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Current #adaptation projects do not automatically enhance #gender equality | need to be intentionally brought in at planning & implementation stages.

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Embedding gender considerations and facilitating #women’s participation in project design and implementation along with #inclusive #policies, training, information access, planning, and monitoring is needed
Additional course correction for #SDG5 is needed.
Our #SDG5plus (SDG5+) approach takes into consideration #intersectionality and gender aspects beyond #women alone, & can help #adaptation actions move towards meeting #genderequality and other #climatejustice goals.
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🔴 We're LIVE! Join @InclusionCA and @InclusionIntl to discuss the expansion of medical assistance in dying/#euthanasia in #Canada.

We'll be live-tweeting the session and sharing key points from the discussion here, follow this thread to catch the conversation!
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, #Canada legalized a pathway to euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, provided they have a disability or disabling medical condition.
In practice, people with disabilities are dying because they live in poverty, can’t secure affordable adequate housing, and are avoiding #institutionalization.
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Current example of #inaccessibility at my university that I'm dealing with right now:

There's a conference basketball game on the one weekday that I teach classes.

They have an entire section for where to park as an attendee if you're disabled.

For non-attendees? Nothing.

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Parking is restricted and "students must relocate their vehicles."

I'm a disabled student. I park in faculty lots with my placard (I have to because there are no student lots next to my building, actually none).

Faculty can show ID to get into the lot.

So what do I do?!

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There is nothing at all listed for parking for disabled students. I do believe I've emailed DOTS about this exact thing and I don't remember receiving a direct answer or solution.

Remember, I'm autistic.

Everytime I need to park on a game day, this is what I have to do -

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