Gender justice is founded on communication justice – but women are only 26% of people seen, heard or spoken about in the news media. How are you taking action to defend women’s communication rights?

#CommunicationRights #WomensVoices #IWD2026 #GMMP @unwomen.bsky.social

Can’t believe it’s been 5 years since the award-winning short film LISTEN was released! Help us commemorate this impactful film with your own LISTEN shirt: lnkfi.re/c1shp. Sales support the fight for #CommunicationRights and #access.

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The words "communication for all enhances participation" – one of WACC Global's 7 communication principles – are set against the background of the WACC logo: a globe formed by curved, coloured ribbons with curved blue lines representing transmitting waves to the left of the globe

👥👥👥 #CommunicationForAll invites people to be part of a conversation. It's a communal work-in-progress, where people are seen & heard, challenge authoritarianism, build a more just world.

📲 Sign up for our newsletter, The Hub, to learn more! waccglobal.org/subscribe

#CommunicationRights #community

Pegi: Disability Activism, Antispe Ability.

Antispe Ability in the context of neurodiverse disAbilities > tierrechtsethik.de/freiraum/ant...
#neurodiversity
#ableism
#disabilityactivism
#communicationrights
#aac

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It’s the season for sharing! Introduce us to someone new by tagging them in a comment, & we will enter you in our holiday giveaway. You could win a #CommunicationRights shirt of your choice from our Threadless shop. A winner will be randomly selected at the end of New Year’s Day.

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🌐 A people-centric, inclusive, development-oriented information society – the vision of the World Summit on the Information Society (#WSIS). How far have we come?

Reflect with us on the #WSIS20 outcomes: bit.ly/Comment-15De...

#DigitalJustice #CommunicationRights #ICT4SDGs @itu.int

Cover of Media Development issue 4/2025 with a human hand shaking a robot hand in front of a globe with data mapping on it. Links to article about the issue.

To deliver on the #WSIS promise of just, inclusive digital societies, communication rights must be foundational not a footnote to governance. More in Media Development 4/2025 ➡️ bit.ly/MediaDevelop...

#CommunicationRights #DigitalJustice

@article19.bsky.social @educyber.bsky.social @itu.int

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Welcome our new Director of Policy & Legal Advocacy, Sam Crane! Sam is a Harvard-trained lawyer with particular legal & policy experience in #CommunicationRights, long-term supports & services, & supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship. lnk.to/crane

@samanticka.bsky.social

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The logo of the World Summit on the Information Society +20, with the text "Can we reclaim the digital agenda beyond #WSIS+20" superimposed

What are the 6 questions we need to wrestle with to reclaim the digital agenda beyond #WSIS+20?

The answer from #WACC’s latest Conversation Circle: bit.ly/DigitalJusti...

#DigitalJustice #CommunicationRights

@itu.int @cpu-ph.bsky.social
@itforchange.bsky.social
@datafriendlyspace.bsky.social

WACC joins the call for #UNFCCC #COP30 to take binding action to uphold information integrity on climate change. Without accurate, trustworthy information, at the local level, forget about mobilizing public support for climate policy.
#ClimateJustice #CommunicationRights

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The internet is a digital lifeline for much of the world. Last year there were 105+ internet shutdowns. This is censorship & it subverts democracy. Tech governance must outlaw such denial of #CommunicationRights.

More: bit.ly/Comment-6Oct...

#DigitalJustice #DemocracyNow #waccComment

The wrinkled hands of older person hold an aged black and white photo with other old photos and an old photo album on the table in front of them. Text reads "The politics of memory".

Leaders may try to rewrite history, but each of us can preserve memory. Capturing stories and facts and sharing truth helps ensure the world doesn’t forget, but learns.

More in the latest #waccComment ➡️ bit.ly/Comment-25Au...

#CommunicationRights #MemoryPolitics #NeverForget

In this article,Sally Burch traces the WSIS process through decades of social movement history, revealing its enduring significance for civil society’s struggle for digital justice.

#WSIS #DigitalJustice #CivilSociety #InternetGovernance #CommunicationRights #GlobalSouth #TechJustice

In the face of genocide, there is no place for silence. While politicians dither, corporate hucksters profit & many stay silent, the slaughter in #Gaza goes on. Tragically, everyone’s hands are now permanently stained.
bit.ly/Comment-11Au...
#CommunicationRights #GazaUnderAttack #waccComment

Sally Burch reflects on the WSIS process, situating it within decades of social movement history and underscoring its enduring importance for civil society’s fight for digital justice.

#WSIS #DigitalJustice #CivilSociety #TechForGood #InternetGovernance #CommunicationRights

Welcome to the SLT CJSS CEN.
Our mission is to promote excellence in clinical practice, foster research, and provide a supportive network for SLTs working in prisons, secure hospitals, youth justice, and other secure settings.
#SLT #CriminalJustice #SecureSettings #CommunicationRights #Justice

Tools > Human assistance, AI and speaking, writing texts
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#communicationrights #toolbox
#ableism #aac

📣Hot off the press: Is #WSIS20 the last chance for communication justice?

WACC’s Media Development looks at what is needed in July for a just world information & communication order: bit.ly/MediaDevelop...

#WTISD #CommunicationRights @itu.int @wsis20sec.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social @apc.org

Minnesota lawmakers propose bill for free communication services in correctional facilities Minnesota legislation mandates free communication services for incarcerated individuals in state facilities

Minnesota lawmakers are taking a bold step to enhance communication rights for incarcerated individuals by proposing a groundbreaking bill that could provide free voice calls, video chats, and messaging services.

Learn more here

#MN #CitizenPortal #RehabilitationSupport #CommunicationRights

Modems and Telcos

Logic of a circle

When a Company wants to say "no" for a while

All the while failing in their access guarantees

A month without comms is an eternity for some

An economic impairment unique to everyone reliant

A love defecit

Dangerous

#communicationrights

A World Economic Forum banner and the words "Whose voices are heard?" in the foreground

#WEF25 is underway, aiming to strengthen collaboration between businesses, governments & civil society for a better future. But whose voices make it into agenda-setting spaces like Davos? Who are participants choosing to hear? bit.ly/40iwedo #CommunicationRights
📷@wef

Image of the Communication Bill of Rights, featuring 15 key rights for individuals with communication needs. The text highlights rights such as the ability to interact socially, access education, express feelings, and make choices. The design is colorful and accessible, with icons representing communication and inclusion.

Everyone deserves to be heard, understood, and respected. 🗣️ The Communication Bill of Rights empowers individuals to express themselves in every way possible. Let’s champion inclusion and accessibility for all. 💬 #CommunicationRights #InclusionMatters

4 days to go. Will you help us to spread the word?
#dementia

#HumanRigths
#CommunicationRights
#FairCare

I’m just back from the pharmacy. And I think I must share what just happened to raise awareness about #communicationrights:
There was a lady with #aphasia on the counter next to me trying to buy an electric heating pad. 🧵 1/10

Our protocol is out

"Non-primary progressive language impairment in neurodegenerative conditions: protocol for a scoping review"

#DementiaCommunication #Aphasia #CommunicationRights

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Communication matters. Also for people living with #dementia. Break down barriers. #COVIDー19 @volkmer_anna #PPA #communicationrights https://www.bbc.com/news/world-52764355

#communicationrights #cognitiveacessibility #covid19

If you're a fast writer, you have just over 100 hours to craft 8k words on #communicationrights: http://bit.ly/8qnVhx

Scribd does books too? Nice... Here's one on #communicationrights - http://bit.ly/18BQpi