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When Helen Keller honored Thomas J. WatsonHelen Keller is one of the most esteemed disability advoca

When Helen Keller honored Thomas J. Watson

Helen Keller is one of the most esteemed disability advocates in all of history. So it was an especially powerful moment when, on this day in 1952, Keller herself awarded IBM head Thomas J. Watson the Migel Medal, an award honoring IBM’s inclusion and diversity standards hiring people with disabilities, including those who are blind. It was a history-making start to a workplace culture of valuing diversity and inclusion—a culture that still thrives today.

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By Shardell Joseph 

An associate professor at MIT University, USA, has written a new book named Design Justice examining the way in which technology can be functional for more people within the society. The new book focuses on the correlation between technology, design, and social justice.

In the book, Design Justice: Community Led Practices to Build the Worlds We Need, Sasha Constanza-Chock shared their experience as a transgender and nonbinary person, and explained how technology could help improve the experiences of others that belong to minority groups.

Highlighting the biases built into everyday objects, including software interfaces, medical devices, social media, and the built environment, Constanza-Chock examined how these biases reflect existing power structures in society. published by the MIT Press, the book offers a framework for fixing the shortcomings of technology in society, while suggesting methods of technology design that can be used to help build a more inclusive future.

‘Design justice is both a community of practice, and a framework for analysis,’ said Costanza-Chock, who is the Mitsui Career Development Associate Professor in MIT’s Comparative Media Studies/Writing program. ‘In the book I’m trying to both narrate the emergence of this community, based on my own participation in it, and rethink some of the core concepts from design theory through this lens.’

In one particular example, Constanza-Chock talked about how something as simple as going through airport security can become an unusually uncomfortable process. Airport’s tend to be set up with security millimetre wave scanners which are set up with binary, male or female configurations. To operate the machine, agents press a button based on their assumptions about the person entering the scanner – blue for ‘boy,’ or pink for ‘girl’. As a non-binary person, Constanza-Chock would always be flagged by the machine when travelling, prompted for a hands-on check by security officials.

‘I know I’m almost certainly about to experience an embarrassing, uncomfortable, and perhaps humiliating search… after my body is flagged as anomalous by the millimetre wave scanner,’ Constanza-Chock wrote in the book.

This is an experience familiar to many who fall outside the system’s norms, Costanza-Chock explains – trans and gender nonconforming people’s bodies, black women’s hair, head wraps, and assistive devices are regularly flagged as ‘risky’.

The book also looks at the issue of who designs technology, a subject Costanza-Chock has examined extensively — for instance in the 2018 report ‘#MoreThanCode,’ which pointed out the need for more systematic inclusion and equity efforts in the emerging field of public interest technology.

Costanza-Chock, hopes the book will interest people not only for the criticism it offers, but as a way of moving forward and deploying better practices.

‘My book is not primarily or only critique,’ Costanza-Chock said. ‘One of the things about the Design Justice Network is that we try to spend more time building than tearing down. I think design justice is about articulating a critique, while constantly trying to point toward ways of doing things better.’

Are you an outdoor enthusiast that wants to expand their knowledge and support the outdoor community

Are you an outdoor enthusiast that wants to expand their knowledge and support the outdoor community on issues such as; sustainability, inclusivity, safety, support, education, equity, feminism, intersectional environmentalism, and equality?

Check out these groups…
@outdooradvocacy
@bigskyyouthempowerment
@outdoorafro
@sierraclub
@outdoors_empowered_network
@latinooutdoors
@melaninbasecamp
@lgbtqoutdoorsummit
@soultrakoutdoors
@indigenouswomenhike
@bayareawildernesstraining
@outdooroutreach
@nativewomenswilderness
@getout.stayout

And there are so many more great organizations. Have one you wanna share?

#inclusivity #diversity #inclusion #inclusionmatters #lgbtq #representationmatters #pride #fashion #inclusive #queer #celebratingdiversity #love #issue #equality #community #disability #nonbinary #genderneutral #blacklivesmatter #loveislove #inclusivesports #inclusivesport

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One of my favorite commissioned projects I got to work on this year. HP asked me to create coloring pages that centered around diversity and inclusion. They gave me 100% creative freedom to do what I wanted and paid me well to do it. Download the free pages here.

It is so important to see color because every color has power and meaning. From a young age we assign certain behavior to particular colors without realizing that it is harmful and something we must unlearn. For this reason, I will always put black women and girls at the center of my work. I understand that dark skin is far too often devalued, misrepresented, and overlooked.

Shout out to black women and men, Indigenous, Latinos, Lgbtq community and other minority groups who basically saved this country from itself with this election. Also, can some of you guys move here to Ohio…I promise Columbus is a decent place, we need to turn Ohio blue .

Ending discrimination against gender and sexual minorities requires major social transformation. Ins

Ending discrimination against gender and sexual minorities requires major social transformation. Institutional change is paramount. As you keep fighting to make your organisation accountable, here are three small but impactful things you can do at your workplace to end this form of discrimination.

