Dafuq is wrong with Texas??

A #Black #Texas high school student has been suspended for more than a week because his #loc hairstyle violated the district’s #DressCode, his mother said. It could become test o new state law that bans #discrimination based on hairstyles.

#DarrylGeorge, a junior at #BarbersHill High School in #MontBelvieu, received multiple disciplinary action notes, placed on suspension for wearing his locs hairstyle in a ponytail, his mother told #CNN.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/09/11/us/barbers-hill-student-hair-suspension/index.html

#VoterID in #England led to #racial and #disability #discrimination, report finds

All-party report on rules governing 2023 local elections calls voter ID system a ‘poisoned cure
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/11/voter-id-in-england-led-to-racial-and-disability-discrimination-report-finds
#ToryPoliciesInAction #ToryCorruption

Voter ID in England led to racial and disability discrimination, report finds.

“The current voter-ID system is, as it stands, a ‘poisoned cure’ in that it disenfranchises more electors than it protects.”
#UKPol #UKPolitics #ToryGovt #Elections #Voting #England #Discrimination #disenfranchisement
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2023/sep/11/voter-id-in-england-led-to-racial-and-disability-discrimination-report-finds?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter

#Discrimination comes in many packages. I was eagerly looking into an interesting group tour to Cuba ... until I got to the part that no #single accommodations were available. If you're not status quo, you don't matter.

#Discrimination against #transgender people — laws prohibiting the use of hormone therapy, access to bathrooms, or participation in sports — and a political and cultural environment that fuels outright hatred and violence combine to raise the risk of #depression and suicide.

Elizabeth Knight, who works in a college health clinic, delves into the topic as part of Wise & Well's special report on depression in America:

https://medium.com/wise-well/when-depression-turns-deadly-society-suicide-and-transgender-people-8c64ed161252

Kuldeep S Meel, associate professor of Computer Science, discusses rampant caste-based #discrimination — in India and in #academia — against Other Backward Classes #OBCs, an official population group by India of which he is a member. https://cacm.acm.org/careers/276082-on-my-caste/fulltext

Oh Look-- Supposedly Things Could Get Better For Us Disabled People

We will see ...

Excerpt:

"The proposed update to the #HHS Section 504 regulations clarifies obligations in several crucial areas that are not explicitly addressed in the current rule and improves consistency with legislative developments since the current regulations were issued. OCR has put together a detailed factsheet, and OCR and ACL will jointly host a webinar for stakeholders on the proposed rule on September 11 at 1:00 PM ET (register here).

Several highlights of the new areas in the proposed rule include:

#Discrimination in medical treatment:

Ensures that medical treatment decisions are not based on biases or stereotypes about people with disabilities, judgments that an individual will be a burden on others, or beliefs that the life of an individual with a disability has less value than the life of a person without a disability. These include, for example, decisions about life-sustaining treatment, organ transplantation, rationing care in emergencies, and other vital #medical decisions.

#Accessibility of medical equipment:

Adopts the U.S. Access Board’s accessibility standards for medical equipment to address barriers like exam tables that are inaccessible because they are not height-adjustable, weight scales that cannot accommodate people who use wheelchairs, and mammogram machines that require an individual to stand to use them. The rule would require most doctor’s offices to have an accessible exam table and weight-scale within two years.

Web, mobile app, and kiosk accessibility:

Adopts the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1, Level AA accessibility standards for websites and mobile applications. It also requires self-service kiosks to be accessible. These provisions are particularly important given the increased use of websites, apps, telehealth, video platforms, and self-service kiosks to access health care.
Child welfare programs and activities: Clarifies requirements in HHS-funded child welfare programs and activities to help eliminate discriminatory barriers faced by children, parents, caregivers, foster parents, and prospective parents with disabilities, such using the presence of a disability or an individual’s IQ score alone as a reason for removal of a #child, prohibiting disabled parents from serving as foster parents, or failing to place disabled children who need services in the most integrated settings appropriate to their needs.

#Community integration:

Clarifies obligations to provide services in the most integrated setting appropriate to a person’s needs, consistent with the Supreme Court’s decision in Olmstead v. L.C. This provision has been central to vindicating the right to community living.

