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David Goldfield

@mcourcel @bmoore123 @jfayre @FreakyFwoof @douglawlor @ppatel Many years ago, I contacted LinkedIn's accessibility team once or twice with feedback specific to accessibility. I would then hear back from them right away with a very friendly and personalized response but then nothing would get fixed. What that tells me is that, at least at that time, LinkedIn had a very dedicated and passionate accessibility team but that there was a disconnect between their accessibility team communicating the feedback and the actual development teams applying that feedback. In other words, I don't necessarily blame their accessibility experts for dropping the ball. I suspect that the ball is being dropped once it changed hands.
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David Goldfield

@ppatel @mcourcel @bmoore123 @jfayre @FreakyFwoof @douglawlor If LinkedIn claimed that accessibility was baked into their development process I would strongly disagree with that claim and I'd be happy to demonstrate why I believe this is not the case. It's a shame as they're such a valuable resource, which is why I maintain an active presence on that platform, but I would never pay for their premium plan, partially because of their accessibility challenges. To be fair, I haven't communicated with them about this in some time and so we as users do need to do that to do our part in at least trying to affect positive change.
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Colognerin | Stop AFD

"Nach Recherchen von CORRECTIV konnten mindestens 34 frühere hauptamtliche Mitarbeiter der Stasi in Reihen der AfD identifiziert werden – alles Männer.
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[Jene waren] linientreue Anhänger des SED-Staates. Sie hatten sich bekannt, als Schild und Schwert der Partei, die sozialistische Herrschaft in Ostdeutschland durchzusetzen. Jetzt sind diese Menschen auch in der AfD."
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This is a powerful, well-written article by a gifted leader who would make a great CEO of Vision Australia herself if she wanted the role.
She has inspired me to talk more openly about my own experience.
It is tempting for leaders with the experience for these roles to bite their tongue and think that things will surely be better next time. But our silence is bought with the promise of a tomorrow that never comes.
The time has come for us to take on these agencies, and I do wonder if one way to do that is for a group of us to get together and take it to the United Nations under the Convention on the Rights of Disabled People.
I applied for the Blind Low Vision NZ CEO role last year. I did so with compelling credentials. I am a former Board chair and senior manager of that organisation, I have CEO experience in a national disability service provider. I am internationally recognised as a leader in the blind community and have an in-depth knowledge of this sector. I’m considered an expert in the critical area of technology as it effects blind people, an area which is transforming our lives and has the potential to do so much more.
I was not successful. Instead, a sighted person was appointed with no knowledge of blindness or the sector. Yet another opportunity was lost to stop the steady erosion of blindness services. A chance was missed to send a signal to the community, and particularly to younger blind people, that blind people can and do lead. Yet more damage was done to the organisation's moral authority. After all, how can you possibly champion blind people as attractive employment prospects when you won't even walk your own talk and appoint a blind person yourself to lead the organisation? Indeed, until recently, for some considerable time there were 0 blind people on Blind Low Vision NZ's Executive Leadership Team.
New Zealand’s situation is very similar to the Australian situation so clearly summarised by Emma. We also have a Board Chair with consumer credentials who has discarded the values that got him there.
When I highlighted this issue far less forcefully at the time it happened to me, some accused me of sour grapes. So let me be clear. I would have been delighted if a qualified blind candidate from anywhere in the world had been given the role. This is about a principle that, in not speaking up for it, is costing blind New Zealanders dearly in terms of service quality.
This is happening all over the world, and it has to stop. Do people for a moment think that if an organisation dedicated to serving women had been led by a succession of men for five years let alone a hundred years, there wouldn’t be a huge outcry? Nor would, or should, members of ethnic minorities tolerate organisations serving them being led by someone who doesn’t know how it truly is to face their challenges first-hand. It wouldn't be right for them, and it is not right for us.
Enough is enough. Change only starts when the silence stops. linkedin.com/pulse/missed-oppo…
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Me entero de que hoy se cumplen 35 años del lanzamiento de esta #canción de #DepecheMode. La conocí tiempo después. Nunca tuve el álbum: había traducido mal el título, #Violator, y por mucho tiempo creí que su tema era algo prohibido y obsceno, imposible de justificar en la casa familiar. Además, no tenía dinero.
Escuchaba la canción cuando iba a visitar una tienda de discos y comics en mi ciudad natal. Oh tiempo tus pirámides y todo eso.
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#música #music #PersonalJesus

