The Arc Oregon
@thearcoregon.bsky.social
Promoting and defending the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supporting their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
We stand in solidarity with all lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual/aromantic people in our shared struggle for equal rights, dignity, and community, and are proud to say:
Gay rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Queer rights are human rights.
Gay rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Queer rights are human rights.
June 2, 2025 at 6:08 PM
We stand in solidarity with all lesbian, gay, bi, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual/aromantic people in our shared struggle for equal rights, dignity, and community, and are proud to say:
Gay rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Queer rights are human rights.
Gay rights are human rights.
Trans rights are human rights.
Queer rights are human rights.
(She would like us to add that Technology Connection's video on closed captioning is both very interesting to her particular flavor of nerd and shows what the disability community and allies can accomplish through advocacy! This article talks more about the advocates who made it happen.)
How Deaf Advocates Won the Battle for Closed Captioning
Whenever people "watch captions in noisy environments such as gyms and bars, they have the deaf community to thank."
time.com
May 27, 2025 at 8:21 PM
(She would like us to add that Technology Connection's video on closed captioning is both very interesting to her particular flavor of nerd and shows what the disability community and allies can accomplish through advocacy! This article talks more about the advocates who made it happen.)
Never doubt the power of your story! The disability rights movement has made enormous progress thanks to brave advocates talking about their lives, their disabilities, and the struggles and injustices they face.
May 20, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Never doubt the power of your story! The disability rights movement has made enormous progress thanks to brave advocates talking about their lives, their disabilities, and the struggles and injustices they face.
This is a correction of a previous post that incorrectly gave the date as July 23. We apologize for any confusion this caused.
May 17, 2025 at 9:24 PM
This is a correction of a previous post that incorrectly gave the date as July 23. We apologize for any confusion this caused.