Cara SutraFeb 3

Update about my deafness, and it isn't good news.

I added my thoughts plus my recent audiogram to the top of my high frequency hearing loss piece from 2024, after my updated hearing test last weekend.
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#deafness #hearingloss #deaf #highfrequencyloss #hearingaids #InvisibleDisability #Disabled #Accessibility #AccessNeeds #LivedExperience #AssistiveTechnology #Audiology #HearingHealth #HearingTest #BilateralHearingLoss #HighFrequencyHearingLoss #ProgressiveHearingLoss
https://carasutra.com/2024/12/being-deaf-high-frequency-hearing-loss-me/

Being Deaf: High-Frequency Hearing Loss & Me

In this personal post, I write about being deaf, my high-frequency hearing loss & my deafness experiences in the UK. Plus, my shiny new hearing aids!

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Show threadMx VerdaOct 18

https://textfiction.onyxbits.de/instructions/

#maker #MakerSpace #developer #CYOA #TextAdventure #VideoGames #VideoGame #Gamer #Writer #Producer #Creator #Creative #Design #UI #GUI #Access #AccessNeeds #Accessibility #AccessEase #EaseOfUse #Inclusion #Accessible #AccessibleDesign #AccessibleGaming

Usage Instructions | Text Fiction

Instructions Instructions What are text adventures? Choosing stories How to play The message area The command box Advanced usage Themes Narrator mode Redefining verb icons Saving and restoring games Writing your own interactive fiction stories (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); What are text adventures? Text adventures are a genre of computer games in which the player typically explores a fictitious world through an alter ego.

VIOct 20, 2024

Mouse died. Can I find the spare I bought back in July? Can I buggery.

Now stuck using the crappy wifi mouse from my laptop until World Destroying Megacorp can get me a new one tomorrow. And I realise how much I have my mouse setup to factor in my fine motor issues, usually.

#disabled #crip #accessneeds #disability

The MeadowsDec 13, 2023

Our Christmas Thrive Disco is this:

Friday 1:00pm-3:00pm

£3

This event is for people with access needs.

If you are interested or know anyone who would enjoy this, it is a drop-in session.

Please contact the centre on 0191 341 0033

💙 💚 🎄 ☃️ 🎅 🪩

#thrive #accessneeds #christmas #together #community

UC Access NowDec 5, 2022

Some UAW 5810 members have put together an argument for voting "No!" on the Tentative Agreement. https://noratify.github.io/

#FairUCNow #UCAccessNow #strike #labor #HigherEd #UniversityOfCalifornia #postdoc #AccessNeeds

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UC Access NowNov 11, 2022
Please boost this link to our "Benefits Counseling" doc. It has general usefulness to disabled and/or poor people, but might also come in handy while UC refuses to bargain in good faith. #FairUCNow #UCAccessNow #labor #strike #disability #AccessNeeds https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Um9UEJizN_3-kEvkDedRdaPwOyR5PsLv3JKslFI-djg/edit?usp=sharing
"Benefits Counseling" Doc

UC knows that tuition & fees are high and that it doesn't pay Academic Student Employees (ASEs) enough to not be at-risk. Disabled people tend to be impoverished by ableism anyway so it's even worse. There are some programs & resources out there...

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UC Access NowNov 11, 2022

COVID cases going up in LA. This is a good time to remind folks that being outside doesn't mean you can't transmit COVID. Wear N95 masks, distance (esp if someone decides to eat/drink). Getting ppl sick means fewer people to work strike shifts. #FairUCNow #AccessNeeds #UCAccessNow #strike #labor #UniversityOfCalifornia

https://deadline.com/2022/11/los-angeles-covid-positivity-up-50-percent-hospitalizations-rise-tripledemic-1235168086

Los Angeles Covid Test Positivity Up 50% In 2 Weeks, Hospitalizations Begin To Rise Amid Fears Of “Tripledemic”

Los Angeles County’s daily Covid case count continued its recent upward trend on Wednesday, with the region tallying 1,662 new Covid cases in the past 24 hours. That’s the highest one-d…

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Show threadUC Access NowNov 10, 2022
UAW has provided slides if you want to do a teach-in. #FairUCNow #strike #labor #HigherEd #AccessNeeds
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11AsUP9NcVjirdWlIMxRX3IS8zxk-AcAo6chbxzNPfzs/edit?usp=sharing
UAW Undergrad Teach-In 2022

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UC Access NowNov 10, 2022
If you're in UAW 2865, SRU, or UAW5810 and cannot do an in-person strike shift sign-up or indeed in-person strike shift work due to access needs, the unions have this online sign-up sheet. #FairUCNow #strike #labor #disability #AccessNeeds #UniversityOfCalifornia
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpnuKGVja02qBbN5wUoTrgLaBSrdaq81M2fd3m1j9PdwkY6Q/viewform
Remote Strike Pay Sign Up

Workers are enrolling in UAW strike benefits in preparation for a possible strike beginning on Monday, November 14th. If you work fully remotely and do not live near a UC campus, or if you have access needs that prevent you from attending in-person events, fill out this form and a strike pay counselor will reach out to help you sign up for strike pay.

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Olivia ParamourDec 1, 2019
#question #questions #hashtag What's the best hashtag for saying your event is accessible to people who use a wheelchair or have access needs? #accessibility #accessneeds #wheelchair