Exclamation marks, but instead of a huge line of them, we do like Roman numerals of them.
You know. To save space.
Me doing 490 exclamation marks: XD
Exclamation marks, but instead of a huge line of them, we do like Roman numerals of them.
You know. To save space.
Me doing 490 exclamation marks: XD
I am begging nondisabled folks to understand that if you're trying to convince a disabled person why your business is accessible, this:
[ID: A standard ramp well-fitted next to a staircase that smoothly leads up to the porch.]
is 100% different than this:
[ID: A steep metal ramp that's fit over the stairs. This ramp would require someone else to pick it up and place it down. It is heavy, it is too narrow/steep for many wheelchairs, it is inconvenient.]
Additionally, these:
[Three standard elevators]
are 100% different than these:
[IDs: Two photos. One of a hydraulic lift, the kind where you squeeze a wheelchair in and hold down a button the entire time to get up to a platform. The other is of a stair lift, which also requires either you to hold a button the whole time or someone else to walk alongside you while they hold a button. Both are small, scary, and inconvenient.]
Well-built ramps and elevators allow disabled people to move independently / safely. Unfortunately, most places are retrofitted to be accessible, which means you get things like steep ramps over the stairs or terrifying lifts, both of which require workers to assist disabled people. If these retrofits are the best your business can offer, you need to clarify this on your websites or whenever a disabled person inquires. That will let the disabled person weigh their options. Don't just say, "Yeah, we have a way to get you upstairs." when your "way" to get upstairs is a terrifying, rickety, lift from the 1980s. It's always infuriating and terrifying when you're promised accessibility, only to show up and realize that the accessibility is a whole Thing. Be honest. Be thorough. Be better.
(All of these photos were grabbed from Google.)
description:
a tweet by @JUNlPER on twitter saying: ''the same person who leaked the no fly list published email communications of conservatives intentional efforts to ramp up their anti-LGBTQ hate. as was incredibly obvious, the moral panic is intentional and planned out''
followed by a screenshot of the hacker website, named maia with the text:
this file ("Deutsch emails") contains the complete source of email threads for the 2023-03-08 Mother Jones story “Inside the Secret Working Group That Helped Push Anti-Trans Laws Across the Country”. the emails are comprised of communications spanning 2019-2021 principally regarding an attempt to pass a trans youth transition treatment ban in south dakota in 2019, spearheaded by republican rep. fred deutsch and sen. lee schoenbeck.
there are extensive discussions between deutsch and notorious anti-gay and anti-trans “experts” associated with known hate groups targeting transgender healthcare in the united states, including dr. quentin l. van meter and dr. michelle cretella of the catholic medical association, dr. andre van mol of the christian medical & dental associations and american college of pediatricians, dr. michael k. laidlaw of the kelsey coalition, dr. william j. malone of the society for evidence-based gender medicine, dr. paul w. hruz of the national catholic bioethics center, laura haynes of narth, and deacon dr. patrick w. lappert of catholic reparative therapy group courage international. participants discuss crafting their language to avoid acknowledging that transgender people exist, constructing new ways to define doctors as criminals for providing gender-affirming care, and targeting a federal agency publication that correctly points out the dangers of anti-gay conversion therapy. their emails frequently digress into personal vendettas and ambitions of destroying established professional groups such as the endocrine society, and they typically celebrate their anti-trans legal and political achievements as a victory of the christian god.
the emails describe a wider national effort against transition treatment for minors, which included discussions with idaho rep. julianne young and sen. steve vick, georgia rep. ginny earhart, and florida rep. anthony sabatini. several anti-lgbt conservative legal groups are intimately involved in the discussion, including alliance defending freedom, adf-affiliated detransitioners hacsi horvath and walt heyer, eunie smith of eagle forum, adf-linked attorney vernadette r. broyles of the child & parental rights campaign, jane robbins of the american principles project, kara dansky and natasha chart of women’s liberation front, richard mast of liberty counsel, and emily zinos of minnesota family council and hands across the aisle. more recently, the transphobia-captured state of alabama harassed the endocrine society and wpath with subpoenas for their internal communications regarding hate groups and individuals participating in the deutsch emails, including segm, the american college of pediatricians, michael laidlaw, william malone, andre van mol, michelle cretella, and quentin van meter. the release of the deutsch emails is in the public interest and brings an equivalent level of transparency to the internal work of these major anti-trans advocacy and lobbying groups.
CLARIFICATION: i, maia, am not the source of this email leak, merely a publisher, since i feel that this should be more widely available than just to selected journalists''
and finally a link to maia website with the emails
Signal boost this one you guys. People need to see this
thanks @nyancrimew
It’s called the foot-in-the-door method. First, you propose something that is slightly outside of allowable norms: denying gay people wedding cakes on grounds of “religious freedom”. Then, you slowly ramp up how extreme your demands are, coercing the other side to giving a tiny bit of ground each time, until you’ve shifted the entire fucking playing field. Conservatives are also very fond of the door-to-face method, which is demanding something completely outlandish that you know will be refused, and then asking for something less ridiculous by way of compromise, again resulting in a gradual shift in norms until views that were once considered moderate or reasonable become unthinkably liberal by destroying people’s sense of standards. The combination of these methods is called the “foot-in-the-face” method, which sums up where this whole thing is headed quite nicely.
Hey remember how you guys kept saying “why not just go to another bakery”?
It’s called the foot-in-the-door method. First, you propose something that is slightly outside of allowable norms: denying gay people wedding cakes on grounds of “religious freedom”. Then, you slowly ramp up how extreme your demands are, coercing the other side to giving a tiny bit of ground each time, until you’ve shifted the entire fucking playing field. Conservatives are also very fond of the door-to-face method, which is demanding something completely outlandish that you know will be refused, and then asking for something less ridiculous by way of compromise, again resulting in a gradual shift in norms until views that were once considered moderate or reasonable become unthinkably liberal by destroying people’s sense of standards. The combination of these methods is called the “foot-in-the-face” method, which sums up where this whole thing is headed quite nicely.
Hey remember how you guys kept saying “why not just go to another bakery”?
The transition from innate human kindness wanting to pass something forward and monkey brain want make chaos is really sharp and sudden.
Also from "Oh I want those dice so bad, but...!" to "Oh that is too many dice." (After a more gradual ramp up from "Not enough dice to tempt me".)
For structures that have no entry steps, ConvertaStep also makes ramps of three sizes that come in a manual as well as automatic version.
(via ConvertaStep | Wheelchair Accessibility | Ramps | Convertastep - Freedom In Mobility)
This welcome mat converts into a fully accessible wheelchair ramp. Beautiful and functional design. I want it.
Some more info, for people who are interested.
First of all, I can’t believe this has almost 3,000 notes. I’m so glad that people are sharing this - both as a cool design, and also as an important accessibility feature.
Thanks to pseudosoph for linking to additional info (above) regarding weight limits, lift height, and product background – the creator is a wheelchair user himself! Very cool stuff. Keep sharing!
This isn’t a fail. Just wanted to share an accessibility win so people can get ideas for improving accessibility
Super Young </3
Time for another comic!! Oh man xD I really loved this! I had to make a comic. Thanks to @askvarian-alchemyisforstuds for let me draw this xD this is hilarious hahahaha do you got the reference? this fit him so great! Poor boy xD maybe you’ll have an oportunity when you grow up hahaha you’re still a kid xD I hope you like it <3
