Monday, September 24, 2018
Tuesday, September 18, 2018
9/23/18 #CripTheVote Chat: State & Local Disability Issues
Over the last two years, for good reasons, #CripTheVote has mostly focused on disability issues at the national level on the U.S. Presidency and Congress as have similar efforts in other countries like #CripTheVoteUK. But a lot happens in states, counties, cities, and towns that directly and immediately affect disabled people’s lives. Tomorrow’s members of Congress, cabinet secretaries, and presidents often start out as today’s village board members, city councilors, state legislators, and governors. In this chat we will explore state and local government, and how the growing disability community is doing in these important but often overlooked arenas.
How to Participate
Follow @GreggBeratan @AndrewPulrang @DisVisibility. When it’s time for the chat, search #CripTheVote on Twitter for the series of live tweets under the ‘Latest’ tab for the full conversation.
If you don’t use Twitter, you can follow along in real time here: http://twubs.com/CripTheVote
If you might be overwhelmed by the amount of tweets and only want to see the chat’s questions so you can respond to them, check @DisVisibility’s account. The questions will be Tweeted 5-6 minutes apart.
Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too fast: http://www.tchat.io/
Here’s an article about how to participate in a Twitter chat: https://www.adweek.com/digital/how-to-join-a-twitter-hashtag-chat/
Check out this captioned ASL explanation of how to participate in a chat by @behearddc https://www.facebook.com/HEARDDC/videos/1181213075257528/
Introductory Tweets and Chat Questions
Welcome to the #CripTheVote chat on state and local disability issues. We look forward to learning about what’s happening in your community. Remember to use the #CripTheVote hashtag when you tweet. If you respond to a question such as Q1, your tweet should follow this format: “A1 [your message] #CripTheVote”
Q1 Which state, county, city, town, or village do you live in and how would you describe the disability community in your area? #CripTheVote
Q2 Who is active in disability issues in your state and local area? What advocacy organizations or groups are you familiar with on disability issues? #CripTheVote
Q3 How well do your state and local elected officials understand disability issues? Are they generally supportive, resistant, or indifferent? What form does their resistance or support take? #CripTheVote
Q4 What are some of the highest priority disability issues in your state? Are there specific budget issues? Critical pieces of legislation? Long term problems that still need to be addressed? #CripTheVote
Q5 What are some of the highest priority disability issues in your village, town, city, or county? #CripTheVote
Q6 How do your local governments address accessibility in your community, including public buildings and spaces, businesses, and transportation? #CripTheVote
Q7 How are you involved in disability activism in your state and local area? Share some of your experiences, good or bad. #CripTheVote
Q8 With so much focus on the national political scene, how can we ensure that local disability issues get the attention they deserve? #CripTheVote
Monday, September 10, 2018
Thursday, September 6, 2018
9/9/18 #CripTheVote Chat on Partisanship and the Disability Community
Politically our country is deeply polarized. The evidence we have seen of the voting patterns of the Disability Community would seem to indicate that our voting falls along the same patterns as the country as a whole. A number of projects have worked to develop the electoral power of the Disability Community by portraying us as a potential voting bloc. In this chat we would like to explore the role of partisanship in expanding or limiting our community’s voice in the political sphere.
Useful articles
How Did Disabilities Become a Partisan Issue? By David Graham
The Non-Politics of Disability, By Jay Ruckleshaus
How Congress is hacking away at disability rights, By Sam Bagenstos
Definitions of “partisan”
How to Participate
Follow @GreggBeratan @AndrewPulrang @DisVisibility. When it’s time for the chat, search #CripTheVote on Twitter for the series of live tweets under the ‘Latest’ tab for the full conversation.
If you don’t use Twitter, you can follow along in real time here: http://twubs.com/CripTheVote
If you might be overwhelmed by the amount of tweets and only want to see the chat’s questions so you can respond to them, check @DisVisibility’s account. The questions will be Tweeted 5-6 minutes apart.
Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too fast: http://www.tchat.io/
Here’s an article about how to participate in a Twitter chat: https://www.adweek.com/digital/how-to-join-a-twitter-hashtag-chat/
Check out this captioned ASL explanation of how to participate in a chat by @behearddc
Questions for the Partisanship and The Disability Community Chat
Q1: What does ‘partisan’ mean to you? Do you think we’re living in a time of hyperpartisanship? #CripTheVote
Q2: Do you identify as a person whose political beliefs are partisan? If so, why?
