#understanding
#quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #life #quotestoliveby #living #livingwell #meme #kindness #caring #understanding
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The award recognizes #American #musicians, producers, professionals & beyond who have “played an invaluable role in cross-cultural exchanges & whose #music work advances #peace & mutual #understanding globally.”
#Jones received the award from Secy of #State #AntonyBlinken & #RecordingAcademy CEO #HarveyMasonJr. at a ceremony boasting an eclectic lineup of American & international talent across generations & genres.
Father Rejects Plea for Locking His Adopted Son in a "Box" for Behavioral Issues
In January 2022, police in Jupiter Florida were called to the home of Tracy and Timothy Ferriter, about a missing runaway child. Detectives discovered an 8 x 8 room, described as a box, equipped with a padlock and doorknob, both of which locked from the outside. Inside they found a camera, a mattress and a bucket with a light switch on the outside wall of the room.
The two parents had confined there adopted eight-year-old son inside this box for hours at a time, over the period of five years.. The child, who is now 13 years old (14 according to some reports), was adopted from Vietnam and had been diagnosed with "Reactive Attachment Disorder" (RAD). After returning from school, the boy was kept in the structure built in the garage, where they brought meals of leftovers to him and provided only a bucket for him to use the bathroom.
Today, the father Timothy Ferriter rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors offering him two years in jail and five years of felony probation. His role of the dice may see him facing up to 35 years behind bars. His wife Tracy, is being tried separately with jury selection in that case set to begin on Friday. Defense attorneys argued that the longest period of confinement was 10 hours which to me, doesn't lessen the severity of the parents actions. Other reports cited the period of isolation in the box to be as long as 18 hours.
Treatment of people with invisible disabilities and mental health challenges have been victimized in this way throughout history. Isolation and abuse of this nature is certainly no way to treat behavioral issues, and anyone who knows anything about mental health knows, this type of treatment, will only make things worse. Below I've linked my piece on "Ridge Home for Mental Defectives" which provides a glimpse at an extreme example of this atrocious form of what some seem to think is appropriate "mental health treatment".
https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/109549519506159425
Father Reject Plea Deal:
https://www.courttv.com/news/father-accused-of-locking-child-in-box-rejects-plea-deal/
YouTube Recap¶ of the Ferriter History (4 min 24 sec):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMJDG93U-cc
Other Reports about the Case:
https://katv.com/news/nation-world/boy-in-the-box-timothy-ferriter-rejects-plea-father-in-boy-in-the-box-case-rejects-states-plea-bargain-two-years-in-prison-with-five-years-of-felony-probation-tracy-ferriter-september-26-2023
#MentalHealth #abuse #disabilities #InvisibleDisabilityRights #evil #DarkHistory #accommodation #understanding #ChildAbuse #HashtagsNobodyWillEverSearch
@disability @disabilityjustice
The phrase "No one will understand me" is a mistake, a self-fulfilling prophecy in which you deny yourself that truth in that there are people all around you going through similar problems and life projects as you are, but are too afraid to tell you for the same irrational anxiety.
You need only reach out to find them.
Getting people to understand your ideas is a difficult thing. That’s why it’s been so gratifying to work at various times with Bryan Mathers over the last decade. We humans are much better at processing visual inputs than deciphering text.
That being said, as Derek Thompson shows in this article, you have to begin with the realisation […]
https://thoughtshrapnel.com/2023/09/25/conspicuously-sesquipedalian-communication/
If one breaks one's leg, they may have trouble walking.
Patience and understanding are key.
The same is true for the brain and communication.
OutOfExile_IDR 2022
Not all disabilities are alike and not all disabilities are visible.
#disability #InvisibleDisability #understanding #accommodation #InvisibleDisabilityRights
⚠️ 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
A quotation from Bierce, Ambrose:
«
CYNIC, n. A blackguard whose faulty vision sees things the way they are, and not as they ought to be.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/bierce-ambrose/1086/
#quote #quotes #quotation #cynic #ideal #perception #reality #understanding
⚠️ 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
We are no better than "them" if we don't practice what we preach #Acceptance #Understanding #Communicate #DontFeckinBully
“Beginning today, treat everyone you meet as if they were going to be #dead by midnight. Extend them all the #care, #kindness and #understanding you can muster. Your life will never be the same again.”
- Og #Mandino, The Greatest Miracle in the World (1923 - 1996)
Since I wrote this the number has become close to eight billion. #language #communication #hearing #understanding
"With Gentle Affect - Surviving Trauma"
Written with gentle affect and love for all:
Words can be a powerful thing. Sometimes we may say something unintentionally that can open the wounds of another. The range of emotion conjured, may sometimes be manifest in response. Sometimes it's an acquired instinct.
In a world that has become so full of hate, there are many that have survived great trauma. Words that may seem innocent, can be like thrusting the sharpest of double-edged swords, slashing open the heart's healing scars. Sometimes, if one pokes the hive, the bee is likely to sting out of instinctual self-preservation. It's important to be mindful of others we encounter. Only they may know the shadows that haunt within them.
Being an advocate is not an easy task. You're basically telling people what they may do is not right but, without advocacy, where does #change lie? Taking the brunt and standing firm for others that may not have the strength? If one day it may help to prevent others with invisible disabilities from being subjected, how can I remain silent.
With that said, the last time I checked, I'm human too. I have a brain, a heart and everything. I also don't harbor bitterness or resentment... It messes up the atmosphere inside.[]
"If one breaks one's leg, they may have trouble walking, patience and understanding is key. The same is true for the brain.
Today's installment was going to be about the brain and spelling. There's link to an interesting article below. I always welcome kind correction and thoughtful constructive feedback.
OutOfExile_IDR © 2022
Don't Foster misconceptions.
What goes wrong in the brain when someone can't spell: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/02/160202185457.htm
Image by German Artist "finemayer".
Buy finemayer a cup?:
https://pixabay.com/users/finemayer-1749939/
#Sensitivity #disability #TBI #InvisibleDisabilities #trauma #pain C-#PTSD #ActuallyAutisic #DisabilitySolidarity #equality
#accommodation #understanding
#disagreement #PeaceMaking
#communication #resolution #peace #consideration #coexist #healing #MentalHealth #patience
(Migrated reboot originally posted Dec 15, 2022)
Normal doesn’t exist and conformity is boring.
#Autism #autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #Acceptance #Understanding #Advocacy #Neurospicy
Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding.
-- Burt Rutan
⬆ #Quotes #BurtRutan #Failure #Testing #Understanding
⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Guangxi #China #LiRiver #LiJiang #TowerKarst #Geology
John Fetterman says he'll 'never understand' progressives who refuse to support Joe Biden
#JohnFetterman #Progressives #JoeBiden #Support #Understanding #Election2023 #Politics #News
A quotation from Virgil:
«
Blessed is he who has succeeded in learning the laws of nature’s working, has cast beneath his feet all fear and fate’s implacable decree, and the howl of insatiable Death.
[Felix, qui potuit rerum cognoscere causas,
atque metus omnis et inexorabile fatum
subiecit pedibus strepitumque Acherontis avari.]
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/virgil/62995/
#quote #quotes #quotation #calm #fear #knowledge #mortality #nature #understanding
#Understanding and #meaning are more than #logic
Das Buch ist mittlerweile vergriffen: Hans Jürgen #Heringer "Ich gebe Ihnen mein Ehrenwort". Es zeigt anhand von Beispielen, wie Maximen von #Grice (s.u.) in der #Politik verletzt wurden.
Das bekannteste ist das "Ehrenwort" von #Barschel, es verletzt die Maximen der Qualität.
Verletzungen der Maximen führen zu konversationellen #Implikaturen, wie "das hat er nicht gemeint". Wenn die scheitern, scheitert #Kommunikation (u das #Vertrauen).
🌍 Exploring Paradigm Shifts 🚀
https://overtimephilosophy.com/the-greatest-in-history-paradigm-shift-examples/
From Copernicus to Darwin, history is filled with moments that changed the way we see the world. Let's dive into the evolution of paradigm shifts that reshaped science, culture, and our understanding of reality.
#ParadigmShifts #History #Understanding #Science #Scientific #Philosophy
A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:
«
Some marriages break up, and some do not, and in our world you can usually explain the former better than the latter.
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/62850/
#quote #quotes #quotation #divorce #explanation #marriage #mystery #understanding
Carefully consider the #repercussions of your #reporting. The #public leans on the #journalistic #community to sift through #disinformation and #propaganda and deliver #facts with #compassion. Choose to amplify the #insights of #experts over #antiscience #rhetoric. Foster #understanding rather than perpetuating #intolerance.
We end #suffering not through force, but through #understanding
https://buddhistuniversity.net/content/canon/sn56.33
@MBoucaquet #diversite #peace #love #understanding la salle était peut-être plus grande ^^
How #Queer #People #Reinvented the #Beach
In the #queer #understanding, a decrepit #industrialspace can become a “#beach” just as easily as an actual patch of sand and #ocean.
That #reclaiming and #renovation of #publicspace has always been an essential part of #queer #placemaking
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #History #Representation #Culture
https://www.them.us/story/how-queer-people-reinvented-the-beach
A quotation from Joubert, Joseph:
«
Words, like glass, obscure when they do not aid vision.
