#Inclusion
A Journey to Inclusion
Which, in turn, means very long #ImageDescriptions because there's nothing in these pictures that anyone is familiar with. You think 1,500 characters are long? You're cute.
I've been working on it for about an hour. I'm past the 4,000-character mark. Already now, that's too much not only for #Mastodon, but also for #Misskey and default-settings #Firefish. It's way too much for #AltText almost everywhere in the #Fediverse. And I've barely scratched the surface, also because explaining the very setting took more than 3,000 characters already.
Now I'm facing the first challenge. There are four pictures of nebulae. I'll have to identify three of them to be sufficiently informative for curious users, and then I'll have to describe all four of them in all their details for #Blind or #VisuallyImpaired users. And this is what people are the most likely to be familiar with. There are also more than a dozen different spaceships, a space statiion and whatnot.
The things you do for #Accessibility and #Inclusion and to make your pictures understandable for everyone.
#Development #Experiences
I’m a spotless giraffe · AI tends to sand away the unusual: better hope you have spots https://ilo.im/15995a
_____
#Development #Design #Diversity #Inclusion #Accessibility #AI #GenerativeAI #Chatbots
"ma·on m·père m’a toujours considéré·e comme un·e individu·e libre &
indépendant·e. Certains disaient qu’a·el était fol·le de faire
ainsi confiance à un·e enfant et que j’allais devenir rebel·le
voire dangereux·seuse…
Soyons franc·hes, je suis fièr·e d’être anormal·e"
VOILÀ !!! J'ai pratiquement terminé ma nouvelle police d'écriture vintage et inclusive. Un vrai truc à faire criser les réac !
[🎥 Emission] Interviews – Forum Mondial 3Zéro 2023 de Convergences
Le Forum Mondial #3ZERO de Convergences a fêté, début septembre 2023, ses 15 ans d'existence. Plus de 1300 personnes se sont réunies au Palais Brongniart à l'occasion de cet évènement, qui s'est imposé depuis plusieurs années comme le premier rendez-vous des #acteursduchangement pour un monde plus juste et plus durable.
#impacts #modeleeconomique #inclusion #biodiversite #ESS #entrepreneuriatféminin
Demanding state discrimination targeting people because they are different was never the answer to addressing parental difficulties in maintaining a meaningful and trusting dialogue with our own children.
#Documentary #sources share stories from #LGBTQ #survivors in #WWII #Germany, like #HeinzHeger, #TheMenWithThePinkTriangle (London: GMP, 1986), originally #DieMännermitdemRosaWinkle (Hamburg, 1972).
The 2 images show excerpts detailing the #Nazi #treatment of #TransWomen, #TransMen, #Lesbians, #GayMen, and #Crossdressers. The second image offers a #timeline leading to the #LGBTQ #inclusion in the #Nazi #FinalSolution.
New #study shows why #trans #inclusion in #school #sports is so #important for #TransKids, and the #harm that being banned from #participating can have on young #trans #people.
"#Athletes are not only about #numbers and #strength, #speed,
#co-ordination"
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Sports #Conservatives #Extremism #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Violence #Genocide #Discrimination #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/21/trans-sport-study-inclusions-mental-health/
Under-representation of women in research: a status quo that is a scandal
#ResearchEthics #Inclusion #Participation #Inclusion #Diversity
Have your say!
The Accessibility Standards Canada (ASC) Employment Standard is open for review. (CAN-ASC-1.1) This is your opportunity to provide critical input on the Public Review Draft. You have until 3:00 PM EDT, October 17, 2023, to submit feedback.
The ASC is especially meaningful to our initiative as several IDEA members were involved in the Technical Committee that helped craft these standards.
Unis pour l'Excellence Paralympique
#paris2024 #inclusion
https://www.bernieshoot.fr/2023/09/unis-excellence-paralympique-em-normandie-paralympicsgb-ville-clichy.html
💛 “I Am Not Your Diversity”
What is diversity? I would hope everyone sees “diversity” as a metric that can inform us as we address the real structural discontinuities that marginalized communities have in reaching positions held by those of privilege and/or power. The answer I see instead far too often is: headcount.
