Wearable robotics engineer at @TheteamatX, prev @Google, @NASA, @medialab, @Harvard. Amputee and activist. I make stupid prosthetics for fun. He/him.
Joined April 2014
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doctor: I became a doctor because I want to help people
disabled person: *goes to the doctor*
doctor: no not you
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#Disability #DisabilityRights
Facebook just dropped a new open-source AI platform for musculoskeletal control problems. They’re interested in visualizing the body in the Metaverse, but it could also have implications for #prosthetics/#exoskeleton control. Anyone use it yet? I’m curious tech.fb.com/artificial-intel…
I think the common public vastly overestimates the capabilities of current bionic arms, mostly thanks to sci-fi and misleading media coverage. I wrote up my own experience with the newest bionics tech:
medium.com/@leftyonhardmode/…
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TFW the emperor has no alt text
A 26 second video of essentially 4 “slides” full of text with no audio description. Retweeted by the dedicated accessibility team.
This could have been four images with useful alt text instead of an inaccessible video.
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A 26 second video of essentially 4 “slides” full of text with no audio description. Retweeted by the dedicated accessibility team.
This could have been four images with useful alt text instead of an inaccessible video.
xitter.gq/Google/status/14613801…
It’s #IDPWD but unless you were on niche #DisabilityTwitter you’d probably never know it.
There are a billion people worldwide with disabilities. When will our fight for equal rights get the attention it deserves? #Disability
#Candyman press: “So progressive, the first #1 film by a Black female director!”
Also Candyman: “You can tell which character is the monster because he has a hook hand lol”
Is this really the #Disability representation that deserved another sequel? 😒 #DisabilityTwitter
Compact design, and pretty cool example of how (relatively) simple passive elastic elements in an exoskeleton can provide a ton of benefit long-term. Not everything needs to be a giant mech suit.
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Something to think about now that people are starting to return to office.
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For more than 60 million Americans living with a disability, the ADA is so much more than a law. It’s a source of opportunity, participation, independent living, and respect.
And for our nation, the ADA is more than a law as well. It’s a testament to our character as a people.
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Not all disabilities are visible #DisabilityPrideMonth
ALT Seven black icons on a white background showing different physical disabilities. The text reads: 'some disabilities look like this'. One icon showing abled person text reading: 'some look like this'
Officials are blaming last-minute restrictions, but apparently agreed on this in February.
Also, what could possibly go wrong when you allocate 1 PCA for a 34-member team?
#beccameyers #Paralympics #DisabilityPrideMonth
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Psyched to be on this list!
Here are 10 disability @tiktok_us creators to follow this #DisabilityPride Month. ♿ ✨
@powerfullyisa
@Rollettes_LA
@spencer2thewest
@notlewy
@leftyonhardmode
@BriScalesse
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#DisabilityPrideMonth is a real thing and we should talk about why we need it.
#DisabilityTwitter #DisabilityPride #DisabilityRights #disabled #disabilityawareness
Disabled people exist.
Disabled people exist.
Disabled people exist.
Hire us. Represent us. Include us. It's simple. Do it.
#DisabilityPrideMonth 🦾♿
Apple just announced a set of accessibility features allowing amputees to control the Apple Watch without using the touchscreen. Pretty awesome, I've never been able to use one of these before. #DisabilityTwitter #amputee #Disability #disabilityinclusion
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"...just 56.5 percent [of physicians] strongly agreed that they welcomed patients with disability into their practices"
A stunning finding. Seems like a population who is MOST in need of available, compassionate care is least likely to get it.
#Disability #DisabilityJustice
Excited to be published, though findings are depressing: Physicians aren't confident they can provide equal care for patients with disability; nearly half "don't welcome" patients with disability to their practice. We need #DisabilityJustice now! healthaffairs.org/doi/10.137…
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Video w/ captions from last week's Disability + Pleasure Activism event w/ @adriennemaree & @claudiaalick
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Text transcript in the description section of the video
Recap of #DisabilityPleasure event: wakelet.com/wake/DWTtl4b8uaX…
#DisabilityJustice
ALT Graphic with a magenta and in the center across the middle a graphic with a background of faded designs made up of different icons of food, animals, and other fun cartoon elements. Text: Disability+Pleasure Activism. ‘Disability’ is in red and ‘+ Activism’ is in purple.