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🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

🎙️ Podcasts By Dr. Kirk Adams: Interview with Joel Snyder, Founder & President, Audio Description Associates, LLC and Founding Director Emeritus, ACB's Audio Description Project | By Dr. Kirk Adams | Courtesy of the PWD Media Co-op
https://drkirkadams.com/podcasts-by-dr-kirk-adams-07-02-2026/

Kirk talks with Joel Snyder, a pioneer of audio description since 1980, on the field's history and why a trained human voice still beats AI for describing dramas and films.

#AudioDescription #DisabilityRights #BlindCommunity

Pioneering disability rights advocate Helen Keller was born on this day in 1880. An inspiration to many, her legacy is extensive. We're pleased to offer powerful tools for teaching with Crip Camp about Disability Rights and the contemporary Disability Rights activists who picked up her torch.

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@education @disabilityhistory
#HelenKeller #Education #Homeschooling #Disability #DisabilityRights #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityJustice

I am hosting a race and documentary to spread awareness against ABA in November.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AMm2J8A49/

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice

I am hosting a race and documentary to spread awareness against ABA in November.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AMm2J8A49/

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice

I am hosting a race and documentary to spread awareness against ABA in November.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AMm2J8A49/

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice

I am hosting a race and documentary to spread awareness against ABA in November.

https://www.facebook.com/share/1AMm2J8A49/

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice

Benevolent Ableism is a very real growing problem around ABA and it's infringing of autism/human rights these days....

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent

Benevolent Ableism is a very real growing problem around ABA and it's infringing of autism/human rights these days....

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent

Benevolent Ableism is a very real growing problem around ABA and it's infringing of autism/human rights these days....

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent

Benevolent Ableism is a very real growing problem around ABA and it's infringing of autism/human rights these days....

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent

My response to Agents of Speech's defense of ABA.

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #SupportNotSuppress

My response to Agents of Speech's defense of ABA.

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #SupportNotSuppress

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#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

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#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

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#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

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#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #AutisticCommunity #Neurodivergent #DisabilityJustice #AutisticSurvivors #TraumaInformedCare #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

“If you have reasons to love someone, you don’t love them.”
― Slavoj Žižek

By the way this is a nice post You should read related to this too: https://shorturl.at/wFkSL

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA

“If you have reasons to love someone, you don’t love them.”
― Slavoj Žižek

By the way this is a nice post You should read related to this too: https://shorturl.at/wFkSL

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA

“If you have reasons to love someone, you don’t love them.”
― Slavoj Žižek

By the way this is a nice post You should read related to this too: https://shorturl.at/wFkSL

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA

“If you have reasons to love someone, you don’t love them.”
― Slavoj Žižek

By the way this is a nice post You should read related to this too: https://shorturl.at/wFkSL

#AntiABA #EndABA #ABAReform #StopABA #Neurodiversity #ActuallyAutistic #AutisticVoices #ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA
#AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #AutismRevolution #StopTheHarm #BanABA

"Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time."
-Rabindranath Tagore

#ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA #AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #A #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

"Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time."
-Rabindranath Tagore

#ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA #AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #A #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

"Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time."
-Rabindranath Tagore

#ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA #AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #A #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

"Don't limit a child to your own learning, for he was born in another time."
-Rabindranath Tagore

#ListenToAutistics #DisabilityRights #AutismAdvocacy #SayNoToABA #AutismAcceptance #ABAisAbuse #BoycottABA #AutisticJustice #AutisticRights #AutismEducation #AutismAwareness #HumanRights #A #AutismCulture #SupportNotSuppress

The War on #Masks Has Taken on a New Meaning

This time, the masks have nothing to do with #COVID19.

By Henry Grabar
Feb 05, 20254:57 PM

"Last month, state legislators in New York introduced a bill that would create a new crime: 'masked harassment.'

"That, the law explains, is when you wear a mask 'for the primary purpose of menacing or threatening violence against another person' or 'placing another person or group of persons in reasonable fear for their physical safety.'