—@Terra
💛 “I Am Not Your Diversity”
What is diversity? I would hope everyone sees “diversity” as a metric that can inform us as we address the real structural discontinuities that marginalized communities have in reaching positions held by those of privilege and/or power. The answer I see instead far too often is: headcount.
—@Terra
En ce mois de rentrée Canopé met l'accent sur l'#inclusion à l'école 🧑🤝🧑 ; pour prendre en compte la diversité des classes, il est indispensable d'accueillir et d’identifier, dès le début d’année, les élèves à projets éducatifs particuliers, les observer pour différencier et prendre en compte la diversité de chacun.
#inclusionscolaire
https://lnkd.in/ePhNPqJr
A good friend of ours in Chicago sent us this wonderful article how the Lyric Opera includes Deaf audiences with their new "SoundShirt" that vibrates during performances!
Our friend supports our new ASL-Opera.com Project to protect, and serve, Deaf Opera patrons.
Technology is the key to inclusion and rising above to provide complete accessibility!
⚠️ CW – Suicide Prevention Month (TBI and Suicide)⚠️
September is National suicide prevention month and many members of the Invisible Disability Community are at high risk but, they're not alone. Individuals in the LGBTQIA community are "four times more likely" to make such an attempt for much the same reason as disabled individuals. The way they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. It is also the second leading cause of death for young people in the US between the ages of 18 and 25. "Native American communities experience higher rates of suicide compared to all other racial and ethnic groups in the US being the eighth leading cause of death…".
I thought this would be a good time to migrate and repost a piece I did on TBI "traumatic brain injury" and suicide to include these other at risk groups. What can you do if someone in your life is at risk? Spend some time with them, don't be judgmental, listen and love. If you see them being victimized or bullied, stand up and say something.
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide (originally posted Dec 27, 2022)
Why support is so important for those that live with TBI and Brain Injury. Between 2014 to 2017, the traumatic brain injury-linked death rate rose from 16.3 to 17.5 per 100,000 people.
There were 61,131 TBI-linked deaths in 2017 alone, and nearly half of these deaths were by suicide or homicide from 2015 to 2017. Last summer, a rash of suicides on the USS Washington raised questions about lack of support and services said to contribute to these deaths.
The links below present the dismal statistics and some ways to help prevent suicide among the population living with Brain Injuries and other marginalized people.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201809/traumatic-brain-injury-and-suicide
cdc.gov
https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/prevention/index.html
TBI and Suicide – PubMed.gov:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22329620/
Indigenous communities and suicide:
https://www.publichealthpost.org/databyte/suicide-rates-indigenous/
Trevor Project– LGBTQIA suicide: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/facts-about-lgbtq-youth-suicide/
Science Direct:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563205000531
Association between disability and suicide – pub med.gov: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34465506/
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/geralt-9301/
#TBI #BrainInjury #suicide #SuicidePrevention #indigenous #native #disability #LGBTQIA #EmotionalSupport #inclusion #love #understanding #education #EndAbleism #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityCommunity #Here4All #ActuallyAutisic #InvisibleDisabilityRights #landback #TransLivesMatter
‘#FairPlay’ is the #thorough #reflection on the #trans #sports ‘#debate’ we need
#Sportswriter #KatieBarnes’s #debut #book is a #mustread #deepdive into #trans #inclusion in #Sports
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #TheArts #Literature #Books #Reading #Representation #Culture
https://xtramagazine.com/culture/katie-barnes-fair-play-256889
Exercise of the Day 💪🏾
🐻Bear Crawl Variation
Week 2️⃣ of my Body-Sculpting Class in Malden 💥
🏋🏽♂️Strength + Core Training
😹Fun
✔️Safe, supportive space for individuals to define their own healthy, achievable goal.
Let’s Get Healthy Together💯
#community #teamwork #inclusion #fitness #health #humor #boston #inspiration #hispanicheritagemonth
Does anyone else think that people are more 'on edge' lately??
Is it due to divisive beliefs or some other stress? Climate concerns?
So many people -Drivers, children, shoppers, colleagues, things that may have been shrugged off are now tipping people over??
