Today, on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we’re sharing our latest blog post: Common misconceptions about disability.

Misunderstandings about disability continue to shape how products, services and workplaces are designed. Ideas such as disability being always visible, always permanent, or only relevant to a small group of people can lead to barriers that are both unnecessary and avoidable.

Read more: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/12/03/common-misconceptions-about-disability/

#IDPWD #Accessibility #A11y

Here's to the leaders who are blind or vision impaired who have led in all the ways that you have this year! Your impact is noticed and it makes a difference in creating disability-inclusive communities through direct lived-experience leadership.

We know there are more out there though! Tag blind leaders you want to acknowledge in the comments. We'd love to celebrate with them.

#IDPWD #IDPWD2025 #Blind #Leadership #Disability

On International Day of #People with #Disabilities, please note some disabilities are #invisible

#invisibleillness #disabled #disabledpeople #DisabilityRights #DisabilityRightsAreHumanRights
#IDPD #IDPD2025 #IDPD25 #IDPWD #IDPWD25 #IDPWD2025 #Disability
@mecfs @longcovid @pots
#LongCovid #MEcfs #CFS #PwME #hiddenillness #chronicillness #Invisibledisability

The Barbellion Prize is coming back! This essential literary prize which “celebrates and promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness and disability” has been on hiatus but is now relaunching. They need help to raise funds to cover the cost of running the prize and welcome any donations, please spread the word!
“As with disability in general, the literature of disability and chronic illness is too commonly turned away from, leaving non-disabled readers ignorant of the profound difference experienced by many and disallowing a voice to chronically ill and disabled writers. All of the volunteers working to support the prize are motivated by a desire to celebrate difference as represented in literature and to effect positive social change via that representation.”

https://barbellionprize.org/donate/

#bookstodon #reading #books #chronicIllness #Disability #disabled #literature #publishing #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities #IDPWD @disability @bookstodon

Through our Albert Park Unlocked program supported by the What Ability Foundation, we welcomed over 400 people with disability and their loved ones for an unforgettable behind-the-scenes look at the F1® circus. 💜

One of the highlights of the program is the Inclusive Pit Lane Experience, giving 200 guests the chance to explore the pit lane in a tailored, and considered way. 🌟

Beyond the track, we are also proud to announce the launch of our Disability Inclusion Action Plan - read here: http://aus.gp/Driving-Change

#IDPwD #AusGP #F1

Happy International Day of Persons with Disabilities!

This year's #IDPwD theme is: "Fostering #disability #inclusive societies for advancing social progress"

What better way than ensuring everyone has access to, and awareness of #Accessibility of technology.

* #NVDA is FREE for anyone
* Right now, get 10% off certification to show your skills (& cheap training materials to get you to that point)

https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities

#DisabilityAwareness #Inclusion #IDPwD2025 #NVDA #Accessibility

PSA: #IDPWD is on 3 Dec.

Asking people with disability to speak for a function, write an article, be consulted on access issues, with quips about “thinking about the exposure you’ll gain” instead of payment does not pay our rent/mortgage, buy food, or help us pay our medical bills.

Moreover, when you pay someone like me, you’re not just paying for direct loved experience, but my professional expertise and years of education. You want diversity of perspective? Be respectfully inclusive.

As technologists, we have a unique and wonderful opportunity to make the world more inclusive, and so today, on #IDPWD, please think about how you can make your work more inclusive, more accessible, more open.

By helping one group of people, we make experiences better for everyone -- think about how captions have made your life easier, even if your hearing is perfect.

Our #Accessibility Handbook is a great place to start: https://ter.li/rff2zc

#DisabilityInclusion

On International Day of People with #Disabilities, I thought I'd share this article on #invisibledisabilities.

This individual has ME/CFS & ulcerative colitis
https://meassociation.org.uk/2021/10/invisible-disabilities-week-2021-jessica-logan/

#IDPD #IDPD2024 #IDPD24 #IDPWD #invisibledisability #Hiddendisability
#Hiddendisabilities @chronicillness
@spoonies
@disability
@mecfs
#MyalgicEncephalomyelitis #ChronicFatigueSyndrome #MEcfs #CFS #PwME
#ulcerativecolitis
@ibd #ibd