Gretchen Maune
@gmaune.bsky.social
Blind. Accessibility wonk for the UUA. Lover of sci-fi books, black olives, animals, humans, and iced coffee. They/She. CPACC #A11Y #Autistic
#Disabled
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On the eleventh day of Christmas, my Bigbot gave to me...
Eleven Pipebots Piping...
#12BotsofChristmasRemastered
Eleven Pipebots Piping...
#12BotsofChristmasRemastered
December 22, 2025 at 9:12 AM
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my Bigbot gave to me...
Eleven Pipebots Piping...
#12BotsofChristmasRemastered
Eleven Pipebots Piping...
#12BotsofChristmasRemastered
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Trans youth healthcare is based in decades of research and supported by every major medical organization in the US. Under RFK Jr, a handpicked panel produced a dodgy report claiming otherwise.
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
The Neglected Front in RFK Jr.’s War on Science — Assigned
As trans healthcare is decimated no one is standing up for the integrity of the scientific process for these patients.
www.assignedmedia.org
December 22, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Trans youth healthcare is based in decades of research and supported by every major medical organization in the US. Under RFK Jr, a handpicked panel produced a dodgy report claiming otherwise.
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
It's a clear example of Kennedy's war on science. So why aren't news organizations treating it that way?
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SHELVE YOUR KNIFE, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE THE THOUGHTS THAT WOULD STEAL OUR JOY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
December 22, 2025 at 12:55 PM
SHELVE YOUR KNIFE, TODAY YOU WILL BATTLE THE THOUGHTS THAT WOULD STEAL OUR JOY. AND YOU WILL WIN.
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We have a fact sheet that lists considerations and strategies to promote accessibility at drive-thru medical sites. Review it here: https://adata.org/factsheet/accessibility-drive-thru-medical-sites #ADA #Accessibility #Healthcare
December 22, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We have a fact sheet that lists considerations and strategies to promote accessibility at drive-thru medical sites. Review it here: https://adata.org/factsheet/accessibility-drive-thru-medical-sites #ADA #Accessibility #Healthcare
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Want to feel old? The dinosaurs from Jurassic Park are now 65,000,032 years old!
December 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Want to feel old? The dinosaurs from Jurassic Park are now 65,000,032 years old!
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When a disabled person expresses concerns over assisted dying legislation, please listen to them.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
December 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
When a disabled person expresses concerns over assisted dying legislation, please listen to them.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
Don’t speak over them.
Don’t assume they want to deny you the right to die.
We’re fighting for our right to live.
We’re fighting fascism & eugenics.
Assisted Dying policies will always target us.
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Reminder this Christmas that you might have disabled friends and family members who can’t go out, can’t drink or eat what you are, and might have to cancel last minute or leave early.
It’s not because they don’t care, and please do what you can to facilitate & support them.
It’s not because they don’t care, and please do what you can to facilitate & support them.
December 21, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Reminder this Christmas that you might have disabled friends and family members who can’t go out, can’t drink or eat what you are, and might have to cancel last minute or leave early.
It’s not because they don’t care, and please do what you can to facilitate & support them.
It’s not because they don’t care, and please do what you can to facilitate & support them.
I know who needs to hear this and you can both call out a phenomenon and vigorously express how incomprehensible you find it without using saneist or ableist language.
December 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I know who needs to hear this and you can both call out a phenomenon and vigorously express how incomprehensible you find it without using saneist or ableist language.
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I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.
December 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
I also want to say thank you to the person who introduced me to the French word 'beaucoup' this year. It means a lot.
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Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
December 19, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Terrifying headline if you don’t realize they are sports teams.
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The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?
nomouse.org
nomouse.org
The #NoMouse Challenge
nomouse.org
December 19, 2025 at 10:25 PM
The #NoMouse Challenge is a global effort to raise awareness about accessible web design. Try using your website without a mouse. Use the keyboard instead. Is it possible to access all features and operate all buttons, sliders, and other controls?
nomouse.org
nomouse.org
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This time of year can be especially hard for many people. A gentle reminder to check in on one another. Send the text. Make the call. Sit with someone a moment longer. You don’t have to fix anything — just showing up can make a difference.
#YouAreNotAlone #CommunityCare #UU #BlueChristmas
#YouAreNotAlone #CommunityCare #UU #BlueChristmas
December 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
This time of year can be especially hard for many people. A gentle reminder to check in on one another. Send the text. Make the call. Sit with someone a moment longer. You don’t have to fix anything — just showing up can make a difference.
