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Shawn Welker (he/him)

@shawnw39.bsky.social

Disability advocacy, inclusion, visual interpreting, web and digital accessibility. Founder of VisualEyes Access, LLC. If I message to ask why you're following me, and you don't answer, expect to be blocked. That's what that "other" place is for.

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Latest posts by shawnw39.bsky.social on Bluesky

Nearly all the staff in the Office of Special Education have been fired as part of Trump’s sweeping layoffs.

These are the people responsible for protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and ensuring they receive an equal education.

More needless cruelty on display.

14.10.2025 22:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1950    πŸ” 685    πŸ’¬ 64    πŸ“Œ 26

There’s plenty of suck in the world these days.

We need more of this.

Hope it made things suck less, if only for a moment.

27.08.2025 01:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Nothing like celebrating independence by firing off $1,000 of Chinese fireworks, while loudly complaining about the price of gas, while simultaneously triggering every soldier with PTSD within a 5 mile radius, not to mention the neighborhood pets, and oh yeah… the actual neighbors AmericanAsApplePie

05.07.2025 12:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
No one wants to go to Tr*mp's birthday. Hotels sit empty.
YouTube video by Parkrose Permaculture No one wants to go to Tr*mp's birthday. Hotels sit empty.

youtu.be/I6AMIaIa7po?...

14.06.2025 06:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1311    πŸ” 302    πŸ’¬ 40    πŸ“Œ 11

LOL… my high school saw a bigger crowd when we marched in the Do-dah parade in Kalamazoo, MI. #NoKings

15.06.2025 03:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The US should experience a massive economic boom once all these paid protesters receive their pay. Right? #LOLGOP #NoKings

15.06.2025 03:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck these bootlicker authoritarian pigs…

15.06.2025 02:19 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Mt Trashmore

13.06.2025 23:37 β€” πŸ‘ 22228    πŸ” 5060    πŸ’¬ 391    πŸ“Œ 154
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14.06.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Taking time out of our camping weekend to support a small town #NoKings protest in #AdrianMI to stand against unchecked power and demand a government that serves the peopleβ€”not personal dynasties or entrenched elites.

14.06.2025 15:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Me. Switching out of athletic shorts and a t-shirt, into pajama pants and a hoodie.

Ah, yes... I must don my evening wear.

09.06.2025 01:11 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It's almost like none of them are qualified. For anything.

29.05.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 97    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

I hear that the president responded with, "You don't have the authority to tell me what I have the authority to do. Nonny nonny poo poo. Stick your head in doo doo."

Or something like that....

29.05.2025 02:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Welp. At least the tax evading Chrisleys will be pardoned. Important stuff, you know. Very beneficial to the lives of all Americans. Such amazing leadership, this guy…

28.05.2025 02:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

What do you call a Jamaican proctologist?

A poke-mon

24.05.2025 14:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Fuck Duolingo

03.05.2025 02:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We provided human-generated caption descriptions that will support the study's comparison of different descriptive approaches, including artificial intelligence. We're excited to support research that explores the future of inclusive communication.

18.04.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Exploring Inclusive Technology with UC-Irvine:

The VisualEyes Access team was honored to recently contribute to a research project in collaboration with UC-Irvine, focused on accessibility and emerging technology.

18.04.2025 18:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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a dodgers baseball player is standing on the field with his arms in the air and the words woot woot behind him . Alt: L.A. Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman, standing on the field waving his arms side to side over his head, slightly shaking his hips, giving the appearance that he is almost dancing. White letters overlay the gif near the bottom, β€œWOOT WOOT”.

Happy Opening Day, to those who celebrate!

27.03.2025 14:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Less strategist.
More organizers.
FFS.

17.03.2025 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Keep up the good work, Pen. Love seeing your updates here.

10.03.2025 14:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Woman CEO, too, last I knew.

10.03.2025 14:40 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh look… you have a Bible verse in your profile…

10.03.2025 14:00 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The fact that you have no idea what you β€œdid” tells us all we need to know. Grow the f*ck up and stop letting dudes off the hook for harassing women. It’s their problem. Not the person who is being harassed. JFC, you’re a willful POS…

10.03.2025 13:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not trying to highjack this thread at all, but props to the fellas who are also reporting and blocking.

10.03.2025 13:57 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

So $20 per steak is normal? You're right. We all need more gaslighting these days...

10.03.2025 01:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I hope all of us non-willing participants of Trump Country, get a class action settlement like the willful participants of Trump University.

10.03.2025 00:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

JFC... what a POS, privileged gatekeeper. One of the easiest blocks ever.

10.03.2025 00:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Holier than thou gatekeeping. You must be a Dem politician...

10.03.2025 00:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yes, there are many folks who benefit from the proper use of alt text, however, simply because sighted people can view it, does not mean it is primarily for them. It is to provide an image description that can be accessed by a screen reader user, typically blind, so they can visualize the image.

09.03.2025 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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