[Les mots, comme les verres, obscurcissent tout ce qu’ils n’aident pas à mieux voir.]
»
Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/joubert-joseph/2190/
#quote #quotes #quotation #clarity #language #obscurity #speaking #understanding #words #writing
Comedy and Quantization
“It's my understanding that it's not just the quantity of examples, but the quality. It does stand to reason that it's the "outline" of the examples that get encoded in the neural network, so it is capable of "seeing" the pattern of reason, and since reason is just a pattern that we can apply to ideas, that reason can be encoded in a digital neural network.”
A dog from Romania who was treated terribly has been rehomed and, after very patient care by her new owners, has become a therapy dog. “We have helped to change Josie’s life, and now she is changing other people’s lives. What she is achieving is phenomenal – she is phenomenal!”
It's not about guilt. It's about taking personal responsibility over your potential to heal others, even for things you didn't personally do.
I get it that people are uncomfortable when confronted with the active pain of other people we share life with. Removing that confrontation altogether will not help; It will only perpetuate more pain.
Healing requires acknowledgement. Healing requires active listening and understanding. Healing requires changing things that are still lacking.
People need to understand, and you can't understand without knowledge, and you can't have good knowledge without hearing, and you can't hear what you aren't being taught 💔
#criticalracetheory #crt #racism #systemic #equality #equity #desantis #politics #education #black #white #history #love #understanding #wisdom #patience #learning #news
Meet #Trans Needs Now.
A blog post from the #APA that emphasizes #understanding & #empathy for #transgender #individuals' #health #needs. including #access to #MedicallyNecessary #GenderAffirming #Healthcare, and #mentalhealth #support.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Healthcare #Transitioning #MentalHealth
There is a whole community of Autistics out there struggling with burnout, exhaustion, social interactions, exclusion, lack of accommodations, sensory overwhelm, and more.
YOU ARE NOT ALONE.
And these things are not intrinsic to Autism. They are part of how society is designed to exclude differences to try to get us to conform.
They can be changed and we will all be better off for it.
#Autism #autistic #ActuallyAutistic #AutismAcceptance #Acceptance #Understanding
"You don't understand anything until you learn it more than one way."
- Marvin Minsky
#quote #quotes #quoteoftheday #quotestoliveby #learning #understanding #beinghuman
Oh, language models large and grand
What secrets do you have in your hands?
Your mysteries unfold
In ways too complex to hold
Let us learn and understand
How to understand and interpret ChatGPT’s output - Uncover how to understand and interpret ChatGPT’s output while st... - https://cointelegraph.com/news/understand-and-interpret-chatgpt-output #naturallanguageprocessing #ai-generatedtext #interpretation #understanding #languagemodel #chatgpt #ai
"Disability ID and Disability Deaths" Conclusion: "Justice for Elijah McClain"!
CONTENT WARNING (CW): the details and videos of this event may be disturbing to some.
The winds of change began to blow in the summer of 2020. A change.org petition compiled over 2 million signatures, seeking justice for Elijah McClain. On June 10, 2020, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis told the public, Atty Gen Phil Weiser would be investigating the death of McClain. Also that June, protesters shut down a section of Interstate 225, demanding accountability for his death. In the series of peaceful demonstrations, protesters were also targeted by police. During those protests, when heavily militarized police arrived, the legendary chant began, "WHY ARE YOU IN RIOT GEAR! WE DON'T SEE NO RIOT HERE". Finally, there was momentum in the battle for some form of justice.
In September, 2021, over two years after the crime, a 32 count grand jury indictment charged the five first responders for their actions. The forensic pathologist who was part of the grand jury investigation, concluded the cause of death was "homicide". The individuals named in the grand jury indictment were: officers Randy Roedema, Nathan Woodyard, Jason Rosenblatt, and paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec. All five were charged with "Manslaughter" and "Criminally negligent homicide" among other charges. Roedema, Rosenblatt and both EMTs were additionally charged with "Second-degree assault" and "Crime of violence". The trial of officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt, being tried together, was scheduled to start on July 10 but, was postponed, with no new date set at that time.
The indictment was followed by a series of other events. In September 2022, well after the grand jury indictment, Adams County announced, the original 2019 autopsy report had been amended. It now stated the means as "COMPLICATIONS OF KETAMINE ADMINISTRATION FOLLOWING FORCIBLE RESTRAINT". However, the cause of death was still listed as "UNDETERMINED", rather than "homicide". Interestingly enough, in November 2021, the city of Aurora agreed to pay the family of Elijah McClain, $15 million to settle a federal civil rights action.
Next week, the first of the three trials is set to begin, as paramedics Cooper and Cichuniec have a court date on August 7. Nathan Woodyard, the first Aurora officer on the scene, will stand trial alone beginning on September 18. The judge that pushed back the Roedema and Rosenblatt case, expressed hopes for a rescheduling by October. Three years will have elapsed since Elijah McClain's death, before any proceedings against police will begin. That fact alone underscores other findings of "implicit bias" in regard to racial and disability justice. Unfortunately, that problem is not limited to Colorado.
It's reported that over 1100 people were killed by police in 2022, other reports say, "half of people killed by police have a disability". It seems to be a dangerous time if someone decides another is different, especially if that someone has authority. People with disabilities are not a "new thing", and represent about 26% of the US population. Why should it be necessary to teach those sworn to "serve and protect", basics like: understanding, accommodation, proper communication, and preservation of dignity, when it comes to invisible disability? Can things like human decency, actually be taught with "adequate training"? Considering Elijah and the story of Christian Glass, is it any wonder many individuals with invisible disabilities, are afraid to call police for help? How many such crimes are covered up or not reported? Will an ID card really change anything? More importantly, why did so many have to suffer, before anyone heard them call... "I'm just different. I'm just different, that's all".
OutOfExile_IDR © 2023
Elijah McClain's last words: CW
"I can't breathe. I have my ID right here. My name is Elijah McClain. That's my house. I was just going home. I'm an introvert. I'm just different. That's all. I'm so sorry. I have no gun. I don't do that stuff. I don't do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? I don't even kill flies! I don't eat meat! But I don't judge people, I don't judge people who do eat meat. Forgive me. All I was trying to do was become better. I will do it. I will do anything. Sacrifice my identity, I'll do it. You all are phenomenal. You are beautiful and I love you. Try to forgive me. I'm a mood Gemini. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. Ow, that really hurt! You are all very strong. Teamwork makes the dream work. [after vomiting] Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't trying to do that. I just can't breathe correctly."
PART ONE: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110710011783405013
PART TWO: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110732685184804207
PART THREE; https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110738275935209052
PART FOUR – Christian Glass: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110755046372094242
Half of People Killed by Police Have a Disability: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/half-people-killed-police-suffer-mental-disability-report-n538371
Six minute video analysis of Elijah McClain's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGlHMZQtO7U
Full 3 hour video including multiple officers body cam footage and Elijah McClain's mother attempting to get answers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5NcyePEOJ8
Adams County Sheriff – no charges in the death of Elijah McClain: https://kdvr.com/news/problem-solvers/elijah-mcclain-indictments-why-colorado-ag-filed-charges-when-adams-da-didnt/?ipid=promo-link-block2
Adams County coroner amendments autopsy report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6WPP3-8AwU includes video of the incident
Timeline, analysis of body cam footage in Elijah McClain case: https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/elijah-mcclain/elijah-mcclain-body-camera-video-analysis-timeline/73-68537e78-add9-4e66-97c6-a22c080b1e1e
Police mock the death of Elijah McClain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giOB3LJj_g0
Accused killers plead not guilty: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUU-xE-uouQ
Protesters targeted: https://www.thecut.com/2021/10/how-aurora-colorado-police-cover-up-misconduct-and-brutality.html
"Hundreds of Officers That Have Been Labeled Liars. Some Still Help Send People to Prison": https://www.usatoday.com/in-depth/news/investigations/2019/10/14/brady-lists-police-officers-dishonest-corrupt-still-testify-investigation-database/2233386001/
Example of Aurora PD's racial profiling: https://sentinelcolorado.com/metro/police-courts/aurora-cop-who-shot-boy-14-part-of-unlawful-search-settlement-of-black-man/
Legal analysis by Wolfberg and Wirth: https://www.ems1.com/legal/articles/legal-analysis-what-the-paramedic-criminal-charges-in-the-elijah-mcclain-case-mean-for-ems-wIPxkOn0Hn4ToKVk/
Wikipedia page containing a link to the 911 call and police body camera: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elijah_McClain
#Justice4Elijah #ActuallyAutistic #BLM #InvisibleDisabilityRights #EndAbleism #POC #EndRacism #change #disability #accommodation #understanding #DisabilityCommunity #SpeakUp4Change #DisabilitySolidarity #MentalHealth #DisabilityRights #decency #dignity #SocialJustice #EndBigotry #PoliceViolence #NoJusticeNoPeace #StopKillingUs #ICantBreathe #TearDownTheWall
@disabilityjustice @disability @actuallyautistics
Disability ID and Disability Deaths – How Police Killed Elijah McClain
CONTENT WARNING (CW): The details and linked videos of this event may be disturbing to some. Image-eye contact.
