Gregg Beratan

Eugenics not only from individual acts but sanctioned by the state. It’s not hyperbole when you look around—it’s baked in everywhere.

June 22, always a good day to say a word of thanks for Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson for their roles as lead plaintiffs in the case that gave us the Olmstead decision and set down in case law that we all have the right to live in the community.

I'm grateful to @FAIRmediawatch for letting me bring my perspective as a disabled journalist to this article. We need more disabled journalists! Thank you for reading and sharing. fair.org/home/how-nyt-m…

I ask if Engelhart considered her role in her subject's suicide and examine how she used language and imagery in biased ways. And I expose *serious factual inaccuracies* around her understanding of chronic illness and medicine. 4/ fair.org/home/how-nyt-m…

I dive into statements by the author, @katieengelhart, who has made a career out of journalism that is supportive of controversial practices and who parrots the propaganda behind them. 3/ fair.org/home/how-nyt-m…

Link to free story. I discuss long-established guidelines for reporting on suicide, why they exist, and how The NY Times threw them all away for a sensationalized, dangerous justification of suicide. 2/ fair.org/home/how-nyt-m…

NEW ARTICLE from me for @FAIRmediawatch: A critical deep-dive into a controversial NYT story by @katieengelhart about a disabled woman's assisted suicide. I find: lapses in journalistic ethics, ableist framing, medical misinfo, propaganda, and more. Link in next tweet. 1/

So sad to hear that we have lost the wonderful @deescribes Rest in power Denise! So grateful to have known you!

PPL: Until June 6, PAs have the option to be paid by their former FIs. The Facts: Without action by the legislature to pass the #SaveCDPAP Act to keep FIs open permanently, PAs could be in PPL Purgatory for months. At the moment, only a small fraction of workers have been…

PPL: 98.5% of CDPAP population transitioned w/o need for PPL escalation support The Facts: ... What "PPL escalation support"? Everyone knows PPL's phone lines have been jammed for months & the reps are poorly trained. People have had to turn just about elsewhere else for…

PPL: 98% of registered PAs have submitted timesheets The Facts: And?! That stat means nothing if workers aren't properly paid or can't enroll. Our surveys show 1/2 of workers can't clock in or out, and workers clocking overnight shifts have had issues for weeks b/c PPL's system…

PPL: 99% of PAs who fully registered & submitted timesheets have been paid on time! The facts: "Paid on time" ≠ "paid accurately or in full," and our data shows workers aren't being paid accurately. AND, per PPL's own data, <50% have been able to register with PPL, leaving…

PPL: Special interest groups are critical of us not paying workers ! 😢 The facts: We're an organization led by & advocating for directly-impacted CDPAP workers & consumers. We've been conducting weekly standard polls to understand how our community has been impacted by PPL's…

✋PPL says it’s setting the record straight about the CDPAP transition. But in reality, they’re just telling more lies. Here are the REAL facts about @PartnerwithPPL's management of CDPAP (zoomed-in excerpts in 🧵below)