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Dr. Cornelia Schneider

@drconnys.bsky.social

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Disability, Children’s Rights, Inclusive Practices, Professor in the Faculty of Education at MSVU Halifax, MountAbility, Principal of German Heritage Language School, she/her, Kjipuktuk/Halifax

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · May 27

So my colleague Martha Walls and I did a thing... and it's just in time for Accessibility Awareness week!
@msvuhalifax.bsky.social #accessibility #canpoli #NovaScotia #Halifax #disabilityrights

The Conversation Canada @ca.theconversation.com · May 27

Uninformed comments on autism are resonant of dangerous ideas about eugenics

Part of a eugenic logic is the ongoing belief that erasing disability and people with disabilities is a desirable and commonsense objective.

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Nova Scotia Mass Choir @nsmasschoir.bsky.social · 10h

We are coming to Amherst next weekend! Join us for a free concert to celebrate the Cumberland African Nova Scotian Association!

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 12h

What an absolute treasure Diane Keaton was. Her wit never tired, nor did her style.

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 1d

Fire is firing... Happy Thanksgiving weekend, everyone!

Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 1d

Well deserved!

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to Maria Corina Machado, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize - her incredible optimism has already changed her country. I spoke to her, and wrote about her, at the beginning of this year:
www.theatlantic.com/internationa...

The ‘Anthropological Change’ Happening in Venezuela

Maduro is still in place, but a pro-democracy movement is transforming the beleaguered country.

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 4d

Good morning ❤️

ewalee.bsky.social @ewalee.bsky.social · Jul 1

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 5d

Car on fire on the MacKay Bridge

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Phil Lewis @phillewis.bsky.social · 6d

Bad Bunny responds to his Super Bowl critics in Spanish, and then English: “And, if you didn’t understand know what I just said, you have four months to learn!”

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 19

And *That's* the kind of shit I mean by "intersectional, multi-front coalition."

Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 19

In 1977, Disabled activists occupied the Federal Building in San Francisco to demand the passage of Section 504— legislation to protect against disability discrimination.When the building was cordoned off, in an effort to starve activists out, The Black Panthers *Broke In* to deliver them hot meals.

The 504 Protests and the Black Panther Party – Disability Social History Project

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Dr. Damien P. Williams Wants A Better Sociotechnical Paradigm @wolvendamien.bsky.social · Aug 19

The 504 Protests and the Black Panther Party – Disability Social History Project

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The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social · 7d

Eight days and out: Fall sitting of Nova Scotia legislature one of the shortest on record

Opposition calls it ‘a mockery,’ premier says it was efficient and productive

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 7d

@joanbaxter.bsky.social wrote about this about a year ago in the @halifaxexaminer.ca
www.halifaxexaminer.ca/transportati...

Oversized pickups and SUVs: the new kings of the roads are dangerous, threatening lives and our living environments (Part 1) - Halifax Examiner

In 2023, for every regular passenger car sold in Canada, six trucks – primarily larger pickups, SUVs, and vans - were sold. The same is true in Nova Scotia.

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 7d

A million times this!

Brent Toderian @brenttoderian.bsky.social · 7d

This is good —the Mayor of Yellowknife NWT in Canada’s far north weighs in on “Car Bloat” (truck bloat actually) and its many big costs & consequences (thanks @davidzipper.bsky.social for heads-up). And like most who dare tell the truth about that, he’s taking flack.
www.linkedin.com/mwlite/feed/...

Screenshot of LinkedIn post from Yellowknife Mayor describing the costs and consequences of trucks having gotten so much bigger. In the link, he explains the backlash he received for his post.

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 9d

His work was and is so important. Rest in peace

Balfour Mount, who revolutionized end-of-life care, died at palliative unit named in his honour | CBC News

Mount devoted his life to caring for others and alleviating suffering. In interviews, his family and colleagues remembered him as both deeply compassionate and as a fierce advocate for the humanity of...

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JoJoFromJerz @jojofromjerz.bsky.social · 10d

Rest in peace, Jane Goodall.
You taught us that kindness is a form of strength and that respect for life in all its forms is the truest measure of humanity. You will be dearly missed.

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Julie S. Lalonde @julieslalonde.bsky.social · 10d

Oh, man. Rest in peace, Jane Goodall. Your legacy is immeasurable.
🐒🦍🦧

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 10d

This is on point

Community Bikeways - TCBC @bikewaysto.bsky.social · 10d

"here we are, barrelling toward the levels of global warming that Carney himself described as “catastrophic” and the entirety of his actions as prime minister amount to weakening Canada’s response."

Well said @elizabethemay.bsky.social

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Elizabeth May: Where is the ‘brainy and thoughtful’ Mark Carney who warned the world of the dangers of climate change?

Our PM, when he was the governor of the Bank of England, gave a speech 10 years ago that changed the conversation on the threat to climate change on our

www.thestar.com

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 11d

New mission statement for the US military: "you kill people and break things for a living" (Hegseth). God help us all...

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11d

And after 40 minutes of cringe-Thunderous applause from the generals!

Just kidding. Total silence. 👀 🦗 🦗

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Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 13d

Probably... But it's absolute madness what it carries right now... Thank goodness there has not been a major storm, it would break a lot of branches with the weight this tree is carrying...

Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 13d

Yeah I think our deer will even not be able to eat them all 🤣

Dr. Cornelia Schneider @drconnys.bsky.social · 13d

Well, it's a drought in Nova Scotia, but our apple tree didn't get the memo... Never seen that many apples on one tree... If anyone would like crab apples, please come by and get some!