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54 - Why are we excluding people from using this?
Amazing to read about this journey. Many people at work ask me "who is asking to make this accessible" and I tell them that's the wrong question. I ask them "Why are we excluding people from using this?" I've never had to use a screen reader but I want to make software and documents for people who do. It's clear and well documented how we can make technology more usable for all.
793 - Young disabled people experience institutional discrimination and stigmatisation in mainstream schools in England, research finds - Press Releases
“We also need to consider that disabled young people’s experience of disadvantage is also greatly impacted by other factors such as socio-economic background, ethnicity and gender. For example, research from our project shows that disabled young people from working class backgrounds are a lot more likely to experience educational and occupational disadvantage. So, in terms of finding a solution and building support pathways that are fit for purpose, it is very complex piece of work that needs...
1618 - Anna: "It’s #LongCovidAwarenessDay on…" - disabled.social
It’s #LongCovidAwarenessDay on the 15th of March and I think I’ll be too sick to participate in anything because I have… #LongCovid
1772 - Muirén 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈♾️✊🏿✊🏽✊🏼: "Conspiracies About the Bridge …" - disabled.social
Conspiracies About the Bridge Collapse are Racist and Outrageous #BlackMastodon #PoliteWhiteSupremacy #AntiDEI
6916 - Alan Cumming hands back his OBE citing the 'toxicity of empire'
Actor says recent conversations about role of monarchy 'opened his eyes' to suffering of Indigenous people around the world
8137 - The fear that people will be scared off the path and we will lose promising talent, coming from those who don't seem at all concerned about the talent that is already being pushed out, reads as "do...
8553 - Global health & public health journals are neither diverse nor global when it comes to editors & editorial boards üßµ on 3 studies
10328 - https://twitter.com/indigenousx/status/1490171684694941698
10780 - More women on boards but cultural diversity stagnant WOB
The 2025 Board Diversity Index, released by Watermark Search International in partnership with Deloitte and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD), highlights the stark contrast between gender gains and the near-invisibility of culturally diverse leaders in ASX300 boardrooms.