Shall we all encourage people to try #mindfulness #nature #self-care #inclusion ??🤔
I am in #nz I am interested to see if you feel this way too, wherever you are 🙏
Consider boosting & where you are, thank you 😊
How can we help?
"Mes mpères étaient déter, iels luttaient contre les flics"
(J'ai bien bossé sur la police d'écriture, on va faire une pause)
The employees at the café graduate after a period of time, and move on to further employment. The café's goal is to start a movement to encourage other employers to hire people with intellectual disabilities.
Some Wednesday positivity: A new Toronto cafe hires people with intellectual and developmental disabilities:
"We believe individuals with intellectual disabilities can get forgotten in the workplace," said Serena Curtis, one of the general managers at the Toronto location. "Our goal is to give them meaningful work in a people-facing environment."
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/toronto-caf%C3%A9-hires-people-with-disabilities-1.6909777
The leaders of our game-changing initiative reshaping disability inclusion in Canadian workplaces were featured on @odenetwork's podcast.
General Grant, Helen Keller and People of Color
In this Boles.tv live stream highlight, David Boles discusses the complex shades of discrimination against people that has become the ingrained standard in American life. We want separation, not inclusion. We point people away from us instead of welcoming them inside. How do we fix this problem of exclusivity?
#Discrimination #Separation #Exclsivity #Inclusion #American
Next was a great talk by Anita Sarma on engineering inclusivity in software products at #Monash Information Technology. I loved the framing here of "inclusivity bugs" with the GenderMag system introduced here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-BXdmWvUV8 (6/10) #inclusion #HCI #accessibility
Vivaldi – Setting an Example for Other Instances on Mastodon regarding Ableism:
I don't often have good things to say about many companies, however, in this case I have no choice but to commend the makers of #VivaldiBrowser in regard to their @Vivaldi instance, here on Mastodon.
Many users with disabilities, including myself, have often taken exception to most instance rules and the wording of the "Mastodon Server Covenant". I have had a piece on the back burner about this issue for quite some time, while examples of this problem continued to occur. Many disabled users have said they feel excluded by these rules, and therefore, left vulnerable to ableism. I personally have had certain instance administrators ignore blatant examples of ableism, seemingly on the technicality that, it does not violate their rules; or that of the Mastodon Server Covenant. To be clear, the instances I have accounts on (kolektiva.social and neurodifferent.me) do list ableism as an offense, and neurodifferent.me seems particularly protective of CERTAIN users in this way.
Servers on mastodon are required under the covenant to have:
"Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms."
There is absolutely no mention of ableism or any categorization that it would fall under. So, what about Vivaldi social?
I downloaded the Vivaldi browser last week and have not completely familiarized myself with it but, if you like the bells and whistles that go along with customizable browsers, you should like Vivaldi. It's equipped with many fantastic features for research and writing, as well. They have also recently taken steps to protect the privacy of it's browser users from prying Google eyes. After discovering that they had an instance here on Mastodon, I reached out to Vivaldi who graciously responded to me on several occasions. Their Mastodon instance even offers its users a blog space for writing. This was an exciting prospect for me.
When I looked up instance rules for Vivaldi social, I found the rules to be very similar to many instances and Mastodon's server covenant with a couple of additions including: xenophobia and casteism. Though xenophobia would seem to encompass ableism, I asked about the absence of the term on their server rules. Today, I received a response that speaks volumes about the character of those involved with Vivaldi and their Mastodon instance.
The correspondence said in part: "While for us it's common sense that any form of discrimination is not acceptable, it probably is best to spell it out more clearly. So, we've tweaked the wording of the server rules now." So what do Vivaldi's "tweaked" rules say?
"No discrimination of any form (incl. racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, casteism, ableism, etc.)".
I was pleasantly flabbergasted by this. Words like "fantabulous" and "bravissimo" are not a strong enough complement to this statement of equality and inclusion of the disability community by Vivaldi. Thank you so much for this consideration. Hopefully, other servers will follow the example you have set by adding one simple word to your server rules. You are truly a friend and ally to people with invisible disabilities throughout the world. There is no doubt in my mind about another statement on Vivaldi's server registration page: "EVERYONE IS WELCOME". Thank you again Vivaldi.
