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Erika Fundelius

@erikatvicoms.bsky.social
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TSVI, COMS, PhD, Asst Prof of VI @UBC; 🇭🇺🇺🇸🇨🇦 Interested in process of #consent when assisting ppl w/disabilities; cultural lens of #disability; #ECC #TeacherPrep #PD #SNAAP #SelfDetermination #VisualImpairment #DEIDA #EduSky #AcademicSky #a11y #HigherEd

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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
'Academic hazing' not just as a PhD student but even post-graduation remain a reality. As I am preparing my reappointment documents, I have to remember that some are talkers (ego) and some are doers (confidence). universityaffairs.ca/news/when-co... #HigherEducation #Academia #Ego #Confidence
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When colleagues become bullies - University Affairs
From public smearing and false rumours to intellectual property theft and exclusion, a Quebec study finds bullying is widespread among university faculty.
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Hello Canada, What is the best way to invest your TFSA $$$? Now that we are 2.5 yrs in i would like to figure out how we might actually settle in for a bit and taxes have been rough with dual-filing. Would love some leads - as we are Gen X and ain’t got much time left to save #Tax #Saving #Best
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
“I can not believe that war is the best solution. No one won the last war, and no one will win the next war.” Eleanor Roosevelt #Peace #Coexist
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Jodi Picoult @jodipicoult.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Here we go again. 1500 books banned in New Braunfels, TX. 7 are mine.
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New Pub Alert!! Fundelius, Mara, & Compton (2026) Challenging the System: Becoming an O&M Specialist with Sensory Loss the-new-review.kglmeridian.com/view/journal... #ProfessionalsWithSensoryLoss #Disability #Blind #COMS
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
After a week of worry for my hubby who works in SD43, this hit home. I know teacher candidates look at me funny when I talk about ER prep for kids with disabilities. And I hate to be right. #MyHeartBreaks #ItinerantTeaching #InclusiveERPrep
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Have you heard that there is a push to make Pacific Park off-leash? Sign a petition and email to your reps. Feb 4 meeting c.org/JDcLVYzTbw #PointGrey #DogFreedom #endowmentland #Restrictions #WesbrookVillage #UBC
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Save Our Off-Leash Trails: Protect Connectivity in Pacific Spirit Regional Park
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Into social responsibility and sustainability? We recently moved to using bamboo toilet tissues from Who Gives a Crap. Get $15 off when you use the following link whogivesacrap.mention-me.com/.../vp6px-er.... #Sustainability #Reuse #Recycle #Bamboo PD: screen shot of wrapped toilet paper
screen shot image of one person handing a wrapped toilet roll to another
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
Time to read conference abstracts and some dissertation chapters, so I pulled out my ultimate weapon: Pandora- French cooking music. The channel that "wrote" my dissertation. #Neurospicy #MustConcentrate This years word: #Consistency Pd: screenshot of Pandora window with channel 'now playing'
screenshot of Pandora window with channel 'now playing'
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
The most common visual impairment in children currently is brain based: Cerebral. Look at all these CVI friendly books (black bg, no crowd): #CVI #Blind #VisualImpairment #Education #Inclusion @dredf.bsky.social @edusky.bsky.social littledandelionpress.com/products/eve...
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Inclusive children's books for every child—designed with care for early learners, and made accessible for those with CVI, visual impairments, and sensory needs. At Little Dandelion Press, every story ...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
I don’t know why- but hearing the foghorns from Georgia Strait is so calming and reassuring to me. Been enjoying it since woke up at 6am. #Grateful #RollingIn
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a view of a city at night with a lot of clouds
Alt: a video of sunset over a coastal town where the fog is rolling in
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Please support #UniversityOK #MelK @insidehighered.com @chronicle.com @wearehighered.bsky.social @timeshighered.bsky.social www.instagram.com/reel/DS3fACh...
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Kendall Brown on Instagram: "Samantha Fulnecky's OU instructor is officially fighting back! Here's how you can help make sure she wins. . #news #politics #Trump #MAGA #Republican #conservative #Democr...
