Wolbring Gregor and Fast Victoria (2025) A briefing paper on the state of the art of accessibility research focusing on disabled people, including research on attitudinal accessibility and attitudinal barriers Briefing paper, Prism University of Calgary; DOI: dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRI... ;

may be of interest ? Wolbring, Gregor; Mahr, Dana; Lamoureux, Rochelle (2025) “Teaching about the intersectionality of disabled people using an intersectional pedagogy framework: a primer”; at hdl.handle.net/1880/121054; DOI: dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRI... #disability #disabled

From Lisa Meeks In 2016, 2019, and 2021, we published the first prevalence studies in JAMA and JAMA Network Open on learners with disabilities... www.linkedin.com/posts/lisame...

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus... and this means if this is correct that AI bots will return also more biased data in the future

Besides the differences in life expectancy, the analysis also revealed ADHD to be linked with a higher risk of mental health issues — such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide and personality disorders. edition.cnn.com/2025/01/23/h... But why ? Due to how they are treated by society?

Well, the White House has taken down its web accessibility statement www.whitehouse.gov/accessibility/ And then they say "Every single day I will be fighting for you .... ." www.whitehouse.gov My comment: We are obviously not the "you".

FEDERAL EVIDENCE AGENDA ON DISABILITY A Report by the DISABILITY DATA INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP of the NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL January 2025 www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... #disability

Your kids are sick all the time because public health leaders chose to let it happen. There are details, and there are more in-depth explanations, but in the end that's what it boils down to. They listened to their egos instead of experts, and made bad choices. canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/01/11/w...

“'Sign language is woke now': Outrage over right wing's new culture war” Erik De La Garza January 10, 2025 www.rawstory.com/right-wing-2...

Amplifying this application for microgrants for disabled creatives affected by LA fires: form.jotform.com/250107007947... If you want to donate to the grant program, you can do so here: www.pledge.to/la-wildfire-...

Remote controlling robots a form of remote working tele working interesting mentions it as an opportunity for disabled people www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/t... Here tele driving German startup Vay is pushing teledriving— vay.io www.wired.com/story/a-snea...

Heartbreaking this culture of neglect. www.latimes.com/california/s... like my 2009 paper "A culture of neglect: Climate discourse and disabled people "https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/173 Hurricane Katrina quote on wheelchair user drowning (not evacuated)

They won't be happy until we're all dead. During the first years of covid, the Scottish government had terps at every press conference, while Deaf people had to beg for them from the UK government, and it rarely worked. People with hearing impairments were four times more likely to die.

If you're looking to hire people with accessibility knowledge and experience, the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit created by Teach Access can help you. The toolkit provides language to use when writing job ads, and questions to ask when interviewing. teachaccess.github.io/accessibilit...

Thanks @heydonworks.bsky.social for publishing your Principles Of Web Accessibility: github.com/Heydon/princ... Lots of great ideas in there.

An incredible opportunity for the right person: The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels For me, this has been the best possible job ever. More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...

A new year can bring change, hope, fun, stability, and more. If you are a compassionate person with a strong desire to help people reach their potential, then DDA could be the place for you. Apply today! #work #employment #career #benefits #pension #TeamDDA buff.ly/2PxyjPs

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY At UNESCO For Gender Equality 2024-25 www.unitednationsrecruit.com/2024/12/26/i...

OISE is hiring! Associate Professor of Queer Studies & Social Justice Education... www.oise.utoronto.ca/working

2024 Disability Poverty in Canada Report Card www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/milestone... Disability Poverty Report Card 2024: Canada earns an “F” on addressing disability poverty 2024-12-20 www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/special-a... #disability #disabilitystudies

Citizen incubator model www.publiclife.org.uk/.../the-citi.... www.publiclife.org.uk

Von Raul Krauthausen, Germany. Du hast eine wichtige Message zu Inklusion oder Barrierefreiheit? Erreiche 30.000 Abonnent*innen in meinem Newsletter! kostenlos – Einsendeschluss: 15.01. Bewirb raul.de/kontakt /sende Nachricht. original #disability #Behinderung www.linkedin.com/posts/raulkr...

