#Accessibility Consultant

[aeldata-usa]

#AODA Compliance #Compliance Website #Web accessibility #Accessibility Audit #WCAG #Section 508 #Screen Readers #Disabilities #Color Contrast #Boosts SEO #Audio Descriptions #Alt Text Image #Designing Accessible #Accessibility Consultant #Documenting Compliance #Monitoring Accessibility #Content Accessible #Web Content #AODA Requirements #AODA Accessibility

[jackredfieldwasmyjacob]

i love spanish conferences. for the london one the fee is £90 (£45 if you're a student) and i have no idea if as a speaker i also have to pay the fee or not. in this one in spain i'm planning to speak at attendance is free and if you want to be a speaker you have to pay a total of 10€ as fee.

#once again. southern europe supremacy #this is what we are talking about when we demand making academia and culture accessible #anyways i have no idea if i'll attend #because if they pick me. it's on may 3rd #i'm still in trento technically by then but. if i have that. idk what i'll do i'll have to consult my parents #cause i was planning on staying until may 8th cause there's a seminar on that day #but i could just leave earlier #the contract is for two months #beyond april i can stay until i want #moreover. the conference is in salamanca #so that's another problem. getting there #i say problem i'm sure there's a train i can hop onto #but it's one more variable to look into #whatever. i'll just apply and worry later #cause the conference is very cool. it's organized by a phd student organization and it is made to present your phd proposals to the public #mostly other professors #to get feedback and stuff #so that's cool i think

[thiefnessman]

happy birthday to me! pain time

#tooth pain so fucking bad right now but my dad won’t help me schedule a consult #and i do not have access to my medical information

[pepprs]

hi update as of an hour ago i have a THERAPIST!!! an actual licensed therapist!!!! we have our first session on monday 😭💗

#purrs #she’s super nice and like.. Grounded in a way i wasn’t expecting from the website lol but i rly can’t wait for our first session 🥹💕 im a #little nervous bc i was trying to shop around for therapists and do consultation calls w a bunch of them and she’s the first one i reached #out to bc i just liked her vibe a lot (and her practice’s name is super cute omg.. hint -> 🍇) but the other counselors i reached out to #turned me down bc of my schedule not being during regular work hours and meanwhile she was like yeah my hours are flexible specifically to a #accommodate ppl in ur situation! which was so good to hear 😭 and she kinda automatically assumed we’re working together from the call but im #not mad abt it at all and i went with it. im rly hopeful abt it and kinda nervous but she said my issues are like a perfect fit for her #and that just in hearing me talk she can tell how thoughtful / introspective / whatever i am abt it and that her approach is to balance the #introspection and the emotion.. and SHE interpreted (CORRECTLY! and i forgot to even name it!) that constantly hoppping between clinical #interns waa probably very disruptive and plays into all my stress abt transitions and i was like YES thank you 😭 and she said she’s #committed to like long stable rs with clients so they can rly heal and get all the benefits out of it. and she also gave this whole big #speech abt how she doesn’t want $ to be a barrier to access for healthcare and i was like patrick voice i love you. lolllll 🥹 im excitedddd #i want her to send the intake forms RIGHT now i can’t wait to fill them out! hehe :’~D

[grgie]

i love working at a law firm but never actually speaking to clients because some of the stories i hear from the lawyers are WILD

"daddy, if you died does that mean we'll have to sell the house on the isle of wight? oh i dont want to do that, how would i move all my stuff out? couldnt we sell the house in chisick instead?" - 15 yr old daughter of a client who owns approx four houses each worth £1 million

#dont ask me what they were doing at our pokey little firm i dont wanna know either #also its a solicitors not a law firm but i gott make this accessible to non uk people #helena talks to the void #also mans was writing SO MANY PEOPLE out of his eill #including but not limited to the child of his second wife WHO WAS AT THE CONSULTATION BTW #“yeah i dont want ur kid to get a penny sorry. also im still not gonna commit and marry you even though i said id marry you 10 years AGO” #rich people man #workposting

[gallus-rising]

hnngngnggn i need to work on accessibility stuff for my site so i've been reading up and testing things and all that and the good news is it looks like i've mostly got easy stuff to fix! (color contrast and a few image descriptions) the bad news tho is i think working on proper screen reader compatibility is going to be a nightmare bc i'm fuckin stupid orz

