#CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote ... First Twitter Chat on February 11th
/The Disability Visibility Project and Disability Thinking will host their first Twitter chat this year following the 2016 Presidential Election. Please join us!
#CripTheVote: Our Voices, Our Vote
Americans with Disabilities and Political Participation
Democratic Debate
February 11, 2016
8 pm Eastern / 5 pm Pacific
#CripTheVote is a nonpartisan campaign to engage both voters and politicians in a productive discussion about disability issues in the United States, with the hope that disability takes on greater prominence within the American political landscape.
Note: we will be hosting another Twitter chat on February 13, 2016 for the next Republican Debate.
How to Participate
Follow @AndrewPulrang @DisVisibility @GreggBeratan on Twitter for updates
Use the hashtags #CripTheVote and #DemDebate when you tweet.
When the debate begins, check out the live-stream: http://twubs.com/CripTheVote
Additional information on voting and people with disabilities
http://disabilitythinking.com/election-2016-cripthevote
A note on language and usage of the word ‘crip’:
https://www.wright.edu/event/sex-disability-conference/crip-theory
Questions? Media inquiries?
Email Andrew: apulrang@charter.net