Ashleigh Lodge
@ashleighlodge.ca
Accessibility advocate and speaker, developer, leader. Watches way too much nerdy media. Pokémon Go and Pikmin Bloom running at all times. AuDHD fibromite and servant of Ratchet, cat of the house. Views are her own.
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"My community sees this teaching as foundational to Indigenous trans identity, and how our worldview ascribes spiritual status to people who have been gifted the ability to change genders and courageous enough to fulfill that responsibility," Mandosking writes.
Berdache
A comic by Shaawan Francis Keahna and Waabanokiizhick Mandosking.
the-flytrap.ghost.io
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 PM
"My community sees this teaching as foundational to Indigenous trans identity, and how our worldview ascribes spiritual status to people who have been gifted the ability to change genders and courageous enough to fulfill that responsibility," Mandosking writes.
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Which is why one of the things actual, non-biased, non-hack child safety experts say is you should absolutely never punish *the kid* for the actions of a third party, even if the kid broke a rule, by taking away/restricting their devices! Because that makes the kid conclude you can't be trusted!
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
Which is why one of the things actual, non-biased, non-hack child safety experts say is you should absolutely never punish *the kid* for the actions of a third party, even if the kid broke a rule, by taking away/restricting their devices! Because that makes the kid conclude you can't be trusted!
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I repeat: the CEO of Roblox, a service where a little less than half of the users are under the age of 13, thinks his service would make a great dating site.
November 23, 2025 at 4:39 AM
I repeat: the CEO of Roblox, a service where a little less than half of the users are under the age of 13, thinks his service would make a great dating site.
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--because they can't see any other way to force Roblox to stop letting extremist nihilists blackmail 10-year-olds into killing their families and then themselves, because Roblox sure as fuck isn't gonna put a stop to it voluntarily.
November 23, 2025 at 3:17 AM
--because they can't see any other way to force Roblox to stop letting extremist nihilists blackmail 10-year-olds into killing their families and then themselves, because Roblox sure as fuck isn't gonna put a stop to it voluntarily.
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They're missing so many product safety features that any site who accepts under-13 signups should have. They sit on reports for weeks or months. They have only extremely reluctantly been pressured into implementing additional systems, and it was only because of *multiple* lawsuits.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
They're missing so many product safety features that any site who accepts under-13 signups should have. They sit on reports for weeks or months. They have only extremely reluctantly been pressured into implementing additional systems, and it was only because of *multiple* lawsuits.
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Even Discord is better, because Discord is at least trying to handle the child predator problem, even if they're not perfectly successful at it! Roblox didn't even acknowledge the problem until recently. They're *ludicrously* understaffed, moderator-wise, for their size and traffic.
November 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Even Discord is better, because Discord is at least trying to handle the child predator problem, even if they're not perfectly successful at it! Roblox didn't even acknowledge the problem until recently. They're *ludicrously* understaffed, moderator-wise, for their size and traffic.
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📣 Hear hear! The biggest savings on the Practical Accessibility course start *today*—for a limited time only.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
The Practical Accessibility Course
A get-right-down-to-it online course for Web designers and developers who want to start creating more accessible Web user interfaces and digital products today
practical-accessibility.today
November 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
📣 Hear hear! The biggest savings on the Practical Accessibility course start *today*—for a limited time only.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
Starting today, you can get the course for 30% off — that's $279 instead of $399. The discounted price excludes sales tax that may be applied depending on where you are buying from.
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Thanks to @thetyee.ca for republishing my op-ed about Danielle Smith and the Notwithstanding Clause. ✨
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
@melwoods.me: We must not overcomplicate what’s going on here.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
This is the Alberta government saying the rights of trans kids to receive life-saving health care, go by their own pronouns at school or play on sport teams don’t matter as much as the Smith government’s right to dictate their lives.