Really nice to see @ire-nicar.bsky.social devote the journal this quarter to disability and accessibility. Congrats to my friends @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social and reporter Emyle Watkins for being featured. I hope this draws more attention to projects like @equalaccesspublicmedia.org and the Nat Tab.

New (free) e-learning course on Disability-Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction (DiDRR) developed by CBM Global, the Africa Disability Forum and the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction kayaconnect.org/course/info....

from disability studies Professor Eliza Chandler www.torontomu.ca/disability-s... I'm hiring a PhD RA to work on an institutional ethnography in the area of disability arts and culture. The application deadline is January 10th. www.torontomu.ca/careers/rese... #disabilityStudies

AI Company That Made Robots For Children Went Bust And Now The Robots Are Dying aftermath.site/moxie-robot-... but that also happened with retina implants where the company went bust spectrum.ieee.org/bionic-eye-o.... or another one spectrum.ieee.org/retina-impla... ...

Canadians with disabilities experience ableism at work Only 32 per cent of Canadians surveyed by KPMG in Canada believe their workplace is a safe environment for them to disclose their disability to others #disability #disabilityrights #ableism #disablism #disableism kpmg.com/ca/en/home/m...

From @sarahbell85.bsky.social A Change in the Climate By Liz Crow and Ellen Booth creative arts organisation, Roaring Girl Productions (RGP), sensing-climate.com/news/a-chang...

CAN/ASC-1.1:2024 – Employment Summary of Employment Standard Developed by Accessibility Standards Canada Publication date December 2024 accessible.canada.ca/cre.../canas...

It's time to start organizing the 2025 #DisabledInSTEM Mentorship Program! Feel free to reach out with any questions! Mentee application: forms.gle/Xgha7wf6vrwa... Mentor application: forms.gle/mc5a8Bc6mXJX...

A lot of resources and data here Disability Without Abuse Project disabilitywithoutabuse.com #disability #abuse #disabilityrights

More women with disabilities unhoused due to abuse, violence, data shows #disability #abuse www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Mad study symposium #disability www.linkedin.com/posts/gregor...

Overview of the Economic Situation of Older Persons in Canada, 1976 to 2022. One wonders why the do not cover disabled older people www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo... #disability #poverty

The EDID-GHDI partnership is offering a one-year postdoctoral opportunity at the University of Guelph in 2025! Deadline Nov. 29 For more information about this opportunity please see: edid-ghdi.ca/en/postdocto... .

From Intention to Impact: CIHR Anti-Ableism Action Plan cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/54121.html... #ableism #disablism #disability

Amazing new #disability and #accessibility knowledge hub at University of Calgary -- congratulations! @wolbring.bsky.social @malindasmith.bsky.social www.ucalgary.ca/equity-diver...

Stats Can Barriers to Accessibility in Canada: Public Spaces, 2022 www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quo...

Travel Patterns of American Adults with Disabilities Friday, November 22, 2024 www.bts.gov/travel-patte...

Disability Rights California, who I've worked with on stories, is looking for their next director of communications. recruiting.paylocity.com/Recruiting/J...

Folks @ttcalerts.bsky.social in Toronto is setting precedents for accessible paratransit that we need to stop now. The "Family of Services" model is coming to a city near you, unless we act together. In support of the campaign from @ttcriders.bsky.social, see our letter: www.djno.ca/post/letter-...

Women with disabilities report a higher rate of all forms of intimate partner violence than women without disabilities. Under section risk factor www.unwomen.org/en/articles/... www.unwomen.org/en/get-invol...

open call for original artwork to be featured on the cover of a special supplement on Disability Inclusion in Medical Education, scheduled for publication in October 2025. www.linkedin.com/posts/lisame...