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ActiveAmputees

@activeamputees

Live Active. Be Active. #active groups #amputees. Disability #activism #Resist #Stopbullies #equality working to push policies for disabled communities

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Joined May 2009
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Natalie Hunt was 26 years old when she was diagnosed with Giant Cell Tumour of the Bone in her upper left arm (proximal humerus) in November 2022. Natalie has shared her story to raise vital awareness and help others 🧡 Read it today at: ow.ly/7M0h50Oe2KL
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This is what #RonDeSantis is doing to #Florida if he becomes #President he will do it to the #Nation #VoteBlue tiktok.com/t/ZTRv4CdCR/
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This is what #RonDeSantis is doing to #Florida if he becomes #President he will do it to the #Nation #VoteBlue tiktok.com/t/ZTRv4CdCR/
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It is the greatest honor of my career to be mentioned in the same sentence as Ingemar Stenmark. Incomprehensible and truly unforgettable.🙏🥹
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Elon Musk has put his foot up his own ass again. apnews.com/article/twitter-m…

Elon Musk apologizes after mocking disabled Twitter employee

If you’re not told you are fired, are you really fired? At Twitter, probably. Haraldur Thorleifsson, who until recently was employed at Twitter, logged in to his computer last Sunday to do some work,...

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The US needs #UniversalHealthcare tiktok.com/t/ZTRtvLjdo/
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#disabilityinclusion is equal rights. We all must be allowed to be involved in Life. This should not have happened but it does thousands of times a day. bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
No wheelchair access so Denver councilman has to climb on stage

No wheelchair access so Denver councilman has to climb on stage

Chris Hinds, a Denver city official, says he endured a "public humiliation" as a crowd watched.

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#Insulin is to expensive
Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) profile pictureGavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom8 Feb 2023
.@POTUS is right. The price of insulin is too high. Time for change. CA will be manufacturing its own insulin. Because we agree — it should be cheaper for everyone.
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#Insulin is to expensive
Gavin Newsom (@GavinNewsom) profile pictureGavin Newsom
@GavinNewsom8 Feb 2023
.@POTUS is right. The price of insulin is too high. Time for change. CA will be manufacturing its own insulin. Because we agree — it should be cheaper for everyone.
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Here they are: @Paris2024 Olympics and Paralympics Pictograms! They represent not only sport disciplines but also a family, a sense of pride, a set of values and community. #Paralympics #Paris2024

Paris 2024 Olympics and Paralympics Pictograms

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Your Talent team begins their preparation for the Netherlands development team💪 Click the link below for more information on the event link.gbwr.org.uk/3zdmhadk 📸Lakeshore Foundation #wheelchairrugby #rugby #GBWR #GBteam #GB #Paralympic
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Native American Power🇺🇲 (@NativePower2) profile pictureNative American Power🇺🇲@NativePower21 Feb 2023
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California police shoot and kill double amputee. bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
California police face scrutiny after killing double amputee

California police face scrutiny after killing double amputee

Police say the wheelchair user threatened them with a butcher's knife. The family say it was murder.

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California police shoot and kill double amputee. bbc.com/news/world-us-canada…
California police face scrutiny after killing double amputee

California police face scrutiny after killing double amputee

Police say the wheelchair user threatened them with a butcher's knife. The family say it was murder.

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Thread 1. Before the pandemic the unemployment rate for disabled folk was 12.3, this November it’s 5.8. Employment for disabled folk has gone up 25%- why? Remote options.
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Dear @GOP If you take or cut social security, I will bring a lawsuit against you for all the money taken from my paychecks. Social Security has nothing to do with the deficit or natl. debt. You created that fiction. #GOPLiesAboutEverything
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ActiveAmputees retweeted
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Michael Moore@allaboutgold4 Jan 2023
Replying to @katiek23 @Uber @AUSParalympics @visionaustralia @NDIS
It is illegal for a taxi or @uber to refuse a dog for disabled. Report him.
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Celebrating 100 years of the great @TheRealStanLee - we miss you friend! A true visionary beyond belief.
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Selina Grissom
@LilRdVet225 Dec 2022
Replying to @NEWSMAX @John_Schneider @KatrinaSzish @LidiaNews @MichaelGrimmNY
He's Catholic and attends church... trump never did...we have the 1st Amendment for a reason... you want to live a religious life?...great, start acting like a good Christian... Jesus would rebuke you... He didn't believe in mixing government and faith, either... and by the way:
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