Ashleigh Lodge
@ashleighlodge.ca
Accessibility advocate and speaker, developer, leader. Watches way too much nerdy media. Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom running at all times. AuDHD fibromite and servant of Ratchet, cat of the house. Views are her own.
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Well, we’re not backing down
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Well, we’re not backing down
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
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You’ve seen what’s happening in the USA
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You’ve seen what’s happening in the USA
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
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2/2 If we want an accessible city, emerging power centres have to be accessible via public transit. If there’s no public transit service, there’s a big swath of talent (potential employees with developmental disabilities, most of whom would be commuting via public transit) on the outside looking in.
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
2/2 If we want an accessible city, emerging power centres have to be accessible via public transit. If there’s no public transit service, there’s a big swath of talent (potential employees with developmental disabilities, most of whom would be commuting via public transit) on the outside looking in.
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People went around for yrs screaming as if someone losing TV show or film was tantamount to murder. Really tired of this dynamic: You try to just POINT OUT ongoing bad behavior of a male public figure = you’re the worst monster in history & you just KILLED that guy by having standards. Sorry, my bad
October 22, 2025 at 6:03 PM
People went around for yrs screaming as if someone losing TV show or film was tantamount to murder. Really tired of this dynamic: You try to just POINT OUT ongoing bad behavior of a male public figure = you’re the worst monster in history & you just KILLED that guy by having standards. Sorry, my bad
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Facial expressions common to all humans! 🙃
October 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Facial expressions common to all humans! 🙃
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And, again, maybe the immediate answer here isn't "train on more disabled users' faces!" but rather perhaps stopping and thinking "hey maybe a sociotechnical paradigm that is literally predicated on and made of unending surveillance and a demand for certain 'right kinds' of bodies is bad actually 🤔"
The increasing proliferation of facial recognition systems which often fail to properly capture and categorize disabled users with facial differences As Faces At All is leading to mischategorization, inaccessible systems, personal tech lockout, & other harms, & like… Yeah, dawg: we told you it would
When Face Recognition Doesn’t Know Your Face Is a Face
An estimated 100 million people live with facial differences. As face recognition tech becomes widespread, some say they’re getting blocked from accessing essential systems and services.
www.wired.com
October 15, 2025 at 3:19 PM
And, again, maybe the immediate answer here isn't "train on more disabled users' faces!" but rather perhaps stopping and thinking "hey maybe a sociotechnical paradigm that is literally predicated on and made of unending surveillance and a demand for certain 'right kinds' of bodies is bad actually 🤔"
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Them: need help doing things?
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
October 14, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Them: need help doing things?
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
Me: yes
Them: we have a doing things medication
Me: ooh
Them: hahahahaha guess what you have to do to get it?
Me: oh no
Them: things.
I have made note of that suggestion from you in the past! Not sure how successful it will be in a Canadian context, but I’m keeping it in mind. Thank you!
October 11, 2025 at 6:32 PM
I have made note of that suggestion from you in the past! Not sure how successful it will be in a Canadian context, but I’m keeping it in mind. Thank you!