurance #disabilities #work #HealthPolicy #courts
politico.com

A cancer diagnosis may not be enough: Trump and Democratic states clash in court over who’s too sick to work

Medicaid eligibility will soon hinge on how the government defines “medical frailty.”

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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai
· 3mo ago
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#Children have borne the brunt of the #infections, making up >70% of confirmed cases. >80 children & adolescents have been hospitalized this year for complications like #pneumonia, which leaves patients gasping for air, & #brain swelling, which can cause lasting damage, including #blindness, #deafness & intellectual #disabilities. (There are NO treatments for #measles, though researchers are trying to develop them.) #idiocracy #Trump #RFKJr #PublicHealth #vaccines #science #medicine #eugenics
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⏩︎VOTE⏪︎ ᶜʸⁿⁱᶜⁱˢᵐ⁼ᵃᶜᶜᵉᵖᵗᵃⁿᶜᵉ (Ben Royce) @benroyce@mastodon.social
· 3mo ago
There will be those who won't know or care until the bullshit bites them in the ass personally, and until then "AI is awesome!" " #Meta Platforms is facing a federal #lawsuit in the #UnitedStates after 26 current and former #employees alleged that the company used #AI-assisted tools during a major round of #layoffs in a way that disproportionately affected workers with medical conditions, #disabilities, or those on protected medical or #familyLeave"
Meta Sued Over Alleged AI-Driven Layoffs of Sick Workers
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Meta Sued Over Alleged AI-Driven Layoffs of Sick Workers

26 current and former Meta employees allege in a US lawsuit that AI-assisted layoff tools hit workers with medical conditions or on protected leave.

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Lucy LaRue @lucylarue@mastodon.social
· 13mo ago
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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai
· 4mo ago
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Meanwhile, after a #Trump White House push to #police #homelessness, the #DOJ released guidance that lowered the barrier to #institutionalizing any person with a #disability. Taken together, the actions signal a worrying return to a reality where people with #disabilities are pushed to the margins of society, advocates said. #law #ableism #discrimination #eugenics
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Nonilex @Nonilex@masto.ai
· 4mo ago
#Trump actions signal a move toward #institutionalizing people with #disabilities For decades, #disabled people have fought for their #rights to go to school & live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under Trump. Last month, the Dept of #Education announced it would shift oversight of #SpecialEducation to #HHS, led by #RFKJr, whose comments on disabilities such as autism are 🦇💩. #law #ableism #discrimination #eugenics
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Regendans @regendans@todon.eu
· 4mo ago
"UN: Israeli war on Gaza leaves tens of thousands with hearing impairments NEW YORK, June 27, 2026 (WAFA) – The United Nations revealed on Saturday that tens of thousands of people in the Gaza Strip have suffered hearing impairments as a result of repeated explosions caused by Israeli occupation airstrikes in the enclave since October 2023. The United Nations stated in a report issued on the occasion of the International Day of Deafblindness, marked annually on June 27, that many persons with disabilities in Gaza have lost their assistive devices, including wheelchairs and hearing aids. According to the United Nations, the war on Gaza has deepened the vulnerability of this group, noting that some people are unable to hear evacuation orders, cannot see their way, or are unable to move without assistance, placing them at double risk in an environment where danger zones and displacement areas are rapidly changing." https://english.wafa.ps/Pages/Details/172065 #UN #gaza #healthcare #disabilities #wheelchairs #HumanitarianCrisis
english.wafa.ps

UN: Israeli war on Gaza leaves tens of thousands with hearing impairments

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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 6mo ago
"Medical misdiagnosis costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year in the U.S., a financial burden that quietly drains household finances—especially for women, who are more likely to face years of repeat appointments, tests, and prescriptions before getting the right answer. For many, this means hundreds or thousands of dollars in extra bills each year, often for care that doesn’t resolve their symptoms." https://www.newsweek.com/medical-misdiagnosis-costs-billions-women-often-pay-more-11881343 #healthcare #misdiagnosis #MedicalErrors #disabilities
Medical misdiagnosis costs billions—women often pay more
newsweek.com

Medical misdiagnosis costs billions—women often pay more

Medical misdiagnosis costs hundreds of billions of dollars each year and quietly drains household finances—especially for women.

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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 6mo ago
"MPR News and its investigative unit APM Reports found at least 50 residents in Minnesota group homes have died since late 2022 under circumstances serious enough to trigger state maltreatment investigations. In 19 of those cases, state investigators concluded the homes had neglected those vulnerable people. Yet the group homes faced only minimal consequences." https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/27/minnesota-group-home-industry-50-deaths-but-few-consequences #healthcare #GroupHomes #disabilities #overdose #maltreatment #neglect #minnesota
Fifty deaths, few consequences: Inside Minnesota’s group home industry
mprnews.org

Fifty deaths, few consequences: Inside Minnesota’s group home industry

At least 50 Minnesota group home clients have died since late 2022 under circumstances serious enough to trigger state maltreatment investigations. But many penalties amounted to fines of $5,000 or less, and most homes kept their licenses. When Ryan Riggs died in the backyard of his group home, the state’s initial fine was just $1,000.

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Bich Nguyen @bich@apobangpo.space
· 6mo ago
"Nebraska is racing to implement Medicaid work requirements by May 1 — eight months before the national deadline set by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed by Congress last summer. And not only is the state first out of the gate, its government plans to do it without hiring any additional staff..." https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/14/medicaid-nebraska-work-requirements-expansion-00869387 #healthcare #medicaid #ACA #obamacare #insurance #CMS #disabilities #RuralHealth #poverty #nebraska
politico.com

‘A crisis in the making’: Nebraska races to impose work requirements on Medicaid

The state’s May 1 enforcement will be a test case for what could happen nationwide in January.

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