linda sepp

Have you heard about ableism and ableist language? "When you treat a disability as a joke, metaphor, or euphemism, you are causing harm in a couple of ways. First, you are spreading the idea that it’s acceptable to dehumanize and stigmatize someone with a disability." ... hbr.org/2020/12/why-...

Many #HumanCanaries, people with chemical/environmental "sensitivities", can detect all kinds of hazardous ingredients/pollutants when they're not on any labels... Glad to see science catching up a bit...

New research paper on #AccessibleHousing for people with #MCS, #EnvironmentalSensitivities, #Environmentalillness, #InvisibleDisabilities. #UniversalDesign needs to include this population. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Everyday awareness is needed on this issue, as the accessibility barriers and discrimination are systemic

What Ableism Looks Like: Examples Across Systems, Culture, and Self neurodivergentinsights.com/what-ableism... #disability #medicine #myalgicE #healthcare #politics

The UN released a scathing report criticizing Canada’s treatment of disabled people and expansion of assisted suicide. What did Canada have to say for itself? Not much. @spichaksimon.bsky.social reports on Canada’s silence in the face of criticism from the UN and disability advocates.

The Guardian reports that scientists are warning synthetic chemicals embedded in the food system, including phthalates, pesticides, and PFAS, are driving rising rates of cancer, neurodevelopmental harm, and infertility while undermining global agriculture. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

If you have enough to ensure your basic needs are covered, please contribute something to @brain__frog's basic needs recovery fund, so she can heal after this major surgery: www.gofundme.com/f/leeanns-3r...

A must read article! ..."MAiD was legalized and expanded based on the desire of some individual plaintiffs whose evidence could and should have been interpreted as a compelling case for the elimination of ableism rather than the creation of assisted suicide/euthanasia." ...

UN CRPD report on how Canada has failed disabled Canadians...

What is #ABLEISM?

"In Ont., the chief coroner’s office recorded at least 428 cases of non-compliance with Canadian law by MAiD providers over a five-year period, in what was described as “a pattern of not following legislation”. Most cases led to nothing more than an email"... nationalpost.com/opinion/yuan...

roses are red flowers need bees until you're fragrance-free I'll have to hug trees #FragranceFree #ScentFree #ValentinesDay #ShareTheAir #CleanAir #AccessibilityIsLove #hugs #EnvironmentalSensitivities #MCS #bees #trees

Roses are red, violets are blue. If you'd be fragrance-free, then I could hug you. #FragranceFree #ScentFree #ValentinesDay #ShareTheAir #CleanAir #AccessibilityIsLove #hugs

An excellent (free) resource for people in Ontario to learn more about growing native plants www.inournature.ca/ontario-nati...

Shop elsewhere! And tell them why! Fragranced products should be in separately vented spaces away from food & other products & materials. In a store like that, everything gets fragrance contaminated! Fragrances emit many hazardous VOCs, & chemicals that harm everyone, not just the #HumanCanaries.

Creating a native garden/habitat is the way of the future (no matter how much or little outdoor space you have access to). Some people are having to fight hard for the right to do so. Much gratitude to them for their work. joegardener.com/podcast/defe...

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NEW! The Center to End Corporate Harm! - research to reveal tactics that undermine science, regulations & health - Expose industry financial ties & lobbying that influence science & policy - work to correct the balance of power to prioritize health and justice prhe.ucsf.edu/center-end-c...

"what if MAiD, as an emergent technoscientific medical procedure that alleviates individual suffering (with dr assisted death) actually contributes to the erasure of structural oppression rather than addressing it...?" #ableism #EnvironmentalSensitivities ... americanethnologist.org/online-conte...

Is it just me, or does this smack of #ableism to to any of you too? I know a lot of neurodiverse people, and none of us get our panties in a knot when other people yabut instead of yes and... Tone Policing is a related thing that poor, neurodiverse, and disabled people are often subjected to.

