Can we talk about how disabled people are forced into/kept in poverty below the federal poverty line? And how traumatizing the process of applying is? Federal poverty is $1,073/mo. SSI is $785/mo if you can get it. The amount of paperwork and “proof” you have to provide that you are 1) “disabled enough”and2) so disabled… Continue reading SSI is a broken, traumatizing system.
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Archived Twitter Thread: Trauma by Inaction
This is an archive of my 03/30/2021 thread on trauma by inaction. The thread can be viewed here. [med BS , trauma] I have an appointment today with the doc who inflicted three years of trauma by inaction. I went to him three years ago with concerns about back and joint pain. He dismissed me… Continue reading Archived Twitter Thread: Trauma by Inaction
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National Society of High School Scholars Official Induction Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contactpr@nshss.org404-235-5500(Fax) 404-235-5510 STUDENT DEREK SCHMITZ RECEIVES NATIONAL HONOR Oxford High School student recognized for superior academic achievement by The National Society of High School Scholars ATLANTA, GA - March 27, 2021 - The National Society of High School Scholars (NSHSS) today announced student Derek Schmitz from Eastaboga, AL, has been selected… Continue reading National Society of High School Scholars Official Induction Press Release
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Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/hour
80.4 million Americans, 58.3% of the workforce, currently make the federal minimum wage of $7.25 per hour, which hasn't changed since 2009. $7.25/hr comes out to rougly $14,500/yr or $1,208/mo. This is not a livable wage in 2021. The average cost of living in the United States is $20,195/person/year which converts roughly to $1,682/person/month. If… Continue reading Raise the Minimum Wage to $15/hour
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Willie B. Smith III, An AL Death Row Inmate: A Direct Human Rights, Disability Justice, and Religious Freedom Case
Willie B. Smith III is currently on the Alabama Department of Corrections Death Row serving a 1992 sentence for the kidnapping and murder of Sharma Ruth Johnson. There is no doubt of the seriousness of his crime. However, his punishment does not fit his crime. His case is directly a human rights, disability justice, and… Continue reading Willie B. Smith III, An AL Death Row Inmate: A Direct Human Rights, Disability Justice, and Religious Freedom Case
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