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David Lindenberg
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Instructional designer. I help people learn stuff. Accessibility and inclusion for all. Midwest expat. I like nature, music, dogs, and kind people.
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What’s going on with SNAP? The shutdown is over, but some groups — like refugees and immigrants — are still cut off. Swipe through to learn why these groups might need #SNAP benefits to fill a critical gap and learn more at https://bit.ly/49cCMRJ
November 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
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60+ national, state, and local organizations, led by USCRI, have come together to urge the U.S. government to maintain a strong refugee program. Refugees contribute to our communities, economy, and culture. We are ready to welcome them.

Read more at https://bit.ly/3MbJ7mC

#RefugeesWelcome
November 20, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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I am interested in starting to hear from care workers on SNAP about your concerns. I'm @motherjones.com's disability reporter. Please be in touch. My email is jmetraux@motherjones.com and my Signal is juliametraux.49. Reposts are appreciated.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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The government shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Travis Peters, an urban farmer in Detroit, is giving out free produce tomorrow

'If it's getting tight, my food is free. Don’t even sweat that'
As SNAP benefits come under threat, a Detroit farmer is stepping up to help fill the void
The federal shutdown has put SNAP benefits at risk for millions of Americans. Urban farmers like Travis Peters are stepping up to ensure their communities can eat.
www.whatimreading.net
October 27, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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the Muppets have been real quiet since the Louvre heist
October 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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HIV stigma creates barriers to HIV testing, treatment and support.
Tackling HIV stigma is central to ending the epidemic.
#EACS2025
October 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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“Let us develop respect for all living things. Let us try to replace violence and intolerance with understanding and compassion. And love. “
~Jane Goodall
April 3, 1934-October 1, 2025

Thank you Jane for your compassion and love.
October 2, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Today is the birthday of The Queen Of The Blues, Koko Taylor. She thrilled blues fans all over the world, delivering real deal blues for over fifty years. She said, “If I make even one person in the audience feel better with my music, then I’ve done my job.” She sure did her job!
September 28, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Just 5 spaces left on my small museums for mental health w'shop this Sat,on how collecting & arranging small objects improves mental health.
Incl BRILLIANT research showing that playing TETRIS makes us more resilient to stress
👇Earlybird price expires tmrw👇
workshops.emmamitchell.uk/courses/smal...
September 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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I know I've asked this a few times recently but I've been very unwell for much of this year & am trying to get back on my feet again financially by teaching my workshops again alongside running my Etsy shop.
Please could you give my posts above/below about my workshop a RT if you have a moment?...🌿
September 29, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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So thrilled to be back in Durham to help strategize and build people power, so that our wealthiest local institutions truly lean into community responsibility beyond symbolic gestures...let's go ✊🏿!!!
September 22, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Looking for a digital accessibility job? Or looking to hire someone for an accessibility role? A11yjobs is a digital accessibility job board.

www.a11yjobs.com
Find Digital Accessibility Jobs on A11yjobs.com
Discover top jobs in digital accessibility, including web accessibility, ARIA, WCAG, Section 508, ADA compliance, and more. Join the A11y community with roles on a11yjobs.com.
www.a11yjobs.com
September 3, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Mayor Brandon of Chicago responds to a question from a reporter if pushing back will make things harder?

“Can you imagine if my ancestors would have had the same rationale? Let’s not fight against the Confederacy. Let’s just try to get along, and maybe one day they’ll give us our freedom?”
August 28, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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#DurhamRising is calling on Duke to act responsibly toward Durham. I spoke with Facing South on how this fits into a national wave of community action. Proud my #SmartCitiesResearchLab can support. 👇🏿

www.facingsouth.org/2025/08/what...
What do universities owe communities? An interview with Davarian Baldwin
At a critical moment for higher education, a leading urban scholar argues universities need to be doing more — not less — to support and invest in the communities where they are based.
www.facingsouth.org
August 29, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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“My "why" evolved from fixing one thing (color contrast) to designing for all from the start. The more people I meet and stories I hear, the more perspective I gain. Accessibility isn't a checklist. It's compassion, care, and dignity.”

#accessibility #a11y

buttondown.com/ethicalmetho...
Why Accessibility?
About 18 years ago, I realized some folks in my organization could not access an elearning course I created. Since then, I've spent a lot of time thinking...
buttondown.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:21 PM
August 12, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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In technology and business, there's almost always tension between convenience, cost, and ethics. There's no perfect platform, but know what you're trading, and make your choice on purpose.

buttondown.com/ethicalmetho...
August 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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Motherfucking wind farms…
July 30, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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‘She worked on the Harrier, the Concorde. She had a love of speed and freedom. Sports cars. Like the one in which she fled. Flew. From marriage and family. From us.’

Stunning piece by @npitchford.bsky.social for the decade-long collective #BirdsOfFirle project…

selkiepress.com/2025/03/18/b...
Birds of Firle: She Was Always in Flight by Nicola Pitchford
Aerodynamics was her chosen field of engineering. She worked on the Harrier, the Concorde. She had a love of speed and freedom. Sports cars. Like the one in which eventually she fled. Flew. From ma…
selkiepress.com
March 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Today in Disability History

March 12, 1990 - The Capitol Crawl

Protesters marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol demanding that Congress pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. 60 of those protesters abandonded wheelchairs and other mobilit aids to crawl up the 83 Capitol steps.
The Iconic Civil Rights Protest You Don't Know | American Experience | PBS
Meet the protesters who crawled their way into history—and changed how all Americans live.
www.pbs.org
March 12, 2025 at 2:07 PM
I've seen this movie. It doesn't end well.> "So we need new tools and technologies so we can engineer life in a better way that's more adaptable to be co-existent with humans."
www.npr.org/sections/sho...
Hoping to revive mammoths, scientists create 'woolly mice'
Hoping to bring the giant, ancient animal back from extinction, scientists have created a far smaller woolly creature. Woolly mice have some of the key traits of mammoths, including their thick, hairy...
www.npr.org
March 5, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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🚶🏽‍♂️Default screen reader keys (coz i never remember):
JAWS Key = INSERT
NVDA Key = INSERT or CAPS-LOCK
Narrator Key = INSERT or CAPS-LOCK
VoiceOver (VO) Key = CONTROL + OPTION

#a11y
February 3, 2025 at 10:07 AM