The sign language gloves are making the rounds again. It needs to stop. Here’s why. linkedin.com/posts/meryl_meryl…

#accessibility #Disability

Meryl Evans, CPACC (deaf) on LinkedIn: #merylmots #disability #inclusion #entrepreneurs #startup #accessibility

Just got another link to the sign language gloves asking if I had seen it. Yes. It’s an old video that seems to make the rounds once a year. Even though…

^{Meryl Evans, CPACC (deaf) (www.linkedin.com)}

#AmListening to Year of the Tiger by Alice Wong. An incredible #memoir by a #disability #activist and all around interesting woman. Always appreciate real world stories of Asian women being productively angry and having a great sense of humor.

#asian #aapiliterature #aapimastodon #aapi #book #bookstodom #audiobook #nonfiction @bookstodon

Whether you are disabled or not, accessibility is really useful for everyone. Accessibility makes social media easier to use and lets your posts reach a wider audience.

You can find out how to make your posts more accessible at:

➡️ fedi.tips/mastodon-and-fediver…

Special shout out to @norrumar who has just created a Spanish language article about Mastodon for users of the free open source NVDA screen reader:

➡️ nvdaes.github.io/mastodon (in Spanish)

#Fediverse #Mastodon #Accessibility #Disability

Mastodon and Fediverse Accessibility Tips | Fedi.Tips – An Unofficial Guide to Mastodon and the Fediverse

An unofficial guide to using Mastodon and the Fediverse

^fedi.tips

Google Maps is expanding its “Accessible Places” feature, which helps people know when a place is wheelchair accessible and/or stair-free. The feature was originally launched in 2020, but it was limited to just Australia, Japan, the U.K., and the U.S. Now, the feature is available worldwide on Android and iOS.

#Accessibility #Mobility #Travel #Disability #axschat

chromeunboxed.com/google-maps-…

In France, TIER Mobility is piloting wheelchair-accessible electric scooters in partnership with Omni, a French startup that has developed an electric scooter attachment compatible with most wheelchairs.

#Mobility #Accessibility #wheelchair #Disability #Axschat #France

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📣 On International Day of People with Disabilities, we strengthen our community's resolve to be inclusive for all, and add the following item to our Code of Conduct under behaviors not allowed:

➡️ "Uploading images, audio, or video with Public visibility (appears on Local or Federated timelines) without adding ALT text media descriptions"

⚠️ Effective 1 January, such items may be removed, limited, or other actions taken. We will continue to highlight them as a reminder.

#IDPWD #disability

via PBS Newshour

People with disabilities gained a voice in global climate talks

Here’s what that means

pbs.org/newshour/world/people-…
#news #disability #ClimateChange #cop27

People with disabilities gained a voice in global climate talks. Here's what that means

A group of climate activists who focus on disability rights have been pushing for several years for inclusion of disability rights in international climate action pledges.

^{PBS NewsHour}

We've been here for a while now but maybe now is a good time to make another #introduction!

We are an automedia #film collective. Our film "Radical Resilience" is about burnout and #resilience in #activism. Here you can see the trailer:
kolektiva.media/videos/watch/4…

Contact us at radicalresilience @riseup.net if you want to see the whole Film or organise a screening. We also offer Workshops based on the Film (online or otherwise).

At the moment we are working on a new film about #Disability, chronic illness, and activism.

On our blog radicalresilience.noblogs.org you cant find Resources about the aforementioned subjects as well as our zine "Caring Movements: Chronic Illness and Activism".

Here on Mastodon we toot and boost mostly in English or German.

In searching for an instance to join, I noticed that many do not mention ableism in their ToC. I care about avoiding ableist language, so I picked one that did mention it.

I do notice quite a bit of ableist language in the larger fediverse, so decided to write a blog post of common objections to avoiding ableist language, and my responses to them.

Here it is: medium.com/@kavanaram/avoid-ab…

#Disability #Ableism #AbleistLanguage @disability

Avoid Ableist Language - Kavana Ramaswamy - Medium

Ableist language is any communication that validates the belief that disabled people/bodies/functioning are less worthy of respect than others. Let’s break this down. In an ethical society, every…

^{Kavana Ramaswamy (Medium)}

Hi there

I'm working on a photography project about segregated total institutions for disabled people in Germany.

I'm talking to people who live at these places or did in the past. I need film, lab and scanning costs + whatever my interview partners and models need.

I'm doing this from a disabled perspective. I know these places very well since childhood, but I was lucky enough to not have been forced into living in one of them until now (let's hope it stays that way).

I'm doing mostly analogue photography and I can not afford the cost of it myself. I also want to make sure the people I work with have everything they need. Like transport, accessibility things and if I do find people willing to be in the photographs themselves, I want to pay them.

Can you help me out?

ko-fi.com/A674QB4

#photography #filmphotography #disability