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Pro tips for designing welcoming, accessible virtual meetings
Nonprofits face the combined crisis of COVID and economic peril. Support organizations offer to help us navigate these times. But almost without exception, the meetings are not accessible to staff with disabilities. This guide, part 3 of a 4 part series, will help you plan for …
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Celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the Screen Reader with Knowbility’s Accessibility Series
IBM researcher and accessibility pioneer Jim Thatcher created the first screen reader 35 years ago . Knowbility is celebrating this digital equity milestone with our 2021 accessibility series! Our first three webinars cover all aspects of screen readers, from the user experience …
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Fundraising Campaigns Platforms for All
Why Accessibility Matters in Fundraising Apps Knowbility is a nonprofit organization with a mission to make digital communication tools accessible to and usable by all people regardless of disabilities. Along with millions of other nonprofit agencies that serve a public good, we …
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AAC Resources During Covid-19
According to The American Speech-Language Hearing Association, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) includes “all of the ways we share our ideas and feelings without talking.” By that definition, we may not realize how often we communicate without speaking and …
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A Brief History of Screen Readers
It is hard for a sighted user to imagine navigating the web without actually seeing a page or using a mouse. Blind screen reader users have no problem navigating a web page that is coded correctly and follows basic accessibility guidelines. A screen reader is an assistive …