Kayla Collier

Music and Visual Arts Specialist | Kentucky Orff Schulwerk Vice President | Disabled and Proud diplopia•idiopathic hypersomnia•fibrous dysplasia | she/her

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

Access for disabled people should not depend on beneficence.

Access is not charity.
Access is not a gift.
Access is not a reward.

Access is opening up a path to
undo discriminatory and
exclusionary barriers for disabled people.

[Instagram @instagram]

Add pronouns to your profile ✨

The new field is available in a few countries, with plans for more.

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

@MissD_EYFS Yes, but I have no kids and live in a two income household. Went part-time with all classes online during the school year and a mix of online/in-person during the summer minus summer 2020. Started summer 2018, graduated Dec 2020.

[Rhea Boyd MD, MPH @RheaBoydMD]

Unpopular opinion: The new CDC masking guidelines centers those communities that have high rates of vaccination and those for whom masking was a burden. In communities where most folks are still “waiting to see” or lack access to vaccine, masking is still critical for EVERYONE.

[☭ @sleepisocialist]

I will never forget the hatred and disregard for immunocompromised and disabled lives during this pandemic.

[JCPS Academic Innovation @jcpsInnovation]

Another highlight from one of our #PBL cohort members!

Great job @Mrs_K_Collier @CochraneRoars and Jaida! This is awesome!

@kids_inspire @JCPSAsstSuptTL @SPDirectorCDLI

#DeeperLearning #JCPSDL #LearnerCentered #WeAreJCPS

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

@MaddieShep_KY @CarrieCDonovan @JacobJaguars @IrmaBektic @JCPSDL @JoMcKim4KY @magnifylearning @sherylbibbyJCPS @kids_inspire @jacobprincipal Woohoo! Congratulations Carrie!! 🎉❤️🔥

[Dorry Segev @Dorry_Segev]

The new CDC vaccinated people guidelines do NOT apply to immunosuppressed/transplant patients. The fact that the CDC does not clearly say that is irresponsible. Seems it's our job to spread the word. Please do.

[Fatimah Khan @KhanKhanfa]

Pls don’t schedule assessments & evaluations on or around Eid-ul-Fitr, May 12,13 & 14th-it’s the equivalent of asking students to study for & write assessments on X-mas eve, X-mas & Boxing Day. Muslim students may not know how to advocate for themselves- be culturally responsive

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

A fantastic thread with tips for writing alt text.

[Kit (Metaphors and Moonlight) @KitTheNameless]

I often talk about adding alt text to images, but I never actually talk about what makes good alt text, for people who are unsure. So here's my perspective as a sighted person who sometimes uses a screen reader.

Tips for writing alt text for images and gifs:

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

@thattubiekid @GaetaAmy Yes! I can practically feel the adults in the room with children wondering, “Where is her child?”

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

Hi #DisabilityTwitter. A friend is looking for a disabled Black, Brown, Indigenous, and/or Asian person person to hire to do an #accessibility audit on her non-profit’s website. Any recommendations? #NEISvoid

[Don’t Boo…Revolt! @BreeNewsome]

Still don’t get how people think a guaranteed living wage destroys the economy but the wealthy withholding trillions in taxes doesn’t.

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

In a PD this afternoon, @readplusmath said learning should be the constant, time is a variable. And it resonated so deeply with me.

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

Check out this interview with me and @CochraneRoars 5th grader Jaida to learn more about our PBL exploring music and film with @vg_bassoonist. Thanks to @JCPSDL for training with @magnifylearning to learn how to better facilitate PBL in my classroom!

[JCPS @JCPSKY]

🎶STORY SPOTLIGHT | Students at @CochraneRoars created their own songs to be used in a @JCPSKY Public Service Announcement. Jaida's song was selected to use in the @JCPSKY PSA. ✅Check out how they did it!

#WeAreJCPS

[Charles Booker @Booker4KY]

He had a warrant for smoking a joint. He was pulled over for an air freshener.

This is a damn shame. Both should be legal. Daunte should still be alive.

[Kayla Collier @Mrs_K_Collier]

If you are a caregiver of a school-aged child, you can likely opt your student/s out of standardized testing. Talk to the admin at their school. Really, do it.

[David Bowles (has left this place) @DavidOBowles]

Right now, I encourage all parents to refuse to let their children be forced to take these abominations. You don't have to comply with such mistreatment.

Don't let people torture your kids. Stand up against this deliberately harmful mechanism of control.

More soon.

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