Today is #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay! Making your digital content #Accessible doesn’t have to be hard. Check out these tips to be more inclusive online and get the quick-start guide from our digital accessibility experts @Perkins_Access: https://t.co/KyBeWkE0kU #GAAD
#HappyNewYear! Going along with the trend of setting some #NewYearsResolutions, here are some tips on how you can be a better ally to people with disabilities this #NewYear. Making your content accessible, donating to foundations like Perkins (https://t.co/SWKlL2wGlq) and more!
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This year's theme is Disability: Part of the Equity Equation. Click on the video to watch an NDEAM message from @californiaDOR Director Joe Xavier.
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Algorithms created for measuring @NASAWebb’s mirrors have been integrated into a device that precisely measures eye imperfections in visual pathways and cornea curvature. This tech has advanced LASIK procedures here on Earth! 👀 💫
https://t.co/FBzFafrzRL
I recently came across this powerful story about how education specialists are creating Alt Text descriptions of the amazing Webb telescope images for those with visual impairments using screen readers. What amazing work! https://t.co/uyeSCOsjin @NPR@EdTechTeacher21@romcquill
“I’m not just the token blind guy at work. I am a badass engineer because of my blindness, not despite it.” -Mike Hess, Founder & Pres. of Blind Institute of Technology on what it takes to get a job in coding at our National Coding Symposium happening now! https://t.co/wKlrglAbjC
This week @SBECalifornia considers edits & approval of an ethnic studies model curriculum to be used as guidance in CA classrooms. #Ethnicstudies helps students understand histories, struggles & contributions of marginalized groups, which are often untold in U.S. history courses.
We join our nation in mourning the half a million lives lost in the pandemic. Over the last year, some of our immediate and extended family and friends have been affected or have succumbed to the disease. We express our deepest sympathy for families suffering in this crisis.
No idea is too big or ambition too great. The @HolmanPrize awards up to $25k USD to blind & visually impaired people to achieve an audacious goal. With only 4 weeks until applications close, visit https://t.co/eCCSbL11uW to apply. Your blindness could be the key to your success!