#disabled news

Since I haven’t seen any posts about it and it’s been two days now…

Texas social workers can now turn away LGBTQ, disabled clients

To summarize:

+ The date board of social workers decided to follow Greg Abbott’s recommendation and take away protections for LGBTQ+ people

+ And disabled people.

+ Both groups are vulnerable already but with COVID-19 this change puts disabled people and queer people’s health at more risk

+ They are facing backlash largely from the queer community. I haven’t heard much from disabled people but that could honestly be my ignorance and me not being in the loop of that info

+ The national board of social workers condemned the Texas chapters actions

+ Abbott said that the Board took his recommendation because “the board’s nondiscrimination clause went beyond the state’s policy on social work”