#VivaldiBrowser #DisabilityAlly #EndAbleism #privacy #disability #equality #inclusion
You produce videos for social media?
Here are 5 tips to make videos accessible for blind and visually impaired people.
https://hoerfilm.info/5-tips-videos-for-everyone.html
#Blind #VisuallyImpaired #Inclusion #Inklusion #Barrierefrei #Accessibilidad #AudioVisuals #Youtuber #YouTubeHack #Peertube #Cinematografia #Cinema #MovieMaker #iMovie
#DyneBolic #UbuntuStudio #Puredyne #Studio64 #Pitivi #Kdenlive #Blender
Vivaldi – Setting an Example for Other Instances on Mastodon regarding Ableism:
I don't often have good things to say about many companies, however, in this case I have no choice but to commend the makers of #VivaldiBrowser in regard to their @Vivaldi instance, here on Mastodon.
Many users with disabilities, including myself, have often taken exception to most instance rules and the wording of the "Mastodon Server Covenant". I have had a piece on the back burner about this issue for quite some time, while examples of this problem continued to occur. Many disabled users have said they feel excluded by these rules, and therefore, left vulnerable to ableism. I personally have had certain instance administrators ignore blatant examples of ableism, seemingly on the technicality that, it does not violate their rules; or that of the Mastodon Server Covenant. To be clear, the instances I have accounts on (kolektiva.social and neurodifferent.me) do list ableism as an offense, and neurodifferent.me is particularly protective of their users in this way.
Servers on mastodon are required under the covenant to have:
"Active moderation against racism, sexism, homophobia and transphobia.
Users must have the confidence that they are joining a safe space, free from white supremacy, anti-semitism and transphobia of other platforms."
There is absolutely no mention of ableism or any categorization that it would fall under. So, what about Vivaldi social?
I downloaded the Vivaldi browser last week and have not completely familiarized myself with it but, if you like the bells and whistles that go along with customizable browsers, you should like Vivaldi. It's equipped with many fantastic features for research and writing, as well. They have also recently taken steps to protect the privacy of it's browser users from prying Google eyes. After discovering that they had an instance here on Mastodon, I reached out to Vivaldi who graciously responded to me on several occasions. Their Mastodon instance even offers its users a blog space for writing. This was an exciting prospect for me.
When I looked up instance rules for Vivaldi social, I found the rules to be very similar to many instances and Mastodon's server covenant with a couple of additions including: xenophobia and casteism. Though xenophobia would seem to encompass ableism, I asked about the absence of the term on their server rules. Today, I received a response that speaks volumes about the character of those involved with Vivaldi and their Mastodon instance.
The correspondence said in part: "While for us it's common sense that any form of discrimination is not acceptable, it probably is best to spell it out more clearly. So, we've tweaked the wording of the server rules now." So what do Vivaldi's "tweaked" rules say?
"No discrimination of any form (incl. racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, casteism, ableism, etc.)".
I was pleasantly flabbergasted by this. Words like "fantabulous" and "bravissimo" are not a strong enough complement to this statement of equality and inclusion of the disability community by Vivaldi. Thank you so much for this consideration. Hopefully, other servers will follow the example you have set by adding one simple word to your server rules. You are truly a friend and ally to people with invisible disabilities throughout the world. There is no doubt in my mind about another statement on Vivaldi's server registration page: "EVERYONE IS WELCOME". Thank you again Vivaldi.
#VivaldiBrowser #DisabilityAlly #EndAbleism #privacy #disability #equality #inclusion
⚠️ CW – Suicide Prevention Month (TBI and Suicide)⚠️
September is National suicide prevention month and many members of the Invisible Disability Community are at high risk but, they're not alone. Individuals in the LGBTQIA community are "four times more likely" to make such an attempt for much the same reason as disabled individuals. The way they are mistreated and stigmatized in society. It is also the second leading cause of death for young people in the US between the ages of 18 and 25. "Native American communities experience higher rates of suicide compared to all other racial and ethnic groups in the US being the eight leading cause of death…".
