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#ADAPTandRESIST

describe posts about disability news ffs, when’re y’all gonna fucking learn 

[ID: a series of screenshots of tweets from various users 

1) s.e. smith (@realsesmith) “Disabled people have been putting it on the line to protect EVERYONE’S healthcare for a DECADE while being roundly ignored” 

2) s.e. smith (@realsesmith) “Led BY disabled people, FOR disabled people – and if you’re nondisabled, you’ve still benefited from the work of groups like ADAPT” 

3) Steve Silberman (@stevesilberman) “Disability-rights activists like those arrested in DC today have always been on the front lines of the resistance. #ADAPTandRESIST” 

4) 3 (three) tweets from a series from Bitching Rainbows (@bitchyrainbows) : 
“6. I was not shocked in the sense that I never would have expected it to happen. But it seems that many non-disabled people were.” 
“7. The truth is this has happened to disabled ppl since we’ve been fighting for our rights. We are treated like children and our bodies and” 
“8. assistive devices are manhandled around callously with no regard for us, by people who want us to shut up and go away.” 

5) David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) “Thinking about this a lot. A lot of “gosh, even _the disabled_ are showing up to protest.”” 

6) David M. Perry (@Lollardfish) “Note: Cop vans are accessible because of the decades of activism from groups like ADAPT. ADAPTers found this amusing when chatting with me.” 

7) s.e. smith (@realsesmith) “If you don’t understand why @NationalADAPT activists are heroes today, you need a remedial course in disability activism. 

8) Rebecca Cokley (@RebeccaCokley) “I want to be clear, the #DISABILITY community is getting arrested to save healthcare for ALL. Where are you? #SaveMedicaid #CripTheVote” 

9) a gif of Kerry Washington drinking tea]