Even with the positives disability designator IDs might bring, it's unlikely a card will prevent authorities from abusing and killing people with invisible disabilities. Aside from a change in attitudes, there are still far too many, long-overdue reforms needed. Many instances of police induced death involving the disabled, including people with autism, brain injury, and hearing impairments, were blamed on the victim. Most were, in fact, a direct result of: Ablest attitudes (ignorance), use of excessive force, and unacceptable treatment attributed to inadequate training. Utilizing invisible disabilities to scapegoat victims and bury the case, is another tactic often employed but, "inadequate training", is not what has killed so many people with disabilities.
Mentioned in part three of this piece, the history of one particular force, is a prime demonstration of a "pattern and practice", that has destroyed lives and families of people with invisible disabilities. According to other investigations, Aurora Colorado's pattern of policing, has raised concerns of implicit bias towards the disabled, POC and other marginalized people. Perhaps, one of the most famous examples from that city, is the death of a 23-year-old black man with autism and anemia, Elijah McClain. That case, sparked outrage from both the disabled and black communities, and with the first of three homicide trials set to begin in August, now is not the time to forget what happened to Elijah. The demeaning and despicable treatment he was subjected to, is not uncommon in "policing" of the disabled.
August 24, 2019: Elijah McClain, a massage therapist, violinist and "gentle soul", was walking home from a convenience store not, far from his home. Because of his anemia, which often made him feel cold, he was known to where a ski mask. On his way home, someone in a house he passed called police to report an unarmed, "sketchy" individual. Minutes Later, Aurora PD's Nathan Woodyard saw Elijah walking to his home and stopped. Within 9 sec. of exiting his car, Woodyard had his hands on Elijah McClain. Just seconds later, officers Randy Roedema and Jason Rosenblatt showed up, also engaging with Elisha. As he explained he was an "introvert" and was "just walking home", one of the officers responded, "Relax, or I'm going to have to change this situation".
The officers had McClain against the wall before taking the five feet seven, 143 lb man to the ground. One of their body cameras was detached and landed in the grass, capturing an officer slowly walking out of view. With Elijah and police no longer being filmed clearly, one officer can be heard claiming, "he just grabbed your gun dude". Within four seconds of the allegation, Elijah can be heard choking as a result of police applying the carotid restraint, restricting his airflow. FOUR SECONDS?! One of the officers later told investigators that McClain "briefly" fell unconscious and the officers released their grasp on his neck. The chokehold was implemented only one min. and four sec. after the first officer exited his vehicle. The three officers involved, Woodyard, Rosenblatt and Roedema, all claimed their body cameras "fell off " in the "struggle" with this small statured young man.
The video footage is very difficult to listen to. Elijah McClain can be heard gasping as he pleads with officers to stop, saying, "I can't breathe". Elijah continues to plead, saying his name and that he was "just going home". Through his sobs, came the words myself and many others with invisible disabilities, will never forget. "I'm just different. I'm just different, that's all". It's hard to hear the police on the audio of one body cam but, Elijah's words are clear… "I'm so sorry. I have no gun. I don't do that stuff. I don't do any fighting. Why are you attacking me?". As officers ignore his pleas, they seem to spin tales of their "struggle" with a 143 pound person. One repeated the accusation that McClain tried to grab officer Roedema's gun, and that they "had" to use the carotid hold.
About six minutes after the initial contact by police, Elijah McClain can be heard vomiting for the first time. One of the officers commands him to "STOP" to which McClain apologized saying, "I'm sorry. I wasn't trying to do that. I just can't breathe correctly". In the next few minutes, McClain gets sick "a few more times" while officers held him facedown on the ground, telling him repeatedly to stop resisting. Reports say he was also handcuffed and still wearing the ski mask when he was sick, and as a result, was struggling to breathe. He may have been trying to roll on his side or remove the mask to breathe better, as police seemed to be acting out a show of "resisting arrest" for the body cam audio.
Police can be heard threatening him, "Don't get up. It's not gonna be good for you, I'm telling you right now". Another officer standing over him said "You keep messin' around, I'm unna bring my dog out here", saying he would let the dog attack Elijah. Approximately 11 minutes after the initial contact by officer Woodyard, the cameras capture police saying, "When the ambulance gets here, were gonna go ahead and give him some ketamine". This is also when they claimed "whatever he's on, he has incredible strength." Another concurs "yeah, crazy strength". It's alarming that police and individuals of such character, have authority to mandate the administering of this powerful sedative.
The timing of the accusation that Elijah McClain attempted to grab the firearm, only seconds after body cams were removed, is highly suspect. Again, McClain was 143 lbs, being held by three much larger men. While one of the officer's body cam was still attached, another can be heard telling him to "move" his camera. I don't believe the body cams dislodged, and firmly believe these accused murderers doffed them. The Maclean's attorney said police intentionally removed their body cameras "to support a false allegation that McClain reached for a gun". Though it is not clear on the video, there is absolutely, no doubt in my mind. The same is true, regarding their claims for body cam audio that Elijah was "struggling". If he was struggling, it was likely for air and survival.
The report from paramedics, Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec claimed that when they arrived, Elijah was displaying signs of "excited delirium". The snap "diagnosis" was made, despite never touching, talking to, or checking Maclean's vitals. Were these paramedics scapegoating in an effort to protect their fellow first responders? After incorrectly estimating his weight, the paramedics administered 500 mg of ketamine to McClain, a dosage for someone nearly 60 to 70 pounds larger. For those who believe in forcibly drugging people, the proper ketamine dosage for Elijah's weight, is about 325 mg. Approximately 23 minutes after Nathan Woodyard stopped "to talk" to McClain, the officers responsible were informed, Elijah, had no pulse. Less than a week later, he was declared brain-dead on August 27, 2019, and died, three days later on the 30th.
According to cpr.org–CPR news: "After McClain’s death, Dr. Stephen Cina, a contractor forensic pathologist for Adams County, completed the autopsy on Sept. 3, 2019. There were two Aurora police officers and two representatives from the Adams County District Attorney’s office in attendance". I'd be interested to hear that conversation, considering the findings of the autopsy. The Adams County corner ruled the cause of death as "undetermined" saying that, "a therapeutic amount" of ketamine was found in Maclean's system. The report, reeking of scapegoating, speculated about drug use and undiagnosed mental illness, while seeming to conclude nothing but suppositional "ifs".
Excerpt from Dr. Cina's report: "The manner of death may be accident if it was an idiosyncratic drug reaction,” . “It may be natural if (McClain) had an undiagnosed mental illness that led to excited delirium, if his intense physical exertion combined with a narrow coronary artery led to an arrhythmia, if he had an asthma attack, or if he aspirated vomit while restrained."... "It may be a homicide if the actions of officers led to his death (eg. carotid control hold…)”.
That's a lot of "Ifs". I can't help but wonder "IF", the presence of officers and DA personnel "may" have influence the doctors findings. In conjunction with the corners "undetermined" autopsy determination, Adams County DA Dave Young said, he would not bring charges against the officers. This seeming manipulation of justice, by those who controlled it, was met with outrage.
Another slap in the face, illuminating the culture of APD, occurred in October 2019, less than two months after Elijah's death. Several other officers returned to the scene, taking pictures while they joyfully reenacted the cardioid hold, used on McClain. In July, 2020, after the photos were made public, three officers were fired and one resigned. It's remarkable that they were fired for mocking and taking pictures, while the officers that killed Elijah were still patrolling the streets. The shouts of "Justice for Elijah", became louder as it seemed this heinous police action was being ignored. Once again, protesters took to the streets.
Protests, investigation, Arrests and trials. Conclusion – "Justice for Elijah" below.
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Today's poem:
The Earth
- by Sheila Black
https://www.tumblr.com/ukdamo/724258300936454144/the-earth?source=share
#poetry #SheilaBlack #life #desperation #connection #appearances #masks #reality #time #wisdom #understanding
I was sick, and you said "You look fine to me".
I was sick, and you cast me off.
I was sick, and you used it against me.
I was sick, and you took my health care.
I was sick, and you battered and killed.
I was sick, and you fought for a wooden hammer.
I was sick, and you fought about blue and red.
I was sick, and you fought as the nations watched with disdain.
I was sick, and you fought the "wrong" while resembling it.
I was sick, as you fought for "all" but, forgot about us.
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My adaptation of Matthew 25:39 inspired by the work below. (Not an endorsement for religion or church)
I was hungry, and you blamed it on the communist
I was hungry, and you circled the moon.
I was hungry, and you told me to wait
I was hungry, and you set up a commission.
I was hungry, and you said "So were my ancestors".
I was hungry, and you said we don't hire over 35.
I was hungry, you said God helps those…
I was hungry, and you told me I shouldn't be.
I was hungry, and you told me machines do that work now.
I was hungry, and you had napalm bills to pay.
I was hungry, and you said the poor are always with us.
Lord, when did we see you hungry?
Adaptation of Matthew 25:37 by Anonymous – 1971
Image by Alex Velazquez from Pixabay https://pixabay.com/users/alex2171-3560452/
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#SineadOConnor Was a #Lonely #Voice for #Change, Until #Ireland Changed With Her
Sinead O’Connor shocked her strongly #Catholic #country when she #tore up the #pope’s #picture. But the #Church’s #sexualabusescandals made #Ireland more #secular, and more #understanding of her #criticisms.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/world/europe/sinead-oconnor-changed-ireland.html
O ye that dwell on earth! The distinguishing feature that marketh the preeminent character of this Supreme Revelation consisteth in that We have ... laid down the essential prerequisites of #concord, of #understanding, of complete and enduring #unity. Well is it with them that keep My statutes.