#music #musica #DepecheMode #cancion #violator #personaljesus
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Thanks so much for being understanding! I just figure if we all use consistent hashtags for things, then people looking for financial and stock info will find your posts without being inundated with screen reader info - and people looking for screen reader info will find that without a barrage of stock info, so it hopefully works for everyone :) Have a great rest of your week!

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For Linux people who want to play games on Steam💩 but can't because it's completely inaccessible, this script might help. I named it spos.sh. If there's enough interest in this I could put it somewhere more permanent.
#!/usr/bin/env bash

# Steam username
userName=""
# Steam password
password=""


if [[ ${#userName} -lt 2 ]] || [[ "${#password}" -lt 2 ]]; then
    echo "Please edit $0 and set userName and password."
    exit 0
fi

export DIALOGOPTS='--no-lines --visit-items'

startPosition="$(grep -n '^exit 0$' "${0}")"
startPosition="${startPosition%%:*}"
((startPosition++))
mapfile -t data < <(tail -n +${startPosition} "$0" | grep -v "^#" | grep -v "^$")
if [[ "${#data[@]}" -lt 1 ]]; then
    echo "No games added yet."
fi
declare -a menuList
for i in "${data[@]}" ; do
    menuList+=(
        "${i#*|}"
        "${i%|*}"
    )
done
game="$(dialog --backtitle "Steaming Pile of Shit Launcher" \
    --clear \
    --ok-label "Launch" \
    --no-tags \
    --menu "Please select a game to launch" 0 0 0 "${menuList[@]}" --stdout)"
[[ $? -ne 0 ]] && exit 0
steam -applaunch "${game}" -silent -login "${userName}" "${password}" -rememberpassword "$@"

exit 0
# Examples of how to add a game.
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After every flight, UPS pilots fill out a form, called a "gripe sheet" which tells mechanics about problems with the aircraft. The mechanics correct the problems, documnt their repairs on the form, then pilots review the gripe sheets before the next flight.
Never let it be said that ground crews lack a sense of humor. Here are actual maintenance complaints submittd by UPS pilots ("P") and solutions recorded ("S") by maintenance engineers:
P: Left inside main tire almost needs replacement.
S: Almost replaced left inside main tire.
P: Test flight OK, except auto-land very rough.
S: Auto-land not installed on this aircraft.
P: Something loose in cockpit
S: Something tightened in cockpit
P: Dead bugs on windshield.
S: Live bugs on back-order.
P: Autopilot in altitude-hold mode produces a 200 feet per minute descent
S: Cannot reproduce problem on ground.
P: Evidence of leak on right main landing gear.
S: Evidence removed.
P: DME volume unbelievably loud.
S: DME volume set to more believable level.
P: Friction locks cause throttle levers to stick.
S: That's what friction locks are for.
P: IFF inoperative in OFF mode.
S: IFF always inoperative in OFF mode.
P: Suspected crack in windshield.
S: Suspect you're right.
P: Number 3 engine missing.
S: Engine found on right wing after brief search.
P: Aircraft handles funny.
S: Aircraft warned to: straighten up, fly right, and be serious.
P: Target radar hums.
S: Reprogrammed target radar with lyrics.
P: Mouse in cockpit.
S: Cat installed.
P: Noise coming from under instrument panel. Sounds like a midget poundng on something with a hammer.
S: Took hammer away from midget.
Credit Goes To The Respective Owner.

The image shows a UPS cargo airplane in flight against a clear blue sky. The aircraft is a large, four-engine jet with the UPS logo prominently displayed on the tail. The body of the plane is mostly white with a brown and gold stripe running along the side. The words "Worldwide Services" and "Synchronizing the world of commerce" are written on the side of the plane. The landing gear is extended, indicating that the plane is either approaching for landing or has just taken off.

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