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She's looked at life from b♂th sides n♀w
I've lived as a man and a woman - here's what I've learned
Paula Stone Williams | TEDxMileHigh
(YouTube 15:24)
I found this not only interesting and sometimes funny, but valuable to know. I hope you do too.
(YouTube no longer lets you download embed code, or I'd've used it here.)
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Is deafness deafinitely a problem?
“Disability simply means ‘Don’t diss my ability’.”
Tara Hayes, “Is deafness deafinitely a problem?”
Posted on January 6, 2018 on The Limping Chicken (“The world's most popular deaf blog! Lays eggs every weekday”)
The Limping Chicken is a Deaf* blog from the UK, which I just found today. How it got its name.
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how norms emerge (at least, one way)
Penn Professor Shows How ‘Spontaneous’ Social Norms Emerge
Fifteen years ago, the name “Aiden” was hardly on the radar of Americans with new babies. It ranked a lowly 324th on the Social Security Administration’s list of popular baby names. But less than a decade later, the name became a favorite, soaring into the top 20 for five years and counting.
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Disability Etiquette
A friend forwarded this to me, with the advice
There is a group of people that you encounter every day, and, just like [FRIEND'S WIFE], you need to know how to deal with them. Please read this ASAP, and share it with others who could benefit from this knowledge.
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Readercon and stray dogs (signal boost)
catsittingstill has written an excellent comment on the Readercon flap and what lies behind it. And just in case you don't think it's worth bothering to go there and read it even though you care about the Readercon incident (assuming you do), I've pasted Cat's summary & punchline just below the link.
Readercon and stray dogs
So, let's review. Respecting a dog so ( Read more... ) -
Christian privilege
[signal-boosted from ( Read more... )
