The Accessible Bear
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Interests: healthcare barriers that face those different, disabled or living with illness.
#Queer #Boomer (61) #Autistic #Aids 40 years He/Him Living on the Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin. Ottawa Ontario. I’m a Canadian youtu.be/LqQCyAQBgXY?...
#Queer #Boomer (61) #Autistic #Aids 40 years He/Him Living on the Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin. Ottawa Ontario. I’m a Canadian youtu.be/LqQCyAQBgXY?...
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this is an amazing resource and I’m not just saying that because I used to work for ASAN. terrific debunking of disinformation and stressing what matters: autism research needs to focus on improving quality of life and services for autistic people.
Debunking Autism Misinformation - Autistic Self Advocacy Network
We have seen a wave of dangerous proposals and policy changes coming from President Trump, RFK Jr., Elon Musk, and others that threaten the rights, freedom, and safety of disabled people. From dangero...
autisticadvocacy.org
November 25, 2025 at 11:58 PM
this is an amazing resource and I’m not just saying that because I used to work for ASAN. terrific debunking of disinformation and stressing what matters: autism research needs to focus on improving quality of life and services for autistic people.
Why are they only speaking English at a debate in Montreal #ndp #ndpleadership
November 28, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Why are they only speaking English at a debate in Montreal #ndp #ndpleadership
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Day 24 of Emmanuel Garcia being in federal custody.
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
www.houstonchronicle.com
October 31, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Day 24 of Emmanuel Garcia being in federal custody.
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
He’s a 15 year old autistic boy who went missing 4 weeks ago. Houston PD found him, contacted ICE & his Mom is fighting to get him back
She’s not allowed to visit him.
They’re keeping a disabled kid from his family & the media is largely silent
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One of the many hard things about being late diagnosed austistic+adhd is rewiring that part of your brain that's been telling you for decades that "you're broken"
October 27, 2025 at 9:13 PM
One of the many hard things about being late diagnosed austistic+adhd is rewiring that part of your brain that's been telling you for decades that "you're broken"
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NYC mom who told cops her missing autistic son didn’t exist is now being held at Rikers: sources
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ny/19097/
The Brooklyn mom who eerily told cops her missing 11-year-old non-verbal autistic son never existed is now being…
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ny/19097/
The Brooklyn mom who eerily told cops her missing 11-year-old non-verbal autistic son never existed is now being…
NYC mom who told cops her missing autistic son didn't exist is now being held at Rikers: sources - New York News Beep
The Brooklyn mom who eerily told cops her missing 11-year-old non-verbal autistic son never existed is now being held on Rikers Island, law enforcement
www.newsbeep.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:30 PM
NYC mom who told cops her missing autistic son didn’t exist is now being held at Rikers: sources
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ny/19097/
The Brooklyn mom who eerily told cops her missing 11-year-old non-verbal autistic son never existed is now being…
https://www.newsbeep.com/us-ny/19097/
The Brooklyn mom who eerily told cops her missing 11-year-old non-verbal autistic son never existed is now being…
We house autistic people in Canadian Penitentiaries. It needs to stop. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
He's not a federal offender, but for 4 years this N.B. man has lived in prison | CBC News
Darrell Tidd's autistic son is living in the psychiatric wing of a federal prison. He believes his son's life would look different with better resources.
www.cbc.ca
July 25, 2025 at 12:15 AM
We house autistic people in Canadian Penitentiaries. It needs to stop. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Too poor to date. Why so many people are alone. www.businessinsider.com/no-one-wants...
I'm 61 and want to date, but people lose interest when they find out I'm poor. What do I do?
"For Love & Money" answers your relationship and money questions. This week, a reader faces romantic rejection because of her low-income status.
www.businessinsider.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Too poor to date. Why so many people are alone. www.businessinsider.com/no-one-wants...
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I'm terrified.
As an Autism Advocate and Autism Mom
as ....
as a human being, I'm mortified to be an American.
bit.ly/3G6Udac
As an Autism Advocate and Autism Mom
as ....
as a human being, I'm mortified to be an American.
bit.ly/3G6Udac
Live updates: Congress passes Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ | CNN Politics
The deeply divided House is holding a final vote President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package after a group of Republican holdouts reversed course and agreed to allow the bill to co...
bit.ly
July 3, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I'm terrified.
As an Autism Advocate and Autism Mom
as ....
as a human being, I'm mortified to be an American.
bit.ly/3G6Udac
As an Autism Advocate and Autism Mom
as ....
as a human being, I'm mortified to be an American.
bit.ly/3G6Udac
The antivaxxers are now against vaccine for pets. I’ve never heard them go after pets before. Have you?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Regina woman wins custody of Charlie the pug because former partner refused to vaccinate him | CBC News
A Regina provincial court judge decided a dog custody case based on one owner's willingness to vaccinate Charlie the pug.
www.cbc.ca
May 13, 2025 at 11:41 PM
The antivaxxers are now against vaccine for pets. I’ve never heard them go after pets before. Have you?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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The Liberals won, the NDP lost big and 12 Indigenous candidates are headed to Ottawa.
On the latest APTN News InFocus, we look at what the federal election results really mean for Indigenous Peoples.
On the latest APTN News InFocus, we look at what the federal election results really mean for Indigenous Peoples.
InFocus: Decision 2025: What the results mean for Indigenous Peoples and the NDP
This week on APTN News InFocus, we break down the results of the April 28 federal election. The Liberals remain in power and the Conservatives will form the official opposition. The Bloc Québécoi...
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May 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The Liberals won, the NDP lost big and 12 Indigenous candidates are headed to Ottawa.
