today's missions: finish "Year of the Tiger: An Activist's Life" by Alice Wong (Disability Visibility and #AccessIsLove projects), catch up on all these poetry prompts, bake a banana bread (or pancakes)

#DisabilityPrideMonth history lesson! 📚 ♿

Did you know the 504 Sit-In for #disabilityrights took place outside ERA's former San Francisco office ❓❓

Led by Judy Heumann, Kitty Cone & strongly supported by the Black Panthers, the sit-in spread nationally & helped change federal law.

#AccessIsLove #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityAdvocate #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityJustice #DisabledQueer #DisabledLGBT #DisabilityHistory #DisabilityPride #DisabilityCommunity

Just watched my friend and co-trustee of 'Reasonable Access' Esther Loukin deliver the Swarthmore Lecture on disability stuff as part of the #Quaker Yearly Meeting event.

You can see more info and link to video with STTR slightly lagged captions at https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/swarthmore-lecture-2023-news/

I expected it to be very good, but I would say it is beyond very good. Covering SO much and well paced for the 80ish mins it lasted.

#DisabilityJustice #AccessIsLove

Next time you want to post something using strange fonts, or ASCII art, remember that screen readers probably won't translate your joke very well.

So why not take a screen shot, post the image, and then write an alt text description? Then everyone can enjoy your joke! 😁

#AltText #Blind #Accessibility #AccessIsLove

RT @DrSamiSchalk@twitter.com

As a Black feminist disability studies scholar, I believe that #AccessIsLove & I try to practice that in all I do in the classroom, my writing, & how I share my work. I’m so grateful to be able to do my intellectual & political work in ways that feel right to me.

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/DrSamiSchalk/status/1613187935821602816

How to use #hashtag

1. Type #

2. Do not put a space between # and the word.

3. Do not use special characters.

4. Use Capital Letter For First Alphabet of Every Word.

> this helps distinguish when the word has ended. Otherwise it can be very confusing.

Eg. #penismightierthansword v. #PenIsMightierThanSword.

> it also helps #ScreenReader users read the words properly.

5. Do not put gaps between words.

What did I miss?

#AccessIsLove
#AccessibleTech

i do have degrees in biology and public health.

maybe i should do more public health stuff online. i did some science break downs in the early pandemic.

and also mRNA vaccine explanations in plain language.

plain language public health info? made for people with I/DD in mind but valuable to everyone who wants to understand.

#Accessibility #AccessIsLove #Disablity #MedMastodon

what would be some important topics?

RT @GaelynnLea@twitter.com

In acknowledgement of #IDPwD2022, take time to explore #DisabilityTwitter:

Hashtags: #CriptheVote, #CripLit, #AccessisLove, #ActuallyAutistic, #SpoonieChat, #DisabledJoy, #BlackDisabledLivesMatter
Humans: @SFdirewolf@twitter.com, @Imani_Barbarin@twitter.com, @emily_ladau@twitter.com, @lachimusic@twitter.com, @NotYourAvgHo101@twitter.com

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/GaelynnLea/status/1599159138747002881

Today's energy and enthusiasm will be sponsored by the prospect of watching the #LateLateToyShow in the evening.

Especially excited to see #AmandaCoogan and other #ISL interpreters sign and dance along with the show.

#AccessIsLove
#IrishSignLanguage
@disability.

My only concerns were with the venue #NationalConcertHall though.

For a neurodivergent led event, the interval music was very loud. It caused visible physical distress, and had it not been for the fact that I was there for #HannahGadsby, I would have probably left.

My lesson here is: Carry your noise cancelling headphones EVERYWHERE.

My wish for her next show is: Hope the venue and production team will accommodate #LiveCaptioning and #SignLanguage interpreter.
Because #AccessIsLove

@cavar #NEISVoid #AccessIsLove #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs
#MEAwarenessHour
#MillionsMissing
#StopRestPace

Hello! It’s my #Introduction time! 👋🏻 I’ve split my post into two posts as I’m not great with character limits 🤣.

My name is Emily and my pronouns are she/her. I’m a #Disabled #Spoonie with a cheeky tuxedo cat called Jackio. 🐈‍⬛

I’m passionate about #DisabilityAdvocacy , #Accessibilty , #Stories , #Books , #Poetry , #Writing , the perfect cup of #Tea and colourful #Brooches . I believe that #AccessIsLove . 1/2

me: idk why Twitter is the most accessible social media platform for me, it just works for my brain

me, after spending several days trying out other platforms: ah, the character limit stops people from writing walls of text

and encourages using paragraph breaks mid sentence, for ⬆️ readability

that's probably at least 40% of why Twitter is so much more accessible for me

#AccessIsLove
#NEISvoid
#Accessibility
#DisabledMigration

me: idk why Twitter is the most accessible social media platform for me, it just works for my brain

me, after spending several days trying out other platforms: ah, the character limit stops people from writing walls of text

and encourages using paragraph breaks mid sentence, for ⬆️ readability

that's probably at least 40% of why Twitter is so much more accessible for me

#AccessIsLove
#NEISvoid
#Accessibility
#DisabledMigration

It’s time for my cat Jackio to join #CatsOfMastodon ! Yesterday she was very offended by my Uno wild card 🤣.

Image description: Jackio, the black and white tuxedo cat, is looking offended by an Uno card game Wild card being held up to her. There is a koala shaped pillow in the background.

#Caturday #CardGames #AltText #AccessIsLove #WildCard

A gentle reminder - please include an #AltText image description when you add a photo or other image. 🙏

#Accessibility #Disability #AccessIsLove

Please don't let your #accessibility attempts head towards, "I'm doing this because it's trendy." How do you prevent that from happening?

Remember, it's all about removing barriers. What might the barrier(s) be for someone who is partially blind, someone with limited hand mobility, someone with a neurodevelopmental disability?

We always need to reflect on what the potential barriers are and how to remove them. That's access.

#disability #ableism #AccessIsLove #UniversalDesign

i'm just ready for the day more people realize a good shower and a functional unscented deodorant is all you need to floss on like 90% of people around you

#disability #spoonie #fragrancefree #accessislove