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Quick Guide – Creating a Size-Accommodating Office

Weight and Healthcare • 439 implied HN points • 11 May 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Patient Care Inclusivity Body positivity
  1. Make sure your office has sturdy seating that can accommodate people of all sizes, from waiting rooms to treatment areas.
  2. Have the largest blood pressure cuffs available in every area where blood pressure is taken to ensure accurate readings for higher-weight patients.
  3. Provide the largest possible gowns for patients and consider if gowns are really necessary or if patients can wear their own clothing.

EXCLUSIVE: Public Schoolers Are Paid $1,400 a Pop to Become Social Justice Warriors

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 969 implied HN points • 07 Mar 24
🇺🇸 U.S. Politics Social justice Education Activism Antisemitism Inclusivity
  1. An activist group in California has been paid by a school district to provide equity and leadership training to students and teachers.
  2. The activist group pays high school students to participate in their programs, which are focused on marginalized youth.
  3. Some teachers and parents have concerns about the group's influence and messaging, seeing it as propagandistic and potentially harmful to students' education.

Kids Get Schooled on Radical Politics

Common Sense with Bari Weiss • 1066 implied HN points • 22 Feb 24
🚌 Education Curriculum Political Ideology Inclusivity
  1. Children at a Brooklyn public elementary school are taught about Black Lives Matter's principles using a coloring book, introducing terms like 'Queer Affirming' and 'Transgender Affirming.'
  2. Some parents are concerned about the political and communist undertones in the educational material, questioning the appropriateness for elementary school students.
  3. The coloring book used by the school focuses on promoting Black Lives Matter's ideology but lacks in teaching specific black historical figures, leading to concerns about presenting controversial ideas as facts.
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Case Study – Weight Stigma Impacts COVID-19 Vaccinations

Weight and Healthcare • 678 implied HN points • 02 Mar 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Weight Stigma Healthcare access Inclusivity
  1. Weight stigma affects access to proper care, such as longer needles needed for COVID-19 vaccinations, especially for higher-weight individuals.
  2. Facilities should ensure they have the correct needle sizes available for all patients, regardless of weight, to provide optimum vaccine efficacy.
  3. Advocacy and awareness are needed to address discriminatory healthcare practices and promote fair treatment for all patients, including those who are higher-weight.

Vox Femina

The Corners by Nadia Bolz-Weber • 5975 implied HN points • 12 Mar 23
⛪ Faith & Spirituality Inclusivity
  1. Representation is important for children to see people who look like them in various roles.
  2. There has been progress in breaking gender stereotypes in many fields, but religious institutions still have limitations for women.
  3. Seeing women taking on leadership roles in houses of worship can have a positive impact on young girls.

Embracing Asynchronous Communication in UX Teams

UX Psychology • 138 implied HN points • 22 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Communication Remote work Collaboration Inclusivity Efficiency
  1. Asynchronous communication can combat Zoom fatigue by reducing the need for excessive meetings and allowing for more focused work time.
  2. Benefits of asynchronous communication include inclusivity, clearer communication, efficiency with meeting reduction, and wider audience engagement.
  3. Challenges of asynchronous communication include adjustment to a new way of working, time and effort for content creation, cultural shifts within organizations, and potential for information overload.

Disability & travel writing: a cocktail for discrimination?

Talking Travel Writing • 235 implied HN points • 05 Sep 23
🏝 Travel Accessibility Inclusivity Representation Challenges Awareness
  1. Mainstream media often overlooks accessible travel information, despite the significant number of people with disabilities and chronic illnesses who could benefit from it.
  2. Inclusive practices in the travel industry, like accommodating carers or partners of disabled travelers, can lead to enriching experiences and genuine representation.
  3. Challenges faced by disabled individuals in the travel writing industry, and the importance of raising awareness and creating a more inclusive environment.

Things to Stop Saying/Doing To Fat Patients At The Start Of Their Appointments

Weight and Healthcare • 639 implied HN points • 25 Jan 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Weight Stigma Medical care Self-Advocacy Inclusivity Body positivity
  1. Patients should not be told they are too big for equipment; it's the equipment that's too small.
  2. Facilities should proactively have gowns in all sizes for patients, rather than suggesting they wear two.
  3. Healthcare workers should avoid giving unsolicited food advice and respect patients' choice to refuse routine weigh-ins.

Providing X-Rays, MRIs and CT Scans to Higher-Weight Patients

Weight and Healthcare • 479 implied HN points • 18 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Healthcare Patient Experience Accessibility Inclusivity Empathy
  1. Know the weight and size capacities of your equipment and facilities to provide better care to higher-weight patients.
  2. Understand the diverse needs of all patients and create protocols to ensure a positive experience for everyone, including those with disabilities and neurodivergence.
  3. Communicate openly and proactively with patients about accommodations, accessibility, and equipment capabilities to enhance their experience and educate them about available options.