Former University of Oklahoma instructor Mel Kurth has launched a fightback after losing her job following an on-air confrontation with student Samantha Fulnecky. Mel is now seeking support and legal ...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
labour of love and revisions of 1.5 years New Pub Alert: Fundelius, E. (2025). Empowering Students with Visual Impairments: A Collaborative Approach to Access and the Expanded Core Curriculum. TEACHING Exceptional Children doi.org/10.1177/0040... #Disability #InclusionWithoutSupportIsNeglect
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Empowering Students with Visual Impairments: A Collaborative Approach to Access and the Expanded Core Curriculum - Erika Fundelius, 2025
The world is highly occulocentric, in which vision in terms of access is placed above all other senses. Visual materials such as worksheets, maps, graphics, ill...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
#Inclusion isn’t scary #InclusionGrinch Happy halloween PD: 1. Erika wearing a Grinch onsie and a blue tshirt on top with four characters dressed in costumes with “Inclusion isn’t scary” below 2. The grinch in downward facing dog at yoga
Erika wearing a Grinch onsie and a blue tshirt on top with four characters dressed in costumes with “Inclusion isn’t scary” belowThe grinch in downward facing dog at yoga
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Check out his cool documentary: Communication is key to quality of life youtu.be/Nc6kuCjmpmY #BSL #ASL #Disability #Aging #Inclusion #BBC
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It's never too late to learn BSL | Rose Ayling-Ellis: Old Hands, New Tricks - BBC
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 15/10/2025
Supports for children w #Disabilities are beyond threatened at this point CEC Chad Rummel did great on national news exceptionalchildren.org/cecs-executi...
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CEC's Executive Director Chad Rummel on CNN - Mass Firings Impact Special Education Services
CEC's Executive Director was interviewed on CNN on October 14, 2025, to discuss the impacts of the Department of Education's layoffs on special education programs. The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and Rehabilitative Services Administration (RSA) have been nearly eliminated in that "reduction in force" effort. It destroys the expertise, support, and resources critical to ensuring IDEA implementation in states, eroding rights for children with disabilities, and destroying the safety net for their parents. Without OSEP, IDEA is in grave jeopardy.
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
We just got the TED @ted-cec.bsky.social Publication Award 2025. Thank you! "This recognition honors the most outstanding publication of the year in Teacher Education and Special Education and celebrates scholarship that deepens our understanding of teacher preparation and inclusive practice."
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“You Are Just a Life Role Model” a Multiple Case Study of Teachers With Visual Impairment in the Field of Visual Disabilities - Saurym Quezada, Erika Fundelius, Erin Bush, Jenny Root, 2025
Teachers with disabilities serve as role models for students who share their disability identity, offering lived experience as a valuable source of knowledge an...
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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
This is my regular reminder to everyone that jstor is open to the general public now; a free account there will give you access to 100 papers a year.
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
give your input by Oct 15 on the restructuring of IES: www.federalregister.gov/documents/20... #Research #HigherEd #Academia
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Request for Information; Feedback on Redesigning the Institute of Education Sciences (IES)
The Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 established the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) as the research, evaluation, and statistics arm of the U.S. Department of Education. IES is responsible ...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 26/09/2025
New Pub alert! A project during my transition from Florida State University to The University of British Columbia, from doc student to assistant professor was spent on the project that is now finally live: journals.sagepub.com/eprint/RP6TA... #Blind #Disability #HigherEducation #Career
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“You Are Just a Life Role Model” a Multiple Case Study of Teachers With Visual Impairment in the Field of Visual Disabilities - Saurym Quezada, Erika Fundelius, Erin Bush, Jenny Root, 2025
Teachers with disabilities serve as role models for students who share their disability identity, offering lived experience as a valuable source of knowledge an...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 20/09/2025
Autumn is my fav. It is hard to focus on gratitude when the world is imploding but today my building showed me why I need to be intentional #StayInGratitude #FallIsMyFav
A 5 story grey building covered in Boston Ivy illuminated with the morning sunlight as it is turning color from green to reds and orangesA 5 story grey building covered in Boston Ivy as it is turning color from green to reds and oranges with light blue skies aboveA single sunflower with petals with light yellow tips with darker orange as the main color around a brown middle
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 11/09/2025
Happening in Canada- under-funding public schools and taking supports from children with disabilities #PublicSchools #Disability #UnitedNations #RightToEducation #Academia #Inclusion ????
