DrKaraAyers
@drkaraayers.bsky.social
Professor, Researcher, Writer, Speaker, & Proud Mom & Wife with Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Director
@ThinkEquitable Striving for change|Views are mine.
@ThinkEquitable Striving for change|Views are mine.
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This is not history. This is not Anne Frank’s attic. This is today.
October 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
This is not history. This is not Anne Frank’s attic. This is today.
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I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Vance says it is "totally reasonable and acceptable" for people to not want to live next door to people who speak a different language than they do
October 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM
I would rather live next door to someone who speaks another language than live next door to someone who doesn’t want to live near people who speak other languages. I know nothing about Person A but I know person B is a shitbird.
Agree with Adams (keynote at #ASBH25) that we should always be aware of the role of money driving everything. Disagree that we can’t/don’t ever imagine better ways beyond hyperfixation on capitalism.
October 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Agree with Adams (keynote at #ASBH25) that we should always be aware of the role of money driving everything. Disagree that we can’t/don’t ever imagine better ways beyond hyperfixation on capitalism.
Thought provoking keynote by Jerome Adams for #ASBH25 abt finding where we can work together w ppl w different viewpoints….but I’d like to ask-at what point are you complicit in the harm?
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Thought provoking keynote by Jerome Adams for #ASBH25 abt finding where we can work together w ppl w different viewpoints….but I’d like to ask-at what point are you complicit in the harm?
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People before power. Always. Support truth-telling journalism: buff.ly/pbcGNpl
October 23, 2025 at 6:48 PM
People before power. Always. Support truth-telling journalism: buff.ly/pbcGNpl
Annnnd I’m in Portland for the #ASBH25 annual meeting. Speaking on ableism at the bedside and how hospital visitation policies impact disabled people.
October 23, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Annnnd I’m in Portland for the #ASBH25 annual meeting. Speaking on ableism at the bedside and how hospital visitation policies impact disabled people.
Just watched this awesome youth and autistic led video at #PCORI2025 which provided a study update in plain language: notless.org/research/
Research – Different Not Less
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October 22, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Just watched this awesome youth and autistic led video at #PCORI2025 which provided a study update in plain language: notless.org/research/
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We're in DC for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s annual meeting!
PCORI funds research that meaningfully includes patients, families, and caregivers as partners throughout the research process. #PCORI2025
PCORI funds research that meaningfully includes patients, families, and caregivers as partners throughout the research process. #PCORI2025
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
We're in DC for the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s annual meeting!
PCORI funds research that meaningfully includes patients, families, and caregivers as partners throughout the research process. #PCORI2025
PCORI funds research that meaningfully includes patients, families, and caregivers as partners throughout the research process. #PCORI2025
Last session at #PCORI2025 (for me before I head to the airport) is on research WITH people with IDD. It’s been an excellent annual meeting.
October 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Last session at #PCORI2025 (for me before I head to the airport) is on research WITH people with IDD. It’s been an excellent annual meeting.
I'll be watching this "Dirty Work: The Story of Andrew Young" tonight-9pm EST on MSNBC : www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwC3...
Andrew Young: The Dirty Work | Official Trailer
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October 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I'll be watching this "Dirty Work: The Story of Andrew Young" tonight-9pm EST on MSNBC : www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwC3...
Our Disability Research Lab is set for our biggest year yet as we are now funded! Join us for our kick-off meeting Thursday, October 16 at 12pm EST. To register for our first meeting, sign up here (or via QR code in image): lnkd.in/gCwd3s5P
October 6, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Our Disability Research Lab is set for our biggest year yet as we are now funded! Join us for our kick-off meeting Thursday, October 16 at 12pm EST. To register for our first meeting, sign up here (or via QR code in image): lnkd.in/gCwd3s5P
Why We Should Be Concerned About an Autism Registry url: jamanetwork-com.uc.idm.oclc.org/journals/jam...
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October 3, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Why We Should Be Concerned About an Autism Registry url: jamanetwork-com.uc.idm.oclc.org/journals/jam...
I'm glad PGD and genetic testing exist as more options for disabled parents. I don't like the suggestion that using this tech is the better/best route to parenthood and there's just blatantly false info. She'd pass on her type of OI-which isn't fatal: womensagenda.com.au/latest/how-g...
How genetic testing is empowering the path to parenthood
Through IVF and genetic testing, Tayla and her husband overcame inherited conditions and found hope, choice, and their daughter Helena.
womensagenda.com.au
October 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I'm glad PGD and genetic testing exist as more options for disabled parents. I don't like the suggestion that using this tech is the better/best route to parenthood and there's just blatantly false info. She'd pass on her type of OI-which isn't fatal: womensagenda.com.au/latest/how-g...
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This past weekend more than a hundred Ohioans demonstrated outside the Statehouse against a pair of bills that could effectively outlaw some immigrants from owning land in the state. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/01/d...
