Sarah Colero
@sarahcolero.bsky.social
29/disabled/Toronto
@Sarah_Colero on twitter
medical cannabis and (lack of) disability rights
aquired brain injury (ABIs), CPTSD, migraines🤕
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medical cannabis and (lack of) disability rights
aquired brain injury (ABIs), CPTSD, migraines🤕
ANALYSIS: The Shifting Narrative Around the Canada Disability Benefit
Leslie Church's glowing article in National Newswatch titled “Canada Disability Benefit: Building a Canada that Works for Everyone.” Here's why it misses the mark
Leslie Church's glowing article in National Newswatch titled “Canada Disability Benefit: Building a Canada that Works for Everyone.” Here's why it misses the mark
mark.simonspichak.beehiiv.com
August 6, 2025 at 9:36 PM
ANALYSIS: The Shifting Narrative Around the Canada Disability Benefit
Leslie Church's glowing article in National Newswatch titled “Canada Disability Benefit: Building a Canada that Works for Everyone.” Here's why it misses the mark
Leslie Church's glowing article in National Newswatch titled “Canada Disability Benefit: Building a Canada that Works for Everyone.” Here's why it misses the mark
GoC hiding CDB application details, disabled people dig them up:
Canada Disability Benefit Applications to Launch June 20th, Says Service Canada Hotline
Despite promising to provide the Canada Disability Benefit starting July 1st, the first round of benefits are unlikely to go out until mid-July.
Canada Disability Benefit Applications to Launch June 20th, Says Service Canada Hotline
Despite promising to provide the Canada Disability Benefit starting July 1st, the first round of benefits are unlikely to go out until mid-July.
Canada Disability Benefit Applications to Launch June 20th, Says Service Canada Hotline
Despite promising to provide the Canada Disability Benefit starting July 1st, the first round of benefits are unlikely to go out until mid-July.
simonspichak.beehiiv.com
June 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
GoC hiding CDB application details, disabled people dig them up:
Canada Disability Benefit Applications to Launch June 20th, Says Service Canada Hotline
Despite promising to provide the Canada Disability Benefit starting July 1st, the first round of benefits are unlikely to go out until mid-July.
Canada Disability Benefit Applications to Launch June 20th, Says Service Canada Hotline
Despite promising to provide the Canada Disability Benefit starting July 1st, the first round of benefits are unlikely to go out until mid-July.
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RABBLE RANTS is every Friday at Noon ET on the Blueprints of Disruption YT channel:
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March 28, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Canada Disability Benefit final regulations & delivery statement - March 3 2025
www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
Statement from the Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities on the Canada Disability Benefit - Canada.ca
The Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities, Kamal Khera, issued the following statement today regarding the Canada Disability Benefit.
www.canada.ca
March 3, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Canada Disability Benefit final regulations & delivery statement - March 3 2025
www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
www.canada.ca/en/employmen...
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Doug Ford refuses to double ODSP/OW. Yet, his government also cut employment programs for disabled people. Last year, he also defunded a 'peer worker' training program I co-facilitated for homeless people on OW. Ford has abandoned disabled and homeless Ontarians. www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
Employment programs for disabled job-seekers shutter after Ford government changes
Internal documents admit to budget cuts, propose employees skip lunch breaks
www.thetrillium.ca
February 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Doug Ford refuses to double ODSP/OW. Yet, his government also cut employment programs for disabled people. Last year, he also defunded a 'peer worker' training program I co-facilitated for homeless people on OW. Ford has abandoned disabled and homeless Ontarians. www.thetrillium.ca/news/the-tri...
Only the Green Party has committed to doubling ODSP and OW immediately. None of the parties specifically mention Long COVID or have a plan to reduce infections in high-risk settings.
simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/how-ontari...
simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/how-ontari...
How Ontario Parties Fare on Disability and COVID
Only the Green Party has committed to doubling ODSP and OW immediately. None of the parties specifically mention Long COVID or have a plan to reduce infections in high-risk settings.
simonspichak.beehiiv.com
February 23, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Only the Green Party has committed to doubling ODSP and OW immediately. None of the parties specifically mention Long COVID or have a plan to reduce infections in high-risk settings.
simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/how-ontari...
simonspichak.beehiiv.com/p/how-ontari...
