Image: Shibam, Yemen, one of the oldest, best examples of vertical planned urbanism. Around 500 tower houses of up to 11 storeys, made of mud brick.
Archaeology & Civilizations
"This 2,000-year-old city in Yemen is known as the 'Manhattan of the desert'.
"Shibam is called Manhattan of the desert as it is one of the oldest and best examples of vertical planning urbanism.
"The walled old city contains about 500 tower houses, from 5 to 11 storeyed and made of mud bricks.
"A protected UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, the city is home to densely packed buildings ranging from four to eight storeys, beginning in 300 AD but now mostly built after 1532." source
Archaeology & Civilizations
"This 2,000-year-old city in Yemen is known as the 'Manhattan of the desert'.
"Shibam is called Manhattan of the desert as it is one of the oldest and best examples of vertical planning urbanism.
"The walled old city contains about 500 tower houses, from 5 to 11 storeyed and made of mud bricks.
"A protected UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, the city is home to densely packed buildings ranging from four to eight storeys, beginning in 300 AD but now mostly built after 1532." source
Any community organizations interested in collaborating on educator and parent/caregiver open-enrollment event in late May or June? We have funds available to partner with local orgs doing the work on the ground! Send us an email or PM if your organization might be a good fit! source
Misty Gedlinske
"I refuse to list my personal accomplishments as a rebuttal to eugenicist claims about autistic or otherwise neurodiverse people.
My value as a human being is intrinsic, not earned through my work product, artistic talent, athletic prowess, or reproductive capacity.
And so is yours."
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted. source
"I refuse to list my personal accomplishments as a rebuttal to eugenicist claims about autistic or otherwise neurodiverse people.
My value as a human being is intrinsic, not earned through my work product, artistic talent, athletic prowess, or reproductive capacity.
And so is yours."
When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted. source
Reminder that cis men are the main perpetrators of violence against women. source
striking workers appreciator
Nothing radicalised me like realising it costs the government more money to put disabled people through degrading tests and assessments, and stage tribunals to deny them benefits, than it would if they just paid everyone who applied the full amount straight up source
Nothing radicalised me like realising it costs the government more money to put disabled people through degrading tests and assessments, and stage tribunals to deny them benefits, than it would if they just paid everyone who applied the full amount straight up source
