Gregor Wolbring

@wolbring.bsky.social

lifelong wheelchair user; disability activist; University of Calgary, ability studies, disability studies, sustainability studies and science and technology governance studies scholar; link to my academic work https://wolbring.wordpress.com/about/ .. more

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Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · May 7

Wolbring Gregor and Fast Victoria (2025) A briefing paper on the state of the art of accessibility research focusing on disabled people, including research on attitudinal accessibility and attitudinal barriers Briefing paper, Prism University of Calgary; DOI: dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRI... ;

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · May 2

may be of interest ? Wolbring, Gregor; Mahr, Dana; Lamoureux, Rochelle (2025) “Teaching about the intersectionality of disabled people using an intersectional pedagogy framework: a primer”; at hdl.handle.net/1880/121054; DOI: dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRI... #disability #disabled

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Mar 28

part 2 As to physical accessibility I use the Scope data this survey in this story www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-... an example of accessibility anxiety ((worry that something is not accessible) a part of disablism anxiety which stops people even trying to go

www.independent.co.uk

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Mar 28

part 1
....and of course accessibility goes beyond physical. And not sure AI will be any help. Having a few more meetings where we are present does not change the vast problem with the data out there. And even if the data would be good its of course often ignored in building codes.

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Feb 20

www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

Airlines sue to overturn rule against breaking wheelchairs

Major carriers are trying to overturn a Biden-era policy that ended decades of mistreatment.

www.motherjones.com

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Feb 20

From Lisa Meeks In 2016, 2019, and 2021, we published the first prevalence studies in JAMA and JAMA Network Open on learners with disabilities... www.linkedin.com/posts/lisame...

Lisa Meeks, PhD, MA on LinkedIn: Prevalence of Disability and Use of Accommodation Among Medical School…

In 2016, 2019, and 2021, we published the first prevalence studies in JAMA and JAMA Network Open on learners with disabilities in #MedEd and their use of…

www.linkedin.com

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Feb 7

www.science.org/content/blog...

Revised and Extended: What's Happening Inside the NIH and NSF

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Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Feb 7

www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/faus... and this means if this is correct that AI bots will return also more biased data in the future

Opinion | CDC Researchers Ordered to Retract Papers Submitted to All Journals

Banned terms must be scrubbed from CDC-authored manuscripts

www.medpagetoday.com

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 29

And to be clear every one has accessibility needs. The ability privileged just take them for granted. We have a washroom as part of the building code as the human physiology needs something and public health demands we humans access washrooms.

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 23

Besides the differences in life expectancy, the analysis also revealed ADHD to be linked with a higher risk of mental health issues — such as anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicide and personality disorders.
edition.cnn.com/2025/01/23/h...
But why ? Due to how they are treated by society?

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 22

Well, the White House has taken down its web accessibility statement www.whitehouse.gov/accessibility/
And then they say "Every single day I will be fighting for you .... ." www.whitehouse.gov
My comment: We are obviously not the "you".

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 15

FEDERAL EVIDENCE AGENDA ON DISABILITY A Report by the DISABILITY DATA INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP of the NATIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL January 2025 www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u... #disability

www.whitehouse.gov

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 12

Remote controlling robots a form of remote working tele working interesting mentions it as an opportunity for disabled people www.independent.co.uk/asia/japan/t...

Here tele driving
German startup Vay is pushing teledriving— vay.io
www.wired.com/story/a-snea...

How a robot cafe in Tokyo aims to empower – not replace – human workers

Inventor Kentaro Yoshifuji’s robots allow people to work at the Dawn cafe from anywhere in the world – ‘teleportation’ technology that could open up new demographics for Japan’s flatlining economy. Ad...

www.independent.co.uk

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 12

Heartbreaking this culture of neglect. www.latimes.com/california/s...
like my 2009 paper "A culture of neglect: Climate discourse and disabled people "https://journal.media-culture.org.au/index.php/mcjournal/article/view/173 Hurricane Katrina quote on wheelchair user drowning (not evacuated)

Altadena family says disabled father and son were left to burn: 'Nobody was coming'

Anthony Mitchell Sr., an amputee who used a wheelchair, and his son Justin, who had cerebral palsy, died due to slow evacuation efforts during the Altadena fire, relatives said Friday.

www.latimes.com

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Emily Ladau @emilyladau.bsky.social · Jan 12

Amplifying this application for microgrants for disabled creatives affected by LA fires: form.jotform.com/250107007947...

If you want to donate to the grant program, you can do so here: www.pledge.to/la-wildfire-...

LA Wildfire Relief Microgrant Fund by Infinite Flow Dance

www.pledge.to

Reposted by Gregor Wolbring

Ashlee @ashleemboyer.com · Jan 12

“'Sign language is woke now': Outrage over right wing's new culture war”

Erik De La Garza
January 10, 2025

www.rawstory.com/right-wing-2...

'Sign language is woke now': Outrage over right wing's new culture war

Add sign language to the growing list of right-wing culture attacks sprouting up among conservative voices as Donald Trump's inauguration fast approaches.Critics began to pounce after conservative inf...

www.rawstory.com

Reposted by Gregor Wolbring

Mark Ungrin @mark-ungrin.bsky.social · Jan 11

Your kids are sick all the time because public health leaders chose to let it happen.

There are details, and there are more in-depth explanations, but in the end that's what it boils down to. They listened to their egos instead of experts, and made bad choices.

canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/01/11/w...

