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The Opening Arguments Poscast #1141 - Are Republican AGs really trying to have some of the most important federal protections for disability rights declared unconstitutional? Attorney Jenessa Seymour joins to explain the history and purpose of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the pending challenge to a Biden-era regulatory update intended to protect trans health care rights.
@b4ux1t3 #Crystal is not very popular, but worth a shot. Some people could point at #Nim as well. There was a time #Kotlin could be natively statically compiled, but I don't think JetBrains maintains this.
From the museum you could try #Ada or #Fortran - modern one is supposedly very nice language (I haven't tried).
A Texas lawsuit including 17 red States is attempting to remove Section 504, a critical disability protection
“It prohibits discrimination based on disability in programs & activities that receive federal funding”
If successful this will be a major blow to disabled rights, accessibility & autonomy
The lawsuit appears to be rooted in transphobia as well, using it as a way to target trans AND disabled people at the same time.
https://lionsandperiwinkles.substack.com/p/do-you-have-a-disability-youre-probably
#disabilityright #uspoli #disability #ableism #eugenics #transrights #lgbtq #ada
Especially if you live in Texas, Alaska, Alabama, Arkansas,…
The Ariel Series"DoJ Waives #ADA Regs 'To Help With Cost Of Living'.'
The DoJ
removed 11 guidelines for US businesses on compliance with the ADA, incl. some that deal with Covid & masking & accessibility. Bc fuck those disabled ppl, amirite?"
-R Saddler
Updates have already been made to the ADA.gov website to reflect the removal of the guidances. Multiple pages were REMOVED from: ADA’s archive website, incl: how retail bus' are required to have accessible features...
#Eugenics #USPol https://crooksandliars.com/2025/03/doj-waives-ada-regulations-help-cost
Nothing they do is ever for the reason they say it…
Crooks and LiarsShould you use OpenAI (or other closed-source) embeddings?
1. Try the lightest embedding model first
2. If it doesn’t work, try a beefier model and do a blind comparison
3. If you are already using a relatively large model, only then try some blind test against a proprietary model. If you really find it that the closed-source model is better for your application, then go for it.
Paraphrased from https://iamnotarobot.substack.com/p/should-you-use-openais-embeddings
More on #Trump's changes to #Ada, #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct
#Project2025
"DOJ streamlines ADA compliance for businesses"
The six other pieces (changed) related to accessible features in retail establishments and lodging facilities, customer service protocols at hotels, input from customers with disabilities, reaching out to customers with disabilities and assistance at self-service gas stations.
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5205795-justice-department-ada-guidance/
Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order
#Disability #ADA #AmericansWithDisabilitiesAct
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/justice-department-disability-business-guidelines
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities…
The Guardian#TheGremlinZoo #USPol #DOJ #ADA
From The Guardian: Justice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/justice-department-disability-business-guidelines
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities…
The GuardianGuidelines about accommodating people with disabilities are being scrubbed from the Justice departments website in an effort to … reduce the cost of groceries.
Once again disabled people are targeted because the government assumes no one will speak up for us.
Speak up. We need you.
Spoiler alert… this will not actually lower the cost of groceries. It will lower the quality of life for people like me though!
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/justice-department-disability-business-guidelines
#uspoli #ada #disability #chronicillness #ableism #eugenics #fascism #disabilityrights
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities…
The Guardian
@paul@oldfriends.liveJustice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses
The Department of Justice removed 11 guidelines for US businesses on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), including some that deal with Covid-19 and masking and accessibility. #USPol #ADA #Disability
They are:
Maintaining Accessible Features in Retail Establishments (2009)
Gathering Input from Customers with Disabilities (2007)
Accessible Customer Service Practices for Hotel and Lodging Guests with Disabilities (2006)
Reaching out to Customers with Disabilities (2005)
Americans with Disabilities Act: Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations (1999)
Five Steps to Make New Lodging Facilities Comply with the ADA (1999)
Can a business stop me from bringing in my service animal because of the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021)
Does the Department of Justice issue exemptions from mask requirements? (2021)
Are there resources available that help explain my rights as an employee with a disability during the COVID-19 pandemic? (2021)
Can a hospital or medical facility exclude all “visitors” even where, due to a patient’s disability, the patient needs help from a family member, companion, or aide in order to equally access care? (2021)
Does the ADA apply to outdoor restaurants (sometimes called “streateries”) or other outdoor retail spaces that have popped up since COVID-19? (2021)
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/justice-department-disability-business-guidelines
White House archive memo: https://archive.ph/PdzMB
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities…
The GuardianAnd then the cane for the #disabled #ADA #Trump #DEI
The Guardian US: #Justicedepartment removes #disability guidelines for #US businesses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/justice-department-disability-business-guidelines
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities…
The GuardianJustice department removes disability guidelines for US businesses;
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) website due to a Trump order
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/19/justice-department-disability-business-guidelines
#a11y #politics #UnitedStates #ADA #news #accessibility
Multiple pages scrubbed from the Americans with Disabilities…
The GuardianAdaBots: teach Ada programming to children in a minecraft style world.
At last someone has articulated my thoughts about C memory safety. The solution exists and is very robust: ADA.
If only I could convince management to use that instead of C/C++. Instead they're more likely to find Rust the more attractive option 
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/trapc-a-c-extension-for-the-memory-safety-boogeyman/
@skoombidoombis@masto.aiToday I saw a woman and her adult daughter with disabilities get out of an older Tesla, from the plate about 2016/7. And I couldn’t help but think that this woman is saving a couple hundred on fuel costs per month that she probably is putting away for her daughter’s care…then how that young woman may end up on the streets or in a horrific care center if #SocialSecurity and #ada are dismantled…
Source: Center for American Progress
From the article: "Essentially, all employees and job seekers, a total of approximately 153 million Americans, benefit from the protections the EEOC provides. The Equal Pay Act—a law requiring equal pay for equal work that the EEOC enforces—covers virtually all employers, while other laws enforced by the EEOC apply to all but the smallest employers. Whether they work in the private sector or for the government, practically all employees and those applying for jobs are protected by the EEOC against illegal employer actions" (Annotations removed for clarity)
#EEOC #EqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission #AcceptanceMatters
#Discrimination #Disabled #Ableism #ADA #Elderly #Ageism #Minorities #PeopleOfColor #Racism #Gender #Sexism #Pregnancy
#SexualOrientation #LGBT #LGBTQ #LGBTQDiscrimination #LGBTQIAPlus #Lesbian #Gay #Bisexual #Transgender #TransgenderDiscrimination #Queer #Intersex #Asexual #NonBinary
#HumanResources #Recruiters #TalentAcquisition
Donald Trump announced the names of five digital assets he expects to include in a new U.S. #crypto #strategic #reserve on Sunday, spiking the market value of each.
Trump said on social media that his January executive order on digital assets would create a stockpile of currencies including
#bitcoin , #ether , #XRP , #SOL and #ADA .
The names had not previously been announced.
The assets rose 8% to 62% in trading on Sunday.
Mind blowing! Somehow I thought that all #government offices had been updated to comply with #ADA...
Of course all forward progress will stop, perhaps be reversed, under the #Trump administration.
Locally, that would not be the case. However, there is long walk through the tunnel system between the jury plaza and the various court buildings. No stairs, though.
The jury plaza is newish. It was built after the #ADA.
Still boosting because our tunnel system cannot be used by white cane travelers without a sighted guide.