Corvin
@corvinb.bsky.social
#DeafBlind Software A11y Engineer, 4x Ironman
Love #Transit, #SFBART, #Caltrain, #SMCTA, #SFMTA
#GoAchilles #Usher #RetinitisPigmentosa
Love #Transit, #SFBART, #Caltrain, #SMCTA, #SFMTA
#GoAchilles #Usher #RetinitisPigmentosa
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Italy is expected to have 80% of its railway electrified by 2026, but California is far behind. What can CA learn from Italy's rail modernization program? Join us and @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social on May 21st at 6 pm to hear from @chittimarco.bsky.social about how! actionnetwork.org/events/what-...
Ride for well-funded and accessible public transit
We need transit riders to show up and demand bold action to transform California public transit. The statewide Transit Transformation Task Force (TTTF) will have its second to last meeting in San Fr...
actionnetwork.org
May 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Italy is expected to have 80% of its railway electrified by 2026, but California is far behind. What can CA learn from Italy's rail modernization program? Join us and @seamlessbayareaca.bsky.social on May 21st at 6 pm to hear from @chittimarco.bsky.social about how! actionnetwork.org/events/what-...
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Volunteer your time for a free ticket to TechCrunch Sessions: AI
Volunteer your time for a free ticket to TechCrunch Sessions: AI
Join us for an unforgettable opportunity at TechCrunch Sessions: AI, happening at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on June 5! We’re on the lookout for enthusiastic volunteers to be part of this exciting event. If you’ve ever wondered what goes into the making of tech gatherings, now’s your chance to find out firsthand. Apply here by […]
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April 8, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Volunteer your time for a free ticket to TechCrunch Sessions: AI
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It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
April 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
It is 2002. I am 18 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
It is 2008. I am 24 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2020. I am 36 years old. We are in a once-in-a-generation economic crisis.
It is 2025. I am 41 years old. We are in a—
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Mark your calendars: The 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 ( #id24 ) will take place on the 25 September 2025! We've just opened our call for presentations (closing date 31 May 2025) - looking forward to your exciting submissions! inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #a11y #accessibility
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
inclusivedesign24.org
March 19, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Mark your calendars: The 2025 edition of Inclusive Design 24 ( #id24 ) will take place on the 25 September 2025! We've just opened our call for presentations (closing date 31 May 2025) - looking forward to your exciting submissions! inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #a11y #accessibility
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You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister.
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech
YouTube video by CNN
youtu.be
March 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM
You can’t overstate the historic importance of today’s speech to both American and Canadian citizens by Canada’s Prime Minister.
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
Please watch it and share it wherever you live, but especially if you’re in the United States. You need to know what Trump is doing, and why. youtu.be/wz_42pckM7w
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I wrote Part 1 of a piece called "How the 2026 World Cup Will Embarrass the United States," as I believe both domestic and international visitors will find our infrastructure inadequate for the 6+ million people planning to attend. thetransitguy.substack.com/p/how-the-20...
How the 2026 World Cup Will Embarrass the United States
Less Than 500 Days: Is the USA's Transit Ready for the World?
thetransitguy.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I wrote Part 1 of a piece called "How the 2026 World Cup Will Embarrass the United States," as I believe both domestic and international visitors will find our infrastructure inadequate for the 6+ million people planning to attend. thetransitguy.substack.com/p/how-the-20...
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Arrowhead Stadium and Berlin's Olympiastadion share similar capacities as World Cup venues. Yet Arrowhead has 19,000 parking spaces served by one local bus, while Olympiastadion has 660 spaces and three rapid train stations. We are truly not ready for the World Cup.
January 31, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Arrowhead Stadium and Berlin's Olympiastadion share similar capacities as World Cup venues. Yet Arrowhead has 19,000 parking spaces served by one local bus, while Olympiastadion has 660 spaces and three rapid train stations. We are truly not ready for the World Cup.
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Trump exploded in fury at Bishop Marian Budde on Truth Social a little after midnight, calling her a "hater."
As we argue on today's pod, there is nothing MAGA despises more than appeals to common decency and humanity.
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
As we argue on today's pod, there is nothing MAGA despises more than appeals to common decency and humanity.
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
January 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Trump exploded in fury at Bishop Marian Budde on Truth Social a little after midnight, calling her a "hater."
As we argue on today's pod, there is nothing MAGA despises more than appeals to common decency and humanity.
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
As we argue on today's pod, there is nothing MAGA despises more than appeals to common decency and humanity.
newrepublic.com/article/1905...
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🔊 PSA for nondisabled people 🔊
It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.
ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.
Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.
ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.
Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
January 11, 2025 at 8:17 PM
🔊 PSA for nondisabled people 🔊
It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.
ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.
Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
It's time to step the FUCK up if you wanna be an ally.
ASL interpretation is being targeted by right wing cry baby douchebags.
Shut this shit down when you see it. SPEAK UP. This barrage of ASL hate is heavier than usual.
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It is entirely logical to be furious at the fossil fuel industry, whose decades-long campaign of corrupting politicians, crafting fake science, sowing false doubt, and lying at an industrial scale has brought us to this moment. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
Opinion | As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles
After the Bobcat fire, the area no longer felt safe.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 3:04 AM
It is entirely logical to be furious at the fossil fuel industry, whose decades-long campaign of corrupting politicians, crafting fake science, sowing false doubt, and lying at an industrial scale has brought us to this moment. www.nytimes.com/2025/01/10/o...
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Thrilling news! A company making the internet worse for disabled people was fined $1 million by the FTC for breaking the law. Remind web developers to avoid AccessiBe and similar companies claiming their AI tools make websites accessible.
@lflegal.bsky.social
www.lflegal.com/2025/01/ftc-...