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It is *very* important to understand that Jews were never the only target of the 1930s Nazis and they are not the only targets of today’s Nazis. A Nazi salute is not only antisemitic. It is also racist, ableist, and queerphobic.
January 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
It is *very* important to understand that Jews were never the only target of the 1930s Nazis and they are not the only targets of today’s Nazis. A Nazi salute is not only antisemitic. It is also racist, ableist, and queerphobic.
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Hey everyone, there are items off my WL that I could use ASAP:
- Powerade❗(out)
- wet cat food❗(almost out)
- toilet paper❗(out)
- any beverages
- any food/snack food
Thanks for any & all help.
#HelpSky #MutualAid #MAV #MABoost #HelpFolksLive2024 #HelpFolksLive
My PP also:
paypal.me/noahfisk
- Powerade❗(out)
- wet cat food❗(almost out)
- toilet paper❗(out)
- any beverages
- any food/snack food
Thanks for any & all help.
#HelpSky #MutualAid #MAV #MABoost #HelpFolksLive2024 #HelpFolksLive
My PP also:
paypal.me/noahfisk
November 17, 2024 at 4:05 PM
Hey everyone, there are items off my WL that I could use ASAP:
- Powerade❗(out)
- wet cat food❗(almost out)
- toilet paper❗(out)
- any beverages
- any food/snack food
Thanks for any & all help.
#HelpSky #MutualAid #MAV #MABoost #HelpFolksLive2024 #HelpFolksLive
My PP also:
paypal.me/noahfisk
- Powerade❗(out)
- wet cat food❗(almost out)
- toilet paper❗(out)
- any beverages
- any food/snack food
Thanks for any & all help.
#HelpSky #MutualAid #MAV #MABoost #HelpFolksLive2024 #HelpFolksLive
My PP also:
paypal.me/noahfisk
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Idk who tf is getting a kick out of ordering Rawrley's food and constantly cancelling it but can SOMEONE who has a fucking HEART and some DIGNITY and RESPECT order my cat's wet food? It's $21.60 rn before any taxes etc. I don't have Prime right now.
#HelpSky #MAV #MABoost 💸💕
#HelpSky #MAV #MABoost 💸💕
On my Amazon Wishlist, a Boost bulk pack is on sale for $48 right now. I am in need of Boost both for poor diet reasons, and because I'm having dental work done and will be missing meals.
Any help helps 🩵🩷
www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/...
Any help helps 🩵🩷
www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/...
Check out my list on Amazon
www.amazon.ca
December 1, 2024 at 7:57 PM
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People will say these were all “choices” - but to an extent I disagree. If someone is suffering from something that is treatable - or due to financial circumstances - do we not have a duty to help them before we offer them death?
Why are we taking the easy (and cheap) way out instead?
Why are we taking the easy (and cheap) way out instead?
December 1, 2024 at 10:30 PM
People will say these were all “choices” - but to an extent I disagree. If someone is suffering from something that is treatable - or due to financial circumstances - do we not have a duty to help them before we offer them death?
Why are we taking the easy (and cheap) way out instead?
Why are we taking the easy (and cheap) way out instead?
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Or “Sophia” who did MAiD because she was unable to find safe and affordable housing with her multiple chemical sensitivities:
www.ctvnews.ca/health/woman...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/woman...
Woman with chemical sensitivities chose medically-assisted death after failed bid to get better housing
A 51-year-old Ontario woman with severe sensitivities to chemicals chose medically-assisted death after her desperate search for affordable housing free of cigarette smoke and chemical cleaners failed...
www.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Or “Sophia” who did MAiD because she was unable to find safe and affordable housing with her multiple chemical sensitivities:
www.ctvnews.ca/health/woman...
www.ctvnews.ca/health/woman...
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Or Stephanie Lavoie - who was sick enough to qualify for assisted death and yet not sick enough to get the Iv nutritional support she needed to live.
She was only 59lbs when she “chose” MAiD
globalnews.ca/news/1052900...
She was only 59lbs when she “chose” MAiD
globalnews.ca/news/1052900...
Woman with ‘unmanageable’ pain from Lyme disease chooses to die. She wasn’t always believed | Globalnews.ca
Stéphanie Lavoie spent her adult life facing escalating symptoms from Lyme disease that left her bedridden and barely able to eat. Her family says the medical system failed her.
globalnews.ca
December 1, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Or Stephanie Lavoie - who was sick enough to qualify for assisted death and yet not sick enough to get the Iv nutritional support she needed to live.
