NatalyaD
NatalyaD@disabled.social
<p>I am a deaf and disabled cis bi woman living in the UK. I am interested in disability rights practice and law, assistive technology, cats (always cats) and I am fuelled by lots of tea.</p><p>My profile picture is a red lizard for no reason other than I like it.</p>
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Post #2547800
I have seen a few posts recently where volunteers as part of services that offer blind people &quot;sighted assistance&quot; are recording the calls without consent or the blind person&#39;s knowledge and sharing them online. The organisations offering the service don&#39;t seem inclined to deal with these massive privacy breaches. They must be traceable if someone cared. Blind people may be told &quot;that&#39;s the price of free support&quot; but that is not OK....
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Post #1826152
Ugh, just seen an article about Tony Blair&#39;s thinktank (lobbying group) pushing for certain conditions (anxiety, depression, ADHD) to be blanket excluded from Personal Independence Payment (PIP) a not-employment-linked disability benefit to cover extra costs of living while disabled. It&#39;s all promoting this idea PIP is easy to get, doesn&#39;t require evidence and is based on condition not specific criteria of &quot;having difficulty with things&quot;. I&#39;m...
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Post #1480094
RE: https://caneandable.social/@WeirdWriter/116420375715257419 I really enjoyed this article about blind audio producers, the very real barriers they face and what success looks like (and how tenuous that is). The blind networking, blind people supporting other blind people (hopefully sometimes even getting paid for that deep expertise), the affordability or not of some solutions and suboptimal least-worst solutions used sometimes. Where sighted people have been flexible and worked to help (or...
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Post #1389570
RE: https://mas.to/@kityates/116424277653313917 Reducing hospitalisations for babies with RSV by 80% due to a maternal vaccination during pregnancy is amazing. I hope more vaccine trust building can up the rate of vaccination and reduce suffering for babies and their families as well as reducing demand on the NHS.
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Post #1296125
RE: https://mastodon.me.uk/@slowe/116289390757597782 I don&#39;t think UKGov should be allowed to require commercial software for the submission of data and information to government. They should be required to use open standards and allow open source tools. Or provide one.
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Post #873567
RE: https://social.v.st/@quixoticgeek/116318158240045573 Thread discussing how benches are essential inclusive architecture. Many people can drive, cycle or walk but can&#39;t stand for longer periods. It takes a lot more leg strength and complex muscle working arrangements to stand than to walk. I have limited walking AND standing stamina. My nearest shops are in my max good-day walking distance but no benches mean I can&#39;t rest part or half way so it&#39;s a painful trip whe...