Demonstrators protest Ohio land ownership measures that target Chinese immigrants • Ohio Capital Journal
This past weekend more than a hundred Ohioans demonstrated outside the Statehouse against a pair of bills that could effectively outlaw some immigrants from owning land in the state.
ohiocapitaljournal.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
This past weekend more than a hundred Ohioans demonstrated outside the Statehouse against a pair of bills that could effectively outlaw some immigrants from owning land in the state. ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/10/01/d...
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The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.
October 1, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The awesome video team at the New York Times helped me make this video about the shutdown and Obamacare premiums.
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@kff.org finds a stark reality if ACA enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire. Premium payments will more than double next year.
ACA Marketplace Premium Payments Would More than Double on Average Next Year if Enhanced Premium Tax Credits Expire | KFF
KFF estimates that, if Congress allows the enhanced premium tax credits to expire at the end of this year, ACA Marketplace enrollees on average would see their premium payments more than double next y...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:55 PM
@kff.org finds a stark reality if ACA enhanced premium tax credits are allowed to expire. Premium payments will more than double next year.
Watching this year's LEND trainees present to their cohort about their disciplines. I really love the feeling of pride in our students and trainees. It's such a needed experience of having hope for our future.
September 30, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Watching this year's LEND trainees present to their cohort about their disciplines. I really love the feeling of pride in our students and trainees. It's such a needed experience of having hope for our future.
This afternoon I'm part of the Kentucky UCEDD's (Human Development Institute) Seminar on Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities. I'll go on about 2:30pm EST. Join us: uky.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
uky.zoom.us
September 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
This afternoon I'm part of the Kentucky UCEDD's (Human Development Institute) Seminar on Improving Transition Outcomes for Youth with Disabilities. I'll go on about 2:30pm EST. Join us: uky.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Cw filicide
I think some reporters really need to learn about the Disabled Day of Mourning. Some parents of autistic kids despise them so much they kill them. This is how deadly ableism (and lack of social supports) can be. Our articles do not need to feed into ableism.
I think some reporters really need to learn about the Disabled Day of Mourning. Some parents of autistic kids despise them so much they kill them. This is how deadly ableism (and lack of social supports) can be. Our articles do not need to feed into ableism.
September 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Cw filicide
I think some reporters really need to learn about the Disabled Day of Mourning. Some parents of autistic kids despise them so much they kill them. This is how deadly ableism (and lack of social supports) can be. Our articles do not need to feed into ableism.
I think some reporters really need to learn about the Disabled Day of Mourning. Some parents of autistic kids despise them so much they kill them. This is how deadly ableism (and lack of social supports) can be. Our articles do not need to feed into ableism.
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“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
September 23, 2025 at 9:53 PM
“We are told by leaders that we are the future. But when it comes to the ongoing pandemic, our present is being stolen right in front of our eyes.”
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
Incredible speech by Violet Affleck who warned about the ongoing dangers of COVID & Long Covid, & advocated for masks and clean air at the UN today!
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File this under, this is actually a good thing you should try and cure, not autism. www.bbc.com/news/article...
Huntington's disease successfully treated for first time
One of the most devastating diseases finally has a treatment that can slow its progression and transform lives, tearful doctors tell BBC.
www.bbc.com
September 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
File this under, this is actually a good thing you should try and cure, not autism. www.bbc.com/news/article...
I find studies like these that help us understand what type of health messagine motivates people to get preventative screenings really interesting: publichealthpost.org/sexual-repro...
When Health Messaging Misses the Mark
Visual demonstrations on social media can help explain medical procedures, but without clear language, they may also heighten anxiety.
publichealthpost.org
September 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I find studies like these that help us understand what type of health messagine motivates people to get preventative screenings really interesting: publichealthpost.org/sexual-repro...
Had to read this title (on the website) a couple times: "Parents find a way...." A critical value I teach my children is we don't sit at tables we aren't wanted. Find schools where you don't have to "find a way" to be deemed worthy of an education. aleteia.org/2025/09/01/p...
How to get kids with disabilities a Catholic education
"In most cases, the desire for inclusion starts with a specific person. ... The belief that 'we can’t' has been drummed into us."
aleteia.org
September 5, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Had to read this title (on the website) a couple times: "Parents find a way...." A critical value I teach my children is we don't sit at tables we aren't wanted. Find schools where you don't have to "find a way" to be deemed worthy of an education. aleteia.org/2025/09/01/p...
Family ableism and conditional inclusion are unfortunately common experiences of disabled people but rarely talked about. Yes, this is one family's wedding drama, but this is an important discussion [ignore very silly stock image]: www.newsweek.com/gen-z-bride-...
Gen Z bride has "rule" for disabled sister about wheelchair, sparks fury
"This wedding crisis illustrates a specific brand of family ableism, and it's a bad kind," an expert told Newsweek.
www.newsweek.com
September 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Family ableism and conditional inclusion are unfortunately common experiences of disabled people but rarely talked about. Yes, this is one family's wedding drama, but this is an important discussion [ignore very silly stock image]: www.newsweek.com/gen-z-bride-...