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Part of the importance of co-design as a practice of inclusive design is that all humans are biased.

Every single human has bias.

Co-design helps us reduce harm caused by bias in our designs.

The act of inclusion in design is critical to human centered outcomes.
October 25, 2024 at 2:00 PM
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Also, please, please, please turn on alt text as a default in accessibility settings to demonstrate inclusive posting. We have had a terrible time getting people to make their images accessible to low visibility and disabled users.
November 11, 2024 at 11:24 PM
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Those of us who write newsletters about chronic illness, disability and covid have been getting a number of unsubscribes for being “political”

Healthcare IS political. Disability IS political.

Our survival depends on access to safe healthcare, policies that determine cost of meds /1
November 11, 2024 at 10:06 PM
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Was reminded today that people's ideas of disability are very much culturally determined. Made the mistake of describing glasses as a disability aid in my PGCHE class I am taking ... it did not go down well.
November 13, 2024 at 5:23 PM
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It’s incomprehensible UK News Shows continue to discuss economic growth & trade without pointing out to ministers & viewers the OBR report the government is relying on says Brexit is on course to cut UK trade by a staggering 15%

youtu.be/0Wn4gusyHvk?...
Ed Davey questions Keir Starmer on impact of Brexit on UK trade at #PMQs - hold onto your seats
YouTube video by Peter Stefanovic
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November 11, 2024 at 6:40 PM
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UK photographer Shirley Baker, Hulme, Manchester, 1965 #WomensArt
November 11, 2024 at 6:29 PM
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It’s been over a year and tens of thousands dead. I think the U.N. has answered the question 😢

End of empathy: Did the #Gaza genocide render the #UN irrelevant?

www.middleeastmonitor.com/20241113-end...
End of empathy: Did the Gaza genocide render the UN irrelevant?
Francesca Albanese did not mince her words. In a strongly worded speech at the United Nations General Assembly Third Committee on 29 October, the UN Special Rapporteur deviated from the...
www.middleeastmonitor.com
November 13, 2024 at 10:05 PM
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Booing and jeering should be banned in the House of Commons to create a more "respectful" environment, a new report has suggested

news.sky.com/story/ban-je...
Ban jeering in parliament to end 'old boy's club' culture, report suggests
The report, which calls for an overhaul of the standards in Westminster, also urges consideration of job shares for MPs to encourage more women into politics.
news.sky.com
November 12, 2024 at 8:59 AM
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November 1, 2023 at 12:09 AM
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