..."lower quality of life was attributable to the lack of resources & support being provided to them as a disabled person - basically as a result of ableism - not their disability... Distinguishing cause is especially important now that the solution to a lower quality of life includes killing them."

It's about time!!! /s

All new guest essay by @lydiaxzbrown.bsky.social for the Disability Visibility Project Not Just Gus Walz: Understanding the Ableist Logic of Toxic White Masculinity in the New Eugenics Era disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2024/12/15/n...

I'd like to see a list of places that actually enforce a scent-free policy (and what scents they include). #HumanCanaries #InvisibleDisabilities chemical & #EnvironmentalSensitivities #Accessibility #Barriers #ScentFree #FragranceFree #policy #HumanRights

Holidays are not easy for human canaries these days. But friends CAN make it better: seriouslysensitivetopollution.org/2019/12/12/h... chemical & #EnvironmentalSensitivities #HumanCanaries #AirQuality #IAQ #plastics #Fragrance #toxic #gifts #Accessibility #barriers #holidays #friends #solutions

Why do people still believe that products have to be safe to be sold?

Our governments are admitting they have access to billions of dollars, & aren't devoting available resources to economic, social, & cultural rights. Their plans violate Article 2 of the Covenant, and thus our obligations under international law... & deny human rights... maytree.com/publications...

I think they know exactly what they are doing, unlike the public who've been hoodwinked &/or manipulated by the deeply ableist well-funded pro death lobby group that infiltrated the Canadian scene where disabled people not near the end of life can be euthanized (for lack of supports to live).

“As someone who relies on the state for my survival, I have a healthy distrust of giving it any more power over my life than it already has. Though some people want the right to die, many of us are still fighting for the right to exist.” #AssistedSuicide #MAiD #disability #discrimination #ableism

Easy action to (eventually) reduce your exposure health harming toxic chemicals:

Anyone else have issues with #notifications that keep 'lighting up' several times (as if there were new notifications) even after you have checked them and responded with a reply or a like?

#ThereIsNoAway from the wide ranging harm & disability caused by the pollution from fragrance industry products. Fragrance has saturated everything now (like smoke once did). Tell me, where is the fragrance-free air/food/water/clothing/housing/health care/etc, so we can safely exist w/o exposures?

A PhD candidate at UM is conducting the first study in Canada that asks patients about their motivations for medical assistance in dying (MAID) in the context of social determinants of health and dignity-related distress. #MAID

...be it "chemical, plastics, fossil fuel, agriculture or extractive industries, they exert undue influence over public policy, extracting ... subsidies, tax breaks & other benefits, while hiding behind confidential business information... undermining democracy"... healthydebate.ca/2024/11/topi...

..."More than 1,000 dogs that Inuit relied on for their livelihoods were shot to death by Mounties... .. to force the nomadic Inuit to remain in settled communities, where many turned to alcohol to numb the pain and became sick from losing their traditional way of life... www.cbc.ca/news/politic...

A friend of mine could use your help to get through winter, get a disability safe micro-home built, & find some unpolluted land to park the micro-home on, near amenities as she doesn't have a car (the place she was offered fell through due to the friend's family). www.gofundme.com/f/disabled-a...

... "In my articles I aim to share that combination of wonder and possibility mixed with carefully researched facts, interviews, and ideas for how you, too, can work with plants to help change the world." ... ~ Nancy Lawson www.humanegardener.com

Think the products you buy from big retailers are safe for your health & the environment, or that the companies producing & selling them them care? You might be surprised... Here's a great report card to educate you, your friends, & families, and help you start to make safer choices.

We have a right to be protected from harm, & to have safe access to places & services. ~ The Canadian Human Rights Commission's Environmental sensitivity & scent-free policies #EnvironmentalSensitivities #ChemicalSensitivity #FragranceFree #IAQ #ScentFree #InvisibleDisabilities #EnvironmentalHealth