#Accommodations

So, restaurants have become a flashpoint for criticisms of the PPP fund. Many of these criticisms are absolutely legitimate. Big companies with lots of funding options should not have been
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An offshoot thread from today's @DisInHigherEd x @BioDiverseFest panel on Disability in Biology and STEM. Disability disclosure: Disclosing a disability is not only very personal, but it is an experience
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A note on the term “special education professional”99% of teachers trained in special education are trained in so called “high incidence disabilities” which really means disabilities that hide in general
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My hot take of the day: Windows 10 version 2004 is a better VMS than OpenVMS. The earlier versions were pretty good too, but since OpenVMS isn’t actually open-source (and
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At this point, what we need from Howard regarding housing, a thread: 1. A total re-selection of the housing process. After the changes detailed further on in this thread, everyone
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If you wear corrective lenses of any kind, you have a disability. And guess what: your disability has already been accommodated, which is part of why you might not see
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A thread on Uber’s new billboard & what it means alongside the March on Washington. Uber has always pushed a particular narrative about racial justice. It's tried to transform from
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How to be an ally to dyscalculics, the 2nd in a dyscalculia series1) Contact schools near you & ask them to educate their teachers on it2) Contact colleges & push
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Our letter to @10DowningStreet @BorisJohnson outlining our opposition to any move to rolling back trans rights in the UK and urging the govt to follow its own consultation results and
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MLK said “rioting is the language of the unheard.” But yet MLK, himself, was never involved with or encouraged rioting. He preached nonviolence. And with it he helped tear down
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The Toronto G20 Police Riot was 10 years ago so let me recall a few things for those too young to remember it well.1. Police removed their name/badge tags in
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“Bracing for grim” is all many people have been able to do for 6 months (& counting) as they live the devastation of these mitigation measures, including:* hunger* non-Covid disease
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WE Charity co-founders Marc and Craig Kielburger have just released a bunch of documents to the Finance Committee about the Canada Student Service Grant. Here is what we've learned so
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Good morning! Are you ready for the adventures of Kid Cardinal and His Merrye Band of Frands? Kid is flying around and singing a lot, looking for love. He’s a
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A short thread--if you've litigated/defended the First Amendment for any length of time, you know that there is always an issue ("emergency") of the day that puts creative minds to
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Made this thread out of frustration earlier but wanted to vent in a little more actionable way. I can only really speak for myself and my own needs, but here's
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