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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 …
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Texas Nonprofits Win the 2019 Accessibility Internet Rally
The winners of the 2019 Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) were announced on Thursday January 16, at an awards ceremony in Austin. AIR is a competition where design and development teams create websites for non-profits which are then judged based on their accessibility. …