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Eric Wilfrid

@ericwilfrid
 Menlo Park, CA
Joined February 2010
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For parents raising kids with disabilities, Twitter is a great place to learn how to care without being ableist. Everyday, disability rights leaders share wisdom that challenges my thinking and my actions. Here are my favorites to follow. Please highlight more below ...
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Today at CA State Assembly Subcommittee 1, @AsmFrazier asked the CA Department of Public Health (CDPH) why the IDD population has not been made a priority for the vaccine. 1/3
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Have you checked out the Better Together Online Auction? Bidding is open until Monday! Huge thanks to @Salesforce for being the presenting sponsor. The State of California stopped funding SONC for 2020-2021, so we need your support more than ever! SONCAuction.GiveSmart.com
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We need your help! The State of California stopped funding Special Olympics California programs in 2020-2021. This results in a multi-million dollar loss for SONC. Many of our programs are at risk. Please support athletes with a donation today! bit.ly/2GHTNYR
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@TimShriver9 Jul 2020
To the parents of the United States of America: #education #schoolsafety #ReopeningSchools #schoolsreopening
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Californians, please help ensure continued state support for Special Olympics by clicking on the link below. If you're anywhere else in the world, please consider finding your local Special Olympics program and asking what support they need.
Special Olympics NorCal (@SONorCal) profile pictureSpecial Olympics NorCal@SONorCal24 Jun 2020
We’re joining with @SOSoCal & @ASMGrayson to request your help in receiving continued funding from the State Legislature & @CAGovernor. Click below to encourage support for #SpecialOlympics through COVID-19 & beyond! ✍️votervoice.net/mobile/Specia…
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Great and useful read. I have the same 10 questions.
Bob Wachter (@Bob_Wachter) profile pictureBob Wachter
@Bob_Wachter30 Apr 2020
1/ Covid (@UCSF) Chronicles, Day 43 Still stable overall @UCSFHospitals, with 14 patients, 4 on ventilators (Fig on left). New & improved @ucsf dashboard (Fig R): note uptick in positive tests in last few days, a bit of a worrisome signal. There’s still virus out there in SF.
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Congress failed to center the disability community in its last three #COVID19 response packages. As COVID-19 infections surge in institutions, adequately funding home & community based services (HCBS) could not be more urgent. Congress must act. #WeAreEssential
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The Kelsey@TheKelseyMore9 Apr 2020
Home+Community Based Services (HCBS) are critical to making sure people with disabilities & older adults remain in their homes & communities. Congress must include HCBS funding in the next COVID19 Relief bill for the disability community and direct care workforce! #WeAreEssential
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Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) are essential to the health & safety of the people with intellectual and developmental #disabilities. They are “essential staff” all the time, especially during a global health #pandemic. #DSPsAreEssential! tinyurl.com/vvkrl6m @TheRealANCOR
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With organizations adapting to remote work, we want to provide resources on how to effectively work and learn while promoting inclusivity. Please share your favorite features and tips using #MSFTEnable, and we will continue to build on the input you provide on this thread.
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"Disabled people know what it means to be vulnerable and interdependent. We are modern-day oracles. It’s time people listened to us." @SFdirewolf @DisVisibility disabilityvisibilityproject.…
Disabled Oracles and the Coronavirus

Disabled Oracles and the Coronavirus

  Disabled people know what it means to be vulnerable and interdependent. We are modern-day oracles. It’s time people listened to us.  Even before the coronavirus pandemic, systems have …

disabilityvisibilityproject.com
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Great article by @hollyktabor and @BurgartBioethix: Moral Courage in the Coronavirus: A Guide for Medical Providers and Institutions justsecurity.org/69251/moral… via @just_security

Moral Courage in Coronavirus: Guide for Medical Providers, Institutions

Compelling stories of medical providers who have done the right thing, and how others can too and leaders can help them.

justsecurity.org
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My hot take on #cancelElectiveSurgery We can't afford to wait. #CancelEverything #COVIDー19 #COVID19
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"As an anesthesiologist and medical ethicist working on the front lines of this pandemic, I’m keenly aware of the ethical dilemmas facing healthcare workers, like never seen in modern medicine." By @BurgartBioethix justsecurity.org/69210/hospi… #COVID19 #flatteningthecurve
Hospitals Need to Cancel Elective Procedures: This is a pandemic – No time for business as usual.

Hospitals Need to Cancel Elective Procedures: This is a pandemic – No time for business as usual.

"As an anesthesiologist and medical ethicist working on the front lines of this pandemic, I’m keenly aware of the ethical dilemmas facing healthcare workers, like never seen in modern medicine."

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"Disability has only been stated a handful of times by candidates, while concerns relating to the community have tended to come up as an aside when health care, education or other broader issues were being discussed." abcnews.go.com/ABCNews/disab…
Disability activists are speaking out, and they want Democratic candidates to hear them

Disability activists are speaking out, and they want Democratic candidates to hear them

As the sixth Democratic primary debate nears, disability rights activists wait for Democratic hopefuls to address the 61 million Americans living with disabilities.

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Disability isn't a limitation as much as a closed mind.
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My opinion piece in today's @nytimes argues that disability equality and inclusion drives business success and shareholder returns. nytimes.com/2018/12/27/opini…

Opinion | Hiring People With Disabilities Is Good Business (Published 2018)

Microsoft, Bank of America and CVS are just a few big companies that profit from their proactive employment practices.

nytimes.com
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News! We are expanding @Microsoft's Autism Hiring Programme to Ireland! Looking for talented software engineers - send your CV to: [email protected]. For details on the autism program goto microsoft.com/inclusivehirin… Share away! #MicrosoftLifeIreland #accessibility
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