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#personswithdisabilities — Public Fediverse posts

Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #personswithdisabilities, aggregated by home.social.

  1. How employers can support employees with vision loss when using technology for work

    According to Teague, individuals with vision loss struggle in four areas: choosing a device, learning how to use…
    #NewsBeep #News #Technology #Accommodation #CA #Canada #disabilitymanagement #Humanresources #PersonswithDisabilities #workplacepolicies
    newsbeep.com/ca/667049/

  2. Over time, the language used to describe disability has generally become more positive and inclusive. Many activists advocate for the use of “people/persons with disabilities” and not the “handicapped” or “disabled”. But this language remains negative for many Indigenous people around the world. To them the word “disability” is stigmatising because they don’t have such a term in their vocabulary. It’s also a misrepresentation of their traditional beliefs regarding impairments.

    Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals
    #southafrica #disability #ubuntu #rituals #Womenandgirls #Africanspirituality #AmaXhosa #Collectivism #Indigenoustraditionalknowledge #PersonswithDisabilities #Traditionalknowledge #Xhosaculture
  3. Over time, the language used to describe disability has generally become more positive and inclusive. Many activists advocate for the use of “people/persons with disabilities” and not the “handicapped” or “disabled”. But this language remains negative for many Indigenous people around the world. To them the word “disability” is stigmatising because they don’t have such a term in their vocabulary. It’s also a misrepresentation of their traditional beliefs regarding impairments.

    Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals
    #southafrica #disability #ubuntu #rituals #Womenandgirls #Africanspirituality #AmaXhosa #Collectivism #Indigenoustraditionalknowledge #PersonswithDisabilities #Traditionalknowledge #Xhosaculture
  4. Over time, the language used to describe disability has generally become more positive and inclusive. Many activists advocate for the use of “people/persons with disabilities” and not the “handicapped” or “disabled”. But this language remains negative for many Indigenous people around the world. To them the word “disability” is stigmatising because they don’t have such a term in their vocabulary. It’s also a misrepresentation of their traditional beliefs regarding impairments.

    Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals
    #southafrica #disability #ubuntu #rituals #Womenandgirls #Africanspirituality #AmaXhosa #Collectivism #Indigenoustraditionalknowledge #PersonswithDisabilities #Traditionalknowledge #Xhosaculture
  5. Over time, the language used to describe disability has generally become more positive and inclusive. Many activists advocate for the use of “people/persons with disabilities” and not the “handicapped” or “disabled”. But this language remains negative for many Indigenous people around the world. To them the word “disability” is stigmatising because they don’t have such a term in their vocabulary. It’s also a misrepresentation of their traditional beliefs regarding impairments.

    Ubuntu offers lessons in how to treat people with disabilities – a study of Bomvana rituals
    #southafrica #disability #ubuntu #rituals #Womenandgirls #Africanspirituality #AmaXhosa #Collectivism #Indigenoustraditionalknowledge #PersonswithDisabilities #Traditionalknowledge #Xhosaculture
  6. On the international day of #personswithdisabilities #BBCRadio1’s #lifehacks #podcast speaks to 8 people with a #disability and asks them what three things they would #change about the #world tomorrow to make it a better place for #disabled people. You can listen on #BBCSounds 🧡💗 #idpwd