Kit Englard

Advocate for Students with Disabilities in Higher Ed | DeafBlind | Jewish | MSW Student | Writer | She/Her

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

#Balticon59 was amazing! Had such a great weekend. Met amazing people.

However.

The cats I left behind remain displeased. One cat has bestowed forgiveness via snuggles. The other lounges at the foot of the bed like a furry little deity, offering no such grace.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@BlewishAnd Chrismikah!

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@Callalily57 I think I'm more excited about the para-olympics.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

Woah there. Twitter is really off the rails the past few days.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@jewinthecity The University I work at sent out a message that I thought was very nice.

[Haben Girma👩🏿‍🦯 @HabenGirma]

After my keynote at @Gartner_Inc’s conference an attendee told me they’re inspired to make their websites and apps more accessible to disabled people. My favorite kind of inspiration! #GartnerHR

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@Maria_Golikova @dieworkwear This makes be nuts too. I buy very few clothes, so I spend more on pieces that I plan on wearing for many years. I’ve become very brand loyal because of how much expensive junk there is out there. It’s very frustrating.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@Callalily57 That too! I don't go by mrs. either, so that would annoy me. Professor ____ is always the safest way to go, though. It's one of those moments that I remember I'm working with young adults who are still learning etiquette.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@Callalily57 OMG! Students, no! Not in higher ed! You seem like a nice and chill person, but higher ed has a lot of very not chill people who get really REALLY snippy about their titles. HUGE faux pas 🥶

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@Callalily57 A TOAST!

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@Cooperstreaming I know that I shouldn't be suprised, but somehow I am. Lots of people go for walks midday. It sucks sitting in the office all day. I know that I go for walks during mylunch break. Sometimes I go for an extra stroll if I had a tough appointment.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

VoiceOver still says retweet and the new tweet button is still kicking.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

The new logo has arrived to my phone. This is how VoiceOver reads the app name: “Cap x Logo Other, Sign”

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@caitskirby It also fails to realize that more students with disabilities are making it to college because of the access that is being provided in K-12 and in higher ed.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

@caitskirby You don't just show up and get accommodations. You have to provide some kind of documentation and there's a whole process for determining the types of accommodations that would be needed to eliminate barriers.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

Both myself and violin are fine, although I am sitting down for a bit before attempting to play again.

I JUST WANT TO PLAY!

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

I sprained my thumb a couple of weeks ago, and haven't been able to play my violin. Today was the day I picked it up again.

As I walked to my practice spot, I twisted my ankle and fell. In a heroic move, I saved the violin and bow! MY ankle not so much.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

We did enjoy Barbie a lot! But sadly the closed caption device didn't work and the folks, once again, gave me headphones that made the sound louder and not the audio description.

One day, we're going to walk out of a movie theater and not have to speak to manager. I believe!

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

Musk might have been told this but WHOOPS he fired the Twitter accessibility team.

[Kit Englard @MathnSkating]

Twitter is one of the most blind accessible social media apps. I have no doubt that accessibility will be thrown out the window with this redesign, and this choice of having dark-mode only is just the tip of what I assume will be a very large iceberg of WCAG violations. #a11y

[The Verge @verge]

Elon Musk says Twitter will soon only offer dark mode because it’s “better in every way” https://t.co/fsmVuJr8rz