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From https://hachyderm.io/@forrestbrazeal/109903487613252378

@benny @webmink As @onepict says, @phpledge has a bunch of resources, and conferences like #FOSSY https://2023.fossy.us/attend/health-and-safety/ and North Bay Python have strong, well thought-out policies.

It is important, however, that this isn't just some box ticking exercise. As with a #CodeOfConduct it needs monitoring and enforcing by members of your team.

The CoC and #HealthPolicy really should be the first things considered before even deciding to run an event during a continuing Pandemic.

@webmink @almalinux Hi Simon, can you point me at the links for the #CodeOfConduct and the #HealthPolicy for that event please. I can find neither on the website.

@HistoPol @ABScientist @DenisCOVIDinfoguy @auscovid19

Different studies have put different numbers on it, and depends on whether you're vaccinated, how many and how recently you've been boosted and which variant you catch etc, but this Scientific American article from January suggests:

"11 percent among those who are unvaccinated and 5 percent among those who have had two or more doses of the vaccine"

Best case, fully vaxxed, a 5% saving throw is something to avoid!

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/vaccination-dramatically-lowers-long-covid-risk/

"SARS-CoV-2 was categorized as a Biosafety level 3 pathogen together with Tuberculosis, [Bubonic Plague], [Yellow Fever], and [Bird Flu]... yet unlike other diseases in its category, it has been allowed to spread, replicate, and mutate freely in the population. Seasonal respiratory infections such as Influenza, Parainfluenza, Rhinoviruses, Adenoviruses and similar are conversely Biosafety level 2 pathogens."

https://whn.global/scientific/sars-cov-2-and-covid-19-from-crisis-to-solution/

"Two days ago" here refers to a date in 2021, which is when archive.org archived the site.

Seriously, just display the actual date. Trying to be clever and showing a delta just means it will always be wrong. It gets more wrong the longer the browser tab remains open (unless you waste CPU keeping it updated).

To my utter astonishment, the NGI Outreach Office just declared all Open Source conferencing software as unfit for purpose.

"Following the technical problems and limitations we encountered when trying to use the open-source BigBlueButton software, we have decided to revert to a
proven commercial solution, ZOOM. We are fully aware that this technical choice is not fully in line with some of the values promoted by the NGI initiative..."

@paolo @onepict I think it's pretty clear they aren't interested in a solution. The trainer is used to Zoom. If they'd just said "due to the technical issues yesterday the next session will be held on Zoom. We're sorry about this and we're working with the BBB folks to resolve the issues" I'd understand, but the language in the email said that no FOSS or European software was suitable, unlike a "proven commercial solution" like Zoom.

It wasn't just what was said, but how it was said.

#Amazon (FR and UK) both are now asking for a CAPTCHA if I try to visit them. No contact details and no accessible alternative. Pretty sure this is illegal in the EU. If it isn't, it should be.

Now I can read that page, but I have a friend who very definitely cannot, and would get a headache just looking at that screen for a few seconds (my browser preference is for dark mode, and yet the page is blinding white), and so I refuse to.

#accessibility fail #a12y

@MediaActivist Another word I'd like to see a replacement for is terrorist. It's always a sign the writer has stopped thinking, or is pushing an agenda. There are no terrorists, just people.

@MediaActivist https://pdf.24eme.fr/signature

@MediaActivist Source code is here (AGPL3): https://github.com/24eme/signaturepdf

@MediaActivist This is for mediaactivist.com?

You are missing an SPF record for that domain. Google recently (a month or so ago) started insisting on these, despite their utter utter pointlessness.

Curry in Stafford

This wasn't easy to write, but here's a little story about curry, Long Covid, mental health, phone calls, avoiding Birmingham and choosing life.

https://blog.brettsheffield.com/curry-in-stafford

#LongCovid #Covid #CovidIsNotOver #CovidIsAirborne

For #DisabilityPrideMonth, who can we reach at #Google?

@devinprater has written up his experiences trying to work with Google's "Accessibility Trusted Tester Program" and how it could work better for blind people:

https://devinprater.micro.blog/2023/07/02/the-rings-of.html

Surely there's someone here who can get this in front of the right person at Google?

:BoostOK: #DisabilityPrideMonth #a11y #accessibility #Android

One line sarcastic shitpost?

50 favorites, 23 boosts, 4 replies.

Post explicitly marked :BoostOK: to get reach so we can perhaps make a difference for #DisabilityPrideMonth ?

2 favorites, 3 boosts, no replies.

Ok Fediverse. I see you.

How many of you have actually *muted* the #DisabilityPrideMonth tag and won't even see this?

@slothrop It's sad how many people fail to recognise that by uploading their address book to cloud providers they are violating the rights of their friends and other contacts. It's not their data to share.

@karen @christi3k Karen: Speak to @josh and @phpledge regarding the Safety Policy - the Public Health Pledge team have been helping events for months now.

If you're serious about safety, you're leaving this rather late in the process.

The policy should really be considered *first* before deciding to 1) run the conference or 2) choose the venue.

It certainly needs to be in place before calling for anyone to participate, as without it how can anyone decide to commit?

https://publichealthpledge.com