40th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Keynote Address.

With closed captions in English and ASL interpretation

"Kicking off the 40th CSUN Assistive Technology Conference with a perceptive and impactful keynote address by Gabby Giffords and the presentation of the Strache Leadership Award and the Karshmer Award for Assistive Technology Research."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YmZx6vpb_zc #a11y #Disability #Accessibility

"This year a focus will be training people with disabilities to work in the field of emergency preparedness. The recent fires in LA, where some residents with disabilities burned to death, showed the tragic consequences when people with disabilities are not fully included in disaster response planning."

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/03/disability-employment-barriers-technology/ #Disability #Ableism #EmergencyPreparedness @disability

This week’s In Touch is about the unique experience of being Deafblind, and some new research taking place in the UK. It’s a great listen #Deafblind #Disability #podcast
https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/in-touch/id261292201?i=1000698792161

Good morning, happy Friday! Can someone please send at least $80 to Zay? Please. Have mercy on this kind soul.

#mutualaid #disability #Covid #LongCovid @mutualaid @disabilityjustice

Kev is one of 6 main characters in the wheelchair basketball comic I'm working on. He's is a retired wheelchair rugby player - hence why his chair looks so different to the other characters I've drawn so far - and when his wife (who's art is coming soon) started a wheelchair basketball team, but was struggling to get the numbers to actually play, he signed up too.
Personality wise, Kev is the team's jokey uncle and is meant to be a direct foil to the more serious characters on the team, like Ruby. He's already done the whole "serious athlete thing" and while he enjoys the game, at the end of the day, just there to have fun and support his wife, and remind the younger members to not get too wrapped up in it all.
He's a quad amputee (through the palms on his hands, above the knee on his legs) and is missing a good chunk of his tail too, making him a low-pointer on the court. Low point players are those who's disabilities impact their ability to play more severally, and they usually play in more defensive and supportive rolls than high-point players.
#Furry #SFWFurry #FurryArt #crocodile #disabled #disability #amputee #wheelchairSports

hello! i ran out of money mid-month again due to low disability income and im asking for rent/bills donations to avoid having to do in-person sex work again

https://paypal.me/briellebright
https://buymeacoffee.com/briellebouquet

please donate/boost as you're able

0/600

i've been keeping my eye out for jobs i could work and in the meantime am supporting my partners with childcare and housecleaning

anything that comes in beyond bills will go toward treating facial hair dysphoria with lasers. ive also applied to a local support org for gender care money that might help with hair removal

@mutualaid #MutualAidRequest #MutualAid #Disabled #transCrowdfund #disability #DisabilityMutualAid #DisabilityCrowdfund #crowdfund #lgbt

“If we were to see immune damage manifesting at a population level, it would look like what we’re seeing today: big waves of common illnesses. Unusual spikes of uncommon illnesses. Course reversal for previously declining and eliminated illnesses. An unexplained, global wave of sickness.”

https://www.thegauntlet.news/p/kids-keep-getting-sicker-as-evidence?utm_campaign=post

5-minute piece on Irish national radio:
"Households with a disabled member at high risk of poverty, says ESRI"
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radio1/clips/22495917/

Reminder about Irish ME/CFS Association research
Understanding the economic impact of ME/CFS in Ireland
https://hrbopenresearch.org/articles/3-88

@disability
@disabilityjustice
@mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME #Disabled
#Disability

Top Tech Tidbits for Thursday, March 13, 2025 - Volume 1006 ️
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The Week's News in Access Technology
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Disability checks go out a week from now, and I could really use some help getting by until then.

https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ourinsatiabesouls

#MutualAidRequest
#Disability #MutualAid #disabilitymutualaid #BlackMutualAid #crowdfunding #PWD #DisabilityCrowdFund #Queercrowdfund
#BlackMastodon #autism #HelpFolksLive2025

@mutualaid @mutual_aid@hexbear.net @mutual_aid@starflower.space @MutualAidVisibility

"5 years later, long Covid is still a medical mystery: What scientists have learned"

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/5-years-later-long-covid-still-medical-mystery-scientists-learned-rcna195608

"The U.S. may be coming through the first post-pandemic winter without a major surge in cases, but each infection carries a risk of developing long Covid."

@longcovid

Post-Viral Epidemiology (LONG COVID) Part 1 with Dr. Wes Ely

https://www.alieward.com/ologies/postviralepidemiology #COVID #Disability

I wrote a guest article for Healthy Debate that looks at why we need mandatory masks in healthcare, why surgical masks aren’t enough, and how the mounting threats to public health are putting lives at risk.

If you’re a healthcare worker, mask up.

Show us you take your oath to “do no harm” seriously

https://healthydebate.ca/2025/03/topic/wear-mask-plea-health-care-workers/

A Ben Jennings (Guardian) cartoon that is directly related to the previous two posts this evening!

As Mikey Erhardt points put:

'Disabled people are not a scapegoat for a failing economy; we are a community that deserves improved opportunities & employment for those who wish to work.... the benefits system isn't just some pipeline into the world of work – it's a vital piece of social infrastructure that protects us from the sharpest edge of our unequal society'!

Like previous PMs, Keir Starmer cannot see this, and so is happy to cut benefits (again).

#disability
https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/keir-starmer-cuts-benefits-welfare-disabled-people-poverty-cruelty/

Long Covid Awareness Day: How to Take Action on March 15th

https://covidlonghaulerspodcast.substack.com/p/long-covid-awareness-day-how-to-take

"Millions of people around the world continue to suffer from Long Covid, facing challenges in healthcare, employment, and daily life. March 15th is an opportunity to amplify their voices and demand action. Whether by attending a protest, sharing a story, or simply spreading awareness online, your participation matters."

@longcovid

"People urged to stand up for Long Covid Awareness Day"

https://www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/24986959.people-urged-stand-long-covid-awareness-day/

"The people of Inverclyde have been urged to stand up for all those suffering from Long Covid who have been left behind five years on from the pandemic."

People are urged to stand up on March 15 at 2 PM.

"This is not about physically standing up, because some people can't. But it is about taking a stand for those with Long Covid."

@longcovid