Just devoured Ashley Shew's outstanding Against Technoableism. It will change the way you see the world.

#ableism #technoableism #accessibility #a11y #disability

New low in closed captioning ableism/audism...

Those familiar with this season will know the captions should have said Joel Dommett and Kumail Nanjiani.

Oh, well, hard to tell those brown comedians apart, I guess. /sarcasm

(The captions are craptions from YouTube. Taskmaster is licensed in several countries. They have enough money to upload with human captioning.)

#Ableism #Audism #Captioning

💥 Menschenrechte stehen nicht unter Haushaltsvorbehalt! 💥

Wenn eine Stadtverwaltung eine erfolgreiche Sportlerin mit Behinderung von der Bühne aussperrt, weil 1.200 Euro für eine mobile Rampe angeblich zu teuer sind, ist das kein finanzielles Problem. Es ist struktureller Ableismus.⬇️

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi9BhfnNMf4

#Barrierefreiheit #Ableismus #Ableism #Palmer #Tübingen #DisabilityStudies #NotAboutUsWithoutUs #Inklusion #Teilhabe #Augenhöhe #Behinderung #Grundgesetz #Menschenrechte #kommunalpolitik

Boris Palmer verwehrt einer Sportlerin im Rollstuhl eine Rampe

YouTube
Trump’s HUD Strips Protections for Emotional Support Animals in Housing

The Trump administration has moved to drastically narrow the definition of qualifying assistance animals in federally regulated housing, a policy

La Voce di New York

They got rid of ESAs.

Instead of just fining people who abuse the law and get fake registrations online. They’re getting rid of ESAs.


#ableism

It's a measure of ableism that I'm pretty sure this audio description was put here as a "joke". (You know...like saying "this is my emotional support beer" is a joke ableist folks make.)

The reality is that public access should mean access...which means there should be a second channel where audio description of the broadcast is the norm. For all broadcasting hours.

https://youtu.be/7DlF5Cf4VLM?si=kvqP2jE1ga9bOefF&t=2483 #Ableism #Accessibility

FULL SHOW: After "Late Show" ends, Stephen Colbert hosts Monroe public access show

YouTube

@vicfroh No Alt-Text no boost. I want more people to see this, but not at the cost of people with low vision being left behind. They are just as much a part of revolution as the rest of us and we need to think about their needs to construct a better society

#Ableism #AltText #Socialism

For example / par exemple:
https://mastodon.social/@1kmadleenfr/116615761620119973
There's no way for English speaking users of screenreaders to follow this!
#Ableism #Accessibility
#NoAltNoBoost