What to do if you can’t accommodate a higher weight patient

Weight and Healthcare • 798 implied HN points • 20 Apr 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Body positivity Healthcare Inclusivity Patient Experience
  1. Perspective and attitude are crucial when handling situations where higher weight patients cannot be accommodated - blame should not be directed at the patient, but rather focus on addressing the lack of resources and tools for equitable care.
  2. Prevention is key - prioritize purchasing equipment that can accommodate patients of all sizes, communicate size/weight limits openly, and have protocols in place to handle situations where accommodation is not immediately possible.
  3. When accommodation isn't possible, have non-shaming protocols in place, take responsibility for the lack of accessibility, refer patients to other facilities that can accommodate them, and ensure a seamless and respectful experience for higher-weight patients.

A Blind Classroom

Nuances • 19 implied HN points • 03 Feb 24
🚌 Education Inclusivity Learning Disability
  1. A blind school in Kerala focuses on overall student development through sports and co-curricular activities.
  2. Visiting a classroom for the blind showed the use of braille in everyday learning, highlighting the effort required for blind students to communicate.
  3. Gratitude was felt for eyesight and admiration for Louis Braille and blind individuals using Braille to express themselves.

Please Stop Telling Patients to "Just Walk" For Their Health

Weight and Healthcare • 439 implied HN points • 02 Apr 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Fitness Inclusivity Trauma Well-being
  1. Healthcare providers should avoid limiting discussions around movement to just walking
  2. Patients have diverse needs and abilities, and a one-size-fits-all approach like 'just walk' can be harmful and exclusionary
  3. Healthcare providers should engage patients in a respectful conversation about movement, consider their individual situations, and provide information without judgment or bias

Emergency Contraception and Higher Weight People

Weight and Healthcare • 299 implied HN points • 14 May 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Reproductive Health Weight Stigma Inclusivity Medical Research
  1. Emergency contraception pills like Plan B may be less effective for higher-weight individuals, with higher weights potentially leading to decreased efficacy or even complete ineffectiveness above 176 pounds.
  2. Ulipristal acetate (Ella) pills, though requiring a prescription, have shown to be more effective than Levonorgestrel options for emergency contraception, especially for higher-weight individuals.
  3. Copper IUDs are the most effective emergency contraception method and show consistent efficacy regardless of weight, making them a recommended choice for higher-weight individuals.

Getting the Healthcare That Thin People Get

Weight and Healthcare • 179 implied HN points • 30 Apr 22
🏥 Health & Wellness Healthcare Weight Stigma Inclusivity Research
  1. Question healthcare practitioners about treatment in thin individuals to receive equal, evidence-based care as a higher weight patient.
  2. Healthcare system needs a major paradigm shift to accommodate higher weight patients in terms of research, spaces, and training.
  3. Higher weight patients deserve research inclusive of all body sizes, accommodations in healthcare spaces, and doctors educated to work with diverse body types.

"Inclusive Transportation" with Veronica O. Davis, PE

Exasperated Infrastructures • 4 implied HN points • 06 Jan 24
🏥 Health & Wellness Transportation Community Engagement Advocacy Inclusivity Urban planning
  1. Veronica O. Davis, PE advocates for repairing divided communities through inclusive transportation
  2. The book emphasizes engaging diverse stakeholders and reflecting on planning processes
  3. Success in transportation means prioritizing community needs, storytelling, and diversity in voices

[ChatGPT-generated] The Fine Line of Comedy: Navigating Acceptable and Unacceptable Jokes

PseudoFreedom • 5 implied HN points • 14 Jun 23
🎭️ Culture Comedy Social Issues Inclusivity Empathy Self-awareness
  1. Comedians should be mindful of the context in which they operate when creating jokes.
  2. Comedy should focus on challenging power structures and giving voice to marginalized communities.
  3. Consent, empathy, and respect for boundaries are crucial in comedy to avoid crossing into offensive territory.

How to create and promote Psychological Safety at work

The Caring Techie Newsletter • 2 implied HN points • 22 Mar 23
🏥 Health & Wellness Psychological safety Leadership Communication Inclusivity
  1. Psychological safety is crucial for a healthy work environment, where individuals feel free to voice ideas, questions, and concerns without fear of punishment.
  2. Creating psychological safety is a shared responsibility between leaders and employees, with leaders modeling behaviors and reframing challenges as learning opportunities.
  3. To foster psychological safety, individuals can embrace curiosity, cancel blame, focus on collaborative problem-solving, and ensure everyone feels heard and valued.

Examining the Problem of Racism on Medium.com

Wayne's Earth • 0 implied HN points • 16 Dec 22
🎭️ Culture Racism Discrimination Inclusivity
  1. Some Black writers on Medium may get away with racism by framing discrimination as personal perspective or opinion, rather than bigotry.
  2. Racism has been normalized in popular culture, allowing Black writers to make racist jokes or comments without facing consequences.
  3. Certain Black writers use their race as an excuse for making discriminatory remarks, hiding behind free speech while avoiding criticism.