Our Disability Voice is out! This month: AI and its impact on persons with disabilities. ➡️ Updated guide on disability inclusion under the AI Act ➡️ Infographics on AI’s impact ➡️ Our call to defend transparency safeguards 📖 Read it! mailchi.mp/edf-feph/dvj...
Philippa Duell-Piening
@duellpiening.bsky.social
Socio-legal researcher. Refugee, disability and data subject rights. From 🇦🇺 living in 🇮🇪 Book: https://shorturl.at/Bfllj Currently researching the impact of AI on disability rights at @uniofgalwaycdlp.bsky.social
🧐 'A Google spokesperson said: “We invest significantly in the quality of AI Overviews, particularly for topics like health, and the *vast majority* provide accurate information...' share.google/1dAqm7scYice...
Mind launches inquiry into AI and mental health after Guardian investigation
Exclusive: England and Wales charity to examine safeguards after Guardian exposed ‘very dangerous’ advice on Google AI Overviews
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A month ago, I started at @uniofgalwaycdlp.bsky.social. My project explores how AI is impacting the autonomy of people with disability. One month in, I’m excited as the work starts taking shape and also a little overstimulated by the sheer volume of scholarship and activism across Europe
Just found out the library call number for my book is 342.083 DUE — and I’m honestly buzzing! My 11-year-old library monitor self just high-fived me through time. 📚🙌 #LifeGoals #DeweyDecimalDreams
.@dpetreski.bsky.social is a member of our 2025 Doctoral Academy. He is inviting students at #UniMelb to share their views on the ownership, sharing, and managing of data in higher education. q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe/form/SV_...
Don't forget to register for next week's online event to celebrate the launch of @duellpiening.bsky.social's new book. #AcademicSky #RefugeeResearch #DisabilityResearch
EVENT – Join us on Wednesday 26 March for a panel discussion to celebrate the launch of Refugee Displacement, Disability and Human Rights: The Production, Processing and Power of Data by Dr Philippa Duell-Piening. events.humanitix.com/refugee-disp...
EVENT – Join us on Wednesday 26 March for a panel discussion to celebrate the launch of Refugee Displacement, Disability and Human Rights: The Production, Processing and Power of Data by Dr Philippa Duell-Piening. events.humanitix.com/refugee-disp...
📚 I'm excited to share that my book, 'Refugee Displacement, Disability, and Human Rights: The Production, Processing, and Power of Data', is now accessible through libraries with institutional access to Taylor & Francis eBooks! 📚
Dr William Abur, Dr Kofi Awuviry-Newton and Samuel Sakama have been researching how older African migrants living with disabilities navigate access to support services in Melbourne. pursuit.unimelb.edu.au/articles/age...
Ageing in Australia as an African migrant
University of Melbourne research reveals unique challenges facing older African migrants, particularly those living with disabilities
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Let’s welcome the Disability History Association to Bluesky 🗃️
Here we are - the Disability History Association has officially moved to Bluesky! Please follow & share as we get ourselves acclimated ✨🗃️#dishist
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Friends! If you are in Melbs on 15 January, come along to this symposium to launch Queer Encounters and Queer Engagements with International Law. These books too a mammoth effort to make and I'm indebted to my friend @claerwen.bsky.social. Come celebrate them www.eventbrite.com.au/e/symposium-...
Recommended listing – in the final episode of the Being Stateless Podcast @jordanas.bsky.social considers what it means to make home as a migrant – whether stateless or not - on stolen sovereign Aboriginal land. open.spotify.com/episode/0fkY...
All We Have Is Each Other
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3 new publications on #Syria from Human Rights Watch: 1⃣ On the post-Assad transition: www.hrw.org/news/2024/12... 2⃣ On the aid crisis in the northeast: www.hrw.org/news/2024/12... 3⃣ On how it's way too early for Europe to talk about sending refugees back: www.hrw.org/news/2024/12...
Syria: Post-Assad Transition Should Center Human Rights
The ousting of Bashar al-Assad’s government by armed opposition groups has created a momentous opportunity for Syria to break with decades of repression and turn the page on human rights.
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Banks that don't want to bank, employment services that don't serve the unemployed; health insurers that do not insure health. The uniting theme here is disdain for people. My newsletter today: rickmorton.substack.com/p/merchants-...
