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Knowbility seeks participants to make the digital world more accessible to people with disabilities
Austin, Texas - Knowbility - the Austin based disability tech advocacy organization - announced today that it is currently recruiting participants for its annual Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR). Since 1998, Knowbility programs have raised awareness and built a vibrant …
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Digital Inclusion at SXSW 2025
...YOU can help raise accessibility awareness at this iconic tech festival What is Knowbility? An advocate for tech equity, we teach practioners why and how to ensure digital equity, and we engage others in the effort and work to make it so. How does Knowbility promote digital …
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Designing Accessible Color Palettes in Figma: A Guide for Web Accessibility
In today's digital age, creating inclusive designs that cater to all users is paramount. Accessibility in web design ensures that everyone, regardless of their abilities, can access and interact with digital content seamlessly. One crucial aspect of accessible design is color …
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School to Prison Pipeline is Still Very Real - and Impacts Hundreds of Thousands of Disabled Students
According to the NCD (National Council on Disability) Report Issued on School-to-Prison Pipeline, 85% of incarcerated youth have learning and/or emotional disabilities. As a result, these kids leave school in far higher numbers than their non-disabled peers and are at far …
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Your Browser May Be Having a Secret Relationship with a Screen Reader
This is the final installment of my three-part saga on the technical details of how screen readers communicate with other software. Part 1 introduced accessibility APIs (application programming interfaces) and the accessibility tree, and Part 2 provided a history lesson of how …