#*furious pecking* #also most of what i've read on the topic so far assumes you're working w a team #if not a full on hired consultant #when it's time for testing #and i only have y fool self orz #also also i have no idea how to properly explain it #but i feel kinda idk #presumptuous?? full of myself??? #like i'm assuming that many ppl are ever even going to be aware of my site in the first place #like #ohohoh Actual artists and writers and ppl good at coding /i'm/ trying to make my ugly lil shit site no one looks at is ~accessible~ #and /you/ aren't 😏 #idk

[aroacewxs]

terrible terrible part of not growing up with a very very big piece of media is that once you get into it older, there is just So Much. and you're like well shit how long will this take

#im the kind of person who HATES missing details about a show or a game or anything #like i have to know everything #which is. close to impossible #but i have to feel like i have a very large and accessible library of Source Material that i can consult at all times #because i am also terrified of having a surface level interpretation of a character like man just take me away to the guillotine atp/j #let me atone for my sin #it's a fun process though.. Learning Shit #it just takes so long. and i want to know everything NOW NOW NOW #but alas i am a human being with basic needs and responsibilities and not as much time as they'd like to have #whatever!!!!!!!! #yeah this is about dr who #making my way through modern who first #then ill find a way to watch classic who as well #i know there are audio dramas and also books but i have no idea where to start with those #if anyone actually knows I'd appreciate your Friendly And Wise Guidance Thank You

[crengarrion]

i am formally asking resistance and demonstrative organisations to stop using zoom for meetings regarding direct action

#[ whispers ] #more like BEGGING. the campus gmail and outlook email addresses kill me. using google forms for registration. #pleaaaase start using protonmail and networking via signal. please do not use discord or skype. #fuck it we connect on chatango #AND IF YOU USE SIGNAL. get a burner phone and/or use services to conceal your actual number and use a dupe. #do not use microsoft or google products for your activism. if you preserve your anonymity AT protests you must also do so online including #on zoom calls. you must conceal your identity face location and environment. #use vpns and public hot spots for any attempt at concealment. do not allow yourself to be captured on any camera including your own. #use a device you do not perform your daily life tasks on (re: burner) #but ultimately STOP USING ZOOM. spike's/gotomeeting/jitsi should still work fine. #fuck teams fuck facebook messenger/whatsapp/instagram. fuck google meet. #please hire me for disability access consulting. you will receive bonus entry-level cyber security advice.

[usadvlottery]

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[reginrokkr]

◜I do not believe people can be completely impartial. What is true to one person may not be so to another. My words, for example, contain numerous subjective opinions which may sound like nothing more than tall tale to others. If Charlotte were willing to interview me I'm curious to see how she would deal with my "subjectivity"... Heh. I'm only joking. My story would bring her nothing but trouble... What she doesn't know can't harm her.◞

Not me eyeing at the quote marks on subjectivity done purposefully by HYV, even though I don't doubt that part of what Dain says is also mixed with his own opinions (and it's pretty clear when he does). The story talk bringing someone like Charlotte trouble if she were to know does rise a few questions to me, like whether there is someone pursuing him actively (considering how petty the Abyss Order is and that none of them can 1v1 him, it wouldn't be surprising). On a brighter note— it's endearing to me the few times he either chuckles or says he's joking because he does that so rarely. I can't help but wonder if he has a bit of a humorous streak that I wager was more present back in days that used to be easier and less tragic to him.

#◟༺✦༻◞ what lays behind the mantle of faux stars ┊ooc.┊ #I'm not a fan of her appearances #but her miscellany was juicy #in drawing some new things about Dain #I wonder if the reason why H.YV quoted “subjectivity” #is another tease that he has access to Irminsul's information #things to consult with the pillow #as it's time to go to sneep #hope you peeps have a good night ♥︎

[justalittlebluetiefling]

I keep joking with my partner and telling him that my back is sore because I’m carrying my entire department, but really, my back is sore because they’re all stressing me out so much that I’m working in a weird hunched position that I hate.