"If that seems like a bit of a niche offense—threatening violence is already a crime, after all—it’s because the language has been watered down to attract political support. It’s a sign of New York Democrats’ cautious new approach over masks in public life, and a retreat from last spring, when anti-Israel protests, on top of a widespread urban crime panic, pushed leaders from New York Gov. Kathy Hochul to Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to consider mask bans.

"In its original form, the New York bill would have banned masks at public assemblies entirely. But the outcry from #DisabilityRights advocates, #CriminalJustice reformers, #HealthCareWorkers, and #CivilLiberties groups was swift, and so New York wound up with this bill on 'masked harassment' instead.

"Elsewhere, the pandemic-era leniency on masking in public is over. #NorthCarolina Republicans overrode a gubernatorial veto last summer to once again #BanPublicFaceCoverings, except to stop the spread of contagious diseases. Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost dusted off an old law to threaten #StudentProtesters with #felonies. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has asked the state’s Senate to consider a bill to #unmask #protesters this year.

"For Republicans, it’s a chance to kill two birds with one stone. They can strike back against the perceived overreach of pandemic-era #HealthDirectives and make it easier to arrest #demonstrators at the same time.

"In #Ohio and North Carolina, the original statutes were written in the 1950s to stop demonstrations by the #KuKluxKlan, but had been ignored or suspended during the #pandemic and the #GeorgeFloydProtests. Many lawmakers have cited the recent demonstrations in defense of #Gaza as a reason to crack down again. Defending the proposed mask ban in New York, Anti-Defamation League [#ADL] president Jonathan Greenblatt said the demonstrators were using '#KKK tactics' to intimidate Jewish New Yorkers.

"That instinct was bolstered by the sense among many city residents and elected leaders that widespread masking was a factor behind the pandemic-era crime spike. That led to #Philadelphia banning #SkiMasks in parks, on trains, and in public buildings. A more recent, high-profile example came in December with the Midtown Manhattan killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO #BrianThompson by a #MaskedAssassin, which prompted New York Mayor Eric Adams to call for cab drivers and business owners to ask customers to remove their masks. The new New York bill has won over the liberal Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, who endorsed the 'tailored' approach. As the police say: #NoFaceNoCase.

"For what it’s worth, there are too many confounding variables and too little data to be sure if mask-wearing is associated with crime, said Ernesto Lopez at the Council for Criminal Justice, which collects crime reporting statistics from various cities. 'From a theoretical statement it makes sense that could occur, but it has not been demonstrated that’s the case,' he told me.

"But if all that weighed in favor of more mask bans, there was also widespread resistance. Disability advocates mobilized to defend the right to mask; North Carolina had to write a medical exemption into their bill at the insistence of a GOP House member. #PoliceReformers observed that #MaskBans have often been used for pretextual #policing and racial profiling against #BlackAmericans. (#AtlantaGeorgia tabled a mask ban for that reason.)

"What looms largest, as the second Trump administration begins, is the role of protest. As Semafor’s Dave Weigel has noted, masks have become a badge of left-wing protest culture. That’s in part an extension of politicized COVID-era concerns about health and civility, but at this point it is mostly a tactic to preserve anonymity in an era of #FacialRecognition, streaming video, and #doxing. Last year, the anonymous #ProIsrael website the #CanaryMission posted photographs of hundreds of students and faculty at campus protests and posted their names and photos online, labeling some as supporters of terrorism.

"'The concern takes on new urgency as Donald Trump pledges to revoke the visas of pro-Palestine protesters, and the Trump-Musk GOP embraces the naming and shaming of otherwise private citizens. A conservative group called the American Accountability Foundation has begun circulating lists of federal workers, many of them Black, who should be
'targets' for their alleged involvement in #DEI initiatives at work.

"Clearly, the masked protest does not always sit well with an older generation, many of whom cut their teeth in the protests of the pre-internet age. As Georgetown professor Michael Kazin told the New York Times last year: 'I do think if you are going to demonstrate, and it’s something you feel deeply about, you should be willing to stand up and be counted.'"

