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
#Disabled
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OP-ED: Will Mayor-elect Mamdani’s New Era strengthen NYC’s workforce or continue to exclude disabled New Yorkers? amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/12... #a11y
OP-ED: Will Mayor-elect Mamdani’s New Era strengthen NYC’s workforce or continue to exclude disabled New Yorkers?
Disability is not a liability. Disabled New Yorkers are a competitive advantage.
amsterdamnews.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:04 PM
OP-ED: Will Mayor-elect Mamdani’s New Era strengthen NYC’s workforce or continue to exclude disabled New Yorkers? amsterdamnews.com/news/2025/12... #a11y
Well, shit. I'm still going to keep dreaming! 
Buying a home is over 150% more expensive than it was in 2019.
January 13, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Well, shit. I'm still going to keep dreaming! 
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if I were at the Smithsonian I would be quietly storing away as much as I could at an off-site location and putting the records in a jar and burying them on the national mall
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology." n.pr/4583d8f
Today is the Smithsonian's deadline to give thousands of documents to the White House
The White House says the Smithsonian Institution must submit materials about current and upcoming exhibitions and events for a review that will determine whether they express "improper ideology."
n.pr
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
if I were at the Smithsonian I would be quietly storing away as much as I could at an off-site location and putting the records in a jar and burying them on the national mall
Just heard, "Click on the image directly below this text to access a screen reader #accessible pdf." 😞
January 12, 2026 at 11:16 PM
Just heard, "Click on the image directly below this text to access a screen reader #accessible pdf." 😞
Can anyone recommend a dating app that has more leftists on it? Bonus points if ppl tend to write more, & even more bonus points if it's accessible! ❤️🤞🏻
January 11, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Can anyone recommend a dating app that has more leftists on it? Bonus points if ppl tend to write more, & even more bonus points if it's accessible! ❤️🤞🏻
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I try not to say "I can't believe people are still on X" thing because people have different reasons for things that I don't know but "by using this application you may completely incidentally encounter CSAM in a way that you are technically criminally liable for" feels like a big Moment to Consider
January 9, 2026 at 4:16 PM
I try not to say "I can't believe people are still on X" thing because people have different reasons for things that I don't know but "by using this application you may completely incidentally encounter CSAM in a way that you are technically criminally liable for" feels like a big Moment to Consider
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ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
January 8, 2026 at 8:06 PM
ICE killed a Black man, Keith Porter, 7 days before Renee Good, and I hadn't heard about it until today. His vigils went unnoticed. His life came and gone and America forgot to blink.
Two Americas.
Two Americas.
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They shot an unarmed white woman in broad daylight.
Imagine what they’re doing to undocumented people trapped in ICE camps.
There’s sexual assault. There’s denial of medical care. There’s forced labour. There’s torture.
More than 30 people have died.
Abolish ICE.
Imagine what they’re doing to undocumented people trapped in ICE camps.
There’s sexual assault. There’s denial of medical care. There’s forced labour. There’s torture.
More than 30 people have died.
Abolish ICE.
January 8, 2026 at 5:29 AM
They shot an unarmed white woman in broad daylight.
Imagine what they’re doing to undocumented people trapped in ICE camps.
There’s sexual assault. There’s denial of medical care. There’s forced labour. There’s torture.
More than 30 people have died.
Abolish ICE.
Imagine what they’re doing to undocumented people trapped in ICE camps.
There’s sexual assault. There’s denial of medical care. There’s forced labour. There’s torture.
More than 30 people have died.
Abolish ICE.
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Adding alt text so it gets more reposts.
January 8, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Adding alt text so it gets more reposts.
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Stunning alt text like this makes coming back to work much easier 🫶
January 5, 2026 at 12:51 PM
Stunning alt text like this makes coming back to work much easier 🫶
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Audre Lorde on the personal political power of each of us:
"Power that is not used is dangerous, because power is never quiescent, it’s never neutral. If I do not use my power, however relative it is, if I do not find out what it is and learn to use it, someone else is using it."
"Power that is not used is dangerous, because power is never quiescent, it’s never neutral. If I do not use my power, however relative it is, if I do not find out what it is and learn to use it, someone else is using it."
