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Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination

Google Used a Black, Deaf Worker to Tout Its Diversity. Now She’s Suing for Discrimination

Hall says when she has access to an interpreter, they are rotated throughout the week, forcing her to repeatedly explain some technical concepts. “Google is going the cheap route,” Hall claims, saying her interpreters in university were more literate in tech jargon. Kathy Kaufman, director of coordinating services at DSPA, says it pays above market rates, dedicates a small pool to each company so the vocabulary becomes familiar, hires tech specialists, and trains those who are not…. Source link

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Ginger Zee says hair ‘doesn’t define who we are’ after she’s criticized for new bangs

Ginger Zee says hair ‘doesn’t define who we are’ after she’s criticized for new bangs

Ginger Zee claps back at a critic of her gray hair. (Photo: Roy Rochlin/Getty Images). For Ginger Zee, it’s just hair, don’t care. The ABC News chief meteorologist, 42, took to Twitter on Wednesday to respond to someone who told her to “Loose the new [hairdo], [you’re] a pretty woman but that doesn’t look good at all.” Zee wrote back, “Thanks for your opinion Gary. The great part about it is I like it and so do lots of other folks. And it’s hair. It changes and grows, falls out & grays… it… Source link

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Serena Williams says she’s skipping Tokyo Games

Serena Williams says she’s skipping Tokyo Games

Serena Williams earned a spot at the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, but she’s decided she won’t be using it.   On Sunday at the All-England Club, the day before play begins at Wimbledon, the four-time Olympic gold medalist told reporters that she’s not going to Tokyo to compete for a fifth.  “I’m actually not on the Olympic list, not that I’m aware of,” Williams said via ESPN. “If so, then I shouldn’t be on it.” Williams declines to explain her decision Williams, 39, was asked why she decided to… Source link

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She got Google to San Jose but now she’s retiring

She got Google to San Jose but now she’s retiring

She spent nearly two decades guiding San Jose’s historic transformation from a sprawling suburban expanse into an urban community, luring some of Silicon Valley’s most-prized companies to bring jobs and revenue into the nation’s 10th-largest city and in turn, making San Jose a player on the national stage. But now Kim Walesh is making room for San Jose’s next generation of movers and shakers. Walesh, who served as the city’s Economic Development Director for nearly a decade and… Source link

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She got Google to San Jose but now she’s retiring

She got Google to San Jose but now she’s retiring

She spent nearly two decades guiding San Jose’s historic transformation from a sprawling suburban expanse into an urban community, luring some of Silicon Valley’s most-prized companies to bring jobs and revenue into the nation’s 10th-largest city and in turn, making San Jose a player on the national stage. But now Kim Walesh is making room for San Jose’s next generation of movers and shakers. Walesh, who served as the city’s Economic Development Director for nearly a decade and… Source link

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