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[Image: paste up of a woman that reads “diversity is hope”]


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I finally got some new bees made up, and what better time to share them than Pride Month! I’ve

I finally got some new bees made up, and what better time to share them than Pride Month! I’ve rounded out the Ace Umbrella and now have Demisexual and Greysexual buttons and patches available in my shop! To all the aces in my life and everywhere: I see you, and you belong here. 
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#queer #queerart #asexual #AcePride #pride #pridemonth #Pride2019 #aromantic #demisexual #greysexual #greysexual #greyace #bees #beeart #beequeer #inclusion #acceptance #etsy #etsyCanada #etsywaterlooregion
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Thuglit, White dudes and Hella Gay Crime Fiction

Today is brought to you by the homie Todd Robinson on a podcast. Listen to that here.

So Todd was the editor of Thuglit. I read it a lot. I linked to the issue I was in cause I am V. Proud of that story. But I don’t want to talk craft right now.

Instead I want to talk about being welcomed with big open arms into a genre where, I did not see my ideas reflected and decided to actually dive in.…

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When I found out one of the new OC curlers was #Norwegian I knew the fancy pantalones had to come ou

When I found out one of the new OC curlers was #Norwegian I knew the fancy pantalones had to come out for just a little bit, but I learned my lesson from the Germany pants on Saturday league so I only put on the pants afterwards lol. Rich is married to Gina - one of the Asian women skips during the first week. I hope Gina skips more games. I’m all about #diversity #inclusion #representation & getting more Asian women to embrace skipping.
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What Josh Sutor referred to after Saturday’s game as “German luck” struck again. My superstitious side would say maybe I need a different Germany jacket and we need to keep playing yellow stones; Andrew, my Oskar, thinks it’s all about NOT having hammer & rushing the other team He even bled today & the ritualistic sacrifice didn’t work Hopefully bringing in a ringer sub (Clyde) for the 6/2 game will bring on the W. As much as I want him to sweep all my stones, maybe he should call line& Andrew can sweep - he’s used to it lol.
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Bill, who taught the skips clinic before league, was totally shocked I was wearing a combo of Norway & Germany tonight. He was already like “WHOA WHAT’S GOING ON HERE?!?” when he saw me w/ GERMANY on my chest, I unzipped my jacket to reveal the Norway jersey underneath. He’s used to seeing me all decked out in blue & yellow. I still had the bracelets & earrings, but I’ve been cheering on Germany at World Juniors so gotta represent - Ate loves her Adings & totally believe they can win it all.
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#PinayCurler #FilipinoCurler #curlingfangirl #fangirlcurling #ilovecurling #CurlingPilipinas #letsmakegranitefly #curling #sports #wintersports #growththegame #growthesport #sweep #occurling #curlingrocks #hurryhard #definitelynotswedish #HardlineNation #itsalotharderthanitlooks #isweptwithyourwife #skipscansweep #fireballers #irvine #broomstacking #ChangeTheFaceOfCurling


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‘Inclusion’ in the classroom involves all students’ needs, however diverse, being understood and met‘Inclusion’ in the classroom involves all students’ needs, however diverse, being understood and met

Inclusion’ in the classroom involves all students’ needs, however diverse, being understood and met. These diverse needs should be addressed and responded to through increasing participation in learning, cultures and communities, and reducing exclusion within and from education. In English Language Teaching there has been a focus on the importance of promoting differentiation within educational policies and school organizational structures. However, in the classroom, although teachers may already be trying to fulfill all student needs, they still face challenges in being able to achieve this entirely. 

The article ‘Inclusion’ by Sandra Stadler-Heer is free to read online.


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We’ve shared these wonderful inclusive designs by Soft Biology before, but today is an excellent dayWe’ve shared these wonderful inclusive designs by Soft Biology before, but today is an excellent day

We’ve shared these wonderful inclusive designs by Soft Biology before, but today is an excellent day to highlight them again - specifically the “Space Trans” one for International Transgender Day of Visibility.  The design is available via Redbubble on all types of products from tees to notebooks to mugs to stickers. A portion of the proceeds go towards providing binders for trans youth

To our trans colleagues, readers, and fellow passengers on Spaceship Earth, we see you and we support you. 

- Summer & Emily


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Geovana Luiza is a stunning 21 year old model, blogger and vlogger from Brasilia, the capital of Brazil.

Geovana was born with spina bifida myelomeningocele. This is a congenital condition in which there grows a malformation in the spine during pregnancy causing damage to the spinal cord. In Geovana’s case, her spinal cord was completely severed and she was diagnosed with a complete spinal cord injury. Because of this, she has been paralysed from her waist down for all her life and never had any feeling in her lower limbs. She also has a serious degree of both scoliosis and kyphosis(an unnatural sideways and front-to-back curvature of the spine).

Besides this, she also has a condition called hydrocephalus, meaning that there was an abnormal buildup of fluid in her brain. This could luckily be solved by the placing of a tube that drains the excess amount of liquid(also known as a shunt).