Value assessment methods:

To establish whether a particular intervention, such as a medicine or treatment, will be provided and under what circumstances, health care organizations often use a variety of methods to evaluate whether the benefits of the intervention outweigh the costs. These “value assessment methods” are an increasingly significant tool for cost containment and quality improvement efforts, but they may discriminate against people with disabilities when they place a lower value on extending the life of a person with disability. The proposed rule prohibits the discriminatory use of such methods to deny or limit access to aids, benefits, or services."

http://acl.gov/news-and-events/acl-blog/exciting-announcement-hhs-proposes-strengthen-protections-against

Employees who refused to #pray during company's #Christian services score $50,000 #discrimination #settlement
https://religionnews.com/2023/08/07/atheist-and-agnostic-fired-for-not-attending-company-prayers-win-50k-in-suit/
#religion #agnostic #atheist #bigotry

Cruise CEO accuses detractors of "anti-robot bias." #robots #robotaxis #discrimination https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/09/07/robotaxis-san-francisco-cruise-ceo/

@karlstanley @dublininquirer Find someone who is willing to pursue a case on grounds of discrimination - older people, pregnant people, disabled people - and support them through the process.

Failure to provide public toilets - and public seating - is an accessibility, equality, and human rights issue issue.

#accessibility #equality #UniversalDesign #discrimination #disabling #a11y

NL. Govt report: Housing seekers in the rental market are less likely to be discriminated against. Despite this outcome, housing discrimination remains a persistent problem. E.g.: people with a Moroccan sounding name have less chance of being invited to see a house.
https://www.volkshuisvestingnederland.nl/actueel/nieuws/2023/09/06/aanpak-woondiscriminatie-blijft-nodig-ondanks-daling
#law #politics #netherlands #discrimination #humanrights #bias

california · caste · discrimination · state
https://papercliff.github.io/redirect/?q=california+caste+discrimination+state&tbs=cdr:1,cd_min:9/5/2023,cd_max:9/7/2023
#news #california #discrimination

APA’s War on Masculinity

#discrimination #misandry #AVfM

https://avoiceformen.com/featured/apas-war-on-masculinity/

Florida is the state of hate.

Federal prosecutors seek prison time for former State Rep. Joseph Harding, sponsor of Florida’s Don’t Say Gay law.

#Florida #StateofHate #DontSayGay #lgbtq #discrimination

https://www.clickorlando.com/news/investigators/2023/08/31/prosecutors-seek-prison-time-for-former-state-rep-joseph-harding/

Any decision that results with an outcome to permit discrimination is always the wrong decision. If you are running a business or public service you should not be permitted to discriminate against your customers. If you have reservations because of your religion, then clearly you are unable to perform your duties.

#Discrimination #Homophobia

https://www.advocate.com/law/east-lansing-market-homophobe-wins#toggle-gdpr

So you receive threats of violence and intimidation… and then YOU are punished with exclusion because of safety issues. This reaction seems to reward the people making the threats.

#Iowa #lgbtq #discrimination

https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/05/iowa-pride-labour-day-parade/

Patriotic 12-year-old who wore #Gadsden patch on his bag overturns school's #viewpoint #discrimination when it kicked him out of class

https://newstarget.com/2023-09-03-kid-with-gadsden-patch-overturns-school-viewpoint-discrimination.html

Canada must do more to protect LGBTQ+ newcomers | TVO Today https://is.gd/fLpQV5 #2SLGBTQ #Immigration #canada #LGBTQ #discrimination #refugees #cdnpoli @cdnpoli

#1stAmendment #discrimination North Carolina judge investigated for saying racial bias exists files lawsuit
Anita Earls says investigation by state’s judicial standards commission represents ‘chilling of [my] first amendment rights’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/01/north-carolina-judge-investigation-racial-bias

TÉMOIGNAGE. Interdiction de l'abaya à l'école : "Comment va-t-on différencier une #abaya d'une robe longue ?", s'interroge Assa
https://www.francetvinfo.fr/societe/temoignage-interdiction-de-l-abaya-a-l-ecole-comment-va-t-on-differencier-une-abaya-d-une-robe-longue-s-interroge-assa_6037208.html#xtor=RSS-3-%5Blestitres%5D
Facile pour les champions de la #Laïcité, si c'est une arabe qui porte une robe longue c'est une abaya interdite, si c'est une blanche c'est une robe longue.
#discrimination #RacismeDEtat #islamophobie