I thought this would be a good time to migrate and repost a piece I did on TBI "traumatic brain injury" and suicide and include these other at risk groups. What can you do if someone in your life is at risk? Spend some time with them, don't be judgmental, listen and love. if you see them being victimized or believed, stand up and say something.
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide (originally posted Dec 27, 2022)
Why support is so important for those that live with TBI and Brain Injury.
From 2014 to 2017, the traumatic brain injury-linked death rate rose from 16.3 to 17.5 per 100,000 people.
There were 61,131 TBI-linked deaths in 2017 alone, and nearly half of these deaths were by suicide or homicide from 2015 to 2017.
Last summer, a rash of suicides on the USS Washington raised questions about lack of support and services said to contribute to these deaths.
The links below present the dismal statistics and some ways to help prevent suicide among the population living with Brain Injuries and other marginalized people.
Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide | Psychology Today: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201809/traumatic-brain-injury-and-suicide
cdc.gov
https://www.cdc.gov/suicide/prevention/index.html
TBI and Suicide – PubMed.gov:
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22329620/
Indigenous communities and suicide:
https://www.publichealthpost.org/databyte/suicide-rates-indigenous/
Trevor Project– LGBTQIA suicide: https://www.thetrevorproject.org/resources/article/facts-about-lgbtq-youth-suicide/
Science Direct:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0747563205000531
Association between disability and suicide – pub med.gov: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34465506/
Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay: https://pixabay.com/users/geralt-9301/
#TBI #BrainInjury #suicide #SuicidePrevention #indigenous #native #disability #LGBTQIA #EmotionalSupport #inclusion #love #understanding #education #EndAbleism #DisabilitySolidarity #DisabilityCommunity #Here4All #ActuallyAutisic #InvisibleDisabilityRights #landback
PLEASE BOOST for visibility!
The American Meteorological Society is seeking feedback to create a more welcoming culture! Anyone who has interacted with the AMS is eligible to take the survey. No need to be an AMS member.
https://integratedwork.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8wUcGqTR3fDt6u2
#meteorology #ams #climate #climatescience #atmosphericscience #weather #forecasting #climatechange #science #fediscience #dei #inclusion #equity #diversity
Samedi 14/10 10h-12h FOOTBALL tout niveau :-)
https://mobilizon.fr/events/78bb9f28-693d-43bd-8f09-e841bd22baec
Dimanche 01/10 11h30-13h30 BASKET tout niveau :-)
https://mobilizon.fr/events/5ba02cc9-586e-4ce5-9add-fc86da521ea0
Art has featured many fun holiday crafts. Students made holiday bread covers with seasonal symbols like shofars, pomegranates, apples, and honey. We care about #inclusion! We provided Gentile symbols of trees, eggs, and animals for Gentile students' holiday bread covers.
3/8
Advancing #Diversity, #Equity, and #Inclusion in the #Energy Sector - #DEI #jobs https://on.bcg.com/44R31qZ
Okay. Also es ist eine #Metastudie und in den #Auswahlkriterien steht nirgendwo, dass an den Studien, um verwendet zu werden, Personen mit Trauma teilgenommen haben müssen.
Dass die 'normalen' weißen cis-het Unistudent:innen, die also die Versuchskaninchen waren, sind Triggerwarnungen natürlich für den Arsch, da braucht man keine Studie zu.
Triggerwarnungen sind aber für #Betroffene sehr wichtig und gehören zur #Inclusion.
Diese Studie ist Missinformation.
If you are posting #photos regularly but get tired of describing them in #alttext (like me): I wrote a little frontend to astica.ai so that the description is generated automatically.
You can Check the results in most of my posts
Im #Werkstattgespräch für den #September 2023 geht es wieder um ein schönes Kuddelmuddel von Themen. Das Nicht- und Wenig-#Schreiben, #Überarbeiten, #Plot|probleme diagnostizieren und lösen, das #Feedback hinter dem Feedback entziffern und einordnen, Tines neue #Leserunde auf #lovelybooks, #Bildbeschreibung|en auf #Mastodon und eine kurze Meditation über #Kunst und die unvermeidlichen (?) #Grenzen der #Inclusion und #Barrierefreiheit in diesem Bereich.
