🧏 Learning American Sign Language (ASL) 🧏 after experiencing hearing loss has been a profound journey. I've learned that Deafness isn't a disability—it's a unique culture with its own language, values, and history. My new post highlights the tools and resources that make communication accessible and celebrates the beauty of a visual language.

https://zhach.news/listening-to-deaf-culture/

#ASL #DeafCulture #Communication #Inclusion

🌟 Discrimination Explained! 🌟 Discrimination is the unfair treatment of people based on characteristics like race, gender, age, or disability. It leads to inequality and exclusion.

Types of Discrimination:

➡️ Racial
➡️ Gender
➡️ Age
➡️ Disability
➡️ Sexual Orientation

Impact:

➡️ Mental health issues
➡️ Economic disparities
➡️ Social inequality
➡️ Reduced productivity

#RDI #RainbowDiversityInstitute #Discrimination #Equity #Inclusion #Diversity

I recently read through the Inclusive Language Guide put out by the Academy Software Foundation (part of the Linux Foundation).

I think this is a great guide, and I went back to it today to check myself on a term I regularly use, but is specifically singled out in this guide as being ableist. The phrase is "sanity check". I assume the ableist implications here are obvious, so I wont' go into that.

But I'm having trouble with an appropriate alternative. The alternatives suggested in the guide (validation check, consistency check, logic check, gut check) don't quite match up for me.

I would normally use this phrase like this: "Hey, Vanessa, could you have a look at my code? I think I've got everything here, but something is bugging me about it; could give me a sanity check?" Everyone I work with understands that usage. By it, I mean, "Can you make sure that I didn't miss something obvious?"

For now, I think I'm just going to say that: "Can you make sure that I didn't miss something obvious?" But it's pretty wordy, and I'd like to find a more concise way to say that that would be easily understood by other developers without having to use all of those words.

Any suggestion?

#AskMastodon #AskFedi #AskFediverse #BoostsWelcome #Inclusion #StayWoke

Everyone is
welcome
important
accepted
respected
encouraged
valued
equal
here.♥️

#weareonebigfamily #inclusion #diversityequityinclusion #dei

🧠 Human Cognitive Diversity: Understanding, Representation, and Explanation

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2405788/episodes/17723673

https://helioxpodcast.substack.com/publish/post/171816667 


Heliox: Where Evidence Meets Empathy 🇨🇦‬ August 26, 2025 • (S5 E21) • 22:35

A deep dive into the science that's shattering our assumptions about human minds

We stand at a crossroads. We can continue pretending that normal exists, pathologizing difference and forcing square pegs into round holes. Or we can embrace what the science is telling us: human cognitive diversity isn't a problem to be solved—it's a resource to be treasured.

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#psychology #neurodiversity #cognitiveScience #diversity #inclusion #science #research #accessibility #mentalHealth #academia