Not the Only One

You might know someone who is disabled, and could very well have a deep understanding of their story and experiences. However, that doesn’t mean you automatically know, and can make assumptions about, what someone else with the exact same condition has gone through or looks at their life.

So Nazario, who is Black and Latino, slowed down, put a blinker on and — about a mile down the road — pulled over at a well-lit BP gas station, according to a federal lawsuit he filed this month. At that point, two officers approached Nazario, guns drawn, yelling at him to get out of the car. "What's going on?" Nazario, dressed in uniform, repeatedly asked. Windsor Police Department officer Joe Gutierrez responded: "What's going on is you're fixing to ride the lightning, son." Gutierrez — ...

Digital transformation without accessibility can’t really be called digitalization as it will produce the need to provide alternative formats manually, not to even mention all the problems with bias when relying solely on artificial intelligence.

Hey, if you’re a baker that uses King Arthur flour (I’ve heard it’s popular), this would be an amazing time to let them know that you support, appreciate and value their initiatives as well as their commitment to diversity. Because this is happening : https://www.dailydot.com/debug/king-arthur-baking-dei-competition/ #BIPOC #Bakers keep #Baking! 🥐🍰 Boosts appreciated, particularly folks with lots of friends that would bake/purchase this stuff.

Every Reconciliation Week many of us mob are asked to go above and beyond the norm to do extra work in the spirit of "Reconciliation." Workplaces expect their Blak staff to organise morning teas, bring in Elders or guest speakers (often unpaid), or share a personal story for the enlightenment/entertainment of their peers... We've said it before and we'll say it again; maybe instead of Reconciliation Week we can have Anti-Racism Week, which would be especially relevant since we also don’t rec...

Accountable? Author Natalie Sheard The use by employers of Algorithmic Hiring Systems (‘AHSs’) to automate or assist with recruitment decisions is occurring in Australia without legal oversight. Regulators are yet to undertake an analysis of the legal issues posed by their use. Academic literature on this topic is limited and judicial guidance is yet to be provided. This article examines to what extent, if at all, Australian anti- discrimination laws are able to regulate the use by employers ...

A forensic investigation found the police used dangerous amounts of tear gas in an attempt to put down Black Lives Matter protests

A refrain we're seeing from convoy participants and supporters is that this protest is 'non-violent.' That song and dance is all too familiar to the many women...