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Disability Media Network A New Streaming Source For Authentic Disability Content
Representation in the media is powerful for minority groups. Seeing stories on screen that reflect your experience can offer comfort, validation and hope to a person struggling. However, when compared to other minority groups, authentic disability stories can be something that is hard to find. A new streaming service, Disability Media Network (DiMe for short),…
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Judy Heumann, ‘mother of the disability rights movement,’ dead at 75
I just read an article from the CBC News about the passing of Judy Heumann yesterday at the age of 75. She was said to be the “mother of the disability rights movement”. Judy was born December 18, 1947, and at the age of 18 months contracted Polio. It was from this point that she…
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WordPress 6.2 Openverse Integration Updated to Upload Inserted Images
WordPress 6.2’s Openverse integration is getting some last minute changes after some contributors expressed concerns about it hotlinking images by default. The new feature, which allows users to quickly insert free, openly-licensed media into their content, and also allows users to upload external images through a button in the block toolbar, but the problem with this…