Source:
https://slate.com/business/2025/02/mask-bans-new-york-los-angeles-crime-protests-criminalize-face-coverings.html?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
#Fascism #AuthoritarianRule #BigBrother #BigBrotherIsWatchingYou #SurveillanceState #SilencingDissent

If you’ve joined me at Disabled Ginger - thank you! I can’t describe what it means to me that so many of you want to join the community I’m trying to build.

Currently writing about the mess that was last night. The mess that IS our ongoing battle for Covid awareness and disability justice. What we can do (start with wearing a mask), how we grieve and unite to fight back.

I try not to write from a place of anger - but five years of being treated as expendable can make you angry. Five years of having people on both sides of the political spectrum toss you to the wayside, ignore your warnings and drop their makes (literally and figuratively)… it leaves a sour taste in your mouth.

So tonight I try and rest - and tomorrow the article comes out and we get back in the fight.

#ableism #discrimination #misogyny #racism #bigotry #eugenics #youdoyou #disabilityrights #disabilityjustice #disability #covidisairborne #covidisnotover #wearamask

Rock in Rio’s sign language pumps up Brazil’s deaf audience

#politics #brazil #DisabilityRights #music #arts #RockInRio #GoodNews

https://apnews.com/article/brazil-sign-language-intepreters-rock-rio-accessibility-disability-7dfcf27e39440881b216fc105d55b100

DWP to face inquiry into deaths of disabled people
https://www.thecanary.co/opinion/2024/05/22/dwp-inquiry-deaths/

#DWP
#DisabilityRights
#HumanRights
#Disabled
#Deaths
#EHRC
#PIP
#Stride
#Coffey
#Rudd
#Smith
#Truss
#IDS
#Vouchers
#FitNote
#AI
#Bootcamps
#GE2024
#GE

Technological advancements offer significant benefits for people with disabilities, outweighing the risks of being left behind. Elevators, much like robotaxis, enhance independence and participation for those with disabilities. Co-creation is key in ensuring these technologies cater to everyone's needs. This requires collaboration among technology developers, city planners, policymakers, and the disabled community. An inclusive legal framework and private sector commitment are crucial. Beyond compliance, this represents a moral and economic opportunity to address a previously overlooked market. 'Bridge the Gap' envisions a future where technology advancements like robotaxis are an accessible reality, signifying progress for all, regardless of abilities. This story is one of hope, inclusion, and a relentless pursuit of a world that acknowledges and embraces everyone's potential.

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/embracing-future-mobility-journey-toward-inclusion-bayerlein-vmeqe/

#AccessibilityInTech #InclusiveDesign #CoCreationForAll #EmpoweringMobility #AccessibleFutures #DisabilityRights #TechForInclusion #InnovativeAccessibility #LegalFrameworkInclusion #PrivateSectorCommitment #BridgeTheGapInitiative #EmpathyThroughTechnology #AccessibleTransportSolutions #InclusiveMobility #AdvancingAccessibility #UniversalDesign #TechnologyForEveryone #ShapingInclusiveFutures #AccessibilityAdvocacy #InclusiveTechProgress

Today marks the beginning of #disabilitypridemonth.

I therefore thought today was a good day, to launch my new advocacy group for Brimbank residents who are disabled, neurodivergent or still coviding (and their allies).

It is a brand new group, so don't worry that there are no members yet (I literally just launched it)! It won't take long for our community to start rallying together for what we need.

The group is aptly called The 'Brimbank Disability & Neurodiversity Advocacy Group'. It is a private group and a safe space. You can join the group here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/groups/brimbankdisability

#Brimbank #disability #equity #equality #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #stillcoviding #disabilityawareness #disabled #disabilityrights #pride #disabilitypride #neurodivergent #coviding #CovidIsNotOver #covidisstillhere #covidimpact #CovidIsntOver #NotMild #LongCovid

Today marks the beginning of #disabilitypridemonth.

I therefore thought today was a good day, to launch my new advocacy group for Brimbank residents who are disabled, neurodivergent or still coviding (and their allies).

