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October 4th, 2010

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Pass/Fail

By abby jean on 4 October, 2010

As I mentioned recently, I’ve just gone back to school. I was enrolling for classes over the summer and kept coming back to a course called “Mental Health Policy.” Here’s the description: ‘Examination of evolution of social policy and services for mentally ill, with emphasis on political, economic, ideological, and sociological factors that affect views [...]

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Recommending Reading for Monday, October 4, 2010

By Anna on 4 October, 2010

Today’s Recommended Reading is very fast because my laptop battery is about to die. Trigger Warnings & Comments are not always great & not all opinions are endorsed by us. Normally I clip a bit from each article, but today is going to be quick links. Sorry! Wordweaverlynn: A Public Service Announcement Re: “So if [...]

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How Do You Fight A Suicide Epidemic?

By s.e. smith on 4 October, 2010

Content note: This post contains discussions of bullying, abuse, and suicide. An alarming number of gay youth have committed suicide in the United States in recent weeks. There were probably more than I listed here; there tend to be disparities in what the media does and doesn’t report. Rates of suicide and suicide attempts among [...]

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Weekly Job Round-Up Post

By Anna on 4 October, 2010

As always, we don’t vet these jobs, and can’t tell you anything about them. US: Facebook is hiring: User Experience – Accessibility (HTML/CSS/JavaScript). You’ll need a FB account to apply for this job. Are you interested in building products used by hundreds of millions of people? Do you have direct experience working with assistive technology [...]

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