Danielle Smith Goes Nuclear on Trans Rights | The Tyee
Alberta’s premier is overriding Charter protections. Here’s a fact check on her claims.
thetyee.ca
November 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Thanks to @thetyee.ca for republishing my op-ed about Danielle Smith and the Notwithstanding Clause. ✨
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
Always glad to see outlets beyond LGBTQ2S+ publications platforming and highlighting trans voices on issues like this
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It's the other way around: that if the government were responsible for everyone's health and took that seriously, we'd live in healthier environments.
November 19, 2025 at 1:51 PM
It's the other way around: that if the government were responsible for everyone's health and took that seriously, we'd live in healthier environments.
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MONTREAL – A rule at WestJet Airlines that bars some power wheelchairs from most of its planes discriminates against people living with a disability, say advocates and travellers.
WestJet weight cap on power wheelchairs leaves some Canadians grounded, advocates say
MONTREAL – A rule at WestJet Airlines that bars some power wheelchairs from most of its planes discriminates against people living with a disability, say advocates and travellers.
www.winnipegfreepress.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
MONTREAL – A rule at WestJet Airlines that bars some power wheelchairs from most of its planes discriminates against people living with a disability, say advocates and travellers.
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Men are not inherently violent; some men have learned they can get away with anything because of permissive power structures, and they proceed to do so.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
November 17, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Men are not inherently violent; some men have learned they can get away with anything because of permissive power structures, and they proceed to do so.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
The issue is with permissive power structures.
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The entire backlash against trans women existing in society was based on the notion that boys would be boys, even if they went through extraordinary pains to NOT be boys in literally every way possible.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
November 17, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The entire backlash against trans women existing in society was based on the notion that boys would be boys, even if they went through extraordinary pains to NOT be boys in literally every way possible.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
It was an inherently anti-feminist take.
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People behave significantly less abusively when they're posting under a persistent pseudonym (ie, their username is self-chosen, but they always use the same one) than they do when posting under their "real name". The effect has been replicated a bunch of times, too!
November 15, 2025 at 5:53 PM
People behave significantly less abusively when they're posting under a persistent pseudonym (ie, their username is self-chosen, but they always use the same one) than they do when posting under their "real name". The effect has been replicated a bunch of times, too!
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Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
November 12, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Hey so “underage girls” are…children. The word you’re looking for is children. They’re not like, women-in-waiting or women-lite or whatever. They’re children. I think some of you are very uncomfortable with what that means for you but it is still true.
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After almost three decades, Canada has lost its measles elimination status.
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
After almost three decades, Canada has lost its measles elimination status.
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
That means in 2025, this extremely contagious disease spread consistently in our country for the first time since 1998.
This was preventable, which makes it embarrassing -- in more ways than you might realize:
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@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
PressProgress: Defend Canadian Journalism
pressprogress.ca
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
@pressprogress.ca needs your solidarity and support right now more than ever
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
We’re raising money to pay our legal bills – and to be blunt, we’re going to need a lot of help
If you’re able, please help us out and support our Journalism Defence Fund:
pressprogress.ca/journalism-d...
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Well, we’re not backing down
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Well, we’re not backing down
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
@pressprogress.ca understands what's at stake here
If we backed down, what message would that send?
Who else would we embolden?
The only ones who gain anything are wealthy and powerful people who want to silence your voices and protect their own secrets
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You’ve seen what’s happening in the USA
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
You’ve seen what’s happening in the USA
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
You’ve seen Donald Trump and his wealthy allies using lawsuits to harass and silence journalists
You’ve seen how groundless, billion dollar lawsuits are being weaponized against journalists, civil society groups and other democratic voices
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Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Hi Bluesky 👋
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
Small life update: I’m at the centre of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Alberta launched by a failed candidate for Jason Kenney’s UCP
It may be the longest and most expensive media trial in Canadian history
I’m ready to go public about it and I want to share more details with you 🧵
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2/2 If we want an accessible city, emerging power centres have to be accessible via public transit. If there’s no public transit service, there’s a big swath of talent (potential employees with developmental disabilities, most of whom would be commuting via public transit) on the outside looking in.