Hashtag Intro.
Click here 🧠 to expand.
The Proverbial list Evolved:
#InvisibleDisabilityRights #IDR
#LandBack #Indigenous Kahnawá:ke Nia:wen kowa
Behind and beside: #CivilRights #MentalHealth #EndRacism #LGBTQIA #BLM #WomenRights #EqualPay #StopViolence #StopAsianHate #POC Eater of clean foods Anti-AntiSemitic #EndBigotry for #everyone
#BeYou #BeKind #BePatient
#UnityConquers #TearDownTheWall :solidarity: union.place ✊🏽
Focus: :ir:
#DisabilitySolidarity #DisabledCommunity #EndAbleism #StopAbleistHate #DisabilityAdvocacy #passionate #DisabledVoicesUnite #CrossDisabilitySupport #inclusion #ListeningEar #Here4All #NeurodivergentThinking #neurodiversity
#ConcussionAwareness #TBI #ABI #AnoxicBrainInjury #BrainInjury #SpineInjury #fibromyalgia #LimbDifference #ActuallyAutisic #OrthopedicDisabilities #SticksAndStones #BrokenBones #NaturesPharmaceutical #DisabilityAcceptance #EndAbleistHateCrime #StopAbleistSlurs #DisabilityEconomicJustice #CripTheVote #DisabilityLobby #HumanInterest #NonPartisan #research #Education #Knowledge
#UnityConquers #TearDownTheWall
✊🏽 :solidarity:
Un peu de moi?
Je ne parle pas couramment Français. I like using #HashtagsNobodyWillEverSearch
#FilmMaking #Writing #poetry
Ex-#musician #Songwriter Passé
💐⚘🌺🏵 #GardenCreator extraordinaire. #FlowerGardens #PhotorealisticImagination
Et Bien plus encore.
🙏, ✌️, 💛, :solidarity: #accommodation for "👥👩🏽🦯👤👨🏽🦽" with #InvisibleDisabilities
Just like many of us, this list is incomplete and still evolving. (he, him)
Please read the ALT text.
How Canada can make better progress on disability inclusion | TVO Today https://j2dw.co/48g47PU #Disabilities #DEI #Inclusion #PhysicalBarriers #cdnpoli @cdnpoli
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BLABBERMOUTH
JANN WENNER Removed From ROCK HALL Board After Comments About Black And Female Musicians
#RockHall
#JannWenner
#FemaleMusicians
#BlackMusicians
#MusicIndustry
#Diversity
#Inclusion
First was a great panel on doing inclusive research at #UNSW with Iva Strnadová and Leanne Dowse. I loved the detailed guidelines here on how to engage in an inclusive co-design process across all stages of development and research https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXMYO3rbgNo (2/5) #inclusion
💛 “I Am Not Your Diversity”
What is diversity? I would hope everyone sees “diversity” as a metric that can inform us as we address the real structural discontinuities that marginalized communities have in reaching positions held by those of privilege and/or power. The answer I see instead far too often is: headcount.
—@Terra
How the term #woke has been misappropriated far beyond its original meaning:
#Diversity #Equity #Inclusion
#Race #Sex #Gender #Equality
#Sexuality #Age #Religion
#Racism #Sexism #LGBT #LGBTQ
#LGBTQIA #LGBTQI
#Multiculturalism
#SocialJustice
#Inequality #Inequity
#Activism #Democracy
#Society #Politics #Culture
💛 “I Am Not Your Diversity”
What is diversity? I would hope everyone sees “diversity” as a metric that can inform us as we address the real structural discontinuities that marginalized communities have in reaching positions held by those of privilege and/or power. The answer I see instead far too often is: headcount.
–@Terra
We've been quiet on here but there's lots going on behind the scenes 👀
We're thrilled to have been selected from among 7,900 applicants (!!) for Morgan Stanley's next Inclusive Ventures Lab program! You can read about it here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230911548537/en/Morgan-Stanley-Expands-Global-Inclusive-Ventures-Lab-with-Largest-Single-Cohort-of-23-Companies
We're so grateful to be part of such an amazing group of founders, and excited to spend time in NYC over the next 5 months!