#YouAreNotAlone #CommunityCare #UU #BlueChristmas
#YouAreNotAlone #CommunityCare #UU #BlueChristmas
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Bay Area faith communities shut down ICE’s San Francisco Field Office to stop immigrant kidnappings. UUs were part of this multifaith action—linking faith, moral witness, and direct action to protect neighbors and families.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qarpP6
#UU #FaithInAction #ImmigrantJustice
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qarpP6
#UU #FaithInAction #ImmigrantJustice
Bay Area Faith Communities Shut Down ICE’s San Francisco Field Office : Indybay
Call for an End to ICE Kidnappings
www.indybay.org
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Bay Area faith communities shut down ICE’s San Francisco Field Office to stop immigrant kidnappings. UUs were part of this multifaith action—linking faith, moral witness, and direct action to protect neighbors and families.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qarpP6
#UU #FaithInAction #ImmigrantJustice
Read more: https://bit.ly/4qarpP6
#UU #FaithInAction #ImmigrantJustice
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Today, we’re going to look at some of these objects, and work out whether the sensory distractions they offer are worth the horrid unpredictable bang noise.
Christmas cracker dilemma: is the potential new fidget object worth the bang?
Christmas is a sensory hellscape at the best of times; visiting family and drinking their weird tap water that Just Doesn’t Taste Right, scratchybad festive jumpers that make you feel like you’re…
thedailytism.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Today, we’re going to look at some of these objects, and work out whether the sensory distractions they offer are worth the horrid unpredictable bang noise.
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Alt text advent, day 18.
Two accessible cat pics in a row? We really are treating you.
Grumpy cat, you will always be famous. 😻
Two accessible cat pics in a row? We really are treating you.
Grumpy cat, you will always be famous. 😻
December 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Alt text advent, day 18.
Two accessible cat pics in a row? We really are treating you.
Grumpy cat, you will always be famous. 😻
Two accessible cat pics in a row? We really are treating you.
Grumpy cat, you will always be famous. 😻
Truth.
Under ADA Title II, state and local agencies hosting holiday parades, concerts, tree-lightings, or community celebrations must ensure effective communication including captioning, ASL interpreters, assistive listening devices, or accessible digital materials.
#ADA #TitleII #HolidayInclusion
#ADA #TitleII #HolidayInclusion
December 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Truth.
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Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.
medium.com/nightingale/...
medium.com/nightingale/...
Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization
How do you write text that conveys the whole meaning of a visualization? You probably can’t. But that doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t try
medium.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Many struggle with writing alt text for charts and other other data visualizations. Amy Cesal's "Writing Alt Text for Data Visualization" hammers home the importance of explaining the chart type, the type of data, and the reason for the chart.
medium.com/nightingale/...
medium.com/nightingale/...
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Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
December 16, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Anyone can become disabled.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
Anyone can become chronically ill.
It’s not a choice. It’s not a moral failing. It’s not something you can “try harder” your way out of.
You can be the healthiest person in the world & completely disabled in an instant.
It’s a minority group you can join anytime.
Shroud is excellent. I think it's safe to assume the others are too.
It is that faintly mortifying time of year when eligibility lists start to creep in. In case anyone has enjoyed my work, has a vote in something and would like to exercise it, here's a reminder of my 2025 work. (1/3)
December 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Shroud is excellent. I think it's safe to assume the others are too.
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Alt text is the high note of accessibility. Hit it like Mariah.
Upload your image, click "Alt", write your description, post and shine ✨
Upload your image, click "Alt", write your description, post and shine ✨
December 13, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Alt text is the high note of accessibility. Hit it like Mariah.
Upload your image, click "Alt", write your description, post and shine ✨
Upload your image, click "Alt", write your description, post and shine ✨
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@juliametraux.bsky.social wrote about the ACA and my friend & therapist colleague Amanda
"McGuire doesn’t qualify for ACA subsidies, though she expects to have to buy a marketplace plan next year as her disabilities, including multiple sclerosis, increasingly compel her to reduce her working hours"
"McGuire doesn’t qualify for ACA subsidies, though she expects to have to buy a marketplace plan next year as her disabilities, including multiple sclerosis, increasingly compel her to reduce her working hours"
December 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
@juliametraux.bsky.social wrote about the ACA and my friend & therapist colleague Amanda
"McGuire doesn’t qualify for ACA subsidies, though she expects to have to buy a marketplace plan next year as her disabilities, including multiple sclerosis, increasingly compel her to reduce her working hours"
"McGuire doesn’t qualify for ACA subsidies, though she expects to have to buy a marketplace plan next year as her disabilities, including multiple sclerosis, increasingly compel her to reduce her working hours"
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Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
December 12, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Just a reminder that ICE didn't exist until 2002. It's not some longstanding institution that must be maintained. It was created as a knee-jerk reaction to 9/11, and it could be gotten rid of as easily as it was created.
Truth!
One of the main problems with non-disabled actors portraying disabled characters is that they are often basing that portrayal on preconceived stereotypes and reducing the complexity of the disabled experience to a caricature.
December 11, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Truth!
I miss the days when child me thought the adjective "draconian" meant having to do with dragons.
Disabled Voters Are Challenging South Carolina’s Draconian Ballot Laws
www.motherjones.com
Disabled voters are challenging South Carolina's draconian ballot laws
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December 11, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I miss the days when child me thought the adjective "draconian" meant having to do with dragons.