Students have the right not to disclose their disability (if not seeking accommodations) and it just doesn't seem clear to me that an edtech company needing to know about your disability in order to use their product necessitates that disclosure, from a privacy perspective

#BlackMastodon HELP! I’m looking for the source and full text of a quote that i saw on the wall of an exhibit at National Museum of African American History and Culture: it said something like “if I’m not represented in your vision of the future, do I exist in it?”. I’m pretty sure those aren’t the right words…

Boost for reach? Thanks!

@JoDavies It'll be good to get back to work! 😆

@noahcarver @seanthegeek as a woman with a TBI, I’ve thought of this often as well. Making that association not only seems disingenuous but can harm the public image of the larger collective. Reminds me of mental illness as well. There’s this condescension that happens automatically because of the social “image” constructed. It’s causes further marginalization to those of us on the neurodivergent spectrum - especially in professional and public spaces.

I am so sick of seeing people try to defend Elon Musk's toxic behavior by pointing to his autism.

Let me be clear as someone with cerebral palsy and ADHD: Autism/neurodivergence/disability is never an excuse for malicious actions. Plenty of people are autistic without being assholes.

#disability #disabled #neurodivergent #neurodiversity #autistic #autism #CerebralPalsy #SpinaBifida #TBI #dementia #SpinalCordInjury #ToxicMasculinity #ElonMusk #Elon #Twitter #BirdSite #SocialMedia

@JoDavies I'm just an Autistic guy trying to make it through holidays designed around Neurotypical likes (talking, mixing and drinking!) It's so exhausting.

Daily Telegraph moaning that devolution doesn't work (e.g. Wales), but at the same time are pro-Brexit, which is devolution on an European scale. The hypocrisy is amazing.

Aberystwyth this evening after sunset, from the top of Consti. Such a magnificent sight, though could only curse the over-lit car parks.

My day 8 of #12DaysWild will be chipping in to the annual BirdForum collaborative Jan 1st bird list. People across the UK pool their lists to see how many we can total. Last year we got to 153, of which 3 were ones I saw and no-one else did. If you think it sounds like fun, have a look at https://www.birdforum.net/threads/january-1st-joint-birdforum-list-2023-edition.433981/ then make yourself a BirdForum account and just join in. There are also lists for USA, Europe, Australia etc, not just a UK thing. #birds #birding

🚨 Health chiefs in Wales have called for people to act to 'relieve pressure' on NHS services over the New Year weekend.

https://nation.cymru/news/wales-health-chiefs-call-for-help-to-relieve-nhs-pressure-over-new-years-weekend/

Historic cabinet nomination in Brazil: president Lula has chosen Sônia Guajajara to head the newly created Ministry of Indigenous Peoples, making her the first Indigenous woman cabinet minister in Brazil’s history

#indigenouspeoples #amazonia

https://g1.globo.com/politica/noticia/2022/12/29/sonia-guajajara-e-anunciada-por-lula-como-ministra-dos-povos-indigenas-veja-perfil.ghtml

@llamasoft_ox Crazy how many 4X4s think they can get through, only to flood their electrics. Locals seem to enjoy the sport.

I've become addicted to watching videos of this ford where apparently an endless succession of people come to ruin their engines for the amusement of the locals. It's hypnotic.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1HHFXFN788

RT @IPBES@twitter.com

🎉Season's greetings from the @ipbes@twitter.com Secretariat!

Huge thanks all in the @ipbes@twitter.com community for your dedication to nature & the protection of #biodiversity.
Wishing you a joyous holiday season!👏🏽
—Anne Larigauderie✨

Looking forward to even more science #ForNature in 2023!🌿🐾

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/IPBES/status/1606911747343978497

Enjoying the empty roads at midday, while people ate turkey. Can you all stay in tomorrow too?

Nadolig Llawen pawb! 🎄⛄

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#BeforeAndAfter pics captured at the pier in Port Dover, Ontario 🇨🇦

In the After pic, everything is covered by 6-8" of ice...

#ClimateCrisis

📷 Tim Warris