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So excited to be launching Nondriver Action with disabled nondrivers across the state!
A. Zivarts@nondriver.bsky.social · yesterdayHappy primary day! We're officially launching Nondriver Action, a c4 that works at the intersections of transportation, housing & climate justice. Tomorrow, we'll send out questionnaires for our general election endorsements to all city and county council candidates on the ballot in WA ndaction.org
Taking an ada emergency preparedness course and hilarious to think insurance would pay for an extra week of medication and medical supplies for an emergency kit.
Parents of children with developmental disabilities fear the unexpected and potentially imminent elimination of a Washington state support program they’ve come to depend on.
Parents worry WA developmental disabilities program is about to get axed
Parents of children with developmental disabilities fear the unexpected and potentially imminent elimination of a Washington state support program they’ve come to depend on.
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Who's getting ready to run in D4 next year?
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 3w agoYou'll be surprised to learn that CM Rivera supports Bob Kettle's amendment, and wants it to be clear that supporting it doesn't mean she doesn't support transit. "We should not be judged sometimes by the decisions we have to grapple and struggle with."
The project on the left is completely through environmental review and is approved to move into construction and the project on the right needs more environmental analysis, everything is working great.
Not enough ppl are hating on the Street endorsement over Brown. Y’all need to get on it
James everything is analog@analogist.net · last mo.Equally damaging is in the 46th, endorsing out-of-state funded Dreher who was a former Brett Kavanaugh clerk, over local housing progressive @ronpdavis.bsky.social And in the 37th, Street over the amazingly qualified progressive Tatiana Brown
Who wants to tell the Seattle Times about a neat trick to spend less on gas? 🚶🏾♂️🚴🏻♀️🚌
The Seattle Times@seattletimes.com · last mo.Have you changed how you spend or earn money to adjust for inflation? Tell us about it.
Not covered in report: the idea of not spending the majority of the state transportation budget on highway capacity expansion.
My friend and her boyfriend were killed by a drunk driver while biking last week. I was paralyzed by a teenage driver. A family friend got a tbi in 2024 from a car hitting him while cycling. When will we stop building our communities around car violence?
Katie Wilson: "While I strongly support additional investment in Renton, and very much understand the motivations behind this amendment, I also strongly share the sentiment that we are Sound Transit, not Sound Parking."
Lol, finally got around to reading the @seattletimes.com NIMBY editorial, and they lift up "the waterfront" as an example of good process. Which part of the waterfront project? The part where car traffic flow was dictated from on high, and set how much leftover space could be given to people? 1/x
Join us for our Southend Transit Justice march & town hall next week! And if you'd like to come to the 6pm event tonight at Seattle City Hall, I'll be biking (with the kid) from Milk Drunk at 5:15. Ice-cream bribery is a small price to pay for getting cute kids holding signs on TV
Graham Street infill light rail station in the Rainier Valley is getting big applause. Several panelists brought up its importance, including Mayor Wilson just now.
Such an important op-ed: "In a situation already fraught with power imbalance, this program operated outside the bounds of the legal system to severely restrict the civil liberties of hundreds of individuals without recourse." www.seattletimes.com/opinion/wa-i...
WA is failing to recognize people with disabilities' full humanity | Op-Ed
If we want to recognize the full personhood of people with disabilities, we must not let the services that they rely on be vulnerable to cuts.
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As someone who has worked on WCAG (the new ADA rule) this is infuriating. There are 0 guidelines suggesting governments remove active resources just because they can't figure out how to make them accessible.
Seattle Bike Blog@seattlebikeblog.com · 4mo agoSDOT removes the bike map PDF from website ahead of ADA rule change + It's still on Seattle Bike Blog #SEAbikes #Seattle
There were so many problems with these gates at Line 2. How are these different?
A. Zivarts@nondriver.bsky.social · 4mo ago...maybe there are people on here who work for ST who know more about how this is supposed to work. I know @ceceliablack.bsky.social has been asking questions about the gates (which are already in use at some 2 line stations)
It is wild when you look around and realize how limited housing options are for people in wheelchairs. Thanks to @ceceliablack.bsky.social for sharing her advocacy and insight!
Robert Cruickshank@robertcruickshank.com · 5mo agoExcellent op-ed from @ceceliablack.bsky.social about how reforming the elevator code can get more elevators built in more apartment buildings, a huge boost to people with disabilities
I'm in a scooter nightmare trying to navigate from the pioneer square art walk to the light rail. How is this OK? Street parking corrals have to be a solution. It's time that we hold Seattle.
I'm so tired of employers and benefit programs processing insurance applications weeks AFTER your coverage begins and nonchalantly telling you it's retroactive.
Just watched a car driver pass this big line of traffic that my bus is stuck in driving down the center turning lane. Rainier is such a failure of design
Waiting for a late 8 to get to a #WeekWithoutDriving access ride along and it's wheelchair section is full. Unreliable buses mean more people waiting for a single bus and more likely that the only 2 seats i can use will be full.
So excited to gear up for #WeekWithoutDriving with a King County Council proclamation!
Claudia Balducci@kccclaudia.bsky.social · 11mo ago🚶🚲🚌🦼 Over 30% of King County residents don’t drive—and yet most of our transportation system is built for those who do. That’s why the King County Council has proclaimed Sept. 30-Oct 5 the Week Without Driving—to better understand and address these challenges. #WeekWithoutDriving
#WeekWithoutDriving is 1 week away! Having electeds who are willing and wanting to understand the experiences of nondrivers matters and impacts legislation throughout the year. Ask your Councilmembers to participate! @cmdanstrauss.bsky.social @cmsaranelson.bsky.social
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 11mo agoSeattle's long in-person public hearing on the Comprehensive Plan has officially kicked off. First comments were from @ceceliablack.bsky.social: "As you're going through this Comp Plan, I would really hope you ask yourself what you would do if you were disabled tomorrow and you couldn't drive."
This elevator line encapsulates the Overlook walk experience for people in wheelchairs
Join us next Monday, July 14th, from 5:30 - 8 for a special City Council candidate forum focused on disability issues in Beacon Hill! www.eventbrite.com/e/city-counc...
The 46th District Democrats endorse Katie @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social for mayor -- and it wasn't close. She got 75% of the vote, with the next closest candidate at 28%. Wow. You love to see this too!
so cool to see children testifying against a housing plan because their moms told them the city council was trying to kill the environment by chopping down all the pretty trees
“Even if we manage to live somewhere with reliable transit or find a job that allows for remote work, too often employers will still list a driver’s license as a condition of employment — even when the job has nothing to do with driving.”
Stanford bill expanding job opportunities for people with disabilities signed into law
Sen. Stanford (2nd from left), Gov. Ferguson. Anna Zivarts and Cecelia Black from Disability Rights Washington are to the right in the ph...
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It’s happening!!! will be an awesome organizing tool to build transit rider power and leadership pipelines for nondrivers
Op-Ed: Washington State Should Allow Riders to Serve on Transit Boards - The Urbanist
# Transit advocates are gearing up to pass House Bill 2191, which would allow Public Transit Benefit Authority boards across the state to create voting seats for transit riders. The bill came up just ...
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Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · last yr.The State Senate just approved HB 1418, which would allow transit agencies like Kitsap Transit and Community Transit to add two voting members who are transit riders to their boards. The vote was 36-12. app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/...