Bahá’u’lláh, Peace, no. 3.
www.bahai.org/r/139834699
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Here’s everything you need to know about #OutAndProudParentsDay
Out And Proud Parents Day is an annual #celebration of the #unconditionallove of #parents of their #LGBQTIA #children. The aim of this day is to create #parental #rolemodels within #communities, to help #inspire other #parents of #LGBTQIA #children to become more #understanding and #accepting of their own #children.
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Teaching is both complex and complicated: Why uncertainty is unavoidable.
https://nzareblog.wordpress.com/2022/05/23/complexity-2/
(For 'teaching' substitute any human endeavour. We live in an "adaptive complex" set of systems, the economy, geopolitics, the earth's biosphere. )
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#Teaching #NextGeneration
"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" – PART FOUR – The Murder of Christian Glass by Colorado Police:
CONTENT WARNING (CW): the details and videos of this event may be disturbing to some.
Last June 2022: Christian Glass called 911 when his car went off the road in Clear Creek County Colorado near the town of Silver Plume, leaving him stranded in the Rocky Mountains. He told the operator he was very afraid, "coming off of a depression" and said, "I will not be fine on my own". He continued, "if I got out of the car, I might be in danger", also telling the operator about some amateur geology tools he had, which included, a hammer, rubber mallet and two knives. He said "I'm not dangerous. I will keep my hands completely visible" and offered to throw the tools out of the car when police arrived. It sounds like Christian Glass was afraid of interacting with law enforcement. Despite all of the information provided by Christian in the 25 minute call, the 911 operator told police he was "very paranoid" and "not making much sense".
When police arrived, he again offered to throw the tools out of the window which, they told him not to do. Officers commanded him to get out of the vehicle but, he was too afraid. When an officer wielding a firearm asked why, Christian replied, "Sir, I'm terrified". Seven officers were pointing their weapons at him, which would likely have that effect on anyone. Eventually five different agencies were on the scene including the previously mentioned Idaho Springs PD, Colorado State patrol and Georgetown police. Remember, this was a stranded "motorist in distress call", which usually does not require an army. The 911 operator's inaccurate depiction of the call most likely contributed to the militant reaction by police.
The gang of officers attempted to get him out of the car for approximately 70 minutes, during which he made a heart with his hands, blew kisses and prayed. Clear Creek Deputy Andrew Buen shattered the front window and Christian was shot with beanbags. He began to flail in the driver seat when one of the officers yelled, "SOMEONE TASE HIS ASS". Deputy Buen blasted Christian Glass with his stun gun and he began screaming hysterically, "Lord hear me", pleading for mercy from the officers. One officer was heard saying, "you can still save yourself".
Deputy Andrew Buen then shot 22-year-old Christian with his pistol, firing at least five bullets. His body was dragged out of the vehicle and he was pronounced dead on the scene. In a statement the following day, the Clear Creek sheriff's department called him "the suspect", described him as "argumentative and uncooperative" and falsely accused Mr. Glass of attempting to stab an officer. The coroner ruled it a homicide with the cause of death being multiple gunshot wounds. The evidence suggests that Christian Glass feared police so much that, after he was tasered, he tried to stab himself.
Deputy Andrew Buen and his supervisor, Sgt. Kyle Gould, were subsequently charged with: second-degree murder, official misconduct, reckless endangerment (for Buen) and reckless endangerment and criminally negligent homicide (for Gould). Sgt. Gould gave the order to forcibly remove Christian Glass from his vehicle. He was released on only $50,000 bail, while the other Deputy was released on only $2500. They had their first court appearance last December, 2022. Deputy Buen was already accused of excessive force in another $407,000 lawsuit.
The murder of Christian Glass, who was born in New Zealand, and is also a citizen of the UK, made international headlines. The governments of both countries have asked for answers about this case. In May, 2023, the parents of Christian Glass were awarded the largest known police settlement in the history of Colorado and, as a part of the ruling, Clear Creek County was ordered to have a properly trained crisis response team by the year 2025. Because none of the swarm of officers tried to stop this murder, fueled by ignorance and aggression, the $19 million settlement will be paid by all agencies involved as follows:
⦁ Clear Creek County will pay $10 million.
⦁ Georgetown will pay $5 million.
⦁ State of Colorado will pay $3 million for the Colorado State Patrol officer and two Division of Gaming investigators that stood by and watched.
⦁ Idaho Springs, the department that victimized Brady Mystic, will pay $1 million.
$19 million sends a loud message but, unfortunately, it won't bring Christian back. Again the question that comes to mind: Would a symbol or disability identification have saved Christian from this fate? Is it any wonder, that so many with invisible disabilities and mental health challenges are afraid to call for police assistance? How many crimes occur that are not reported for this reason, and how many others have been murdered only to have it covered up.
The final part of this series will cover another high profile murder by the infamous Aurora Colorado police. That case, resulted in a $15 million settlement, which was the largest in that state, prior to the Christian Glass settlement.
Links to parts one, two and three are below.
OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023
Christian Glass murder: What we know: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/christian-glass-shooting-colorado-video-b2344279.html
Clear Creek deputy who shot Christian Glass was afraid he would stab an officer: https://www.cpr.org/2022/09/15/clear-creek-county-shooting-update/
Judge: "Clear Creek Deputy intentionally and maliciously caused harm" https://www.cbsnews.com/colorado/news/christian-glass-case-motion-dismiss-denied-clear-creek-deputies/
Body cam footage of the moments before Christian's death: https://www.cnn.com/2023/05/23/us/christian-glass-death-colorado-settlements/index.html
Deputies fired and indicted: https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/24/us/christian-glass-colorado-clear-creek-officers-police-shooting/index.html
Largest police settlement in Colorado history: https://www.cpr.org/2023/05/23/christian-glass-settlement-what-we-know-about-the-case/
The Killing of Christian Glass – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Christian_Glass
PART ONE: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110710011783405013
PART TWO: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110732685184804207
PART THREE; https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110738275935209052
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I'm *really* enjoying this lecture series, recommending it to general audiences and high school–level #homeschool learners
Listen to #Understanding Cultural and Human #Geography by Paul Robbins, The Great Courses
#homeschooling #culture #education #homeeducation
https://www.thegreatcourses.com/courses/understanding-cultural-and-human-geography
https://www.audible.com/pd/B00OBVT4ME?source_code=ASSOR150021921000R
"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" – PART THREE:
CONTENT WARNING (CW): the events and videos of events may be disturbing to some.
In this segment, I'll be talking about the stories that, aside from personal experience, inspired me to write this series. You'd be surprised how many are unaware of, or just don't care about the damage, death and injustice thrust on the people and their families, solely because they were disabled. Though I view the IDA as an ally and see some value in their NDID program, I do not think a symbol, or Disability ID alone, will stop this plague. Is it coincidence that all of these stories are from the same state… or is it an indication of a culture of hidden hate and Ableism.
September 2019: After parking his car, Brady Mystic was walking into a laundry mat when the lights of a police cruiser focused on him. Two Idaho Springs Colorado police officers, Hanning and Summers, began shouting commands at him to "get back in [his] car". One of the officers tackled him and the other tasered him. The officers claim they witnessed him run a stop sign, beat him, later claiming he resisted arrest and assaulted one of the officers.
When he saw police lights pointed at him, Brady Mystic stopped walking but, had no idea if he was the subject of this attention. Blinded, he could not see, nor could he hear their commands for several very valid reasons. Brady is completely deaf in both ears, verbally limited, predominantly communicates with sign language and does not read lips. He raised his hands in a nonthreatening manner" to communicate his hearing impairment when police tackled, tasered him and beat him. During the attack, he again attempted to make them aware of his disability saying "No ears… No ears" to which, officer Summers responded with a second jolt from her stun gun. He was also falsely accused of assaulting an officer because, during this vicious attack, officer Hanning "had caused himself to break his own leg/ankle".
Brady Mystic then spent the next four months in jail, where his ADA and civil rights were also violated repeatedly. The officers involved, Hanning and Summers, have been accused of, and sued for, use of excessive force in other incidents, one involving a 75-year-old man in his own home. Officer Summers remained on the force but, Mr. Hanning, was fired for that incident.
Idaho Springs PD responded with a rebuttal posted to the website claiming Mr. Mystic approached the police vehicle and was the aggressor, calling it an "attack". An obvious attempt to cover up this heinous act. Where's the body footage? Initially, the only footage provided was from Ofc. Summers body cam at the hospital. The video of the actual event is linked below. Ultimately after four months, the charges were dropped and Brady was released. All this because he was deaf and allegedly ran a stop sign.
The suit against the officers claims "the shocking use of unnecessary police force and wrongful incarceration of a deaf man whom the Defendant officers rashly attacked after failing to recognize his disability and misinterpreting his non-threatening attempts to see and communicate as challenges to police authority."… "...which caused the man to unjustifiably spend months in jail without appropriate accommodations to help him communicate that he was, in fact, the victim.". This type of aggressive, manipulative and rash behavior by authorities is not uncommon in the state of Colorado and, is not limited to this incident. Idaho Springs PD was also at the scene of another more recent murder by police in the next segment.
