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10/24/12: American Diabetes Association Twitter Chat On Diabetes Discrimination. Know Your #Diabetesrights

So living amongst diabetes generates a lot of fears. Fears virtually our health, fears virtually our futurity as well as fears virtually how others volition as well as or won't perceive us.

These fears come about inwards our personal lives as well as tumble over into our professional person lives as well as forcefulness thus many PWDs to remain inwards the Diabetes Closet because of diabetes fears and diabetes realities of losing their jobs, benefits & dignity.
And I intend that at ane fourth dimension or another, we've all experienced experienced those real same diabetes fears and realities.
Bottom line: Discrimination against people amongst diabetes HAS GOT TO STOP. And inwards club for Diabetes Discrimination to stop, nosotros convey to last able to non solely speak virtually it; nosotros convey to empathize what Diabetes Discrimination is, and what our rights equally PWDs who experience that they are beingness discriminated against are.
That's why I strongly encourage you lot to participate/ lurk inwards the twitter chat hosted past times the ADA (American Diabetes Association) on Diabetes Discrimination this Wednesday, Oct 24 from 1 to 2pm, EST.
All that's required of you lot is to login  to the twitter on Wed as well as follow the hashtag: #DiabetesRights. The ADA's especial invitee tweeter is Katie Hathaway, the ADA's Managing Director for Legal Advocacy. Katie volition last leading the tidings via ADA's twitter grip @AmDiabetesAssn & she's at that spot to response all your questions on the subject.
Clueless equally to what legal rights are available to you lot equally a PWD allow lonely what they are? That's where Katie & The ADA come upwards in.
Katie volition explicate what constitutes equally Diabetes discrimination inwards the workplace, at schoolhouse & correctional institutions, as well as what services are available inwards the populace services/government accommodations.
Knowledge is ability as well as I say arm yourself accordingly - Gather your questions for Katie, thus melody it & tweet away!  I'll last lurking/particiapting as well as learning during the chat on the 24th as well as I promise you lot volition too! #bethere!
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