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The NCCSD Clearinghouse offers information & resources for disabled students going to college https://nccsd.ici.umn.edu/ #highered
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American Foundation for the Blind wants to hear from everyone, disabled or not, about your use of, or experiences with AI.

Please visit their survey at www.afb.org/AISurvey

Thank you!
Exploring Artificial Intelligence Use by People With and Without Disabilities
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July 2, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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#ProudBlue #ResistanceUnited #Pinks #BlueEarth
As we approach July 4th, please remember all the harm that can be caused by fireworks.
June 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
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Attending the AHEAD2025 Conference? Come hear about our study Session 7.17 Exploring Evidence-Based Strategies to Enhance Social Outcomes of College Students with Disabilities. Thurs July 17 4:30. See details at tinyurl.com/4dtvd9xe
June 12, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Intersectionality in Disability: A Panel of Diverse Voices

Join DREAM for an engaging, interactive panel featuring disabled students from diverse backgrounds.

Date: Friday, April 18
Time: 11:00 AM EST (1 hour)
Register: www.tinyurl.com/DreamIntersectionalityPanel

Panel Bios: tinyurl.com/5dve3m55
Poster for intersectionality panel showing headshots of presenters. Marie Blackburn, Shariese Katrell and Chloe Marbell Davidson Friday, April 18th 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. PST. Register at: www.tinyurl.com/DreamIntersectionalityPanel For questions and requesting ASL interpreters or other access needs email nccsd at ahead.org
April 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Join DREAM for a special screening of The Ride Ahead on April 4th at 4 PM EST, followed by a discussion with directors Samuel and Dan Habib!
Register: www.tinyurl.com/TRAatDREAM
Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate disability culture, advocacy, and storytelling! #disabilities
DREAM: Disability Rights, Education, Activism, and Mentoring’s film screening and discussion with the directors Samuel and Dan Habib of The Ride Ahead. The main image shows a Samuel Habib sitting in a power wheelchair outdoors on a sunny day, laughing while wearing a gray t-shirt and baseball cap. April 4th, 2025, 4 PM EST. Register: www.tinyurl.com/TRAatDREAM
March 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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No matter what changes in Washington, Section 504 and the Americans with Disabilities Act still protect students with disabilities in K-12 and college from discrimination. Find legal resources at nccsd.ici.umn.edu/clearinghous...
Legal Resources Beyond Campus
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March 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Students with #disabilities now make up 1/5 of the population on many campuses.
Data from nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/di...
March 17, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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It has been shown again and again that vaccines do not cause autism. The CDC's proposed study is a waste of time and resources that could be spent on research that would actually help autistic people.
Exclusive: U.S. CDC plans study into vaccines and autism, sources say
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is planning a large study into potential connections between vaccines and autism, two sources familiar with the matter told Reuters, despite extensive scientific research that has disproven or failed to find evidence of such links.
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March 10, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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As you share Oscars images, memes, screen shots, and more on social media, don't forget alt text. Adding alt text helps everyone using a screen reader, whether they are blind, have low-vision, have a cognitive disability, etc.

#Oscars #Oscar #Oscars2025
March 3, 2025 at 1:57 AM
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Capitalization affects how people read hashtags or how people hear them on screen readers. Use #camelCase or #PascalCase in hashtags instead of lowercase. You could have #DoctorWhoRewatch ("Doctor Who Rewatch") or #doctorwhorewatch ("doctor whore watch.")
January 21, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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The Federal Evidence Agenda on #Disability just published from the Disability Data Interagency Working Group of the National Science and Technology Council from the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy!

Please share widely!!!

www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
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January 15, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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(1/2) ca.gov has posted up essential information for those who are affected by the wildfires. Under the ADA Title 2, essential information has to be available to ensure that people with disabilities have access to these critical services and resources.
California State Portal | CA.gov
CA.gov is the official website for the State of California. You can find and access California services, resources, and more.
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January 15, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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(2/2) Disaster Recovery Centers (DRCs) will open to assist survivors and accommodations are also available, as well, from assistant listening devices, ASL interpreting, mobility aids, etc.