November 8, 2025 at 4:22 PM
2/2 If we want an accessible city, emerging power centres have to be accessible via public transit. If there’s no public transit service, there’s a big swath of talent (potential employees with developmental disabilities, most of whom would be commuting via public transit) on the outside looking in.
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Good thread, and I will add that men DO NOT LIKE IT when women say "hey, you fucked up," and to the extent that women tend to soften the blow with indirectness, it's because men feel like their honor is insulted if they have to take feedback from women.
I'm not linking to that NYT piece today, but of all the horrible parts of it, this was the worst. This was an explanation of "female vices" in the workplace and LET ME JUST TELL YOU...
November 6, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Good thread, and I will add that men DO NOT LIKE IT when women say "hey, you fucked up," and to the extent that women tend to soften the blow with indirectness, it's because men feel like their honor is insulted if they have to take feedback from women.
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Can't stop thinking about the fact that the government is literally slashing public service jobs while bringing in AI for use in the public service.
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
November 5, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Can't stop thinking about the fact that the government is literally slashing public service jobs while bringing in AI for use in the public service.
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
They are literally doing, as a government, what we scream at tech bros for doing to their employees.
Pretty gross!
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First Nations women who’ve spent a lifetime fighting for the right to belong in their own communities have been again travelling to Parliament Hill this fall, repeating their calls for change.
My latest on the second-generation cut off (no paywall!) ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My latest on the second-generation cut off (no paywall!) ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
Decades-long fight to repeal discriminatory second-generation cut-off rekindled on Parliament Hill
First Nations women who’ve spent a lifetime fighting for the right to belong in their own communities have been again travelling to Parliament Hill this fall, repeating their calls for change and thei...
www.winnipegfreepress.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:00 PM
First Nations women who’ve spent a lifetime fighting for the right to belong in their own communities have been again travelling to Parliament Hill this fall, repeating their calls for change.
My latest on the second-generation cut off (no paywall!) ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
My latest on the second-generation cut off (no paywall!) ⬇️
www.winnipegfreepress.com/breakingnews...
So excited to be heading to Montreal next year to talk about accessibility at #Confoo! (And not just because Winnipeg in February is, well, Winnipeg in February…)
And what an amazing list of speakers and topics - check out this lineup: confoo.ca/en/2026/sess...
And what an amazing list of speakers and topics - check out this lineup: confoo.ca/en/2026/sess...
ConFoo.ca
FullStack Conference for developers February 25-27, 2026 in Montreal, Canada.
confoo.ca
October 30, 2025 at 10:29 PM
So excited to be heading to Montreal next year to talk about accessibility at #Confoo! (And not just because Winnipeg in February is, well, Winnipeg in February…)
And what an amazing list of speakers and topics - check out this lineup: confoo.ca/en/2026/sess...
And what an amazing list of speakers and topics - check out this lineup: confoo.ca/en/2026/sess...
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Aaron Gustafson highlights accessibility gaps in AI-generated code, showing the need for better training to ensure inclusive digital experiences.
www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/ide...
#AIandAccessibility #WebDevelopment #CodeGen #MachineLearning #DigitalAccessibility #AIethics #A11y
www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/ide...
#AIandAccessibility #WebDevelopment #CodeGen #MachineLearning #DigitalAccessibility #AIethics #A11y
Identifying Accessibility Data Gaps in CodeGen Models :: Aaron Gustafson
Late last year, I probed an LLM’s responses to HTML code generation prompts to assess its adherence to accessibility best practices. The results were unsurprisingly disappointing — roughly what I’d…
www.aaron-gustafson.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Aaron Gustafson highlights accessibility gaps in AI-generated code, showing the need for better training to ensure inclusive digital experiences.
www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/ide...
#AIandAccessibility #WebDevelopment #CodeGen #MachineLearning #DigitalAccessibility #AIethics #A11y
www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/ide...
#AIandAccessibility #WebDevelopment #CodeGen #MachineLearning #DigitalAccessibility #AIethics #A11y