#news for disabled people
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”