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Has your content ever gone viral? Mine has not. Why would it? There is so much better content out there like the #BottleCapCallenge, a photo of a good looking guy working at Target, or a guy asking for $10 to make a potato salad (and receiving over $50,000). Have you ever been bullied? Who has not? […]
via NROP: Going viral – the double-edged sword of social media. — One day at a time…
on WriterMag: The internet may be a wealth of information for writers, but it can also be a heap of trouble. Your productive workday can easily derail thanks to a sneaky computer virus, a rogue link, or an infected ad. Today’s internet viruses are more aggressive than ever, commandeering your computer and charging cash ransoms […]
via A writer’s guide to internet safety – by Triona Guidry… — Chris The Story Reading Ape’s Blog
I’ve mentioned a number of times on how much I’ve changed as a person and the fact I do relate to the person I used to be to a certain extent but in other aspects, I definitely don’t see any resemblance at all. So I asked myself the same question but in terms of blogging. […]
My regular readers are aware that I have been on the receiving end of some pretty horrendous disability hate crime. Sadly, even in 2020 these kinds of discrimination are still rife and its only getting worse. Organisations like Stop Hate UK are a lifeline for those of us dealing with and recovering from such encounters […]
Our goal is to enrich the experience of those with a disability using online processes. We want to make heard the ‘voice’ of those with intellectual disabilities and create a safe & secure platform for those to extend their social circles of support. We want to assist people to maintain connections where they experience isolation. This takes many forms both technical and participatory, in enabling those who find themselves on the digital periphery. Come and join us in celebrating those we exist to serve by finding out how you can make a difference to people’s lives. https://www.parkviewprojectne.com/ We are a drop in centre operating between 12.00 noon to 6.30 pm Tuesday and Wednesday each week. This is a European wide event involving anyone involved in making online access to all.
I’m fortunate enough to have grown up in a time when cyber bullying was unheard of. When I was in school, “Street Bullying” or “Playground Bullying” was the type of bullying targets of my generation endured. “Street Bullying” happens face to face. It happens on the playground, in the hallways, the bathrooms and locker rooms […]
via Cyber-Bullying: Bullying of The Most Devastating Kind — Chateau Cherie
Literacy is central to success in life – academically, socially and financially, but like everything else in life it comes easy to some and much harder to others. Unfortunately, since it is literally the vehicle of education this becomes incredibly problematic if children struggle with literacy skills. We all desperately want a solution to support them in moving along with their classmates, but handing them a computer with assistive technology programming is not the solution we should be leaning towards – it should be intensive, evidence based instruction – both at home and school. For literacy intervention to be successful, there needs to be a “all hands on deck” approach.
By: Joanna Herat, senior programme specialist for health and education at UNESCO, with expertise in comprehensive sexuality education, HIV, and school-related gender-based violence. Joanna is leading the team organizing the Switched On Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey, 19-21 February 2020, around sexuality education in the digital space. Far too many young people grow up without quality […]
This blog was kindly contributed by Amy Low, Service Delivery Director at AbilityNet. AbilityNet is a technology and digital accessibility charity that supports disabled people to achieve their objectives at home, at work and in education. They provide a range of services for individuals and organisations including 1-1 support services, online resources, consultancy and training. […]
via Is this a ‘moment’ for addressing challenges faced by disabled students? — HEPI
Mutsvairo, B. & Ragnedda, M. (2019). Does Digital Exclusion Undermine Social Media’s Democratizing Capacity? New Global Studies, doi:10.1515/ngs-2019-0035 Claims have been made that the advent of social media and its assumed ability to fuel social strife and organize anti-government protests has empowered people around the world to successfully challenge repressive authorities. However, in an era […]
via Does Digital Exclusion Undermine Social Media’s Democratizing Capacity? — Massimo Ragnedda
Weevles Updates Disabled Bloggers Team 