@hackyspice @pluralistic It also helps support diversity if MC or speaker or question facilitator actively manages which questions are selected for speaker to answer, to ensure diverse voices are heard. Research shows if first question is from a person who presents as other than male, it increases diversity of other questioners thereafter. Good to encourage #DiverseVoices

RT @Open_Notebook
If you’ve never heard of a “disability dongle”, this story is your chance to learn more and improve your coverage, too. From disability reporter @AmandaMoMorris, with @steven_aquino, @roseveleth, @tinu, @ashleyshoo and more. #DiverseVoices #a11y https://www.theopennotebook.com/2023/03/07/reporting-on-assistive-technology/

New resource on #DiverseDatabases: The Uproot Project Database, a resource for people seeking to connect with environmental and climate #journalists of color.

DiverseDatabases.com has 100+ databases featuring underrepresented groups across fields. Visit: http://diversedatabases.com/

Am I missing any cool #databases that promote #diversity and #diverseVoices? Please let me know in the comments.

#Journalism #Environment #ClimateCrisis #MediaDiversity #EditorsOfColor

Most AI speech processing systems are developed using samples of monolingual speech between adults. #WEIRDbias

We hope the #MerlionChallenge at @Interspeech 2023 pushes the frontiers of how automated systems handle the diverse kinds of #translanguaging we see in the world 🌍

If you want to see better tools for #LangDev #Multilingualism #DiverseVoices and #GlobalLanguages then help us ✨boost✨ these posts can reach all the lovely #SpeechProc and #CognitiveScience folks!

Virtual event this Tuesday Nov 15, 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT. Please join me and the amazing Gish Jen, hosted by Yu and Me Books of #Chinatown NYC. @shortstory @diversebooks @bookstodon #writing #shortstory #diversebooks #diversevoices #asianamerican #blairpublisher #tomorrowinShanghai #ThankYouMrNixon

About 15 months in seems the time for introducing myself, with so many fellow #leftie #NZTwits joining the fediverse. I'm here for #cats , #wildlife , #politics - especially #AotearoaNZ and #Pacific , #diversevoices , #community , #openscience , #urbanism , #sustainablecities , #GLAM and more. I also like #kdramas and #webtoons , so there. Be seeing you!

Hello, just joined, apologies for anything I'm about to do wrong! I'm an author on the West Coast of Canada and mostly write books for kids and teens (please cross fingers for me, first adult mystery currently on submission!). Interested in connecting with #writers #librarians #bookpeople #kidlit folks and more. Also interested in #education #unschooling #inquiry #queerhistory #lgbtqrights #diversevoices #Picturebooks #refugeeresettlement and local issues here in #yyj.