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Eliminating trustees could hurt Ontario's most vulnerable students: survey
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
My colleagues are losing funding left and right: and its not just research it is to train specialists teachers. It was a quick Friday afternoon dump that got my field on fire, here is a mainstream article #Disability #DEI #TeacherPreparation #Academia #Blind #LowVision #TSVI #COMS #Braille #Deaf
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Trump Canceled Millions for Special Education Teacher Training. What's Next?
More than $30 million for teacher training and parent resources will no longer flow as scheduled.
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 06/09/2025
1/4 An American company has made an application for 77 long term leases of Crown Land along the coast of BC, Vancouver Island, and Gulf Islands! Comments are open until October 5th latest at comment.nrs.gov.bc.ca #NotaState #KeepCanadianLand #Outdoors #BuyCanadian #ProtectCanadianLand
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Applications, Comments & Reasons for Decision
Find, learn about, and comment on active Crown land applications in British Columbia.
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 25/08/2025
As a family of history and documentary lovers we watched Churchill’s war in the spring, and this weekend the Turning Point. I was raised in Eastern Europe most history we learned were ‘local’- so to learn more about from a US point is fascinating. 🧐 #HistoryRepeats #WhenWillWeLearn
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
A new practitioner oriented article for training vision professionals #Blind #LowVision #PersonnelPreparation #TSVI #COMS #TeacherPreparation #Disability #HigherEducation #Academia
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Another great book I learned a lot from: The Inconvenient Indian by King Now I need to watch the documentary. #MyPriviledge #MyResponsibility
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
Calling on people in #EarlyLiteracy #Academia A colleague due to the recent funding shake-up in the USA is now looking for a new position. She is not on socials so I am posting for her. She is currently at Boston Uni in MA #HigherEdSky #EduSky #PhDChat www.researchgate.net/profile/Sen-...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Excited to share that I was recently featured in Teaching in Focus! Happy to have recently celebrated two-years at UBC. It's the perfect way to recognize the progress. ubctoday.ubc.ca/news/july-07... #InclusiveEducationm#TeacherPreparation #Accessibility
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Teaching in focus: Erika Fundelius
A longtime educator and now assistant professor in the Faculty of Education, specializing in Special Education, Erika is shaping how teachers support students who are blind or have low vision — bringi...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Some know that I have been working on research around consent. Recently -as a follow up to a 2022 TASH conference presentation- I was asked to talk about this near and dear topic. 1/2 #Consent #ConceptDevelopment #ForcedCompliance
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
As an european born, american educated person teaching in higher ed- this was an amazing read for many reasons. 1. Amazing history lesson that reflects many of today’s college student 2. Importance of DEI in education. #HigherEd #Education #DEI
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
I feel worn out, but we got 16 of the 17 of the teachers of students w. visual impairments cohort to graduation- submitted all grades to make it happen. It is the the first time that I taught the same people for two years. I hope to see them all walking for graduation. #MyFirst #Cohort13 #TSVI
an illustration of a black cat drinking from a mug with the word Nope. on it. Caption: How I feel about a lot of things these days. Black cat head with big yellow eyes peeking out of an amazon box that sits on  chair vertically
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Lawrence Carter-Long @lcarterlong.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
"Out of sight, out of mind ..." When this practice becomes policy, #disability communities die. Watch, listen, learn, share. Honor #disabled pioneers who came before, so the Next Gen can learn from past mistakes #ChangeNotCharity 3/25 on @amexperiencepbs.bsky.social, dir by @jimlebrecht.bsky.social
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
I am a teacher & have worked with children with #disabilities for decades. There are so many #discriminatory practices I learned of in BC in just 1.5yrs of living here- and no real legal protection. If you can support this family pls. We are pre-ADA times in 🇨🇦 www.gofundme.com/f/help-james...
It is a qr code to visit the parent’s IG post on the gofundme
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
Wisdom www.instagram.com/reel/DG5_66K...
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
About 3 or so years ago, we stayed at a friends’ house while we attended a conference in SF, and I took a pic of a book: Unworthy Republic. It is my current read. Its a must read for those who want to learn about colonialism and gaslighting. #EDID #HumanRights #IndegenousRights Link below
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
Forgot about the time change and thought #Sàndor was very polite waking me up this morning. Nope, he was right on time.
Black cat with big green eyes sitting on the bathroom counter by the running tap- not impressed
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Check out the lyrics #RenMakesMusic #MoneyGame “Of fear when they support the ideas that keep us separate When the make us believe that everybody is coming to terrorise you in the streets they say proudly through gritted teeth “Its my right to hate, thats freedom of speech” youtu.be/0ivQwwgW4OY
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Ren - Money Game (Official Music Video)
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 21/02/2025
Even my cat things we are living in a dumpster fire Faces of #Sàndor an hour before dinner within a span of 15 minutes
Black cat w big yellowish green eyes sitting behind a box next to bag of stuff waiting to be put i to the oantryBlack cat w half closed big yellowish green eyes sitting on the couch disapprovingly- with his fav toy an orange string draped around himBlack cat w big yellowish green eyes sitting by the cabinet staring me downBlack cat w big yellowish green eyes laying on a teal chair w wood handle next to me
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 18/02/2025
I am so grateful to have a job, where I can take half a day to tend to my health and live in a place where I can take public transport and walk. (Now if i could also score a family doctor - its been nearly 2 yrs of waiting) #Vancouver #BC #grateful
Coal harbor -walking and bike path by the bay under grey skies This cute little black and white duck like bird has some serious lungs to be underwater for a long time
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Drove south, by the 99 you can often sight eagles.They make me irrationally happy and remember when in N.CA at camp seeing one was a treat. Learning how salmon and eagle ate essential local first nations makes them even more cool. #Eagle #WinterInBC #SnowInTheClouds
A distance drive by image of a row of birch trees from the freeway-6 red arrows marking where eagles perched 4 eagles qith their white heads perched atop of one birch tree Two eagles with bright white heads perched in birch trees by the freeway construction against the dark grey skies of Lower Mainland
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
"It’s difficult to understand why someone who has a car factory in both China and in Germany, whose rocket business is ultra-dependent on relationships with sovereign nations and who is busy cutting $2 trillion in US government expenses and running five companies, is obsessing about [a] ... ."
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
Maybe this is why there is no way to disable copilot on Mac. Been so frustrated. I need cloud for collab but might need to switch away from 365. No notice from MS makes this shady as F* Check your subscription! Ps: Adobe discontinued standalone software going to subscription model #Monopoly
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 19/01/2025
I was in a training this week and a quote was shared in the chat, which I promptly shared on the weekly discussion board in my asych course. It has been fascinating to see how the students- for whom this is the last course (on multiple disabilities) before their MEd have reacted. 🧵1/3 #Autonomy
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 12/01/2025
Some of my students at FSU looked at me weird and some were triggered when I spoke about emergency preparations for our k-12 students. Talking about active shooter and fire drills for students with multiple impairments often caused a stir. 🧵 1/4 #Disability #Accessibility #HumansMatter
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
In the last year, teaching in Canada, having moved from the USA, I have been praising the USA disability movement and laws that provide some recourse and protection for families. When companies create something new…. 🧵1/2
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 26/12/2024
The rain stopped, and I finally felt good enough for a walk #BoxingDay walk #PointGrey
Reconciliation pole on UBC campus with grey skies above Rain drops perched on the edges of bare branchesThe sun peaking through the bare trees amongst the pine trees with blue skies painted with white wisps of cloudsA gorgeous ginger cat greeted me as I crossed Hampton Place on my way home on wet grey  sidewalk
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 24/12/2024
Merry christmas everyone
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merry christmas to you and all your family with a christmas tree in the snow .
Alt: merry christmas to you and all your family with a christmas tree in the snow
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 22/12/2024
On my LinkedIn I reposted a post around accessibility shaming. Now, without shaming, how does one inform a colleague who works in special education, that the terminology ’special needs’ ‘special needs student’ are not kosher?! It hasn’t been for a while. 🧵1/4 #EdySky
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Erika Fundelius @erikatvicoms.bsky.social · 15/12/2024
The skies are on fire #Sunset #PointGrey
the setting sun on the horizon lights up the grey skies above painting them deep rusty orange and grey waves as seen from our apartment the setting sun on the horizon lights up the grey skies above painting them bright orange and reds and grey wavesthe setting sun on the horizon lights up the grey skies above painting them rusty orange more blues in this image
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