Why are kids sick all the time? Experts weigh in

Canada Healthwatch | The most important health news, in one place. 🍁

canadahealthwatch.ca

Reposted by Gregor Wolbring

Fiona Robertson @fionaswriting.bsky.social · Jan 11

They won't be happy until we're all dead.

During the first years of covid, the Scottish government had terps at every press conference, while Deaf people had to beg for them from the UK government, and it rarely worked. People with hearing impairments were four times more likely to die.

Miranda Devine

@mirandadevine.

I actually think that's the point of them. It's to reinforce our powerlessness.

Christopher F. Rufo

@realchrisrufo

I'm sorry, but we have to stop with the ridiculous sign language interpreters, who turn serious press conferences into a farce. There are closed captions on all broadcast channels and streaming services. No wild human gesticulators necessary. x.com/EndWokeness/st...

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 9

fits with that many conferences and meetings on accessibility do not offer online options :-(

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Jan 9

Accessibility issues ranging from attitudinal to physical to online to technological to ... hinder so many efforts by disabled activists see for example abcnews.go.com/US/climate-a... which adds to disabled activist burnout something under researched doi.org/10.3390/soc1...

Climate activists with disabilities fight for inclusion

Already facing disproportionately adverse effects due to climate change, people with disabilities are often further marginalized trying to get involved in activism.

abcnews.go.com

Reposted by Sendhil Mullainathan, David Lusseau, Dimitris Xygalatas , and 2 more Sendhil Mullainathan, David Lusseau, Dimitris Xygalatas, Bill Thompson, Gregor Wolbring

Melanie Mitchell @melaniemitchell.bsky.social · Jan 8

An incredible opportunity for the right person:

The Santa Fe Institute is seeking applications for full-time resident faculty positions at all academic levels

For me, this has been the best possible job ever.

More info here: santafe.edu/about/jobs/r...

sfiscience

SFI seeks applications for full-time, 12-month resident faculty positions at all academic levels.

santafe.edu

Reposted by Gregor Wolbring

Accessibility Awareness @a11yawareness.bsky.social · Jan 8

If you're looking to hire people with accessibility knowledge and experience, the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit created by Teach Access can help you. The toolkit provides language to use when writing job ads, and questions to ask when interviewing.

teachaccess.github.io/accessibilit...

About the Toolkit

Teach Access provides the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit to help organizations build internal capacity for producing accessible digital products by developing a knowledgeable and skilled workforc...

teachaccess.github.io

Reposted by Gregor Wolbring

Mike Gifford, CPWA @ox.ca · Jan 8

Thanks @heydonworks.bsky.social for publishing your Principles Of Web Accessibility:

github.com/Heydon/princ...

Lots of great ideas in there.

GitHub - Heydon/principles-of-web-accessibility: How to approach accessible web interface design

How to approach accessible web interface design. Contribute to Heydon/principles-of-web-accessibility development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Reposted by Gregor Wolbring

Developmental Disabilities Association @dda604.bsky.social · Dec 31

A new year can bring change, hope, fun, stability, and more. If you are a compassionate person with a strong desire to help people reach their potential, then DDA could be the place for you. Apply today! #work #employment #career #benefits #pension #TeamDDA buff.ly/2PxyjPs

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Dec 28

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY At UNESCO For Gender Equality 2024-25 www.unitednationsrecruit.com/2024/12/26/i...

INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY At UNESCO For Gender Equality 2024-25 - United Nations Recruit

The UNESCO Internships Programme is open in January and July each year. Candidates shall apply to the vacancy that matches their personal expertise and

www.unitednationsrecruit.com

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Dec 28

OISE is hiring!
Associate Professor of Queer Studies & Social Justice Education...
www.oise.utoronto.ca/working

Working at OISE | Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

A unique place to work, learn and grow, OISE addresses current and emerging challenges with the scale, academic excellence and collaborative energy that few institutions in the world can claim. We all...

www.oise.utoronto.ca

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Dec 26

2024 Disability Poverty in Canada Report Card www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/milestone...
Disability Poverty Report Card 2024: Canada earns an “F” on addressing disability poverty
2024-12-20 www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca/en/special-a...
#disability #disabilitystudies

2024 Disability Poverty in Canada Report Card | Disability Without Poverty

www.disabilitywithoutpoverty.ca

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Dec 26

Citizen incubator model
www.publiclife.org.uk/.../the-citi....
www.publiclife.org.uk

www.publiclife.org.uk

Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Dec 26

Von Raul Krauthausen, Germany. Du hast eine wichtige Message zu Inklusion oder Barrierefreiheit?
Erreiche 30.000 Abonnent*innen in meinem Newsletter! kostenlos – Einsendeschluss: 15.01. Bewirb raul.de/kontakt /sende Nachricht. original #disability #Behinderung www.linkedin.com/posts/raulkr...

Raul Krauthausen on LinkedIn: Du hast eine wichtige Message zu Inklusion oder Barrierefreiheit? ✨ Nutze…

Du hast eine wichtige Message zu Inklusion oder Barrierefreiheit? ✨ Nutze die Chance und erreiche knapp 30.000 Abonnent*innen in meinem Newsletter! 🚀 Der…

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Gregor Wolbring @wolbring.bsky.social · Dec 20

www.commonwealthfund.org/publications...

The State of Health Insurance Coverage in the U.S.

This brief presents findings from the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey to describe the state of Americans’ health insurance coverage in 2024.

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