Opinion | Elon Musk's Twitter 'town square' leaves out users who need it most

Eric Garcia: Elon Musk made Twitter more hostile for disabled users.

of the man it is named for, Hans Asperger, with the Nazis during the regime’s occupation of Austria. Third, Dan Aykroyd, who not only has hosted “Saturday Night Live” but was also one of the most iconic original cast members, identifies as being autistic.

He says he cherishes a common town square. He says it’s important for civilization to have one. But a common town square isn’t common if it isn’t accessible to disabled users. Instead of supporting the work Twitter had reportedly already planned to become more accessible, Musk has taken it in the opposite direction. His decisions don’t serve to increase our capacity to debate the issues. They help guarantee that some people will be locked out of those debates altogether.

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