#not to brag but i AM carrying my entire department and i don't even have systems access #i don't usually go on about how 'oh they should hire me' because i really like just being a consultant #but like... seriously #personal

[pollenallergie]

:/

#tw disordered eating #personal #i have a consultation appt coming up soon with a bariatric weight loss program and i’m v nervy #i’ve always been fat and fairly unhealthy bc i didn’t have access to good food growing up (bc poor) #but i also struggle with self-control/impulse control because… obviously #so i binge a lot and then feel really bad afterwards (physically and mentally) but i struggle to tell myself no #so i go through periods where like one day i’ll eat absolutely nothing at all to punish myself & the next i’ll binge until i’m sick #but no psychiatrist has ever wanted to diagnose me with an eating disorder because… well… the psychiatrists in my area aren’t great… #and i’m fat…. so i don’t fit their idea of what someone with an eating disorder should look like #so i’ve never been able to get treatment for my disordered eating #so i’m excited about my consultation… #but i’m also nervous that i won’t be able to actually lose the weight #because most of my family has the same type of disordered eating #and they grew up poor so they don’t have the best idea of nutrition nor do they currently have the means to afford good food (still poor) #so regardless of what information i’m given #my family is likely going to continue to buy the same tempting unhealthy foods #and i just don’t trust myself :/ #also i’m not sure if my insurance will cover my appointment if the clinic chooses to take me on as a patient #so i could literally just be told that yeah i’m overweight and i clearly need help but i can’t get help because insurance #which wouldn’t do anything for me except for make me feel 1000x worse about my current situation #but also i’m so tired of feeling/being this way #not necessarily being fat but being unhealthy and feeling like i don’t have control over my own impulses and actions… #like i don’t have the power to stop myself from binging #it’s just very frustrating and really taking a toll on me #sorry for the rant #but life is a lot for me right now #and i can’t talk to anyone in my family about this because they’ll think i’m a danger to myself #(aka going to off myself) & they’ll take me to the hospital & then i’ll have to go in inpatient again (i haven’t been inpatient since 14/15) #& i really just don’t want to deal with that because like… that’s not what’s happening here #tw mental instability

[thesquidkid]

Who says science isn't exciting?

Disclaimer, I am not a virologist. I just like spending my free time researching subjects that are very far from my major.

Episode 4x06 Kiss from a Rose

I skipped episode 4x05 since the only science there was Liz separating Cam's cells from Tezca's. I talked about this in the 4x04 science meta, so I won't repeat myself again.

Michael is sick and his powers are gone. The first theory that Liz emits is:

"The regenerative protein that keeps you from getting sick is the same place where you derive your powers."

Meaning that when Bonnie kissed Michael, she would have "deactivated" that protein, both inhibiting his powers, and rendering his immune system useless. Hence, he would then be affected by every bacteria surrounding him.

Then, at Shivani's lab, Liz finds out that in fact, Michael seems to have an alien virus. Shivani is the one to point it out, that the virus has a triple helix. This then means that Bonnie would have taken Michael's powers away by giving him some sort of alien virus which would then enter the regenerative protein that gives aliens their powers.

(Later we discover that Clyde reverse-engineered a way to steal the powers that Bonnie has ever taken. I do not want to even think about that, but I will. When the time comes. For now, our local scientists don't know that, so neither do I. I'm simply delaying the inevitable)

The next science scene is once again between Liz and Shivani. (I have strong feelings about her, but right now I am tired of figuring out the vagueness of what she's saying). Shivani and Liz reach the following conclusion about Michael's illness:

"This virus was clearly built to replicate inside of a host, but it's not replicating in this sample." "Which means your friend can't spread it."

I personally find it quite worrying that up until that point, they didn't know if Michael could spread the virus, and still didn't take any protection. It is a know fact that a virus can mutate, and attack people who don't even seem at risk (just look at the covid, it's a perfect example). You'd think that everyone would take precautions not to spread whatever Michael has, while still making sure he is not alone.

On a second note, the part of "this virus was built to replicate inside a host but it's not in this sample" is very interesting to me. (I will get back to it when I talk about Clyde stealing powers more in details. This will either be in the science meta dedicated to that episode, or in the alien powers meta for that season; I haven't decided yet).

Liz basically says here that the virus lives inside of Bonnie; that it replicates regularly, and by extension (I think) it is safe to say that it then produced by the protein that regulates alien powers. It is then a personal ability; the virus is only replicating in Bonnie, in someone else it will only attack the host, but not try to expand into other people (unlike covid and most of other viruses).

There are viruses that we know do not spread easily, but there is still always a risk of contagion. Which circles back to my earlier point about Michael not being a some sort of quarantine.

