Melissa Fortson

Teacher, librarian, and technology enthusiast mostly tweeting about accessibility/#a11y #UDL and teaching with and about technology. She/her

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

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[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

@comerpatrick Thank you for your generous gift to The University Choir! I gave to the University for the first time because I was moved by the generosity of a fellow choir alum AND Springs student. 💜

[Google for Education @GoogleForEdu]

Wrap up the semester in a perfect bow 🎁 with a fun holiday activity for your students! Use this #GoogleSlides template to personalize a holiday sweater to share with friends and family. Happy holidays ❤️ https://t.co/e8a7ksHwU9

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

UA instructors, @CITatUAlabama is looking forward to seeing you during our upcoming prep days! Join us August 16 & 17 in Gordon Palmer Hall.

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

Love this roundup of inclusive stock photo resources from @LFLegal! https://t.co/MkdSXc79JY

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

Promising news! Let's hope all third-party apps will embrace accessibility in an effort to stay operational and ensure access to the wisest possible audience.

[The Verge @verge]

Reddit will exempt accessibility-focused apps from its unpopular API pricing changes https://t.co/d2gKkjTZII

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

Thrilled to be back on campus in a new role with @CITatUAlabama. Roll Tide, y'all! 🐘

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

"For some disabled students, remote learning 'opens up learning possibilities that simply did not exist before, or were very, very burdensome on the student.'" Good stuff from @GrmelaJulian and @chronicle: https://t.co/0z0FEOWzgc

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

Happy to be in Austin and online for #AccessU2023! Looking forward to a full week of accessibility teaching and learning. #a11y

[Knowbility @knowbility]

Today, our Accessibility Services Team is presenting the deep dive “Developing an Accessibility Program for Your Organization.”
Excited for gems from @JR_Roman, @MBFortson, and Iain Furstenwerth.
#Accessibility
#AccessU2023

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

@merylkevans @knowbility Love this! See you at #AccessU2023

[Knowbility @knowbility]

Can't attend #AccessU2023? No worries! Our powerful keynotes on the future of #a11y and disability innovation are free & open to the public.

Bookmark our YouTube channel to watch our keynotes live, starting next Tuesday with Peter Slatin at 6:30 CST:
https://t.co/8mDrodybd2

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

Love the WebAIM Million report! This evaluation of the home pages for the top 1,000,000 web sites provides an overview of and insight into the current state of web accessibility for individuals with disabilities and trends over time: https://t.co/xYvj2uNkwV #a11y

[WebAIM @webaim]

The 2023 WebAIM Million report is now available - https://t.co/iP1P0zhx35 Home pages had 50 detectable errors (down from 50.8). WCAG failures were found on 96.3% of pages (down from 96.8%). Home page elements increased 10% and ARIA attributes 29% (77 per page!) in the last year.

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

"The thing about accessibility is, once you know about it you can't not know about it. You see it everywhere." @reg_inee speaking truth tonight at @Knowbility's Accessibility Internet Rally awards! Thanks to our advisory board, mentors, and participants: https://t.co/VWuAAspniD

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

Tonight we celebrate the hard work of our Accessibility Internet Rally competition teams and reveal the winners for 2022! Join us in Austin or online.

[Knowbility @knowbility]

If you are in Austin, - you're in luck! TONIGHT you can attend the 2022 AIR Awards at the Sterling Events Center.
Not in Austin? - join us online.
Find details and registration for the FREE public event on Humanatix. https://t.co/nF1msX9xXD

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

I love The @chronicle's Teaching newsletter! The latest edition brings together resources and discussion around ChatGPT, an OpenAI chatbot shaking up the way some of us write, teach, and learn: https://t.co/iWQ7yRt0ky

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

"The criminal legal system is set up and works in a way that hurts people with disabilities and people of color, especially disabled people of color."

[Autistic Self Advocacy Network @autselfadvocacy]

For disabled students of color, the school-to-prison pipeline punishes and arrests them rather than giving them what they need to succeed. Learn more about the school-to-prison pipeline and the criminal legal system here: https://t.co/nJkyoAEcjK

[Knowbility @knowbility]

John Slatin AccessU provides excellent professional development for anyone working in digital equity and disability justice. Learn the skills needed to improve the digital world for disabled people.
https://t.co/9FSmGuTBu6
#AccessU23 https://t.co/zcwX53Pi44

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

A gift to @Knowbility is also a good last-minute gift! Help us create an inclusive digital world for people with disabilities: https://t.co/MwWfaqLpny #a11y

[Knowbility @knowbility]

Looking for a last-minute present for the #accessibility pro in your life?
Share the gift of knowledge with a ticket to Jon AccessU 2023. We’re a hybrid event, so anyone can join from anywhere on Earth!
https://t.co/zcwX53Pi44
#A11y
#AccessU23

[Melissa Fortson @mbfortson]

An opportunity to do accessibility work with the fantastic team at The University of Alabama Online! Accessibility Specialist - 518315: https://t.co/vMPl0jz7xR #a11y