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#Vote for @Knowbility to #UpgradeYourWorldUSA
Read ArticleWhat is #UpgradeYourWorldUSA? Microsoft is supporting nonprofits who are improving their world. Ten organizations will receive cash investments ($50,000) and technology. And they are asking YOU to vote for your favorite local nonprofit by posting and tweeting. We need YOUR help …
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Chicago’s Millennium Park, an exemplary commitment to Universal Design
Read Article2015 commemorates the 25 th anniversary of the passing of the American’s with Disabilities Act . In the past 25 years we have seen a slow steady progression: from stop gap measures taken as an afterthought to include persons with disabilities, to the current movement …
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Disability is Not a Problem; it is Part of Who You Are.
Read ArticleArticle by Patricia Walsh, Principal at Blind Ambition Speaking and USA Para National Olympic-Distance Triathlon Champion When I was growing up, the future for persons with disabilities did not seem bright to me. I was coached in the process for …
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The Future of Accessible Software: Sharron Rush Interview
Read ArticlePartners on Employment and Accessible Technology (PEAT) recently interviewed Knowbility's Executive Director, Sharron Rush, on her thoughts regarding the future of accessible technology. Sharron states that some huge impact has been made by corporations such as Apple …
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SXSW Dewey Winburne Community Service Award Nominations are now open!
Read ArticleEvery year SXSW honors 10 amazing people serving their communities in different ways in honor of SXSW Interactive co-founder, Dewey Winburne. Dewey was one of the original co-founders of the SXSW Interactive Festival, but he was many other things in the Austin …