July 2018: In Aurora Colorado, 73 year old Richard Gary Black Jr. discovered a home intruder that was drowning his 11-year-old grandson in the bathtub. The Vietnam veteran, and recipient of a Bronze Star and Purple Heart, also lived with "significant hearing impairment". When police arrived in response to a 911 call from Black's wife, police observed Gary Black inside his home, holding a flashlight and a legal handgun, attempting to protect his family. Officers shouted aggressive commands for him to drop the weapon but, it seemed obvious he did not hear them. Within 24 seconds of the command, an Aurora officer in the driveway, shot Mr. Black in his home through the open door. Gary died at the hospital a short time later.
This was the second shooting incident in 34 days, involving the officer who killed Mr. Black. The investigation into that June 27th incident, had not even been completed yet. Why was this officer already back on duty? According to one publication, in a press conference three days after the shooting, "...Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz essentially argued that the actions of Richard "Gary" Black Jr., ...caused an officer to fatally shoot him." Mr. Black's hearing impairment seemed to be downplayed and, was even omitted from reports by at least one national networks local affiliate. No charges were brought against the officer.
Aurora has seen multiple incidents of excessive force by police killing people with disabilities, and many without. According to policescorecard.org, Aurora has had "More Police Shootings per Arrest than 52% of Depts". The city's police force was also the subject of a "investigation in which the state's Atty. Gen. found a "pattern and practice" of "using excessive force," and of "failing to document stops as required by law.". The investigation concluded that Aurora PD had broken state and federal law and violated the civil rights of its residents through its policing of minorities.". As a further example of this, the department is facing approximately $14 million in lawsuits stemming from their actions during the George Floyd protests in Denver.
There's also the story of Andre Williams who was tackled, punched in the head and then tasered by police while having a seizure in September 2018. Williams was not the first time Aurora police had harmed someone having a seizure. In 2010, Rickey Burrell was having a seizure prompting his partner to call 911. Upon arrival, two Aurora officers knelt on his back while he was lying face down in his bed, dragged him outside (in winter) wearing only his underwear and, ultimately broke his arm. As part of a 2013 settlement, Aurora was mandated to provide “annual seizure-related training to all of its peace officers by July 2013,” They discontinued that training program in 2016.
Before finishing this series with what is, perhaps, the most famous case involving Aurora PD, I'll be covering a recent case that happened elsewhere. One of the officers in that case was charged with second-degree murder among other offenses. In any of the cases, a Disability ID card would most likely have changed nothing.
OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023
Brady mystic, deaf man tased and beaten: https://www.npr.org/2021/09/29/1041562502/deaf-man-tased-police-colorado-lawsuit
Brady Mystic and others violated by the same officers: https://lawandcrime.com/lawsuit/two-cops-being-sued-over-tasing-of-elderly-man-face-new-lawsuit-for-arrest-of-deaf-man-who-couldnt-understand-their-commands/
Claim: Notorious Cop Broke His Own Leg While Abusing a Deaf Man: https://www.westword.com/news/deaf-colorado-man-brutal-arrest-lawsuit-nicholas-hanning-brady-mistic-12438119
Body Cam Footage from Brady Mystic Incident: https://www.nbcnews.com/video/bodycam-shows-moments-a-man-who-is-deaf-was-arrested-by-idaho-springs-police-officers-122222661744
Richard (Gary) Black's Actions Led to Police Shooting Death, Aurora Chief Says: https://www.westword.com/news/richard-blacks-actions-led-to-police-shooting-death-aurora-chief-says-10616465
No Mention of Victims Hearing Impairment in News Report (with body cam footage): https://www.9news.com/article/news/crime/no-criminal-charges-for-officer-who-shot-and-killed-homeowner-defending-his-family/73-620524248
Disability is a Hidden Side of Police Violence Epidemic: https://www.vox.com/2016/10/4/13161396/disability-police-officer-shooting
Link to part one: https://kolektiva.social/@OutOfExile_IDR_Voice/110710011783405013
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"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" –PART TWO:
This piece was expected to be two parts. With the number of stories about people with disabilities being harmed by police, it will require more. A STRONG CONTENT WARNING (CW): the events and linked videos may be disturbing to some.
Reasons for Disability ID Programs:
The nonprofit Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) started the National Disability ID (NDID) for obvious reasons. For individuals that may need additional assistance, the NDID card may be beneficial. In the words of IDA:
"Because people living with invisible disabilities are often looked upon with misunderstanding or disbelief when asking for help, IDA wants to change the experience of millions living with invisible disabilities. Instead of spending time and energy having to explain their disability and validate their need for assistance, it is our desire and goal that they can simply receive the support they need when they display their NDID Card."
As mentioned, several states use the IDA invisible disabilities symbol as part of their disability identifier laws. To be clear, the IDA is a private nonprofit organization and the NDID symbol is their own creation, not a government program. A confidential symbol program has positives for some with disabilities but, protected information should not be in the hands of the DMV or appearing on drivers licenses. A separate card presented along with the license may be a better idea. Much like a "handicap" placard , such cards issued via doctors recommendation, would keep medical information in the hands of doctors. It is important to mention that the various state Disability ID programs are voluntary, not mandated but, the compiling of information and formation of a database for people with invisible disabilities, is a paramount concern. DMV information can be accessed by many. **
Encounters with Law Enforcement and First Responders:
Because an individual with invisible disabilities may avoid eye contact, speak quickly/slowly or appear to be anxious, law enforcement reactions may often include: judgments or assumptions that a person is "acting guilty", "under the influence" or "up to something". Many disabilities are accompanied by: anxiety, avoidance, difficulties focusing, restlessness, trouble understanding instruction, and a variety of communication limitations. Symptomatic reaction, heightened fear and/or emotion may manifest during the simplest of interactions with any first responder. Any of these factors could cause situations to escalate quickly, to the detriment of the person with disabilities. These, combined with lack of understanding about invisible disabilities and aggressiveness on the part of law-enforcement, can make a simple walk to the neighborhood store very dangerous, even deadly for anyone with invisible disabilities.
The IDA presents a few real-life scenarios on their website as an example of the lack of understanding by authorities:
In Ohio, a man with autism was pulled over by police, presented his license but, did not make eye contact. When the man started fumbling around in his car the officer made an assumption he was intoxicated, pulled him out of his car and handcuffed him. The officer later found out the man had autism. Would a disability ID card, have prevented this from happening?
After using an electric scooter to do grocery shopping, a Colorado woman with MS (Multiple Sclerosis) went to her car parked in a handicapped spot. Police then blocked her car in with their vehicle lights flashing. The woman presented an MS ID card, explained her health issue and advise them she DID have a valid handicap placard. The officer responded, "You're not disabled, I saw you walk into the store".
As disgusting and unnecessary as these two examples on the IDA website are, they pale in comparison to some of the other stories:
January 2021: Rochester N.Y. police responding to a call about "family trouble", used unnecessary force on a nine-year-old girl having an obvious mental health crisis. As the child cried, "I want my father", police handcuffed her, put her in the back of the cruiser and pepper sprayed her. Another similar incident occurred in 2022 when El Paso Texas police used a stun gun on a 10-year-old girl experiencing a mental health crisis.
September 2019: a Rio Arriba County New Mexico Deputy tasered a student with developmental disabilities for sassing him. School officials stood by and watched. Former deputy, Jeremy Barnes was fired and charged with "child abuse, false imprisonment and aggravated battery"; however, I see no mention of additional charges specific to abuse of a person with disabilities.
February 2021: A Kansas Sheriff's deputy "hogtied, tasered and used painful compliance techniques" on a 12-year-old autistic child who ran away from a foster home.. The child was handcuffed behind his back, shackled on his ankles and the handcuffs were then connected to the shackles. This "hog tying" tactic has been banned in N.Y., California and other states. The US DOJ warned police departments across the country that this tactic could interfere with the ability to breathe and cause death decades ago. According to the "order of reprimand" that was made public, the Kansas Deputy also use threats and profanities telling the child to “Cut it out. Do you understand? Fucking quit,” adding, “When the other guy gets here, you’re going to hurt more.”
With the boy obviously restrained and not a threat, the report says the officer “...struggled with, shoved, elbowed, applied pressure points, carried, pulled, ‘hog tied,’ and ultimately tasered (the boy referred to as) L.H.” The officer was fired and reprimanded but the Kansas commission on Peace Officers Standards and Training elected not to prevent him from becoming a police officer again. That doesn't seem to be a mention of charges against this officer whom, the report indicates was well aware the child was autistic.
January 2020: An autistic teen who was experiencing "a sudden sensory outburst” related to his autism, died as a result of police in Louisiana sitting on him for nine minutes and six seconds. His parents witnessed the event. Police handcuffed, shackled his ankles and held him facedown on the pavement of a parking lot "putting immense pressure on his back".
November 2015: A six-year-old autistic boy from Louisiana was shot and killed by police after his father, Christopher Few failed to stop for police. The officers that fired their weapons killing the child were Derek Stafford and Norris Greenhouse. After the vehicle came to a stop, body camera footage shows the father Mr. Few, had his hands in the air and it was determined by the investigation that he posed no threat. A Police Lt. on the scene also said Mr. few presented no threat, that's why he did not fire his weapon. No weapons were found in Mr. Few's vehicle and initial reports claimed there was a warrant for his arrest but, Louisiana State Police confirmed this was not true. There were numerous other instances of conflicting information in the case.