When Michael confronts Bonnie at the police station, she says

"You're sick? That's never happened before."

That is a very interesting sentence. Because we know that Bonnie has infected other people, taken away their powers (her mother has she later tells us). But the fact that Michael is the first to get sick is due to the fact that they are on Earth and not on Oasis. (This is not confirmed but I really don't see any other option.)

We can then conclude, or at least hypothesise, that Oasis is not an environment in which bacteria and viruses would survive easily (if at all). Because if this was only due to the alien DNA, it would follow that the people whose powers Bonnie took would fall sick too. Which doesn't seem to be the case.

The fact that there are less viruses on Oasis could be either a technological, a biological, or an environmental improvement. We know that alien tech and alien biology have close similarities, so it is not that far a stretch that the environment on Oasis would be somewhat similar.

(Side note but Bonnie saying "I can't use the powers I take" and then cut to Clyde using said powers is my villain origin story)

We then see Liz stab (is that the correct verb?) Tezca with the machete,

"Which is why I tipped that machete in Bonnie's virus. Then I added a chemical accelerant to speed things up a little bit."

We aren't given a lot, but I will assume that Liz used the samples she had from Michael to separate the virus from his cells. Which is possible, but the different techniques depend on whether the virus has a single-stranded or double-stranded RNA. Here we have a triple helix virus, which we do not have (yet) in our world. (I am not a biologist, even less a virologist, so I won't even try to understand the science behind this. I just know it's a thing)

Then, another Shivani science scene. She hands a woman a vial and says,

"The regenerative protein we've been looking for. It's damaged, but it's a start."

I am guessing she got that protein from Liz, who took it from Michael. (For the sake of my sanity, I will ignore all the ethical problems in this episode -- in this entire show even)

I do not know whether it is possible to repair proteins from a sample that have been damaged by a virus. I have found a few articles on the regeneration of proteins after a virus in the human body (most articles were written post covid so I had to use my uni details to read them, it felt weird 😂), but as for outside of a body, i.e. in an artificial, lab-like environment, I haven't found much that I could actually understand.

For the sake of the show, I will say that Shivani has hired a ground-breaking scientist who does in fact know how to repair proteins artificially.

And this is the end of the science in this episode! I have never in my life thought I would read so many articles on viruses, but here we are! As always, if you have any question, if there's anything that I got wrong, or if you simply wanna talk about science, feel free to reach out!

#why are you a maths major looking up articles on viruses and targeted transmission of viruses? #i knew watching this ep that the meta was going to be the death of me #and it was actually worse than anticipated #i did not think id have to get my uni card out for this one lmao #i really hope they don't have access to a history of the articles i've consulted #would be mad funny tho #anyway this was fun #roswell new mexico #rnm #rnm meta #rnm 4x06 #thesquidkid does meta

[chouhatsumimi]

tattoo sleeve idea: all the Jōyō kanji

#I mean sure it might be cheating on tests #but you could just consult your arms instead of a dictionary when you need to handwrite something #humor #brought to you by writing kanji on my arm to study while I don’t have access to my phone

[800-dick-pics]

I eventually will have like (paid) herbal consultations where id give ppl their own custom herbal formulations, but i think i will test the waters by offering like "mock" herbal consults with an interview portion and offer them out free/pay what u can tip based

the reason im waiting to start helping more ppl with herbs is bc Im specializing in disability and personally id like to get more hands on experience b4 i start calling myself a disability herbal specialist.

I think ill do maybe 4 ppl a month for 3 months just to see, what issues are ppl needing help with, what information i need to have right at hand, and like what i personally feel comfortable working with as i am not a master herbalist YET!

Im going to be prioritizing black n indigenous disabled ppl for this, but i have spot for non black, non indigenous poc!

feel free to dm me if youre really interested, but i will probably be making a more offical post later this week.

#me #personal #vent #when i have a paid service white ppl maybe can get a consult but my goal is to help marginalized peoples #also bc white herbalist are not culturally aware which sucks bc we dont all have access to the same herbs #anyway if youre interested give me a dm or reply to this post #I might ask a few of my friends/mutuals just bc some of the questions are very personal or medical in nature

[mr-saavik]

Needing to make doctors appointments vs phone calls being my worsties

#ranting and raving #need to go to the eye doctor & i want to get a top surgery consultation & i want to get accessed for heds. urgh