The cruel point is to create financial precarity among the working class. source
Neiyerver Adrian Leon Rengel disappeared from an ICE detention center the same day several other Venezuelans were deported to El Salvador — but his name is not on the list of those transferred.
A Venezuelan man has disappeared into the U.S. immigration system. His family is looking for answers. source
A Venezuelan man has disappeared into the U.S. immigration system. His family is looking for answers. source
4/11 ~ 4/17 礙情重點回顧
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【公幼學前特教資源不足 立委民團籲教育部強化】
教育部推動公幼零拒絕政策已邁入30年頭，民進黨立委林月琴與全國幼教產業工會舉行記者會，呼籲教育部加速強化布建學前特教資源、盤點現場人力配置、提供教保人員教學現場實質協助。
林月琴在立法院與全國幼教產業工會理事長許文菁舉行「幼兒園融合教育成單線道，體制與資源讓人孤單」記者會時表示，融合教育是近年來最重要的特殊教育思潮之一，教育部在法規和政策上都有具體的支持和行動，但仍存在3大問題。
首先是特殊需求專業不足，缺乏照顧服務量能；其次為程序被動且冗長，資源空窗期孤立無援；最後則是各縣市特教中心針對助理員時數核定標準不一，各校分配運用方法不一。
幼教產業工會理事長許文菁說，目前學前融合教育確實有許多困境，雖然普通班近年已有調整師生比，但仍盼能進一步下修，特別是幼幼專班，1：8的比例若有特殊生加入，對教學與照顧都是沉重負擔，影響教保品質，應調整。
此外，特教助理員時數配置不足，如新北市多數個案一學期僅給予30至80小時不等，甚至有縣市每日僅給0.5小時的時數；多數縣市的專業團隊每一類別僅能提供每學期2至4小時的服務。巡迴輔導師資也極為緊繃，1名老師負責30名以上的個案是常態。
林月琴與許文菁提出3項訴求，第一是教育部應提升特教人力的量能與資源效益；第二是強化鑑定程序機制與效率，落實特教法第20條規定；第三則為提供教保人員實質支持。
教育部國教署學前組專門委員王怡婷表示，就師生比部分，教育部已努力在調整調降中，也會強化巡迴輔導量能及監督機制，至於特教助理員費用，國教署每年持續補助地方政府，目前每個縣市都有制定分配方式，希望透過增加經費，讓服務時數可以增加。
新聞來源：
公幼學前特教資源不足 立委民團籲教育部強化│林敬殷│中央社
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【查緝受監護脫逃者過度強調攻擊性 監院糾正基隆市警局】
監察院16日發布新聞稿指出，民國113年5月間，基隆市警察局為查緝逃離醫院的受監護處分人簡姓男子，多次強調簡男有精神病史且具攻擊性，造成民眾人心惶惶，加深民眾對心理社會障礙者的偏見與污名，確實有不當，通過糾正基隆市警察局。
新聞來源：
查緝受監護脫逃者過度強調攻擊性 監院糾正基隆市警局│高華謙│中央社
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🔸政策&焦點 Highlight
【公幼學前特教資源不足 立委民團籲教育部強化】
教育部推動公幼零拒絕政策已邁入30年頭，民進黨立委林月琴與全國幼教產業工會舉行記者會，呼籲教育部加速強化布建學前特教資源、盤點現場人力配置、提供教保人員教學現場實質協助。
林月琴在立法院與全國幼教產業工會理事長許文菁舉行「幼兒園融合教育成單線道，體制與資源讓人孤單」記者會時表示，融合教育是近年來最重要的特殊教育思潮之一，教育部在法規和政策上都有具體的支持和行動，但仍存在3大問題。
首先是特殊需求專業不足，缺乏照顧服務量能；其次為程序被動且冗長，資源空窗期孤立無援；最後則是各縣市特教中心針對助理員時數核定標準不一，各校分配運用方法不一。
幼教產業工會理事長許文菁說，目前學前融合教育確實有許多困境，雖然普通班近年已有調整師生比，但仍盼能進一步下修，特別是幼幼專班，1：8的比例若有特殊生加入，對教學與照顧都是沉重負擔，影響教保品質，應調整。
此外，特教助理員時數配置不足，如新北市多數個案一學期僅給予30至80小時不等，甚至有縣市每日僅給0.5小時的時數；多數縣市的專業團隊每一類別僅能提供每學期2至4小時的服務。巡迴輔導師資也極為緊繃，1名老師負責30名以上的個案是常態。
林月琴與許文菁提出3項訴求，第一是教育部應提升特教人力的量能與資源效益；第二是強化鑑定程序機制與效率，落實特教法第20條規定；第三則為提供教保人員實質支持。
教育部國教署學前組專門委員王怡婷表示，就師生比部分，教育部已努力在調整調降中，也會強化巡迴輔導量能及監督機制，至於特教助理員費用，國教署每年持續補助地方政府，目前每個縣市都有制定分配方式，希望透過增加經費，讓服務時數可以增加。
新聞來源：
公幼學前特教資源不足 立委民團籲教育部強化│林敬殷│中央社
🔸政策&焦點 Highlight
【查緝受監護脫逃者過度強調攻擊性 監院糾正基隆市警局】
監察院16日發布新聞稿指出，民國113年5月間，基隆市警察局為查緝逃離醫院的受監護處分人簡姓男子，多次強調簡男有精神病史且具攻擊性，造成民眾人心惶惶，加深民眾對心理社會障礙者的偏見與污名，確實有不當，通過糾正基隆市警察局。
新聞來源：
查緝受監護脫逃者過度強調攻擊性 監院糾正基隆市警局│高華謙│中央社
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