One of the officers, Derek Stafford, said he feared (speculated) Mr. Few would backup and hit him with his vehicle. Stafford's attorney claimed that Mr. Few had actually rammed into the vehicle of Officer Greenhouse. The video, and subsequent investigation of the incident refutes these claims. CBS News reported that Investigators say "that was a lie". In total, the two officers fired 18 shots into the vehicle where the man and autistic child were.
Stafford was sentenced to 40 years for manslaughter and 15 years for attempted manslaughter to be served concurrently. Greenhouse was sentenced in total to seven years but, was released in July 2021 after only 21 months. This is 25% of his seven year sentence.
May 2023: Cooma Australia: A 95-year-old woman dies as a result of being tasered by a New South Wales NSW Police constable. After responding to a call at about a woman holding a knife at nursing home, 95-year-old Clare was "urged" to drop a steak knife she was holding. According to police, she began to approach the constable "at a slow pace" using a walking frame (walker), when he discharged his stun gun. Ms. Nowland fell, hitting her head, suffering a skull fracture and brain hemorrhaging. She died as a result of the injuries a week later. The 95-year-old lived with dementia and was described as "frail and unable to stand unaided", weighing only 43 kg (95 pounds). Hardly a threat to anyone, even with a steak knife. The officer was charged with multiple offenses.
Part three will cover other cases including, one of the most well-known. It will also touch on the upcoming trial of the officers that killed the man.
OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023
Rochester police tasered 9-year-old girl in mental health crisis: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-pepper-spray-9-year-old-girl-rochester-n-y-n1256313
Teen with Developmental Disabilities tasered by NM PD for Talking Back: https://www.koat.com/article/attorney-for-developmentally-disabled-boy-wants-deputy-and-schools-officials-charged/27684847
Autistic boy tasered by Kansas PD: https://www.vice.com/en/article/akej98/kansas-police-tased-autistic-boy
https://www.koat.com/article/attorney-for-developmentally-disabled-boy-wants-deputy-and-schools-officials-charged/27684847
Kansas Deputy who tasered autistic child-still a cop?: https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/police-officer-who-used-taser-28164789
Autistic teen dies after Louisiana PD sit on him Https://www.cnn.com/2021/01/15/us/teenager-autism-dies-louisiana-sheriff-lawsuit-trnd/index.html
95-year-old woman dies after being tasered: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-65696475
Louisiana officer who shot 6-year-old autistic boy gets to 55 years: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/01/louisiana-officer-derrick-stafford-sentenced-killing-boy-autism
Body cam footage of the event: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/video-of-police-shooting-that-killed-6-year-old-autistic-louisiana-boy-released-jeremy-mardis/
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killing_of_Jeremy_Mardis
#disability #DisabilityRights #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #accommodation #understanding #DisabilityCommunity #SpeakUp4Change #DisabilitySolidarity #ActuallyAutistic #TBI #HearingImpairment #aphasia #OCD #MentalHealth #decency #respect #dignity #SocialJustice #StopKillingUs #TearDownTheWall
@actuallyautisticgroup @disabilityjusticegroup @disabilitygroup
Half of People Killed by Police Have a Disability: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/half-people-killed-police-suffer-mental-disability-report-n538371
A very practical and useful #quote by Kris Hedges in the book "Self awareness" on "#Understanding how we are percieved by the #world around us"
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/11739114-to-understand-how-you-are-percieved-by-others-ask-1
Cool new work linking #cognitive science and #AI
Investigating #Compositional and #Semantic #Understanding in Video Retrieval #Models
by Avinash Madasu and Vasudev Lal
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.16533
@cogsci #NeuroAI #CognitiveAI #ML #compositionality #cogsci #cog
@Rachel_Thorn
I strongly agree, however, the problem is not limited to the hearing-impaired or the area of ALT text. Many user profiles claim to be strong proponents of social justice and in support of "all" marginalized groups. On closer examination of their list of groups they support, the disabled community is excluded over 95% of the time. This is not support for all.
Sometimes even the disability community, as a whole, excludes people with invisible disabilities, as if they are less important or subhuman. Change for all with disabilities will likely never come without cross disability support and disability solidarity in word, and deed. At times, the movement seems far too fractured into subgroups.
Still others will demand accommodation for their disabilities while being oblivious to, or disregarding of accommodation to others. I can't count how many people with invisible disabilities that have shared experiences about being chastised for not including ALT text. The fact is, individuals with other disabilities may have limitations that sometimes prevent them from effectively including ALT text. This should be something that's considered by all. To your question: I've often wondered, "who else do they not care about?"
#Accommodation #understanding #AltText #DisabilitySolidarity #disability #DisabilityCommunity #InvisibleDisabilityRights #CrossDisabilitySupport
A life with #ADHD can often be a life filled with self-doubt. I see the #love and #understanding many of my clients so generously give to others but so rarely extend to themselves. One of the most important lessons I learned after my late diagnosis has been that kindness to myself is the best way to silence that internal voice murmuring “you’re not enough”. Self-care is not an indulgence: it’s the best antidote to self-doubt. We owe love and understanding to ourselves as much as to others
A life with #ADHD can often be a life filled with self-doubt. I see the #love and #understanding many of my clients so generously give to others but so rarely extend to themselves. One of the most important lessons I learned after my late diagnosis has been that kindness to myself is the best way to silence that internal voice murmuring “you’re not enough”. #Self-care is not an indulgence: it’s the best antidote to #self-doubt. We owe love and understanding to ourselves as much as to others
"Can a Symbol Help Stop the Harm – Disability Designator ID and Disability Deaths" –Part one:
(Approx 7 Min. read)
In May, New Jersey passed bill S761, joining 12 other states in creating a "disability identifier" state ID program. With much of the media focus on autism, the law allows some with other disability related communication issues, to have an "official indication of their diagnosis", "notated" on their state issued ID. As a part, NJ will create "guidelines" for law enforcement to better accommodate people with invisible disabilities, through understanding and proper communication; rather than aggression, force, and unfounded assumptions of perpetration. Unlike other states, the NJ legislation appears to exclude many with disabilities and lack forethought regarding the medical privacies of participants.
Even with the positives of various state actions, some feel these efforts may be futile, or accompanied by inherent negatives. Here, I'll be providing details on some of these programs, their potential negatives and, in part two, the reasons for creating them. The focus will be on the tragic stories of some victims that ultimately inspired Invisible Disability ID programs. People, like Elijah McClain and others, whose wrongful deaths resulting from interactions with police and first responders, brought national attention to this epidemic. The harm and loss of life at the hands of those there to serve and protect, is a horrifying thought to many with invisible disabilities, their loved ones; and should be, to anyone of decency.
Alaska, was the first to pass disability ID "designator" legislation with two laws that seem to respect the medical privacies of' disabled citizens. Their "Disability Designator", is a "discrete symbol" on licenses, indicating a "medically verified cognitive, mental, neurological, or physical disability; or a combination thereof". Alaska and other states, use the Invisible Disabilities Association's (IDA) "i" symbol as the "designator". The reasoning behind this optional indicator is the same; to enlighten police and first responders, when they may view a person's communication or behavior as "different" or "unusual". Again, the goal is to prevent escalation and, as in many cases, harm to the individual with disabilities.
Utah's disability designator, is a symbol on a sticker affixed to the ID. As in other states that use a symbol, Utah's program offers more medical confidentiality. It indicates only, that the person has a disability, without revealing diagnosis or specifics. In comparison with NJ's "notation of diagnosis", this seems much less intrusive. Utah's list of "examples of disabilities" covers any physical or mental health issue "that may interfere with the ability to communicate with a law enforcement officer". The list is much more inclusive of all disabilities than the narrow scope of the NJ law, even including diabetes, heart conditions and drug allergies.
The Invisible Disabilities Association (IDA) in Colorado, is a nonprofit organization that spearheads the effort to create the "National Disability ID" (NDID) symbol program. They advocate nationwide with state and federal government, and were part of the 2022 federal identifier bill, HB–7217. Unfortunately, that bill died in committee. The IDA logo, a blue lowercase "i" shaped like a vertical Nike-style "swoosh", is used as Colorado's DL disability identifier as well. They began issuing their NDID–National Invisible Disability ID cards, prior to the passing of any legislation. Below, is an IDA link where people with invisible disabilities can obtain their own NDID, or "International Invisible Disability ID" card with little effort or personal information.
Following Alaska, Colorado passed House Bill HB21–1014, making them the second state to pass "Symbolic" legislation which, also uses the wording "discrete" indicator. The law requires that the symbol on state identifications, must represent all types of disabilities under their program, in a state where history vividly illustrates the need for some type of solution. Colorado police and first responders have been responsible for causing the wrongful deaths of numerous people with invisible disabilities, attracting national attention more than once. The stories covered in part two, include several involving the same police force.
Potential Concerns:
In regard to the NJ action, the following phrase appears in the legislation:
"the chief administrator shall indicate the autism spectrum disorder or communication disorder diagnosis by notating such information on the person's driver's license ...under the column designated for restrictions".