She was only 59lbs when she “chose” MAiD
globalnews.ca/news/1052900...
She was only 59lbs when she “chose” MAiD
globalnews.ca/news/1052900...
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Or Normand Meunier - a quadriplegic man who did MAiD after being left on a stretcher in the ER for four days and developing horrible bedsores.
Neglect led to his death. Would they have treated him better if it wasn’t cheaper to help him end his life?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Neglect led to his death. Would they have treated him better if it wasn’t cheaper to help him end his life?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Quadriplegic Quebec man chooses assisted dying after 4-day ER stay leaves horrific bedsore | CBC News
Local health authorities are investigating, after Normand Meunier, who has been paralyzed in both arms and legs since 2022, sought a medically assisted death after developing a huge bedsore while lying on a stretcher in the ER of the Saint-Jérôme, Que., hospital.
www.cbc.ca
December 1, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Or Normand Meunier - a quadriplegic man who did MAiD after being left on a stretcher in the ER for four days and developing horrible bedsores.
Neglect led to his death. Would they have treated him better if it wasn’t cheaper to help him end his life?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Neglect led to his death. Would they have treated him better if it wasn’t cheaper to help him end his life?
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
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Like this woman with EDS - who thought that being approved for MAiD would open up treatment options or palliative care.
Instead she’s been left in pain to suffer with death being the only option:
bc.ctvnews.ca/easier-to-le...
Instead she’s been left in pain to suffer with death being the only option:
bc.ctvnews.ca/easier-to-le...
'Easier to let go' without support: B.C. woman approved for medically assisted death speaks out
A B.C. woman is speaking out about her experience accessing 'death care' with more ease than health care at a time when federal policymakers are considering further expanding access to medical assista...
bc.ctvnews.ca
December 1, 2024 at 10:30 PM
Like this woman with EDS - who thought that being approved for MAiD would open up treatment options or palliative care.
Instead she’s been left in pain to suffer with death being the only option:
bc.ctvnews.ca/easier-to-le...
Instead she’s been left in pain to suffer with death being the only option:
bc.ctvnews.ca/easier-to-le...
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One of reasons I fear slippery slope into eugenics with assisted dying policies is how little outrage there is when disabled people are harmed
When DNRs are put on us without consent. When - like Stephanie Lavoie - we’re denied the care we need to survive & do MAiD instead
No one speaks up for us
When DNRs are put on us without consent. When - like Stephanie Lavoie - we’re denied the care we need to survive & do MAiD instead
No one speaks up for us
December 1, 2024 at 10:19 PM
One of reasons I fear slippery slope into eugenics with assisted dying policies is how little outrage there is when disabled people are harmed
When DNRs are put on us without consent. When - like Stephanie Lavoie - we’re denied the care we need to survive & do MAiD instead
No one speaks up for us
When DNRs are put on us without consent. When - like Stephanie Lavoie - we’re denied the care we need to survive & do MAiD instead
No one speaks up for us
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Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
November 28, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Repost if BlueSky is now your primary social media site.
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You can’t support politicians and political parties that spew hatred and division and expect that the hate will never arrive on your doorstep.
Disabled people are often first to be targeted - but we’re rarely the last /8
Disabled people are often first to be targeted - but we’re rarely the last /8
November 28, 2024 at 4:35 AM
You can’t support politicians and political parties that spew hatred and division and expect that the hate will never arrive on your doorstep.
Disabled people are often first to be targeted - but we’re rarely the last /8
Disabled people are often first to be targeted - but we’re rarely the last /8
The amount of tax dollars the Federal government of Canada is relinquishing with this tax rebate ($1.8Billion) is more than the Federal Canada Disability Benefit has *per year* in it's budget.
The same government feels spending more than $1.4B/year on disabled folks is not "fiscally responsible."
The same government feels spending more than $1.4B/year on disabled folks is not "fiscally responsible."
November 28, 2024 at 4:02 PM
The amount of tax dollars the Federal government of Canada is relinquishing with this tax rebate ($1.8Billion) is more than the Federal Canada Disability Benefit has *per year* in it's budget.