January 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Audre Lorde on the personal political power of each of us:
"Power that is not used is dangerous, because power is never quiescent, it’s never neutral. If I do not use my power, however relative it is, if I do not find out what it is and learn to use it, someone else is using it."
"Power that is not used is dangerous, because power is never quiescent, it’s never neutral. If I do not use my power, however relative it is, if I do not find out what it is and learn to use it, someone else is using it."
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CW Ableist Slurs
If you’re mad about ableism & eugenics, great! You should be!
You should NOT, however, use ableist & saneist language while doing so.
You cannot stop eugenics with eugenics.
Words like idiot, stupid, dumb, lame, etc are ableist SLURS.
Stop using them, especially in our defense.
If you’re mad about ableism & eugenics, great! You should be!
You should NOT, however, use ableist & saneist language while doing so.
You cannot stop eugenics with eugenics.
Words like idiot, stupid, dumb, lame, etc are ableist SLURS.
Stop using them, especially in our defense.
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
CW Ableist Slurs
If you’re mad about ableism & eugenics, great! You should be!
You should NOT, however, use ableist & saneist language while doing so.
You cannot stop eugenics with eugenics.
Words like idiot, stupid, dumb, lame, etc are ableist SLURS.
Stop using them, especially in our defense.
If you’re mad about ableism & eugenics, great! You should be!
You should NOT, however, use ableist & saneist language while doing so.
You cannot stop eugenics with eugenics.
Words like idiot, stupid, dumb, lame, etc are ableist SLURS.
Stop using them, especially in our defense.
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Did you know our Employment Resource Hub features a step-by-step guide on requesting a reasonable accommodation in the workplace or during interviews? Check it out: https://adata.org/employment-resource-hub/guide-requesting-reasonable-accommodations #ADANetworkHub #ReasonableAccommodation
January 5, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Did you know our Employment Resource Hub features a step-by-step guide on requesting a reasonable accommodation in the workplace or during interviews? Check it out: https://adata.org/employment-resource-hub/guide-requesting-reasonable-accommodations #ADANetworkHub #ReasonableAccommodation
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Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 PM
Magic Johnson was the grand marshal of the Rose Parade today, and as someone who remembers his November 1991 HIV announcement: if you had told anybody that day that he would be alive and healthy 34+ years later, I don't think they would have believed you. Medicine and research—they work.
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Thank you, Nikita Gill.
“Do not let the lamp of hope dim in the chaos that descends. May peace know you by name.”
January 1, 2026 at 9:13 PM
Thank you, Nikita Gill.
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REMINDER: For the first time in US history, the GOP is intentionally uninsuring millions of Americans
For the first time in US history, the GOP is intentionally uninsuring millions of Americans
Paul Ryan's wettest dream is about to come true. And it's everything Ted Cruz tried to prevent.
www.thefarce.org
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
REMINDER: For the first time in US history, the GOP is intentionally uninsuring millions of Americans
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Periodic reminder: We win in the end.
Periodic reminder: nazis are louder, but there are way more good people than bad people. We win in the end.
mekka okereke :verified: (@[email protected])
Periodic reminder: nazis are louder, but there are way more good people than bad people. We win in the end.
https://mstdn.social/@bazkie/111801891186531871
hachyderm.io
January 1, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Periodic reminder: We win in the end.
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The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You can’t hide from the politics of all that.
This year, statues of tall men clad in all black with masks drawn up to hide their faces are disrupting the serenity of a Charlotte church's Nativity scene.
The figures are depicted approaching the Holy Family and the Wise Men with handcuffs as if preparing to make an arrest.
The figures are depicted approaching the Holy Family and the Wise Men with handcuffs as if preparing to make an arrest.
As anti-ICE Nativity scenes spark outrage, faith leaders grapple with politics at the pulpit | CNN
As Nativity scenes depicting ICE draw attention and outrage, faith leaders are grappling with politics in religion and urging a closer reading of the Christmas story.
www.cnn.com
December 31, 2025 at 6:32 PM
The story was always already about an impoverished unmarried couple facing a pitiless bureaucracy, having a baby in a barn, and then having to hide from a tyrant. The baby grew up to say that the poor were blessed and the neighbor is he who shows mercy. You can’t hide from the politics of all that.