#HipHop’s #complicated #history with #queer #representation.
At 50, #experts say the #genre still doesn’t fully #welcome #LGBTQ #inclusion.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Music #Representation #Culture #BlackMastodon
https://www.washingtonblade.com/2023/09/14/hip-hop-complicated-queer-representation/
#UK #PostOffice #drops #gendered #titles from #enquiry #forms following #campaign by #LGBTQ #group.
#IncludeMx had asked the #PostOffice to stop #excluding #nonbinary #people by only offering the #binary, #gendered #titles #Mr, #Miss and #Mrs, or #academictitles, such as #Dr, on its general #enquiry #form.
#Nonbinary #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Inclusion #Representation #Culture
Since the #calendar was released, some people complained that we scheduled the mandatory #Diversity #Equity #Inclusion (#DEI) training for Tevet 13, simply because it's "25 December" on the Pope Gregory Calendar.
We cannot accommodate EVERYONE's #holidays.
This is very interesting: Web Sustainability Guidelines
https://w3c.github.io/sustyweb/
#design #accessibility #frontend #inclusion
💛 Check out @ourhumanfam’s archive of articles and poetry grouped according to tags.
LOTS of good stuff there, friends!
Our ASL-Opera Project is gaining speed, intention, and propagation!
We believe the Deaf have been excluded for too long from the international "High Art" Opera experience; and our project is here to change that the world over!
BOOST if you can; BOOST if you will -- visit the website if you are keen and able!
THANK YOU!
#ASL #Opera #ASL-Opera #HighArt #Interpretation #Website #Inclusion #Interpretation #Performance #MetOpera #JannaSweenie #AmericanSignLanguage
#Introduction
I moved my account to a new instance as the old one was shutting down.
I am an Associate Professor in #AgriculturalEconomics at the #UWA #UniversityOfWesternAustralia, and Pro Vice Chancellor #Diversity #Equity and #Inclusion (#DEI).
Research adoption of climate change mitigation in agriculture.
Driven to improve DEI in academia.
Our ASL Opera Project website is now live!
DNS is propagating as you read this. Let me know if you can hit the website yet!
The Deaf should no longer be excluded, ignored, and abandoned. by the "High Art" of the international Opera stage! Inclusion belongs to everyone!
Give us a BOOST if you are able! Thanks!
#Opera #ASL #Deaf #JannaSweenie #DavidBoles #ASLopera #Tech #DNS #Disability #Inclusion #Belonging #Boost #AmericanSignLanguage
5 ways that college campuses benefit from #diversity, #equity and #inclusion program
Folks! Check out this archive of articles and poetry from OHF WEEKLY:
"Racial Equity, Allyship, and Inclusion by Our Human Family. Love one another."
https://www.ohfweekly.org/tags/
Via founder @clayrivers
#Inclusion #DEI #antiRacism #love
My Magnificent Mastodonians! Let's get to know each other a little better
What were your favorite picture books when you were little?
What are your favorite picture books today?
#MastoArt #Bookstodon #KidLit #PictureBook #ChildrensBook #Diversity #Inclusion
Braille Is Alive, Well, and Ever-Evolving.
“… the DK Braille Books series … combine print, braille, printed images, and tactile images.”
https://themillions.com/2023/07/braille-is-alive-well-and-ever-evolving.html
What do Mark Zuckerberg, Prince William and Keanu Reeves have in common? 🤔
Apart from being white men, they are all colorblind.
September 6th (today) is #ColorBlindess Awareness Day! 👀🎨
Let's try not to make it harder for people with color deficiencies in our own designs. Use good #contrast in your #design, and think twice about #ColorCombinations.
Together we can work towards #inclusion and #accessibility.
Some more facts on colorblindness in the comments below ⬇️
💛 “When You Walk into that Valley”
Those of us who live in this Land of Inequality, this desert, know there are no black-and-white answers. There is just a long, hard, emotionally exhausting journey of self-evaluation, critical thinking, and cultural study.
