They have excellent resources to learn many languages, too. This thread lists the other languages and some resources for Spanish. And they include grammar, vocabulary, videos for "ear training", cultural aspects of the languages, etc. Really impressive. bsky.app/profile/prop...

Citizen.Coping@propcazhpm.bsky.social · 3y ago

The Center for Open Edu. Resources & Language Learning (COERLL) at UT Austin has so many FREE resources to learn different languages. I use some of their French videos & audio to "train my ear" for fast spoken French. www.coerll.utexas.edu/coerll/mater... #Language #LanguageLearning #duolingo

A decade later, I still think this is the best video on whether or not to italicize words in non-English languages when writing in English. www.youtube.com/watch?v=24gC...

Why We Don't Italicize Spanish

YouTube video by Daniel José Older

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One of the hardest things about being disabled is how often people judge that as laziness or you not caring

Yellow rattle by our tiny pond. But a much bigger pond is on its way and it's possible I'm just a bit excited. 🥳

I haven't shared any #embroidery for a while, because I was busy creating some for my wedding! Each hoop is a table name, and each is based on a holiday and an animal we saw (and photographed) on that holiday. The majority are, of course, #butterflies or #moths.

had to do a little photoshoot with a finished copy!!!! 🐦‍⬛ Awakened is out on June 10th and available to pre-order here: linktr.ee/lauracelliott

And finally, something open access which offers information and ideas intersectional with the unpaid carers' role. www.thebookseller.com/comment/quer... - this one is open access...for access!

Querying must be inclusive too

How can agents and publishers make the querying process easier for writers with a disability?

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If you have @thebookseller.com access, two more on being a carer, here: www.thebookseller.com/comment/writ... and www.thebookseller.com/comment/cari...

Caring about carers

A new prize aims to support an often unacknowledged group in publishing: writers who are also carers.

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Throwback to @societyofauthors.bsky.social coverage of the inaugural #Curae. We announce the 3 winners of the second prize on the 1st of June. @thebookseller.com @bookbrunch.bsky.social @carers-uk.bsky.social @carerstrust.bsky.social societyofauthors.org/2022/10/07/a... It's been an important thing

A new approach and a literary prize for the writer-carer - The Society of Authors

For the writer-carer. A new, more vigorous approach and a new literary prize Many who read this piece will be carers. If you are not one now, you may be later. Some of us will always be in this role. ...

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my new favourite story

Dr Florence H R Scott@florencehrscott.bsky.social · last yr.

'Johnnie secretly asked the hotel staff to scatter 30 assorted packets of crisps on the bed as a surprise while they were away. However, staff misunderstood the request and instead opened the bags and sprinkled the crisps on the sheets like salty confetti.'

#Firewatching

"Changes in this pressure, such as when a storm approaches or recedes, can have noticeable effects including what can feel like bone crushing fatigue and disorientation for some." www.chronicpainpartners.com/barometric-b... #EDS

Got the Barometric Blues? – EDSAwareness.com

When barometric pressure fluctuates, it can impact our bodies. Learn how these effects might be amplified in individuals with connective tissue disorders such as Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS).

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is it too late to hijack World Goth Day and say that if you want an existential horror about humanity and monstrosity that will fill you with quiet dread - i have a book for you?!?!?! pre-orders here: linktr.ee/lauracelliott

#Bloomscrolling

Sucks to be the other 2.95 million disabled people, eh?

Joseph Rowntree Foundation@jrf-uk.bsky.social · last yr.

The government's proposed cuts to disability benefits will deepen poverty and hardship, and push many further from work 📢 Over 3 million disabled people will see their benefits cut, but the government's plans may help just 45,000-95,000 more disabled people into work. 1/2

Ollie heroically taking on the role of "dog in pub."

