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Jul 13

Disability Pride Survey — July 2023

It is Disability Pride Month!! Survey link: Disability Pride Survey — July 2023 Please respond by July 31, 2023 The colors on the Disability Pride flag symbolize various disability experiences. The black background mourns disabled people who have died due to negligence, suicide, rebellion, illness, and eugenics. The stripe’s color…

Disability Pride Month

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Disability Pride Survey — July 2023
Disability Pride Survey — July 2023
Disability Pride Month

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Jan 20

Ableism

When a disabled person requests an accommodation, this is not a convenience request from that person. This is about what the person needs to engage equally and equitably. So when this need cannot be met prior to the meeting, communicate that reality. It is simple: Just let that person know…

Disability Rights

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Ableism
Ableism
Disability Rights

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Jan 8

Santa Clara County Office of Disability Affairs Report

On Tuesday, January 10, 2023, the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors (BOS) will be receiving a report from the World Institute on Disability (WID) on the community feedback with the priorities of the community for the newly formed Office of Disability Affairs. The report can be found on the…

Santa Clara County

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Santa Clara County Office of Disability Affairs Report
Santa Clara County Office of Disability Affairs Report
Santa Clara County

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Nov 14, 2022

Accessibility Barrier at Polling Location: 2022 Election in Santa Clara County

Hello Registrar of Voters Staff: We met at the Women’s Leadership and Policy Summit in September. This email is to report an accessibility issue with the setup at a polling location (location removed as they are not responsible in this situation) in San Jose on voting day and to ask…

Voting Rights

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Accessibility Barrier at Polling Location: 2022 Election in Santa Clara County
Accessibility Barrier at Polling Location: 2022 Election in Santa Clara County
Voting Rights

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Oct 18, 2022

Urban Catalyst Icon/Echo

Letter to City of San Jose Planning Department on the Icon/Echo development that is going through review. I have been waiting since April for Urban Catalyst to reply to requested feedback that I provided. You can find the details I provided on my Medium blog: https://michelemashburn.medium.com/letter-to-urban-catalyst-san-jose-b37d902cecf7. …

San Jose

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San Jose

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Sep 11, 2022

2017 ADA Complaint Letter to the City of San Jose

I was going through old papers and found this letter that I wrote in November 2017 to complain about an art exhibit, the Sonic Runways, that imposed accessibility barriers. Sadly, this complaint went mostly unanswered and in 2022, the exhibit was reinstalled with some improvements but also still many problems…

Ada Complaint

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2017 ADA Complaint Letter to the City of San Jose
2017 ADA Complaint Letter to the City of San Jose
Ada Complaint

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Sep 5, 2022

Your Input is Needed — SCC Office on Disability Affairs

Santa Clara County is pleased to be planning the launch of its Office on Disability Affairs in Fall 2022. …

Santa Clara County

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Your Input is Needed — SCC Office on Disability Affairs
Your Input is Needed — SCC Office on Disability Affairs
Santa Clara County

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Aug 3, 2022

In Memory of Keith May (1978-2022)

I wrote this statement to be delivered to Keith May’s family at the San José Peace and Justice Center on August 3, 2022. For Keith’s obituary and information about his life, see the Spangler Mortuary website. I am not sure when I first met Keith at the San Jose Peace…

In Memorium

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In Memory of Keith May (1978-2022)
In Memory of Keith May (1978-2022)
In Memorium

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Jul 11, 2022

Harm…

Capitalism and its toxic structures harm EVERYONE! Division serves only the ownership class. Who do you serve when pointing at someone else’s mistakes and flaws? Please stop the division and agree to disagree on elements of strategy and seek discourse on elements of opinion. When we disagree with strategy and/or…

Transformative Justice

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Transformative Justice

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Jul 11, 2022

Listening Sessions for the Office of Disability Affairs — Rescheduled dates

These sessions were previously scheduled but due to the limited outreach period, it was decided to postpone the earlier dates. Now the sessions will be on August 2 (English), 3 (Spanish), and 4 (Vietnamese), 7–8 pm. See below for more details. Please join World Institute on Disability and Santa Clara…

Disability

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Listening Sessions for the Office of Disability Affairs — Rescheduled dates
Listening Sessions for the Office of Disability Affairs — Rescheduled dates
Disability

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