Isabel Mavrides-Calderón

Disabled people don’t need pity, we need policy change. Instead of telling disabled folk they are inspirational, fight the system that causes the obstacles disabled folk face.

@MitchellCG16 @SomaKazima The comments in this thread really broke my 16yr old self a bit

@powerfullyisa @SomaKazima I’m sorry I was fried when I tweeted this way back when 😭😭😭

Now wait a minute-

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From my Instagram. Thank you to everyone who shared their stories!

@_CooLDP Oh this is my account! Thanks for sharing!

By the end of the 2022-2023 school year over 1,000 children were still waiting for a seat in a special ed preschool class- IN VIOLATION OF THEIR LEGAL RIGHTS. We can not allow this to continue. Contact City Hall- DEMAND FUNDING.

The following is the funding that NEED to be restored for programs for students with disabilities to merley function in 2025. • Preschool special education ($96M) • Literacy instruction and dyslexia programming ($7M) • 60 school psychologists & 15 family workers ($10M)

Want to support New York Public Libraries in their fight against budget cuts? Go to the linktree, put in your info to tell City Hall No Cuts! It’s easy!

In a city where 2/3rds of public schools are inaccessible, NY public libraries are often the only space where disabled students can access resources such as braille books, asl courses etc audio books etc. The increasing NYPL budget cuts are a disability rights issue. Take action.

Two-thirds of NYC public schools are not accessible to physically disabled students.  Eric Adam revealed his plan to spend $225 million to create a police training facility.

Got an email from a big brand that wants me to be the faced of a campaign they are doing. While I appreciate the good intention- instead of using flowery euphemisms to avoid saying disabled, and creating fake holidays, can they j make their stores accessible 🤷‍♀️

but I have also experienced: Friends that care about me and don’t shame me for my disability. Professors that care so much and support my passions. An amazing disability office.

being a disabled college freshman so far: stairs to get to the elevator. if u miss more than 3 days u are dropped- even if u have COVID or are in the hospital. being told by a classmate that if I need all these accommodations I shouldn’t be at an Ivy League.

being a chronically ill teenager is a weird balance about wanting to be honest abt ur life but also realizing that saying normal aspects of ur life will freak ppl out.

Isabel Mavrides-Calderón is a Latina disability justice activist who advocates for policy change & accessibility. She uses TikTok to discuss disability rights with an intersectional approach & currently works with the ACLU to organize policy-changing campaigns. #HispanicHeritage

a reminder with the devastation that is happening in Hawaii: disabled ppl are 4x more likely to die during natural disasters. disabled people need to be included in disaster plans. consider donating to Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.

I had an amazing time at the Time’s Honoring the March Event♥️

(1/3) @PlanUSA's #WeAretheGirls campaign is all about elevating the voices of girls globally, and young activists, just like you, are at the heart of that movement. Today we're sharing the spotlight with disability activist @powerfullyisa.

only 58% of disabled students in NYC graduate highschool compared to the 81% of non disabled NYC highschool students who graduate.

these stories are not outliers. discrimination is tearing families apart. disabled parents need more protections.

a women w/ cerebral palsy was banned from adopting due to her disability

this mothers day let’s talk about the fact that 80% of disabled parents lose custody of their kids simply for being disabled.