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Is this sort of thing alleged to have happened at Basecamp? My understanding was that it was more politics-first activism, not a response to employees being hel
by gnicholas 3y ago
Is this sort of thing alleged to have happened at Basecamp? My understanding was that it was more politics-first activism, not a response to employees being held back by ADA violations. As someone who works in the field, I don't hear about ADA compliance being treated differently based on partisan affiliation. The ADA was signed by a Republican president, and there are many pro-accessibility folks on the left and the right.
I do understand your general point that it can be difficult to draw lines. I just think that issues like the one you raised would be handled through HR if a friendly "hey can we turn on captioning" message didn't get enough support. I've also never heard of anyone getting their feelings hurt about zoom captions.
But you're right that the people at the top will be the ones deciding what is deemed "political" and what is not. If their definitions don't match up with what the remaining employees think, there could be issues. I haven't heard of any drama since the original incident. Has there been any?