More information here: ca.gov/LAfires/

#DisasterRecoveryAssistance
2025 Los Angeles Fires | CA.gov
Resources for Californians Impacted by 2025 Early January Los Angeles County Fires.
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January 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Do you love National Parks? Are you passionate about accessibility? This temporary job opportunity is perfect for you!

2025 Call for Accessibility Project Coordinator: rmconservancy.org/wp-content/u...

#Hiring #RockyMountainNationalPark
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January 14, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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From www.dreamcollegedisability.org/emergency-in...
Slide from slideshow at https://www.dreamcollegedisability.org/emergency-information-for-people-with-disabilities.html All text available on that page. Disabled and Affected by the Wildfires? Resources brought to you by the California Association of Postsecondary Education and Disability.
January 10, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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For people with #disabilities needing assistance in the #SoCalFires and severe weather
disasterstrat.bsky.social The Partnership for Inclusive Disaster Strategies @disasterstrat.bsky.social · Jan 8
🚨 SoCal Fires 🔥
1000s evacuated in Pacific Palisades due to wildfires fueled by strong winds.
Stay safe:
Follow all evacuation orders, check in Genasys Protect app
Prep go bags
Check on Disabled & older neighbors

Need help? Try 211 or call/text Disaster Hotline at 800-626-4959
Graphic in English and Spanish versions. (Spanish text after english/Texto en español después del inglés) The background shows a wildfire in progress with visible flames and trees. English text: Disabled, impacted by wildfires, and need help? Call/text our Disability & Disaster Hotline at 800.626.4959 or email at hotline@disasterstrategies.org. Gráfico en versiones inglesa y española. El fondo muestra un incendio forestal en curso con llamas y árboles visibles. Texto en español: Llame o texteé la Línea Directa de Discapacidad y Desastres al 800.626.4959 o envíe un correo electrónico a hotline@disasterstrategies.org. #DisabLedResponse
January 9, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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For SoCal friends,

Here is a list of resources for shelter, animal boarding, free items, and distribution hubs. These places can also use donations (e.g., food, water, masks, and blankets). Please consider donating if you can.

For more info, visit Instagram: mutualaidla
January 9, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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Pasadena Humane (remember their cute Rose Parade float last week?) urgently needs donations to care for abandoned and injured animals. They are right on the front lines of the Eaton fire. If you're watching the news and feeling helpless, here's a way to help! give.pasadenahumane.org/give/264243/...
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January 9, 2025 at 1:59 AM
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As someone on SSDI I can't tell you how it hurts to listen to people speak about Social Security and Medicare but fail to mention the populations who subsist on these programs:

Seniors: 77.8%
Survivors: 11.2%
People w/Disabilities: 11%

It's very crucial in our messaging to ensure EVERYONE is seen.
December 15, 2024 at 2:49 PM
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Since it’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, one way to ensure your allyship is to include alt text for all of your images!!
December 3, 2024 at 6:01 PM
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Oh my god. I had no idea:

Medicaid: 73 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making

SNAP: 42 million low-income people are exposed to AI-related decision-making

Social Security disability benefits: About 13.8 million people are exposed to AI-related decision-making
abeba.bsky.social Dr Abeba Birhane @abeba.bsky.social · Nov 23
"92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI"

www.techtonicjustice.org/reports/ines...

this is a damning report
reads: The Ways AI Decides How Low-Income People Work, Live, Learn, and Survive The use of artificial intelligence, or AI, by governments, landlords, employers, and other powerful private interests restricts the opportunities of low-income people in every basic aspect of life: at home, at work, in school, at government offices, and within families. AI technologies derive from a lineage of automation and algorithms that have been in use for decades with established patterns of harm to low-income communities. As such, now is a critical moment to take stock and correct course before AI of any level of technical sophistication becomes entrenched as a legitimate way to make key decisions about the people society marginalizes. Employing a broad definition of AI, this report represents the first known effort to comprehensively explain and quantify the reach of AI-based decision-making among low-income people in the United States. It establishes that essentially all 92 million low-income people in the U.S. states—everyone whose income is less than 200 percent of the federal poverty line—have some basic aspect of their lives decided by AI.
November 23, 2024 at 6:42 PM