Marissa Ditkowsky (she/her)
@mditkowsky
Disability Policy Counsel @NPWF. @auwcl adjunct & '19 alum. @BrandeisU '16. From LI. Disabled. Organizer @NatDisLegal. Views are mine. Tweets =/= legal advice.
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03-04-2009 21:48:46
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Our Disability Reproductive Equity Day social media toolkit is here! Check it out! docs.google.com/document/d/1SN… #DisCoRepro #DisabilityTwitter
Today In Our Own Voice and National Partnership are debuting a new report detailing the effect of state abortion bans on the more than 6.7 million Black women, girls and gender-expansive people living in states that have or are likely to ban abortion. npwf.info/4a7SJoT
For Mental Health Awareness Month, U.S. Department of Labor interviewed a National Partnership advocate who has both physical and mental disabilities about her experiences and the need for accommodations in the legal and other professions. Worth a read! blog.dol.gov/2024/05/14/how…
Since its formation, thanks to the hard work of Elizabeth Warren, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has recovered more than $20 billion for consumers.
Today's Supreme Court decision is a huge win for working people and will allow consumerfinance.gov to continue its vital work.
I just signed this letter and encourage disabled folks and disability-related orgs to do the same
Disability justice & Palestinian liberation are intertwined
disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/12/02/why…
Donate to help buy eSims for Gazans disabilityvisibilityproject.com/2023/12/25/cri…
On May 23 at 2 pm in the House Triangle, join us for a press event on a resolution designating a day in May as Disability Reproductive Equity Day! If you can't join, be on the lookout for our social toolkit! #DisCoRepro #DisabilityTwitter
More info: facebook.com/events/1176636…
Excited to announce a press event for a resolution that identifies a day in May as Disability Reproductive Equity Day. Come out and support or, if you're unable to attend, use our toolkit to post about the importance of the resolution online! #DisCoRepro facebook.com/events/1176636…
Today, the consumers of America won the battle in court. In this ruling, #SCOTUS correctly concluded that the consumerfinance.gov's funding structure satisfies the Constitution’s Appropriations Clause. Adam Rust
#DefendCFPB
consumerfed.org/press_release/…
The @npwf book club is now reading Disability Visibility. Today, my amazing colleague Anagha and I facilitated an engaging discussion on the first portion of the anthology -- 'Being.' Blessed to have such lovely co-workers so interested in learning. Alice Wong Alice Wong 王美華
.Marissa Ditkowsky (she/her) on the changes that would help foster a more inclusive culture in law: '[W]e need to stamp out stigma. Ultimately, without marginalized folks in leadership roles or systemic change, we cannot achieve a more inclusive culture.' #DisabilityTwitter
Thank you to U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy for letting me share my story this #MentalHealthMonth ! The legal profession must prioritize mental health. We need a culture shift. blog.dol.gov/2024/05/14/how… #DisabilityTwitter #LawTwitter National Disabled Law Students Association National Disabled Legal Professionals Association
It was so powerful to see a Member of Congress use AAC on the House floor. Here's hoping Rep. Jennifer Wexton will work with self-advocates to change the policies that effectively bar AAC users from the chamber (and others, like SCOTUS.) (1/3) #CripTheVote
every time i hear fields of gold, i just remember how mesmerized I was by Michelle Kwan when I was a little girl