On the latest APTN News InFocus, we look at what the federal election results really mean for Indigenous Peoples.
On the latest APTN News InFocus, we look at what the federal election results really mean for Indigenous Peoples.
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Six years after the national inquiry’s findings, fewer than one per cent of recommendations have been implemented. #reddressday #mmiwg
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Will Carney’s Government Act on the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Report? | The Tyee
Six years after the national inquiry’s findings, fewer than one per cent of recommendations have been implemented.
thetyee.ca
May 5, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Six years after the national inquiry’s findings, fewer than one per cent of recommendations have been implemented. #reddressday #mmiwg
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/05...
Canadian doctors don’t communicate with patients that they treat. Decisions are taken out of their hands. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
Canada’s medical records systems are unwell
Sharing electronic medical records in Canada is a hassle – and, for some, a health risk
www.theglobeandmail.com
April 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Canadian doctors don’t communicate with patients that they treat. Decisions are taken out of their hands. www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/artic...
A non-verbal 11-year-old is grabbed for the streets and taken to a mental health ward and injected with antipsychotics because she refused to take her medication (because they were not hers but belonged to an adult )
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
New Zealand girl, 11, drugged and put on psychiatric ward in identity mix-up
An 11-year-old girl was restrained, injected with anti-psychotic drugs, and placed on a mental health ward after New Zealand police mistook her for a missing woman, a report found Wednesday.
www.ctvnews.ca
April 2, 2025 at 9:44 PM
A non-verbal 11-year-old is grabbed for the streets and taken to a mental health ward and injected with antipsychotics because she refused to take her medication (because they were not hers but belonged to an adult )
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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You can read the full article here: neuroclastic.com/autistic-peo...
A lot of autism research is heavily biased. Researchers are prejudiced against autistics and see autistics are inherently “wrong”. Research is less about helping us and more about “fixing” us.
Except we don’t need fixing.
A lot of autism research is heavily biased. Researchers are prejudiced against autistics and see autistics are inherently “wrong”. Research is less about helping us and more about “fixing” us.
Except we don’t need fixing.
Autistic People Care Too Much, Research Says
A research article concluded that autistic people cared too much about others, citing inflexibility to be an issue by following moral code even when individual gains are high. In my personal opinio…
neuroclastic.com
April 2, 2025 at 3:07 PM
You can read the full article here: neuroclastic.com/autistic-peo...
A lot of autism research is heavily biased. Researchers are prejudiced against autistics and see autistics are inherently “wrong”. Research is less about helping us and more about “fixing” us.
Except we don’t need fixing.
A lot of autism research is heavily biased. Researchers are prejudiced against autistics and see autistics are inherently “wrong”. Research is less about helping us and more about “fixing” us.
Except we don’t need fixing.
Boy, 5, ‘incinerated’ in oxygen chamber undergoing alternative treatment for ADHD - imagine dying from a treatment for being different.
March 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Boy, 5, ‘incinerated’ in oxygen chamber undergoing alternative treatment for ADHD - imagine dying from a treatment for being different.
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They're called the Wildcats, a ragtag crew of flunky Midwestern trans femme tweens coached by a self-centered finance executive (Rachel Sennott) forced to return to her hometown by the ailing health of the team's last coach, her father
Tommy Tuberville: "We're getting to a point where women and girls sports are getting ready to be extinct. Because already in states across this country, we have high school teams that are made up of totally boys participating against girls."
Where is this happening?
Where is this happening?
March 3, 2025 at 10:03 PM
They're called the Wildcats, a ragtag crew of flunky Midwestern trans femme tweens coached by a self-centered finance executive (Rachel Sennott) forced to return to her hometown by the ailing health of the team's last coach, her father
I’m a Canadian - Buddy Cole played by #kith Scott Thompson.#cdnpoli youtu.be/LqQCyAQBgXY?...
Kids in the Hall: Buddy Cole 05- I'm Canadian
YouTube video by Gay Comedy Sketches
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March 3, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I’m a Canadian - Buddy Cole played by #kith Scott Thompson.#cdnpoli youtu.be/LqQCyAQBgXY?...
In Ontario we can vote today. Go vote if you’re able to Vote for yourself and your neighbours
February 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In Ontario we can vote today. Go vote if you’re able to Vote for yourself and your neighbours
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As the US does to Ukraine, the US will do to Canada in America's efforts to annex Canada.
“The United States has threatened to cut off Ukraine's access to Starlink satellite internet terminals if Kyiv does not reach a deal with the U.S. regarding critical mineral resources, Reuters reported on Feb. 21, citing three sources familiar with the negotiations.”
US threatens to shut off Starlink if Ukraine won't sign minerals deal, sources tell Reuters
The U.S. first raised the prospect of shutting off Starlink service after Zelensky rejected the deal presented on Feb. 12. Starlink terminals are critical in securing Ukraine's battlefield communicati...
kyivindependent.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
As the US does to Ukraine, the US will do to Canada in America's efforts to annex Canada.
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Just a reminder about the kind of person Doug Ford is. What we are seeing him do to Ontario right now follows a pattern that we’ve seen all through his life. In it for himself. Always.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto...
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto...
Globe investigation: The Ford family’s history with drug dealing
Long before the current controversy at Toronto City Hall, The Globe and Mail set out to trace the Ford brothers’ rise to prominence. Reporters found the Mayor’s siblings have former ties to drug traff...
www.theglobeandmail.com
February 22, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Just a reminder about the kind of person Doug Ford is. What we are seeing him do to Ontario right now follows a pattern that we’ve seen all through his life. In it for himself. Always.
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto...
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto...