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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

That's a nice framework. Always good to have some focus on what students are proud of

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

I contributed to this episode (I'm at 21:55) ✅ Remember what motivates you ✅ protect the life of work-life ✅ care for community ✅ nature, meeting our needs (bodily, social, etc) #wellbeing is hard around a #systemic threat to it. Change the system www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/podca...

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THE podcast: how to look after yourself in higher education

Personal insights from a range of higher education voices on how they preserve their own well-being

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aslynn is just a ghoul 👻 @aslynnromano.com · 01/12/2024

"Fear of tarring children with these labels once kept numbers down, are we now applying them too liberally?" No. We are not. 😐 "It has also left a group in the cold: children who are not high functioning, who have limited communication and who struggle with daily life" No. We have not.* You have.

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The Good Doctor’s version of autism masks a grimmer truth of badly failed children | Martha Gill

Tales of ‘too much’ progress don’t stand up when severe cases are still being treated with a Victorian harshness, as recent disturbing footage shows

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 12/04/2025

As awful as this is, I'm actually not surprised. #Allies to the front, speak up for your #queer peers, we need to stand in solidarity against #oppression and #marginalisation. 🏳️‍🌈✊

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Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

“I’m not worried about Long Covid” Of course you’re not. Most people weren’t worried about it, until it happened to them This is true of most disabilities. People think they’re the exception. That we’ve done something “wrong”. It’ll be different for them Disability can & does happen to everyone.

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

#equitable #learning = good teaching practice I love these frameworks but one thing is often missing! Have a read 👇👇👇 liberatelearning.substack.com/p/i-love-uni... What practices have helped you participate in learning? Teachers: What do you think is missing to help you truly thrive?

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I love universal design for learning and here's why (plus one micro gripe)

If you've spoken to me for more than fifteen minutes there's a very good chance we'll start talking about accessible design practices — or more accurately I'll monologue while you become my captive au...

cageyratfish (they) UTC-7 🐟🏳️‍⚧️ @cageyratfish.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

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THIS!!! FOR THE LOVE OF ALL THAT'S HOLY, STOP TURNING ELON INTO A WOMAN!! THAT JUST TELLS ME YOU HATE WOMEN AND TRANS PEOPLE YOU CAN CALL OUT HORRIBLE PEOPLE FOR BEING HORRIBLE AND EVIL WITHOUT THROWING WHOLE COMMUNITIES YOU CLAIM TO CARE ABOUT UNDER THE BUS

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Briana Mills, LMFT ♿️🏳️‍🌈 @brianamillslmft.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

It’s not “differently abled,” it’s not “special needs,” it’s not “handicapped,” or anything else, it’s disabled. Disabled is not a bad or dirty word. Disabled is accurate and there’s nothing wrong with being disabled.

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Alas he has only ever coded in scratch

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

video from national down syndrome society It's so key to #socialjustice, that #marginalised groups have #representation in things that will affect them. From individual to societal. It may seem like more work but you get better outcomes. Long term everyone wins Whose voice is absent in your space?

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NO DECISION WITHOUT US | World Down Syndrome Day 2025

YouTube video by CoorDown

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Dr Sarah J Young @sarahjyoung.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

One of my students used references & quotations invented by #ChatGPT in a presentation this week. It was a formative assessment, not counting towards the final mark, and on reflection I wasn’t clear enough about rules on AI use also applying to presentations. But it was quite instructive. 🧵

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

If it's sans roles and stereotypes that's a societal deconstruction required as that's where they're built and learnt. It's so perplexing to me how there's so much investment in gendering human traits and attributes but I understand my experience of gender differs greatly from the normative

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Interesting all the dad-sonas! Do you think there is space in political leadership for a fully ungendered approach or is that unrealistic in that the electorate will assign gendered expectations on the basis of how the leader presents and behaves regardless of the intention?

Ben Eltham @beneltham.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

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There’s no secret why Australia’s productivity is stagnating: much of the economy is locked up in cosy duopolies who spend their time consolidating their dominance, so they can rip customers off. Until politicans act to break them up, this will continue www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

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ACCC urges reform as Coles and Woolworths named among ‘most profitable’ supermarkets in world

A 441-page report calls for 20 recommendations, including greater transparency around prices, special offers and ‘shrinkflation’

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

youtu.be/tsdJ6Odm_YQ?... #ADHD #wellbeing #selfcare Self care can look very different for different people and so of course it will differ by neurotype, culture, etc. There are good tips here What do you find works for you?

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My MOST Effective SELF-CARE Strategies (as Someone with ADHD)

YouTube video by How to ADHD

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Ahhh. Comfy is an excellent addition. I forget that clothes comfy-ness changes with duration of wearing 😅 best to that to my pre waistcoat self 😂

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Cool and fancy! Well done my dude!

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 12/03/2025

theconversation.com/we-tracked-t... #queer #trans #nonbinary #healthandwellbeing #mentalhealth None of this surprises me or would anyone in the community. Remember that young folks (think schooling and early post school) are particularly vulnerable. What will you do to safeguard queer well-being?

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We tracked the mental health of trans and gender-diverse Australians for over 20 years. And we’re worried

The mental health of trans, nonbinary and gender-diverse Australians is suffering and getting worse.

Ariel Salminen @arielsalminen.com · 12/03/2025

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Some well-known people in our industry don’t seem to understand at all what kind of privilege they have. Honestly very tired of hearing “stop paying attention” from white men, because the things they’re talking about don’t affect their life enough (yet). Your experience ≠ everyone else’s experience.

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Bobbi Elman @autismadvocate.co.uk · 10/03/2025

#Facts “Every #transphobic argument can basically be boiled down to: "I actually don't know the science at all or have a good argument here, but #trans people challenge my long held view of the #world 🌎 and it's very uncomfortable and everyone should be expected to move around my discomfort."

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@cmclymer

Every transphobic argument can basically be boiled down to: "I actually don't know the science at all or have a good argument here, but trans people challenge my long held view of the world and it's very uncomfortable and everyone should be expected to move around my discomfort."

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Bobbi Elman @autismadvocate.co.uk · 10/03/2025

#Facts #LGBTQIA2S🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ #TransSurvival

A LGBTQIA2S flag with the text :

Just because you can't understand it or wouldn't choose it for yourself, doesrit mean that it's Wrong. Your fears are not facts. Your feelings are not facts. Your opinions are not facts. You have not & will never silence the LGBTQIA+ Population. They have always & will always exist. They are powerful because they have always survived it all. And they are gonna survive this, too.

@therapywithmaggie LPC

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

So touched. I ran some training over the last few days and one of the participants sent me an email to tell me how much they loved it, that and getting to see how much fun people were having in the two sessions was very special. #teaching #highered #activelearning #rapport

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

The mental health advocate in me says (1) builds awareness & limits a minimisation possible in (2) but also humour is healing & might enable expressing something in stigma laden spaces. I'm taking agency to share both, how do you perceive these? 2/2 #mentalhealth #advocacy #neurodiversity #humour

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Actual: Sensory overload triggering verbal shutdown. Removing oneself from the situation & engaged in grounding, breathing, stimming & reactive self care until returning to nominal state Humourous (+bonus anticapitalist themes): rewarding myself with a quick and efficient menty b on my day off 1/2

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

#disabilityjustice now and always! #solidarity forever! Allies need to show up for disabled folks! So many countries are super hard to emigrate to add disabled folks just like this post says. We need to work hard to ensure where we live puts ablism aside and helps disabled people to thrive

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

It is remarkable, I have have such conversations multiple times which one would think would be a necessary element of becoming such a professional, how else can you market and communicate broadly across society?

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

A5 this is something that can be covered well in analytical discussion with a group of students, take any experience and identify the different ways it is inaccessible, discuss how to address and resolve. Students are smart, they just need to rush context to think about the problem #LTHEchat

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Showed my partner and she immediately identified it as a good brand. It would seem you have good taste! 😂

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

That looks great! Basil in particular looks top notch! What did you use for the bocconcini? Like what brand?

Kelly @broadwaybabyto.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

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Include disabled people in your resistance planning. In many ways we’re built for resistance, as we have to find creative and sustainable ways to survive every single day. This is the time for intersectionality and community care. We need to work together and save one another.

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

"As we get older our functional abilities deteriorate. Over half of the population over the age of 65 experience some kind of disability." this! #disability is something that many people will experience at some point even if they're currently able-bodied accessibility.blog.gov.uk/2016/05/16/w...

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What we mean when we talk about accessibility

The word ‘accessibility’ gets used a lot. I have lots of conversations about it. People often have a different understanding to me of what it means, and that can make having effective conversations di...

Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Also time to normalise empathy and openness so it doesn't feel radical for me to ask someone how they're doing and have it perceived as a genuine question and desire to look after my fellow humans

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Radical empathy thank you!! To go with my radical openness about myself 🤩

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

Absolutely. It's an inclusive design practice.

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Powerful ✊ Terrible 😭 Women deserve better. Society MUST do better. Genuine allyship to address gender based violence means keeping experiences like this in mind.

A whiteboard saying "enough is enough. Get it off your t*ts!" Upon which a number of post its from (presumably) women sharing their experiences including victim blaming, etc

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Agreed. Also I feel disparity and financial inequity is a problem in and of itself. Whether students like the organisation experience more or not is in my mind distinct

Stimpunks Foundation @stimpunks.org · 29/01/2025

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Getting human-centered, neurodiversity affirming, progressive practices into education, healthcare, and other systems is a battle, a grueling and grinding battle through bad narratives and bad framing. Here are 10 common obstacles to our work. stimpunks.org/2024/07/29/10-obstacl……

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10 Obstacles to Neurodiversity Affirming Practice

Getting human-centered, neurodiversity affirming, progressive practices into education, healthcare, and other systems is a battle, a grueling and grinding battle through bad narratives and bad…

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Aster Cosmos @liberatelearning.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

The effects of #power within #learning contexts can be subtle yet highly influential. Here I speak to how this plays out through #assessment #classroom #culture and #learningoutcomes. Reflecting on your own experiences, what kind of learning environment would wish to craft or participate within?

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Hierarchies in learning

The importance of interpersonal dynamics and socio-learning structures