I just spent a truly ridiculous amount of time finding fragrance free hypoallergenic sunscreen that my ridiculous immune system will accept So here's some brands that my body seems to tolerate for the #MCAS crowd (With fair warning ofc that mast cell triggers vary A Lot between people) #NEISvoid

Sparrow / Liz@untonuggan.myatproto.social · 2y ago

I've got a lot of new followers, so fair warning I yell A Lot about my mast cells + mast cell disorders #MCAS This may seem niche But COVID infection can trigger mast cell dysfunction So it is becoming more common, and there are not enough doctors who know how to recognize and manage it

Less than 1 week left to get your stories in for consideration. Firm deadline is end of day May 30, EST. As stated several times—this is for fiction published in 2024. Please carefully read the guidelines here: undertowpublications.com/best-weird-f...

Undertow Publications 🇨🇦@undertow.bsky.social · last yr.

It's a new day, a new month, and we continue to seek joy. Announcing the inaugural volume of The Best Weird Fiction of the Year, coming November. Details: bio.site/bestweirdfic...

If you've never had the pleasure of doing a boudoir shoot... I HIGHLY recommend it! I did hair & makeup for a boudoir photographer in Tahlequah. 'Twas a highlighted moment of my life. ✨💛

Ash & Thistle | Toledo Boudoir Artist@ashthistle.bsky.social · last yr.

www.ashandthistle.com/blog/disabil... #boudoir #blog #toledophotographer #photography #ohioboudoir #toledo

If you’re struggling right now, please know you’re not alone. Many of us are isolated due to chronic illness, disability and/or the general messiness of the world. But we’re not alone. There’s someone somewhere struggling with the same loneliness, and I like to think we’re all separately together

My dad’s garden - he may be gone but the flowers he planted still grow and his grandchildren’s swing still swings Robinince.com

THE REANIMATOR MYSTERIES series is perfect for lovers of Gothic coziness. There are 3 books with 💀Pushing Daisies x Sleepy Hollow vibes 🫀An autistic necromancer ⚰️His reanimated lover 🪦 Solving mysteries in 1890s NYC 🏳️‍🌈MM paranormal historical romance 🔗⬇️Available wide! #romancelandia 🌈📚 #booksky

My #ShamelessPromo for #SpoonieAuthChat is made up of three books, which means 50 disabled creatives! Nothing Without Us has 22 stories, Nothing Without Us has 27 stories, and then there’s lil’ ol’ me, the author of the disability-hopepunk adventure, Season One: Iris and the Crew Tear Through Space!

Cait Gordon ♿️@caitgauthor.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi, #BookSky! I’m an autistic, queer, and disabled award-winning author and anthology editor. Here are three books featuring disabled heroes! Iris and the Crew (S1): books2read.com/iatcS1 Nothing Without Us: books2read.com/nwu Nothing Without Us Too: books2read.com/nwutoo #Disabilty #SFF #CanLit

Swilua and I are basically the same person but like different sides of the coin

🌈Dr. Frizzle@swilua.bsky.social · last yr.

confessed to my colleagues I didn’t start out funny, but when you’re the weird autistic kid you tell the truth in unexpected ways & that’s the same basic format as a joke, so at some point I just started confidently pretending I was doing it on purpose & confidence changes laughing AT to WITH

30th of May sees the closing of submission dates for the @dartmoorcollective.org call for submission on the subject of "Flow". The 16th of June sees the closing of the Royal Academy West of England's Open Call I think these details of slow water in a #Dartmoor river will be my efforts #photography

I’ve brought elder daughter to a pick-your-own peonies field. Serious botanic dopamine…🌿

Did you get rain last night? ☔ Today’s #PicOfTheDay is a moody moment in #Wharfedale 🌈 Will you be in the #YorkshireDales this weekend? 🦮 Keep dogs on leads – chicks, lambs & calves need protection 🚮 Take litter home 💚 Respect the land #LoveTheDales #LeaveNoTrace

#theBeeAt3 Basic bee facts every day at 3pm. # 120 Mites use #bumblebees as taxis clinging to them to hitch a ride into the nest where they feed on pollen/wax/detritus - not the bees! Most mite species that hang with bumblebees are generally fairly harmless to the #bees. #nature #pollinators 🐝🌍

Insomnia Gothic--a series of short vignettes: You wake up; it's 1:09am. You blink; it's 2:29. You blink again; it's 3:17. You have no objection to how weirdly time is skipping around between blinks, but you are curious about its fascination with prime numbers.