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#inclusiveness — Public Fediverse posts

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  1. "He also offered solutions: improving how we talk about politics and each other, and muting destructive voices.

    “'My wife Abby and I are 11 years sober from cable news, a decision that improved our lives immeasurably,' he wrote.”

    #WordsMatter #MediaMatters #MediaLiteracy #SocialMedia #algorithms #misinformation #divisiveness #inclusiveness deseret.com/opinion/2025/09/14

  2. TODAY!

    #WearRed. Make a Pledge. Support #Canadians living with #disabilities.

    Join #EasterSeals in the movement for #accessibility , #inclusion , and #equity ! Take part in #RedShirtDay on Wednesday, May 28, 2025 by wearing red, making a pledge, and supporting Canadians living with disabilities.

    Established by Easter Seals #Canada in 2019, this annual event takes place on the Wednesday of National #AccessAbility Week each year. 

    Red Shirt Day® is more than just wearing red; it’s also about making a commitment to remove physical, attitudinal, and #SystemicBarriers to accessibility and inclusion in your school, workplace, or community.

    redshirtday.org/

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledPeople #Disability #Solidarity #SupportTheDisabled #Inclusiveness #AccessForAll

  3. Growing up with a #disability and now working as an #accessibility consultant, I notice these types of barriers all the time. For me, and for the estimated 27% of #Canadians who also have
    a disability that affects their day-to-day activities (a number that #StatisticsCanada expects to increase as the baby boomers age), automatic door openers are just the tip of the iceberg.

    In 2019, the federal government passed the #AccessibleCanadaAct (ACA), which aims to make #Canada fully #accessible by 2040. Despite this perception that the proverbial needle of accessibility is moving forward, Canada isn’t as accessible as it thinks it is. Many bars and restaurants still lack accessible washrooms; Braille menus and signage are still uncommon; obstacles make it hard for wheelchair users to navigate public spaces.

    New findings from #AccessibilityTechnology company #AccessNow corroborated this reality as part of its #research project, Mapping Our Cities for All. Considered Canada’s largest accessibility #ResearchInitiative to date, the project evaluated the state of accessibility at more than 14,000 sites in #Vancouver, #Calgary and #Ottawa. Released last November, the research found that almost 60% of public businesses were only partially accessible or not accessible. Much like my Toronto café, many of these spaces had some accessibility features, like a ramp, but also barriers, such as a bathroom only reachable by stairs.

    broadview.org/canada-isnt-as-a

    #PeopleWithDisabilities #DisabledCanadians #CDNpoli #BCpoli #YYJpoli #Inclusiveness #CommunityDiversity #AccessabilityForAll

  4. The #IFLA Governing Board 2021-23 reaffirms its decision to hold the 2024 World Library and Information Congress in Dubai.

    For me, the last two paragraphs of the message from IFLA are relevant. In particular, the question of how to reconcile #universality and #inclusiveness with #diversity. And then with the perhaps rather philosophical consideration of whether true universality and inclusiveness (can) exist.

    ifla.org/news/gb-decides-on-wl

  5. Anne Marie Nakagawa's #documentary #examines what it means to have a background of #mixed #ancestries that cannot be easily categorized. By focusing on 7 #Canadians who have one parent from a #European background and one of a #VisibleMinority, she attempts to get at the root of what it means to be #MultiEthnic in a world that wants each person to fit into a single category.
    nfb.ca/film/between_living_in_

    #MixedRace #Biracial #AsianMastodon #BIPOC #inclusiveness #diversity #BlendedCultures

  6. CW: Middle-aged cis straight dude musing on haircuts

    @esty Let’s hope the #TransPride flag won’t be reappropriated. And/or we can find new symbols to ensure true #inclusiveness. #LGNTQI2+
    (Speaking of that “2”… Back in Canada, Missing and Murdered indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirits #MMIWG2 depend on changes in #CdnLaw. Still can’t understand how the so-called #IndianAct can remain so violently misogynistic, narrowminded.)