The same government feels spending more than $1.4B/year on disabled folks is not "fiscally responsible."
The same government feels spending more than $1.4B/year on disabled folks is not "fiscally responsible."
I honestly have no idea what I should do. Lost my Twitter account with almost 6K followers.
Do I restart on twitter? Ditch it?
It's weird seeing people choose to leave it permanently when all I want is my account back to connect me with people again 😒
That platform truly held me up. I'm lost.
Do I restart on twitter? Ditch it?
It's weird seeing people choose to leave it permanently when all I want is my account back to connect me with people again 😒
That platform truly held me up. I'm lost.
November 28, 2024 at 6:03 AM
I honestly have no idea what I should do. Lost my Twitter account with almost 6K followers.
Do I restart on twitter? Ditch it?
It's weird seeing people choose to leave it permanently when all I want is my account back to connect me with people again 😒
That platform truly held me up. I'm lost.
Do I restart on twitter? Ditch it?
It's weird seeing people choose to leave it permanently when all I want is my account back to connect me with people again 😒
That platform truly held me up. I'm lost.
MAID legislation timeline in Canada
November 28, 2024 at 12:11 AM
MAID legislation timeline in Canada
When you realize Doug Ford is more "liberal" than Justin Trudeau. 👀
November 27, 2024 at 11:58 PM
When you realize Doug Ford is more "liberal" than Justin Trudeau. 👀
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Gentle reminder that having a loved one use medically assisted death by choice doesn’t mean the program isn’t a threat to disabled people
Once you hear “you don’t like our service? There’s always MAiD” it’s hard to feel safe again
Once you’re told “have you considered a rest”.. you can’t unhear it
Once you hear “you don’t like our service? There’s always MAiD” it’s hard to feel safe again
Once you’re told “have you considered a rest”.. you can’t unhear it
November 27, 2024 at 10:11 PM
Gentle reminder that having a loved one use medically assisted death by choice doesn’t mean the program isn’t a threat to disabled people
Once you hear “you don’t like our service? There’s always MAiD” it’s hard to feel safe again
Once you’re told “have you considered a rest”.. you can’t unhear it
Once you hear “you don’t like our service? There’s always MAiD” it’s hard to feel safe again
Once you’re told “have you considered a rest”.. you can’t unhear it
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Sick Kids - the leading children’s hospital in Canada - have not returned to mandatory masking despite most other facilities in Toronto doing so.
Some folks have shared my masks in healthcare article with patient relations - feel free to send!
Let’s get masks BACK to Sick Kids
Some folks have shared my masks in healthcare article with patient relations - feel free to send!
Let’s get masks BACK to Sick Kids
A plea to maskless health-care workers from vulnerable patients - Healthy Debate
Health-care workers have a responsibility to protect their vulnerable patients. Our lives are in your hands.
healthydebate.ca
November 27, 2024 at 9:07 PM
Sick Kids - the leading children’s hospital in Canada - have not returned to mandatory masking despite most other facilities in Toronto doing so.
Some folks have shared my masks in healthcare article with patient relations - feel free to send!
Let’s get masks BACK to Sick Kids
Some folks have shared my masks in healthcare article with patient relations - feel free to send!
Let’s get masks BACK to Sick Kids
For the Canada Disability Benefit, the Federal government (Both Liberal and NDP party) voted to budget about $1 billion per year for. Amounting to "up to" $200/month for very few, citing "fiscal responsibility."
The one time rebate to workers?
"– the $250 cheques will cost about $4.68 billion"
👀
The one time rebate to workers?
"– the $250 cheques will cost about $4.68 billion"
👀
Liberals' promise of GST break, $250 cheques in jeopardy as opponents demand costly changes | CBC News
It's not clear how the Liberal government is going to salvage its plan to deliver on its promise of a GST holiday and $250 cheques for some Canadians now that some opposition parties are demanding changes that could dramatically increase the cost.
www.cbc.ca
November 27, 2024 at 11:22 PM
For the Canada Disability Benefit, the Federal government (Both Liberal and NDP party) voted to budget about $1 billion per year for. Amounting to "up to" $200/month for very few, citing "fiscal responsibility."
The one time rebate to workers?
"– the $250 cheques will cost about $4.68 billion"
👀
The one time rebate to workers?
"– the $250 cheques will cost about $4.68 billion"
👀