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Create Your Own AHA Moment
Our Accessibility Roadshow post by Anthony Vasquez discussed raising awareness about accessibility. At the roadshow, Anthony demonstrated how he uses the web via a screen reader. When people see the impact of an inaccessible website, they “get it”. They understand why …
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Working with Vimeo on their video player’s accessibility
Knowbility had the pleasure of helping Vimeo on their accessibility journey last year. We audited their video player and provided Vimeo with a detailed report and technical support. Vimeo folks have now more knowledge about accessibility and Vimeo’s video player is now WCAG AA …
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What is Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)?
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) encompasses every way we express our thoughts and feelings without using our voices. Technically speaking, we all use a form of AAC every day with our nonverbal communication when we use facial expressions or gestures instead of …
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AccessU 2020 Keynotes and Trainer Preview
John Slatin AccessU 2020 will be held at the beautiful campus of St. Edward’s University from May 12-14, 2020, with a pre-conference day on May 11. As in previous years we will have an exciting offering of featured keynote talks and expert instruction in several tracks. Read on …
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Email is Mightier Than the Spoken Word
Because of advances in technology in this day and age, life is a lot easier for people who have a significant speech disability. When I was growing up in the ’70s and ’80s, I had a manual communication board with words and letters that I pointed to and my communication partner …