Politics is often a subject most people don’t want to tackle. However as a disabled and mental health advocate, I believe it should be my and other advocates’ priority to use our influence and platform to speak out about disability politics.
I have often heard people say that talking about hot topics, such as Black Lives Matter and the rights of LGBTQ+ people doesn’t have a place on disability advocacy pages.
I am here to argue otherwise. Disability is political, and so is disability advocacy. Disability can intersect with any marginalized group.
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