Q3: Would you describe the disability community as partisan? Would the Disability Community be better served if it were more or less partisan? Why or why not? #CripTheVote
Q4: How has the Nation’s political polarization affected the Disability Community and our ability influence political and/or policy change? #CripTheVote
Q5: Disability policy issues have often been seen as bipartisan. Do you believe that has changed in the current climate? If so how? If you believe it still is what is it that makes our issues different? #CripTheVote
Q6: #CripTheVote has always said that we are partisan only to the Disability Community and this is why we focus on issues. Are there issues that you use to determine your vote? What are they and why? #CripTheVote
Q7: What are the dangers or advantages of single-issue voting? Does it further marginalize disabled people who experience multiple forms of oppression and discrimination? #CripTheVote
Q8: In the current polarized environment, where many issues have huge stakes & moral implications, how can the Disability Community keep some degree of bipartisanship alive on disability issues? Is it necessary? #CripTheVote
Monday, August 27, 2018
Wednesday, August 22, 2018
#CripTheVote Fall 2018 Schedule
#CripTheVote is once again gearing up for major elections, the 2018 Midterms. On November 6, voters will choose candidates for all 435 seats in the U.S.House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate. In addition, 34 states will elect governors, and literally thousands of local and municipal offices will be up for election.
#CripTheVote has held periodic topical chats and hosted ongoing conversations on disability in electoral politics since January, 2016. In the run-up to the 2018 Midterms, #CripTheVote will host the following chats, and live tweet the results on election day. Times, guest hosts, and questions will be announced.
September 9: Partisanship and the Disability Community
Exploring what ‘partisanship” means, in terms of political parties, ideologies, and political beliefs, and what it means in practice for disabled people. [Recap of Sept. 9th chat]
September 23: State and Local Issues
How state and local elections and elected officials impact disability policy, and which disability issues are especially relevant to local elections.
October 7: Midterms 2018: What’s At Stake
An overview of the most active and urgent disability issues in this year’s Midterm Elections.
October 21: Voter Mobilization
What prevents disabled people from voting, and how can we “get out the vote” among eligible disabled voters?
November 6: Live-Tweeting Election Night
Join us as we share our voting stories, watch the results come in, and process the outcomes.
After the Midterms, we will take a bit of a break from electoral politics and focus on some more thematic, long-term disability issues:
November 11: Food Insecurity and Hunger
Exploring the multiple ways that hunger and disability are interrelated.
December 2: Poverty Narratives
Discussing how poverty is understood and talked about in multiple contexts, and how this relates to the disability community.
For more information on #CripTheVote:
Frequently Asked Questions
#CripTheVote has held periodic topical chats and hosted ongoing conversations on disability in electoral politics since January, 2016. In the run-up to the 2018 Midterms, #CripTheVote will host the following chats, and live tweet the results on election day. Times, guest hosts, and questions will be announced.
September 9: Partisanship and the Disability Community
Exploring what ‘partisanship” means, in terms of political parties, ideologies, and political beliefs, and what it means in practice for disabled people. [Recap of Sept. 9th chat]
September 23: State and Local Issues
How state and local elections and elected officials impact disability policy, and which disability issues are especially relevant to local elections.
October 7: Midterms 2018: What’s At Stake
An overview of the most active and urgent disability issues in this year’s Midterm Elections.
October 21: Voter Mobilization
What prevents disabled people from voting, and how can we “get out the vote” among eligible disabled voters?
November 6: Live-Tweeting Election Night
Join us as we share our voting stories, watch the results come in, and process the outcomes.
After the Midterms, we will take a bit of a break from electoral politics and focus on some more thematic, long-term disability issues:
November 11: Food Insecurity and Hunger
Exploring the multiple ways that hunger and disability are interrelated.
December 2: Poverty Narratives
Discussing how poverty is understood and talked about in multiple contexts, and how this relates to the disability community.
For more information on #CripTheVote:
Frequently Asked Questions
Gregg Beratan: @GreggBeratan
Andrew Pulrang: @AndrewPulrang
Thursday, August 16, 2018
8/26/18 Twitter Chat: #SCOTUS Nominee Brett Kavanaugh
SCOTUS Nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh
Sunday, August 26, 2018
4 pm Pacific, 5 pm Mountain, 6 pm Central, 7 pm Eastern
Join #CripTheVote for this discussion about the nominee to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS), Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Before the hearing for Judge Kavanaugh starts on September 4th, we will discuss what this nomination will mean for the disability community and the nominee’s record on civil rights and other important issues.
