<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[It’s been quite a week.]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p>It’s been quite a week. Running an interview process to find a new support worker has taught me more than I bargained for.<br />Ableism is still very much alive and well. Some applicants appear unable to read a job ad, submitting completely irrelevant information. And the number of people who have no idea how to interact with a service dog in 2026 staggers me.<br />We have so much further to go.<br /><a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Disability" rel="tag">#<span>Disability</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Ableism" rel="tag">#<span>Ableism</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/ServiceDogs" rel="tag">#<span>ServiceDogs</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/GuideDogs" rel="tag">#<span>GuideDogs</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/DisabilityRights" rel="tag">#<span>DisabilityRights</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/NDIS" rel="tag">#<span>NDIS</span></a> <a href="https://caneandable.social/tags/Accessibility" rel="tag">#<span>Accessibility</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e61a7309-42b5-4d13-bf18-3e2a5000efc4/it-s-been-quite-a-week.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 05:48:29 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/e61a7309-42b5-4d13-bf18-3e2a5000efc4.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:58:18 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl></channel></rss>