Because of the excellent treatment she received in the hospital, Geovana grew up in perfect health. Nonetheless, she often noticed she was looked at in a different way because of her wheelchair. For example, people often think she needs help with practically anything and there have even been cases where she was approached as if she was mentally disabled because of her wheelchair!

These prejudices couldn’t be further from the truth though. Of course, changing a lightbulb would be very difficult for her, but outside these kind of things, she lives completely independent from others and does everything by herself.

To get rid of these kinds of prejudices and to educate people about the life of people with disabilities, Geovana started a YouTube channel where she talks about her life as a wheelchair user. If you’re interested, just check out the link down here ⬇️

Also, feel free to follow Geovana on Instagram or to visit her Facebook page by clicking the link down below ⬇️

 Rare millefiori Bracelet, Circa 1st century AD, In the 1st century AD, when glass production and tr

Rare millefiori Bracelet, Circa 1st century AD, 

In the 1st century AD, when glass production and trade had spread around the Mediterranean, Augustus, the first Roman Emperor, brought skilled glassworker slaves from Judaea, Syria, and Egypt to the Empire.

These master craftsmen not only carved gem-like glass cameos and created Hellenistic-style pieces through traditional techniques like core-and-rod, slumping, and casting. 

They also introduced the revolutionary art of free-blowing glass. Inflating gobs of molten glass with blowpipes, then working them while controlling their temperatures, produced smooth, thin-walled, bubble-like creations. This dynamic, minute-to-minute method inspired a variety of innovative shapes and styles.

Romans appreciated glass not only for its practicality, but also for its beauty. Vases, for instance, might be marbled, swirled or, through the addition of mineral additives, replicate semi-precious stones. 

Bottles and pitchers might be smooth, textured, lathe-cut, or ornamented with delicate frilled glass trailings. Bowls might be ribbed, rimmed, molded, or fashioned from “millefiori” (thousand flowers) discs.

These mosaic-like pieces, created by patterning glass threads in hollow glass rods, then stretching, slicing, and fusing them together, also enhance plaques, rings, beads, bracelets, and brooches. These ancient pieces were so attractive, in fact, that master glassmakers in Murano, Italy, have recently revived the complex technique.

Mainly cerulean blue, with red, navy blue, and yellow inclusions, 

3″ W x ¾” H,

Image courtesy Artemis Gallery and LiveAuctioneers


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ICYMI: SVA Has a New Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Dr. Jarvis Watson

ICYMI: SVA Has a New Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Dr. Jarvis Watson


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Don’t know someone IRL to ask to join in? Hear from Jamie Lee Curtis why virtual inclusion can be powerful too. #MonthOfAction http://bit.ly/-MonthOfAction-21

Today, we’re teaming up with our partners at PACER in honor of #UnityDay2015! We challenge you to as

Today, we’re teaming up with our partners at PACER in honor of #UnityDay2015! We challenge you to ask someone who you think gets left out to join in on an activity. Then share our graphic and tag a friend to include someone new in #MonthOfAction! It only takes one invitation to make a person feel welcomed! http://bit.ly/MonthOfAction_21


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wise-woman-healing:

Community needs to be inclusive. All children need a family, not only those who have a biological family. The differently-abled can always contribute, and deserve group support. Single adults deserve to be included, not just when they are partnered. Atypical sexuality is just part of human variation, no need to ghettoize it. Planting gardens, painting old houses, holding a community feed are activities where everyone is needed, and everyone can contribute. When we see the full range of our human variety we know ourselves better, and can love ourselves, and each other, more.  #rowegreentree

First hijab wearing policewoman in the United States! read her story now on  hijabican!First hijab wearing policewoman in the United States! read her story now on  hijabican!

First hijab wearing policewoman in the United States! read her story now on  hijabican!


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I was struggling to get into anthologies most of this year but I can’t stop reading this one. I’m re

I was struggling to get into anthologies most of this year but I can’t stop reading this one. I’m reading the essays in order of appearance and am feeling so inspired by the women in here. There are many books I read as an adult and wished I had found them when I was a teenager. I would forgo them all if I could have just this book to read, when I was 17.

It’s so powerful. I think what works for this collection is the length of each piece (short + to the point) and the sheer diversity of contributors. The book is divided into four sections:

LEARNINGS
RELATIONSHIPS
WORKS OF FICTION
NEW GROUND & BIG IDEAS

I’m starting Words of Fiction shortly and will edit this post if I have more thoughts.

The book is published by @insidejigsaw and edited by @sonderandtell. If you buy it from Jigsaw, the full £9.99 goes towards @womenforwomenuk charity. What a worthy cause, and what a beautiful collection.

#fiction #nonfiction #comfortzones #newbook #anthology #bookstagram #booksofig #beauty #feminism #empowering #inspiringwomen #sundayvibes #sundayreading #inclusion #advice #bestoftheday #photography #oursharedshelf #ourshelvesareourselves #goodmorning #weekendvibes #weekend #sunday
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pure-theseries:

We check in with our core team members to answer some questions about their relationship with PURE. 

In this video, we ask Julia Morizawa: Why is PURE important to you?

Follow/support/share at www.journeytotheannex.com.

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