Additional links
Grassley: Kavanaugh Hearings to Begin September 4 (August 10, 2018)
Disability Rights Groups React to Premature Scheduling of Brett Kavanaugh Confirmation Hearing (August 13 2018, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law)
10 Reasons People with Disabilities Should Oppose Judge Kavanaugh’s Nomination (August 2018, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law)
Review of disability-related cases by Judge Brett Kavanaugh (July 2018, Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law)
Kavanaugh Thinks It’s Okay to Perform Elective Surgery on People Without Their Consent (August 9, 2018 by Hannah Leibson & Rebecca Cokley)
Judge Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court Nomination Could Put the Americans With Disabilities Act in Danger (July 26, 2018, by Robyn Powell)
Center for Medicare Advocacy Statement on the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the United States Supreme Court (July 10, 2018)
AUCD Opposes the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States (July 15, 2018)
Plain Language: AUCD Opposes the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States (August 31, 2018)
Why DREDF Opposes Judge Kavanaugh’s Appointment to the Supreme Court (August 15, 2018)
The American Association of People with Disabilities Opposes the Nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the US Supreme Court (August 15, 2018)
NCIL Opposes Nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to U.S. Supreme Court (August 8, 2018)
Oppose the Confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court of the United States (July 17, 2018, CivilRights.org)
How to ParticipateFollow @GreggBeratan @AndrewPulrang @DisVisibility. When it’s time for the chat, search #CripTheVote on Twitter for the series of live tweets under the ‘Latest’ tab for the full conversation.
If you don’t use Twitter, you can follow along in real time here: http://twubs.com/CripTheVote
If you might be overwhelmed by the amount of tweets and only want to see the chat’s questions so you can respond to them, check @DisVisibility’s account. The questions will be Tweeted 5-6 minutes apart.
Another way to participate in the chat is to use this app that allows you to pause the chat if the Tweets are coming at you too fast: http://www.tchat.io/
Here’s an article about how to participate in a Twitter chat: https://www.adweek.com/digital/how-to-join-a-twitter-hashtag-chat/
Check out this captioned ASL explanation of how to participate in a chat by @behearddc
https://www.facebook.com/HEARDDC/videos/1181213075257528/
Introductory Tweets and Questions for the Chathttps://www.facebook.com/HEARDDC/videos/1181213075257528/
Welcome to the #CripTheVote chat on #SCOTUS nominees and Judge Brett Kavanaugh. FYI, throughout the chat SCOTUS refers to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Remember to use the #CripTheVote hashtag when you tweet. If you respond to a question such as Q1, your tweet should follow this format: “A1 [your message] #CripTheVote”
Content warnings: abortion, bodily autonomy, medical coercion, forced treatment, forced surgery. Please feel free to mute or take a break from this chat if needed.
9/4 will be the first day of the confirmation hearing of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to serve as #SCOTUS Associate Justice with questioning beginning 9/5 https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/press/rep/releases/grassley-kavanaugh-hearings-to-begin-september-4 #CripTheVote
Q1 Why does the Supreme Court, and the justices nominated to #SCOTUS, matter to you as a disabled person, to the future of the entire country? #CripTheVote
Q2 What are some recent and past examples of #SCOTUS nominees with significant track records on disability rights (both negative and positive)? #CripTheVote
Q3 Once the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh was announced, what were your thoughts about his professional background and rulings as a judge? #CripTheVote
Q4 On the Affordable Care Act, Kavanaugh dissented in a decision that said the #ACA was constitutional. What are your concerns on how this will impact access to quality healthcare? #CripTheVote http://www.medicareadvocacy.org/center-for-medicare-advocacy-statement-on-the-nomination-of-judge-brett-kavanaugh-to-the-united-states-supreme-court/
Note on language: ‘dissented’ means disagreeing with an opinion or decision held by a majority of people. ‘Affirmed the constitutionality’ means a decision or law that is in agreement with the United States Constitution #CripTheVote
In the case Doe ex rel. Tarlow v. D.C, Kavanaugh vacated a decision that protected disabled people’s right to self-determination & decision-making with elective surgeries including abortion. For more: https://talkpoverty.org/2018/08/09/kavanaugh-thinks-okay-perform-elective-surgery-people-without-consent/
The case: https://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-dc-circuit/1348102.html #CripTheVote
Q5 What are your thoughts and concerns about this ruling by Kavanaugh in Doe ex rel. Tarlow v. D.C and how it will impact the disability community if he is confirmed to #SCOTUS? #CripTheVote
Q6 What are some other ways the Kavanaugh nomination to #SCOTUS will impact reproductive choice, voting rights, civil rights, workers rights and other important issues? #CripTheVote
Kavanaugh also has an expansive view of the Executive Branch, believing that presidents should not be subject to civil lawsuits or criminal investigations while in office. https://civilrights.org/oppose-confirmation-brett-kavanaugh-supreme-court-united-states/ #CripTheVote
Q7 How will Kavanaugh’s view of Presidential power put the checks and balances at risk between the legislative, judicial, and executive branch of the federal govt? For more about the different branches of govt: https://www.aucd.org/docs/policy/Plain%20Text_Nomination%20of%20Judge%20Brett%20Kavanaugh.pdf #CripTheVote
Q8 What can individuals do to voice their opinions about Kavanaugh or any #SCOTUS nominee?
This concludes our #CripTheVote chat on #SCOTUS nominees and Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Thank you for joining us today. A compilation of Tweets from this #CripTheVote chat will be up shortly. Check out our blog for the latest: http://cripthevote.blogspot.com/
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