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The regional ADA Centers are distributed throughout the U.S. to provide local assistance and foster implementation of the ADA. Check our website to determine which one of our ten regional ADA Centers is nearest to you here: https://adata.org/find-your-region #ADA #Disability #PwD
December 31, 2025 at 1:00 PM
The regional ADA Centers are distributed throughout the U.S. to provide local assistance and foster implementation of the ADA. Check our website to determine which one of our ten regional ADA Centers is nearest to you here: https://adata.org/find-your-region #ADA #Disability #PwD
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As We Move
"As we move through life
finding ourselves,
always newly wise and newly foolish,
we ask that our mistakes be small
and not hurtful.
We ask that as we gain experience
we do not forget our innocence,
for they are both part of the whole."
—Orlanda Brugnola
Voices from the Margins
"As we move through life
finding ourselves,
always newly wise and newly foolish,
we ask that our mistakes be small
and not hurtful.
We ask that as we gain experience
we do not forget our innocence,
for they are both part of the whole."
—Orlanda Brugnola
Voices from the Margins
December 31, 2025 at 1:01 PM
As We Move
"As we move through life
finding ourselves,
always newly wise and newly foolish,
we ask that our mistakes be small
and not hurtful.
We ask that as we gain experience
we do not forget our innocence,
for they are both part of the whole."
—Orlanda Brugnola
Voices from the Margins
"As we move through life
finding ourselves,
always newly wise and newly foolish,
we ask that our mistakes be small
and not hurtful.
We ask that as we gain experience
we do not forget our innocence,
for they are both part of the whole."
—Orlanda Brugnola
Voices from the Margins
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The cissies are so demanding lol
December 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The cissies are so demanding lol
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You will not likely find many greater examples of consistent and unflinching insight, drive, grace, resilience, and strength of character through the challenges of life and death than Alice Wong. May we continue to honor her memory by continuing to honor the spirit of her work.
For my hero of 2025 at @motherjones.com, I wrote about the late great disabled disability justice oracle Alice Wong, including her work with Disability Visibility Project, Crips for eSims for Gaza, and #CripTheVote. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hero of 2025: Alice Wong
The disability justice icon's last message: "Don’t let the bastards grind you down."
www.motherjones.com
December 31, 2025 at 1:19 PM
You will not likely find many greater examples of consistent and unflinching insight, drive, grace, resilience, and strength of character through the challenges of life and death than Alice Wong. May we continue to honor her memory by continuing to honor the spirit of her work.
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
For my hero of 2025 at @motherjones.com, I wrote about the late great disabled disability justice oracle Alice Wong, including her work with Disability Visibility Project, Crips for eSims for Gaza, and #CripTheVote. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Hero of 2025: Alice Wong
The disability justice icon's last message: "Don’t let the bastards grind you down."
www.motherjones.com
December 31, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"Don't let the bastards grind you down."
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Faith communities are often portrayed as uniformly opposed to trans, intersex, & nonbinary people. The response to a recent landmark interfaith statement tells a different story — with 1,000+ people of faith and major religious leaders speaking out. Read more & add your voice: https://bit.ly/4qjrlNk
December 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Faith communities are often portrayed as uniformly opposed to trans, intersex, & nonbinary people. The response to a recent landmark interfaith statement tells a different story — with 1,000+ people of faith and major religious leaders speaking out. Read more & add your voice: https://bit.ly/4qjrlNk
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In case you don’t know this already: you don’t get to ask strangers why they are using literally any accessibility tool. Be it a mask, a wheelchair, glasses, a cast: it is actually not your business.
Disappointed to see Jon Stewart & co joke about masking in public. I do it for my medically fragile daughter (Batten Disease). People not masking properly led to her getting pneumonia, which led to her being on life support, which led to me getting price quotes on her cremation just in case.
December 29, 2025 at 7:10 AM
In case you don’t know this already: you don’t get to ask strangers why they are using literally any accessibility tool. Be it a mask, a wheelchair, glasses, a cast: it is actually not your business.