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Thea Kurdi 🍁
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TEDx, Keynote, Built Environment Accessible Design Critic | Speaker, Author, Princess Leia was my princess | Made in Canada
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Are you attending the 2025 Disability Inclusive Pathways Conference July 15 and 16?
I've been invited to be 1 of the panelists for the
‘Making our environments work for kaimahi and customers alike’ session.
Learn more and register at www.dipc.nz

#Accessibility #conference #Disability #business
Poster promoting my involvement with the 2025 Disability Inclusive Pathways Conference, 15-16 July, Auckland, New Zealand. A round portrait photo of Thea sits on the left of text that reads: Thea Kurdi, Founder – The Accessibility Edge. Accessibility Critic, Universal Design educator and policy specialist. Environments panel – ‘Making our environments work for kaimahi and customers alike’. Proudly hosted by the New Zealand Disability Employers’ Network. Register at www.dipc.nz
June 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Have you seen the Getting to Work: Accessible Employment in Canada Report from the Chief #Accessibility Officer, 2024?
Get your copy or read it online at:
www.canada.ca/en/employmen...

That's me at the top of page 7.
Important recommendations (see page 50 of the report) @mark-carney.bsky.social
Cover of the Getting to Work: Accessible Employment in Canada Report from the Chief Accessibility Officer, 2024. Cover includes a blind brown man dressed in stylish closes, using a cane as he crosses a street at an intersection with cars waiting behind him and other people on the sidewalk. Photo at the top of page 7 of Thea Kurdi looking contemplatively off to the right with her arms crossed while leaning against a wall in the materials sample room used by Architectural Technology and Interior Design students at Sheridan College's Square One campus.
June 19, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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#TeachableMoment
Historic old town in Spain offers solution to overcome the old step up from the street outside problem with a gentle slope ramp inside the entry door. Such an elegant solution.
It can be done! ¡Olé!

#AccessibleCanada #ADA #DDR #EAA #CRPD #disability #accessibility #BillionStrong
Restaurant in historic old town in Spain offers solution to overcome the old step up from the street outside problem with a gentle slope ramp inside the entry door.
June 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Quote from John Pavlovitz posted on social media, "Saying your anti-woke is a whole lot quicker than saying you're a selfish and fearful human being who is terrified of diversity, hostile to progress, and wants no one else to have the rights, representation, love or opportunity you have.

#woke #DEI
May 25, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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By not appointing a Minister for Disabled Persons you are proving the late Hon. David Onley's point at how systemic ableism is in government.
We need a Minister to sheppard the #AccessibleCanada Act which is 5 years old and still mostly languishing. Be the PM for all Canadians including us disabled
Old tweet from the late Hon. David Onley, former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, "Ableism permeates our governimg structures so deeply, is so embedded into all processes that the ableds within are utterly oblivious. PWDs are afterthoughts but only when thr ableds are reminded and at that, only when they get around to it.
May 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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May 7, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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May 5th is Red Dress Day in Canada
This day is for "honoring and raising awareness for missing and murdered Indigenous women, girls, and Two-Spirit people.
It began with the REDress Project, created by Métis artist Jaime Black in 2010."
#mmiw #mmiwg2s
"No more stolen sisters" Drawing of a young indigenous women with long blag hair and a red hand print across her mouth
May 5, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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This image was trending across Canada the day after the election capturing how the majority of Canadians feel about what Trump’s doing to the USA, the rediculous tarrifs, and threatening to invade Canada.
#Never51 #ElbowsUp #StopTheCoup
Fake Time Magazine cover with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney giving the finger whike wearing a Canadian flag ring on his middle finger with the words, "Hey, Donald" beliw
May 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Thanks to Trump Canada united enough during this election to keep Carney the Prime Minister effectively making this true
Fake Times magazine cover of Carney wearing a Canada flag on his middle finger, giving the finger. Text below the picture says, "Hey, Donald."
April 30, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Canadian salute found on social media today
April 30, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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The Canadian election yesterday putting the Liberal Party with the most seats today making Mark Carney again out Prime Minister was only made sweeter finding this on social media today
Fake Times magazine cover of Carney wearing a Canada flag on his middle finger, giving the finger. Text below the picture says, "Hey, Donald."
April 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
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It's a great day in Canada, mad greater because I found this floating around on social media
Fake Times magazine cover of Carney wearing a Canada flag on his middle finger, giving the finger. Text below the picture says, "Hey, Donald."
April 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Fake Times magazine cover of Carney wearing a Canada flag on his middle finger, giving the finger. Text below the picture says, "Hey, Donald."
April 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
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@profgalloway.com found this online making it's rounds today
Fake Times magazine cover of Carney wearing a Canada flag on his middle finger, giving the finger. Text below the picture says, "Hey, Donald."
April 30, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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Even at early returns CBC projects we will have Liberal government but too early to tell if it will be a majority.
NDP votes collapsed.
April 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
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My next speaking engagement will be at the 2025 Disability Inclusive Pathways Conference July 15th and 16th in Auckland, New Zealand.
Early bird tickets still available until April 30th.
Hosted by the NZDEN
Learn more at: www.dipc.nz

#Accessibility #Conference #disability #business #inclusion
Poster for the New Zealand Disability Employers' Network for the 2025 Disability Inclusive Pathways Conference on July 15-16 plus the Disability in the Public Service working session in July 17th at the Pullman Hotel in Auckland, New Zealand. Website: www.dipc.nz 2025 Disability Inclusive Pathways Conference event poster with a photo of Thea listed as an international panelist and Accessibility Consultant and Advisor - Universal Design and Built Environments
April 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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The Project 2025 plan says martial law is coming. Let's hope it's not but where's the resistance plan if it is? What happens if the IEEPA is used?
Post by Melanie D'arrgio, which says by invoking a national economic emergency under IEEPA Trump can, one deploy the military domestically, two suspend labor laws. Three freeze finances, four expand warrantless searches. And 5 control domestic radio, social media and broadcast networks. Pay attention. it's not just about tariffs"
April 8, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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What's your story?

"Tell your story, even if no one believes you because someone else with the same story needs to know they're not alone. To hear the story of one another is to walk each other home."
"Tell your story, even if no one believes you because someone else with the same story needs to know they're not alone. To hear the story of one another is to walk each other home."
April 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
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Double facepalm that he's saying it and their cult of followers believes it.
Start Trek Next Generation double facepam picture of Picard and Riker
April 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Seen at the Toronto Canada #HandsOff march
Down with the Turd Reich sign
April 6, 2025 at 4:54 AM
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Here are pictures I've found so far posted by others from the event today.
#HandsUp #Toronto #GoodTrouble #ElbowsUp #Democracy
Croud gathering in the rain across the street from the US consulate before the Hands Off protest march Croud with signs gathered in the rain across the street from the US consulate before the Hands Off march Two of the signs from the protest march in Toronto April 5, 2025. Sign on the left, "Down with the turd reich". Sign on the right, "Keep your tiny hands off Canada! (and Greenland)
April 5, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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On my way to #HandsOff protest in Toronto, Ontario, Canada wearing my #ElbowsUp tshirt.
In solidarity with my American family and friends.
Thea wearing her Elbows Up tshirt with a red maple leaf
April 5, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King

#MLK #SpeakUp
Quote: "Our lives begin to end the day.We become silent about things that matter." - Martin Luther King
April 4, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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And yet in the same month
2 quotes from Elon Musk both in March 2025. 1st quote, "The fundamental weakness of Western civilization is empathy". 2nd quote, "Whaaa! Why are people laughing about my company failing It's so mean!"
March 30, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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March 27, 2025 at 2:29 PM