Merchants of Menace
corporates that exist as the opposite of what they say they do
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Dr Philippa Duell-Piening's PhD was supported by a Melbourne Social Equity Institute scholarship. A book with her research findings will be published by Routledge in early 2025. research.unimelb.edu.au/study/experi...
How a PhD in law is improving data policy for refugees with disability
Dr Philippa Duell-Piening enrolled in a PhD to research how data management, people with disability and refugee rights intersect – and help inform broader policy discussions.
research.unimelb.edu.au
How do we learn about our legal rights & obligations? What if we're in a new place, in a different language? These are some of the things I've been thinking about recently. Some initial thoughts in this post on @languageonthemove.bsky.social . Fascinating discussion in the comments! #Langsky #Lawsky
Legal literacy in a linguistically diverse society
Moving to a new country involves a lot of learning. Not least important is developing an understanding of local laws. This is essential to avoid breaking the law but is also fundamental to full enj…
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Had a fantastic day at the AI Fairness event in Bologna! Inspiring speakers from academia and industry, fascinating conversations during the breaks, and a new book for the train ride home. I also received some great feedback on my poster and have a few exciting leads to follow-up!
🚨Are you a person on the move interested in #BorderTech? Apply for our THIRD annual fellowship application with @migrationtechmonitor.com and @refugeelawlab.bsky.social! Application materials (in whatever language!) are due December 31st 2024 www.migrationtechmonitor.com/aboutmtmfell... A little🧵
Excited to attend the AI Fairness Event in Bologna this Friday! There are keynotes and panels on bias, stereotypes, and discrimination in AI. Watch live and explore the program here: www.youtube.com/live/PlZBjC8.... 🌍 #AI #Ethics
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'By applying DisCrit, this Comment shows that these violations are systemic, embedded within an ableist and racist privacy regime that inherently devalues the privacy of marginalized individuals.'
Excited to share my fabulous Penn Carey Law student Melda Gurakar’s Comment just published in the Columbia Law Review Forum: Race, Disability, and Police Misconduct: A DisCrit Approach to Privacy Law and the Killings of Ryan Gainer and Sonya Massey columbialawreview.org/content/race...
Calling all PhD students working on law, environment and non-human animals: Centre Marc Bloch & the Law and Society Institute @ Humboldt Uni are partnering with the Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies for a Winter School in Berlin in March 2025. Applications are due 20 December!
"It makes me fee like I am not a citizen of this society. It makes me feel penalised." said Mr Astourian, #Disability Advocate. Great reporting by Matthew Vorbach. #CRPD Art 9 Accessibility, CRPD Art 19 Living independently and being included in the community.
People from elsewhere in Australia, and indeed many Melburnians, seem to think we have a world class transport system. Enduring accessibility issues across the network mean it remains unfit for a serious 21st century city www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
La Trobe Law School is hiring! Two Level B positions, check out details below (along with a picture of my lunch spot if you needed any additional reasons to apply): careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/j... careers.pageuppeople.com/533/caw/en/j...
The Special Rapporteur's report on Australia has findings related to the temporary #pacific workforce, people with #disability in segregated employment and people seeking #asylum.
The UN Special Rapporteur on contemporary forms of slavery has found migrant workers in Australia are facing "disturbing" patterns of exploitation www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...
The 'voluntary' diversity questions in HR systems feel contradictory. The 'required' asterisk (*) feels wrong, especially when the page claims participation is 'voluntary.' At least this organisation includes an 'I prefer not to say' option—something many forget. It still feels uncomfortable.
Hey folks, help me out with this one? I'm putting together a starter pack for socio-legal scholars for @slsauk.bsky.social and others to use. Let me know if you or anyone else should be added! go.bsky.app/T5W1tVv
✨ We are happy to announce that ESIL has officially landed on Bluesky! 🌟 We're thrilled to be here and can't wait to connect, share, and grow with this vibrant community. 🦋🌊 Stay informed with the latest updates, insights, and conversations on international law – follow us! 🌐⚖
This bill may well fall foul of the implied freedom of political communication by cutting children out of large parts of social media conversation.
Banning under-16s from social media may be unconstitutional – and ripe for High Court challenge
This bill may well fall foul of the implied freedom of political communication by cutting children out of large parts of social media conversation.
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Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, marking the start of the 16 days of Activism. In 2023 every 10 minutes globally a woman is killed by a partner or family member. In 2022 the rate was one woman killed every 11 minutes. 1 minute matters. A thread 🧵👇🏼