There are many disabilities accompanied by communication limitations, that are not associated with autism, or (as NJ puts it) a "communication disorder". There are also aspects of disabilities, unrelated to communication, that can influence interactions with law-enforcement. Anyone of these may have been a factor in the known examples of police escalation causing harm or death to innocent people. NJ should consider this, designing their law to be more inclusive and respectful of the rights, privacies and protections of its disabled population.
Broadcasting diagnosis on one's license is another concern to some, and raises some questions. How much protected medical information will appear in the NJ "notation"? Will the DMV gather medical history and driver's diagnosis' for its citizens with disabilities, then add unnecessary or unfounded "restrictions" to their licenses? With varying degrees of any disability, a generalized "notation of diagnosis" could present a lot of obvious undue challenges or barriers for many drivers with disabilities.
Aside from police and first responders, there are others that may see the "notation of diagnosis" or identifier symbol on an individual's ID. Identification is shown to many people, including those at stores, restaurants, nightclubs, and hotels. Some stores even scan IDs when "proofing", essentially compiling a database of the information contained in license barcodes. Some feel that individuals could be targeted for discrimination, harassment, exploitation or abuse by corporations, employers, ablests or other unsavory individuals.
For those who do not want the identifier on their license, these reforms may do little. If an individual without the voluntary "identifier" advises police they are disabled, will they be accommodated according to said guidelines? For those with the identifier, these changes are only as good as those who implement them. Will the guidelines and training be designed to actually accommodate or, be just another hollow disability regulation, created by oblivious abled politicians.
Will police abide by the guidelines? Body cams were implemented to prevent misconduct and create accountability. However, frequent claims by police that cameras "fell off", leave many feeling they were intentionally removed to obviate the recording of their transgressions. Will a symbol on a driver's license prevent such unnecessary harm to the disabled? Colorado's designator law passed two years ago but, another murder of someone with invisible disabilities occurred last fall. The individual, experiencing an obvious mental health crisis, called for police assistance after becoming stranded and, was ultimately shot. The many recurring incidences may cause anyone to ask; is the motto to "serve and protect", or to harm and kill?
In part two, I will focus on the people with invisible disabilities, autism, mental health challenges and hearing impairment, that were harmed or murdered by police and first responders. Unfortunately, we cannot ask many of those individuals if they feel a symbol on their license would've changed anything. With all the people that have been lost unnecessarily, this is no longer a #DisabilityCommunity issue – It's something everyone should be standing against.
OutOfExile_IDR ™ – © 2023
Identification card from IDA: https://invisibledisabilities.org/national-disability-id/national-disability-id-card/
For more on "National Disability Identification" (NDID): http://www.ndid.help/
NJ S761 bill: https://legiscan.com/NJ/bill/S761/2022
Alaska disability designator – GOVERNMENT SITE: https://doa.alaska.gov/dmv/akol/designator.htm
Utah's list of "examples of disabilities" –GOVERNMENT SITE: https://dld.utah.gov/invisible-condition/
Federal Bill – US HB-7217: https://legiscan.com/US/bill/HB7217/2021
"Invisible Man" image by Nangreenly: https://pixabay.com/users/nangreenly-10829698/?utm_source=link-attribution&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=image&utm_content=3843385
#disability #DisabilityRights #equality #change #InvisibleDisabilityRights #NationalDisabilityID #InvisibleDisabilitiesAssociation #accommodation #understanding #DisabilityCommunity #SpeakUp4Change #DisabilitySolidarity #ActuallyAutistic #TBI #HearingImpairment #aphasia #OCD #MentalHealth #decency #respect #dignity #humanity #SocialJustice #EndAbleism #stigmatude #TearDownTheWall
@actuallyautistics
@actuallyautistic @disabilityjustice @disability
If you call the other person in the conversation dumb instead of explaining your position fully or just exiting the conversation then you may want to take a look in the mirror and examine yourself.
Kudos to those who can engage in conversation with others and be civil about it. Even if you don't like the other's position you should still afford them some level of decency, if they are affording it to you.
Living with a #chronic #disease doesn't make me a #hero, #brave or an #inspiration. It's a daily #battle, filled with #frustrations and #limitations. I just want to be seen as a #human being, with #hopes, #dreams, and #flaws. Let's #focus on #understanding, #empathy, and #support instead of being put on some kind of pillar. #JustHuman
I’ve chatted to friends in the Māori community about this, and depending on the iwi I gather that #Matariki is in Pipiri (the traditional one, not 新曆)—that my belief that it should be celebrated on Whiro (as our New Year) is not universal, and some wait till (O)hoata. So is this Friday’s celebration to give us a long weekend rather than wait till the actual day? Or is it a very early appearance of Matariki? And is it cool if I waited till Whiro? #Maramataka #TeAoMāori #understanding #culture
I’ve chatted to friends in the Māori community about this, and depending on the iwi I gather that #Matariki is in Pipiri—that my belief that it should be celebrated on Whiro (as our New Year) is not universal, and some wait till (O)hoata. So is this Friday’s celebration to give us a long weekend rather than wait till the actual day? Or is it a very early appearance of Matariki? And is it cool if I waited till Whiro? #Maramataka #TeAoMāori #understanding #culture
"Keep in mind that 'winning' isn't proving them wrong in that moment. Winning is them coming back to talk to you about this again. Then, it might be worth it.
The more of those conversations that we can have with each other, the more incremental progress we make towards understanding."
–Guns Guide to Liberals
#Guns #Politics #Conversation #Respect #Empathy #Connection #Understanding #Podcast
https://podcastaddict.com/guns-guide-to-liberals/episode/106410110
I’m a #cis #woman but I spend my days #educating on #trans #inclusion – here’s #why.
At its most fundamental level, #allyship involves #showing enough #interest to gain a basic #understanding of what is and what isn’t #true, as well as what the #intention is behind a particular #narrative which is directly #targeted at this #minoritygroup.
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #UK #Business #Allies #Representation #Culture
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/07/06/transmission-pr-aby-hawker-inclusion/
A really difficult passage to #preach on this morning- Matthew 10:24-39. For those of us who think that #Christ was about #peace and #understanding, sayings like "I did not come to bring peace, but a sword" are hard to hear. In the wrong hands, they could be used to incite #violence and #division. But here's what I came up with:
https://peterwnimmo.co.uk/2023/06/25/peace-at-a-price-sermon-for-sunday-25-june-2023-proper-7-year-a-rcl/
#Jesus #sermon
#understanding : knowing; intelligent
- French: compréhension
- German: das Verständnis
- Italian: affiatamento
- Portuguese: entendimento
- Spanish: comprensivo
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Word of The Hour's Annual Survey @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/form
Originally I wouldn’t have thought position was so important in the way AI works, it didn’t seem like a super-important parameter to me, but it turns out that it is
Also, for a very long time in life I’ve never considered the order that things occur in to be overly important, surely it’s the same no matter what, but as life went on I’ve come to regard the order in which things happen as perhaps important after all
It’s now starting to occur to me that ‘position’ in the AI context and ‘order’ in the context of sequences of stuff happening in life are pretty much the same thing
Now I’m wondering if the order in which a person is presented with discrete packages of information or concepts makes a big difference, and I think it does, and further, I think it can possibly be detected – in the future it might be that a person’s current understanding can be dismantled into the contributory concepts that that person has been exposed to and comprehended, but more importantly, in which order did they trip over those concepts in their life
(A further parameter might be ‘how much did they understand those concept packages, and does their understanding comprise any misunderstandings?)
Could it be possible in the future to analyse how a person sequentially came to understand their present position in their life, broken down into the sequence of contributory chunks, and further could it then be possible to re-order the presentation of those chunks in a powerful enough way to make the understanding so much more useful or better or productively happy (or do we have to erase the brain and start again)
#AI #concept #package #understanding #order #position #misunderstanding #gestalt
Reading articles like this by Adam Kirsch, makes one understand why all the trendy talk about "artificial intelligence" is at best hype, if not just plain BS.
"A flood of new research is overturning old assumptions about what animal minds are and aren’t capable of – and changing how we think about our own species"
The long read:
https://www.theguardian.com/news/2023/may/30/can-humans-ever-understand-how-animals-think
Image (from the article): Raul Arboleda / AFP / Getty Images
Hm, that's quite obvious, that a language model called #ai , which is - as far as I know - basically software and data, cannot have a #sensation like "warm sun on the skin". It does not have feelings like pain , ease, fear or desires, it has no own intententions and no #understanding of sensations. Also no fear of death and no #will to exist (as Schopenhauer probably would have expressed it) But - and that is a surprising outcome to me - it seems to be a prove, that Alan #Turing was wrong , when he annouced his famous test for "true AI". And it seems to affirm John Searle and his famous thought experiment of the #ChineseRoom.
A quite interesting topic - the concept(s) of #understanding I think I'd like to read that article when published. I am anything but an expert on this; but quite sure, that #understanding is strongly connected to #experience - that is suffering or joy, pain and ease, and #desire. A wide open field, that topic. I am looking forward to your article.
:BoostOK: For an article, I am looking for both philosophers and neuroscientists to address the concept of #understanding. The overarching theme is human versus artificial intelligence and questions like what role does understanding play in intelligence, what does it even mean (definition? How can you measure it?) and whether it is something uniquely human. Or is the feeling of understanding maybe just an illusion and nothing more than dealing with information and correlations?