@lflegal.bsky.social
www.lflegal.com/2025/01/ftc-...
Beware of AI Accessibility Promises: US Federal Agency Fines an Overlay Company One Million Dollars
The new year brought weclomed digital accessibility news from the United States Federal Trade Commission, known as the FTC. The FTC is a federal (national) government agency whose mission is "protecti...
www.lflegal.com
January 8, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Thrilling news! A company making the internet worse for disabled people was fined $1 million by the FTC for breaking the law. Remind web developers to avoid AccessiBe and similar companies claiming their AI tools make websites accessible.
@lflegal.bsky.social
www.lflegal.com/2025/01/ftc-...
@lflegal.bsky.social
www.lflegal.com/2025/01/ftc-...
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Electricity Capitol Corridor Now! Stop futzing with hydrogen @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and use a proven, reliable technology.
In addition to Caltrain (already electric), Brightline West, and the Central Valley segment of California High Speed Rail (under construction), the SRP calls for electrification of Metrolink's highest ridership lines and Capitol Corridor north of Oakland. #ElectrifyMetrolink
January 8, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Electricity Capitol Corridor Now! Stop futzing with hydrogen @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and use a proven, reliable technology.
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January 8, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Drivers being bad to blind pedestrians. We’re watching you.
December 30, 2024 at 7:44 PM
Drivers being bad to blind pedestrians. We’re watching you.
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A reminder that obnoxious, blocking cookie consent banners are not required by law but are there because tech companies had a massive tantrum at being prevented from tracking the bejesus out of you by default.. They don't need to be annoying or intrusive, companies can absolutely choose not to […]
Original post on glasgow.social
glasgow.social
December 30, 2024 at 12:27 PM
A reminder that obnoxious, blocking cookie consent banners are not required by law but are there because tech companies had a massive tantrum at being prevented from tracking the bejesus out of you by default.. They don't need to be annoying or intrusive, companies can absolutely choose not to […]
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Chapel Hill knows what's up.
December 21, 2024 at 2:27 PM
Chapel Hill knows what's up.
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We'd all be better off if in addition to Darwin we were also taught Kropotkin. Darwin talked a lot about evolutionary pressures selecting for certain traits. Kropokin talked about how animals acting cooperatively allowed for survival.
December 21, 2024 at 2:12 PM
We'd all be better off if in addition to Darwin we were also taught Kropotkin. Darwin talked a lot about evolutionary pressures selecting for certain traits. Kropokin talked about how animals acting cooperatively allowed for survival.
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🧵Three weeks ago, 31-year-old Andrea Vallebueno, a Mexico City-born data scientist at Stanford University was killed by a car while riding her bike on the dangerously designed Holly St freeway overpass in San Carlos California, a sprawled suburb south of San Francisco www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
December 7, 2024 at 6:52 AM
🧵Three weeks ago, 31-year-old Andrea Vallebueno, a Mexico City-born data scientist at Stanford University was killed by a car while riding her bike on the dangerously designed Holly St freeway overpass in San Carlos California, a sprawled suburb south of San Francisco www.kron4.com/news/bay-are...
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Absolutely disgusting that a bicyclist was killed at location where a bike/ped bridge was *funded for construction* but put on hold in order indefinitely to widen the freeway.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8Z...
San Carlos advocates call for safer streets after fatal cyclist crashes
YouTube video by KRON 4
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Absolutely disgusting that a bicyclist was killed at location where a bike/ped bridge was *funded for construction* but put on hold in order indefinitely to widen the freeway.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Th8Z...
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At the Metropolitan Transportation Commission where they are about to discuss recommendations to the legislature for regional transit funding...
December 9, 2024 at 10:22 PM
At the Metropolitan Transportation Commission where they are about to discuss recommendations to the legislature for regional transit funding...
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The Transbay Tube turned 50 earlier this year 💙
To celebrate we thought we’d take you through the Bay Area’s premier engineering marvel from the POV of a train operator!
Check it out
To celebrate we thought we’d take you through the Bay Area’s premier engineering marvel from the POV of a train operator!
Check it out
November 29, 2024 at 5:13 PM
The Transbay Tube turned 50 earlier this year 💙
To celebrate we thought we’d take you through the Bay Area’s premier engineering marvel from the POV of a train operator!
Check it out
To celebrate we thought we’d take you through the Bay Area’s premier engineering marvel from the POV of a train operator!
Check it out
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Despite opposition from over 350 civil liberties and other organizations, H.R. 9495 passed the House. Tell the Senate this is an existential threat to nonprofits of all stripes, and they must vote no on this dangerous expansion of executive power:
Tell the Senate: Don’t Weaponize the Treasury Department Against Nonprofits
Last week the House of Representatives passed a dangerous bill that would allow the Secretary of Treasury to strip a U.S. nonprofit of its tax-exempt status. If it passes the Senate and is signed into...
www.eff.org
November 27, 2024 at 7:05 PM
Despite opposition from over 350 civil liberties and other organizations, H.R. 9495 passed the House. Tell the Senate this is an existential threat to nonprofits of all stripes, and they must vote no on this dangerous expansion of executive power:
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As California considers backfilling federal EV incentives if Trump cuts them, let’s also remember Trump wants to end federal support for public transportation.
California needs to prioritize shoring up our transit systems. Transit service cuts would spike costs for so many.
California needs to prioritize shoring up our transit systems. Transit service cuts would spike costs for so many.
November 26, 2024 at 3:24 PM
As California considers backfilling federal EV incentives if Trump cuts them, let’s also remember Trump wants to end federal support for public transportation.
California needs to prioritize shoring up our transit systems. Transit service cuts would spike costs for so many.
California needs to prioritize shoring up our transit systems. Transit service cuts would spike costs for so many.