It is a brand new group, so don't worry that there are no members yet (I literally just launched it)! It won't take long for our community to start rallying together for what we need.

The group is aptly called The 'Brimbank Disability & Neurodiversity Advocacy Group'. It is a private group and a safe space. You can join the group here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/groups/brimbankdisability

#Brimbank #disability #equity #equality #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #stillcoviding #disabilityawareness #disabled #disabilityrights #pride #disabilitypride #neurodivergent #coviding #CovidIsNotOver #covidisstillhere #covidimpact #CovidIsntOver #NotMild #LongCovid

Today marks the beginning of #disabilitypridemonth.

I therefore thought today was a good day, to launch my new advocacy group for Brimbank residents who are disabled, neurodivergent or still coviding (and their allies).

It is a brand new group, so don't worry that there are no members yet (I literally just launched it)! It won't take long for our community to start rallying together for what we need.

The group is aptly called The 'Brimbank Disability & Neurodiversity Advocacy Group'. It is a private group and a safe space. You can join the group here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/groups/brimbankdisability

#Brimbank #disability #equity #equality #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #stillcoviding #disabilityawareness #disabled #disabilityrights #pride #disabilitypride #neurodivergent #coviding #CovidIsNotOver #covidisstillhere #covidimpact #CovidIsntOver #NotMild #LongCovid

Today marks the beginning of #disabilitypridemonth.

I therefore thought today was a good day, to launch my new advocacy group for Brimbank residents who are disabled, neurodivergent or still coviding (and their allies).

It is a brand new group, so don't worry that there are no members yet (I literally just launched it)! It won't take long for our community to start rallying together for what we need.

The group is aptly called The 'Brimbank Disability & Neurodiversity Advocacy Group'. It is a private group and a safe space. You can join the group here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/groups/brimbankdisability

#Brimbank #disability #equity #equality #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #stillcoviding #disabilityawareness #disabled #disabilityrights #pride #disabilitypride #neurodivergent #coviding #CovidIsNotOver #covidisstillhere #covidimpact #CovidIsntOver #NotMild #LongCovid

Today marks the beginning of #disabilitypridemonth.

I therefore thought today was a good day, to launch my new advocacy group for Brimbank residents who are disabled, neurodivergent or still coviding (and their allies).

It is a brand new group, so don't worry that there are no members yet (I literally just launched it)! It won't take long for our community to start rallying together for what we need.

The group is aptly called The 'Brimbank Disability & Neurodiversity Advocacy Group'. It is a private group and a safe space. You can join the group here 👇
https://www.facebook.com/groups/brimbankdisability

#Brimbank #disability #equity #equality #neurodiversity #neurodiverse #stillcoviding #disabilityawareness #disabled #disabilityrights #pride #disabilitypride #neurodivergent #coviding #CovidIsNotOver #covidisstillhere #covidimpact #CovidIsntOver #NotMild #LongCovid

#Activists from #SolidarityAgainstDisabilityDiscrimination group called for #protests on #SubwayTrains in #Seoul on March 23. Participants have held related gatherings intermittently since May 2022 to call for more #GovernmentSupport for #PeopleWithDisabilities. Organizers intend to hold protests on train services on subway lines 1 & 2.
https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2023/03/south-korea-disability-rights-activists-resume-protests-on-subway-trains-in-seoul-from-march-23

#SouthKorea #HumanRights #DisabilityRights #SpeakUpForDisabled #StandUpForDisabled #AsianMastodon #Korean #SupportDisabled #TootSEA

#DWP #DWPfail

#DisabilityRights #DisabilityDiscrimination #DisabilityHate #DisabilityDeath

Link to UK left-of-centre newspaper #TheMirror articled on #UKgov ‘s treatment of #disabled citizens at Christmas (and throughout the years)!

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/governments-treatment-disabled-people-christmas-28724935?fbclid=IwAR1FsM1Ftt0w2vTO1Wna2QQ_Q1vxuzaOu9uCf5YEeEywDxqm-n8Q-dOgV6s