—@Terra
@BigAngBlack
@blackmastodon@a.gup.pe
@BlackMastodon@chirp.social
More than a "Slap in the Face": ICA's Congress in Abu Dhabi Whitewashes the UAE's Reality
https://issuesandadvocacy.wordpress.com/2023/09/05/more-than-a-slap-in-the-face-icas-congress-in-abu-dhabi-whitewashes-the-uaes-reality/ #archives #archivists #uae #libraries #librarians #energy #climate #climatechange #abudhabi #islam #humanrights #petroleum #archivesissues #migrantworkers #immigration #migration #saudiarabia #whiteness #yemen #france #conferences #history #homophobia #lgbtq #mali #lebanon #films #colonialism #british #britishempire #whitewashing #greenwashing #sustainability #inclusion #diversity
Phenomenally impressed with The Unconformity Festival’s inclusion and access material and plan… https://2023.theunconformity.com.au/accessibility/ #Tasmania #Festival #Inclusion #Access
The National Film Board of Canada has committed to ensuring that by March 31, 2025, over 30% of its productions and co-productions underway at that time will be directed by artists and filmmakers who self-identify as Black and People of Colour. (This figure represents the minimum expected outcome)
https://mediaspace.nfb.ca/comm/equity-diversity-inclusion-targets-2023/
👀🧱 Amazing Collaboration Alert: Be My Eyes & LEGO! 🧱👀
Fantastic news for the blind and low-vision community! Be My Eyes and LEGO have teamed up to offer real-time video assistance for all your LEGO-building needs. 🎉
Just open the Be My Eyes app, select "Specialized Help," and you can connect with a LEGO representative for guidance on everything from unboxing to building! 🤝
This is a huge step for #Accessibility and #Inclusion. 🌟
#LEGOForAll #BeMyEyes #GameChanger
‘Everything is better’: #Teacher shows #reality of #genderneutral #bathrooms in #schools, 'It is so much #safer, so much #cleaner.'
The #restroom has a see-through glass partition that looks out into the main hallway and private #lockable #stalls with #room for #students to hang their backpacks. The public areas are #monitored by #video to ensure the #safety of all #students.
#Women #Nonbinary #GenderNeutral #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Education #Bathrooms #Inclusion
https://www.dailydot.com/irl/gender-neutral-school-bathroom/
Three sporting events, two very recent & one very old, have me thinking about the organizations I'm a part of and my role in them.
Read here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/football-chess-software-fennel-aurora/
Or as a 🧵 below 👇🏻
#Software #ProductManagement #Inclusion #ItsNotAPipelineProblem #EmbarrassmentDrivenProductManagement
Seems like time for a reminder to faculty and academic staff that you do NOT need to know a student's diagnosis. You just need to follow their approved accommodations. That's actually the bare minimum in terms of supporting disabled students.
In the US, you have no right to their diagnosis whatsoever. None. Don't ask. Don't bully them. Don't make them feel bad for needing accommodations. Don't be an ass.
#AcademicChatter #HigherEd #Disability #AcademicAbleism #InclusiveTeaching #Inclusion
It was this panel discussion inspired our organisers @Rachell and
@BajoranEngineer to start Djangonaut Space!
“#Cycling gives her a sense of independence and a way to #exercise”
“a program in her new home of #Toronto has taught the 24-year-old Eritrean refugee how to steer and basic #bike mechanics”
“Small things that grow into something big."
#Hijabs and Helmets aims to provide education and a welcoming environment toward people new to #cycling and the city”
https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/toronto-program-encourages-hijab-wearing-women-get-two-wheels-2023-08-26/ #Bicycling #bicycle #mobility #inclusion
"Despite years of advocacy, a scathing new report finds that fewer of the most popular new movies are featuring people with disabilities."
“When we look beyond gender and race/ethnicity, it is clear that #Hollywood’s problems with #inclusion are even more pronounced for the #LGBTQ+ and #disability communities,” said Stacy Smith, Dir. of the #Annenberg Inclusion Initiative and an author of the report.
https://www.disabilityscoop.com/2023/08/24/characters-with-disabilities-consistently-missing-from-movies/30511/