Welcome back!<\/p>\n
Here are some things you can do to chip away at the world’s cruelness, whether the world likes it or not.<\/p>\n
Maybe it’s organizing your towels so that it’s easy to help dry off a bunch of people who just came in from the rain. Maybe it’s making sure all the doorknobs are on tight so the doors close cleanly. Maybe it’s making sure that the bathroom has grab bars or that the stair railing is secure for people who have mobility issues. Maybe it’s making sure there’s a path through your junk room (we all have one, it’s ok) so that you can get through that room in a hurry if there’s a fire.<\/p>\n
Me, I’m doing all my filing so I can use the dining room table if I suddenly need to.<\/p>\n
Over on 5calls.org you can find a script to defend Section 504, a 50-year-old law about the rights of people with disabilities<\/a>.<\/p>\n The short-short version is that some lawmakers want to take away the elements in the Affordable Care Act that provide people who are trans with gender-affirming care. But instead of targeting those specific parts of the law, they brought a cannon to the knife fight and want to declare the entirety of Section 504 unconstitutional. That would not only strip away rights from people seeking gender-affirming care, it would also strip rights away from everyone who has a disability.<\/p>\n Remember, approximately 24% of the US population identifies themselves as disabled right now — the numbers are even higher if you count all the folks who have a disability but don’t want to admit to it, like people with low vision or hearing problems.<\/p>\n You can read more about Texas v Bercerra<\/a> , the name of the suit that would take away your rights and the rights of those around you.<\/p>\n Then, go to defend Section 504, a 50-year-old law about the rights of people with disabilities<\/a> and use either that or resist.bot to contact your state attorney general and either a) tell them to knock it the hell off or b) tell them to tell the other attorneys general to knock it the hell off.<\/p>\n If you’re a scientist or similar expert (software engineer counts!), add your voice to an open letter<\/a> calling on Congress and the Trump administration to ensure that NOAA remains fully funded and protected.<\/p>\n We want our weather, geology, and oceanography information to be accurate and timely because, well, we want to live through natural disasters. We don’t want that org to be underfunded.<\/p>\n One of the hidden damages to the cuts that have been made to science and education recently involves whether your favorite Youtube science education channels get funding. The folks over at Minute Earth can explain it better:<\/p>\nProtect NOAA<\/h2>\n
Support science channels on Youtube<\/h2>\n