#AI #chatGPT
Uncovering #Inequity in #Cancer #Care Among the #LGBTQ+ #community
Although #conversations around other LGBTQ+ #issues are prevalent in mainstream #culture, more work needs to be done on #understanding our #screening, #treatment, and #Survivorship
#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #Health #Healthcare #Access #Cancer
https://medcitynews.com/2023/05/uncovering-inequity-in-cancer-care-among-the-lgbtq-community/
#cognition #understanding #epistemology @sociology @psychology
Leonid #Rozenblit and Frank #Keil: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3062901/
Abstract:
"People feel they understand complex phenomena with far greater precision, coherence, and depth than they really do; they are subject to an illusion—an illusion of explanatory depth. The illusion is far stronger for explanatory knowledge than many other kinds of #knowledge, such as that for facts, procedures or narratives. The illusion for explanatory knowledge is most robust where the environment supports real-time #explanations with visible mechanisms. We demonstrate the illusion of depth with explanatory knowledge in Studies 1–6. Then we show differences in overconfidence about knowledge across different knowledge domains in Studies 7–10. Finally, we explore the mechanisms behind the initial #confidence and behind #overconfidence in Studies 11 and 12. Implications for the roles of intuitive theories in models of #concepts and cognition are discussed."
Assuming malicious intent in others is a common mistake that can lead to unnecessary conflicts and misunderstandings. Often, people jump to conclusions without having all the information or context about a situation. It's important to remember that not everything someone does or says is meant to hurt or offend you.
Before reacting angrily or taking offense, take a moment to consider the situation from different angles. Try to take into account factors such as cultural differences, personal background, or just general lack of awareness. Instead of assuming you know what someone meant or why they acted a certain way, ask for clarification or give them the benefit of the doubt.
Effective communication involves actively listening and responding in a non-judgmental, open-minded way. Don't assume you know everything or that someone is out to get you.
Keep an open mind and seek to understand the other person's perspective. This promotes a culture of mutual respect and understanding, something that's really lacking on social media platforms and that I hope the Fediverse will foster.
By embodying these values and promoting them within the Fediverse community, we can create a space where people feel safe to express themselves and engage in constructive dialogue, and where positive change can happen. #fediverse #respect #openminded #understanding
“Beyond ‘right’ and ‘wrong’ there is a field, I will meet you there.”
~Rumi
#mindfulness #right #wrong #rumi #kindness #kindnessmatters #understanding #compassion #love #composure #buddhism #zen
Out of the below-listed options, which do you tend to value more in your personal relationships?
#pleaseboost #polls #poll #question #personality #traits #character #humanbehavior #humannature #personal #relationships #psychology #human #nature #behavior #personalityscience #love #understanding #values
A quotation from McLaughlin, Mignon:
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We hear only half of what is said to us, understand only half of that, believe only half of that, and remember only half of that.
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Full quote, sourcing, notes:
https://wist.info/mclaughlin-mignon/59673/
#quote #quotes #quotation #communication #conversation #filter #memory #understanding
#Inuit have lived off the land for centuries. The bond between people & their natural surroundings, #knowledge & #understanding of wildlife & #WeatherPatterns & #SeasonalChanges plays an #ImportantRole in #InuitCultures ; this needs to be #respected & #amplified the same way other #Canadian perspectives are. Though Inuit have their own governing bodies and policies, they are still affected by federal decision making.
The videos #risk #misinforming people about what to look out for and creating a #false #understanding of how people actually fall #victim to #HumanTrafficking, she added. Julia Drydyk, CEO of the #Canadian Centre to #EndHumanTrafficking , said most of the cases they hear of involve someone who was known to the victim.
The Sources of Understanding 👇💡
#Younger me would have handled that review very differently, probably by defending the cleverness rather than #understanding the points raised by #peers. It’s not bad to know a #tool well, it’s just not always good to expect that your peers have the same level of comfort and familiarity with it as you do. Especially when one’s peers have widely varying levels of #experience and areas of #expertise.
#understanding : knowing; intelligent
- French: compréhension
- German: das Verständnis
- Italian: affiatamento
- Portuguese: entendimento
- Spanish: comprensivo
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Word of The Hour's Annual Survey @ https://wordofthehour.org/r/form
It's okay to set limits, decline invitations, and make our interests a priority. A feeling of resentment isn't anyone's "fault," only a sign that a stronger boundary is needed.
https://www.catherineiversnorton.com/
#ReadTheStain #writer #blogger #coach #psychology #spirituality #mentalhealth #mindfulness #calm #peace #presence #relationship #compassion #understanding #boundaries #limits #nonjudgement
@counterpoint that's probably the whole point for republicans. It's why I have a hard time #understanding #poc siding with #conservatives. We have the same issue here in #Australia as well.
Dear politicians, parties and people of the planet.
THERE'S NO DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION WITHOUT DISABILITY.
Fight for something we can change.
Disability is Diversity
#disability #equality #inclusion #accommodation #understanding #acceptance #change #fairness #civility #consideration #peace #DisabilitySolidarity #Love4All #DisabledCommunity #Love2All #InvisibleDisabilityRights #HeadOutOfAssPlease
Can this having more #Understanding and #Patience for the #Haters than for their #Target count as an #Example of #TonePolicing?
🔗 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tone_policing
🌺
10 small things …
I finally dragged myself to do grocery shopping today.
It took FOUR Hours.
After all the product decisions, lights, noise, screaming little ones and overwhelming, over-stimulation.. I’m a puddle, in a glass, that got knocked over on the the floor. I feel like a stain on the rug. Oh yeah, I still have to put all the groceries away.
“The act of cooking or doing groceries are both exhausting.” (Evie)
It’s not unusual for people with #BrainInjury and other #InvisibleDisabilities to dislike, and be taxed greatly, by daily tasks. Evie’s piece: “10 Small Things You Can Do to Help Someone with a Brain Injury ”, is a concise, easy reading jem. This is a must for anyone interested in understand and accommodating people that live with (ID) invisible disabilities. It’s worth two minute to read, don’t you think?
As one living the subject matter, I find Evie’s list to be the perfect glimpse for those “looking in”. So many, are unaware that even little things can exacerbate a person with IDs. From where to sit in a room, to being asked “how are you doing “, Evie has great wisdom on accommodation.
For me at times, bright light is like kryptonite with a migrane. Shrilly sounds... and even the “buzz" of shoppers in the background, weakens my battery and bends up the spoons.
The brain is a powerful force that controls our breathing, movement, emotion and thinking. Like any other “muscle”, it wears down and needs rest. This is also true for the brains of individuals with many types of invisible disabilities. Better understanding and accommodation go hand in hand.
Evie offers her insight in:
“10 Things…”:
https://refindingnormal.com/en/2017/09/24/help-someone-brain-injury/
Check out Evie’s others great writing on living with brain injury here:
https://refindingnormal.com/en/author/evievans/
Don't forget about the ALT text.
#DisabilitySolidarity :solidarity: #TBI #ChronicIllness #spoonies #pain #LongCovid #fibromyalgia #fatigue #CrossDisabilitySupport #care #ActuallyAutistic #BrainInjury #inclusion #InvisibleDisabilityRights #understanding #inclusion #love
OutOfExile_IDR - § Focus:
@OutOfExile_IDR@disabled.social OutOfExile_IDR - § Deux:
@OutOfExile_IDR@neurodifferent.me
@edendestroyer
It helps to not attempt singular precision; perhaps add an adjective before the word #intelligence? What kind, or context, etc.
For example, human or animal?
#ArtificialIntelligence & automation #technology mainly are just the carriers for intelligence, as is language.
These form bridges that are largely uncrossable, but we can place #BlackBoxes over them & improvise some #understanding, agreement, progress, etc.
Training your dog to respond to commands is an example of this, as is your refrigerator analogy in the comments here.
Much of our #language is geared for ease of use in the most general terms. Probably the most common confounder is the assumption of "all" when otherwise not specified. Neither the dog, nor the fridge can perceive or act on info generally.
So adding the ability to comprehend *novel* data/info is important, as are the abilities to store & recall (across time), and finally, to create new info or combine & refine it.
#Consciousness is the holy grail of our quest to comprehend who we are. We feel conscious, there is no doubt about it. But understanding consciousness has been outside our reach so far. It is a strange state of affairs, we have elucidated so many mysteries about the world, thanks to science, but consciousness is resisting scientific #understanding.
Hi everyone!
☼ Here's the new Mastodon account of the Domingo Club ☼
We make fermented #food, #opensource tools and explore collaboration with natural processes to promote #understanding, #transparency, #resilience and #equity in our global food system.
Here we want to explain a little more deeply and naturally the things we do, that happen to us, that we create on a daily basis. To take you with us.
Our initiative is super fresh, a lot of things are still to be defined, we take events as they come. We are based in Barcelona, Spain. We speak English, Spanish and French. This account will be mainly, but not only, managed by @focus404.
Thanks to Sunbeam.city for hosting us, and thanks to @liaizon for the invitation :-)
Our new collective Domingo Club is alive! We make fermented #food, #opensource tools and explore collaboration with natural processes to promote #understanding, #transparency, #resilience and #equity in our global food system.
→ https://domingoclub.com/