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Access Information News for Monday, May 8, 2023 - Volume 909The Week's News in Access Information A Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd. Publication Access Information News. The world's #1 online resource for current news and trends in access information. Subscribers: 10,386 Opt-In Subscribers were sent this issue via email. 21 Premium Subscribers were sent this issue via email. This Week's Featured Advertisement: Join Industry Leaders And Begin Reaching Over 29,000 Access Professionals, Educators and Enthusiasts, All Over The World, Each Week. All While Supporting The Ongoing Distribution of This Publication For Those Very Same Readers. Only $100 USD Per Month. While Packages Last. This Issue Made Possible By Support From The Following Sponsors:
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But Why? | Huffington Post (4.0% of all clicks.) D.) WCAG 2.2 Update: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze? | Hiram Kuykendall | Microassist (3.9% of all clicks.) E.) Zappar (UK) Creates Accessible QR Codes For Visually Impaired Shoppers (3.2% of all clicks.) 2) Sponsored By Clusiv: Are You Blind Or Visually Impaired And Want To Make An Impact In Digital Accessibility? Then Register Now For Clusiv's Webinar This Global Accessibility Awareness Day!Next Thursday, May 18th at 12:00 PM Central Time, you will learn how to make a positive change in accessibility, get expert insights on how you can work in the field and how to use your lived experience as an asset! 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Drive traffic to your access product and service announcements, events, updates or fundraisers using this incredibly cost-effective and easy-to-use advertisement tool. Learn more today at: 7) Follow Access Information News On Your Preferred ChannelIn addition to receiving Access Information News via email every Monday morning at 6:00 AM ET you can also pick up the newsletter and its trending articles on any of the following channels: 8) What is Global Accessibility Awareness Day? | May 7, 2023 | Accessibility.com2023 marks another year of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), which will be held on May 18. From its humble and unexpected origins in 2011, GAAD has endured as one of the leading events in accessibility advocacy and awareness for individuals across a broad spectrum of ability levels. GAAD's mission is to inform the world of the importance of accessibility across digital platforms. GAAD seeks to encourage developers, designers, and content creators to embrace and prioritize accessibility as a vital aspect of their work. As we've said time and time again, it's the right thing to do and the smart thing to do. In this piece, we will provide a brief history of GAAAD and talk about how its celebrations have evolved and continue to influence the world of accessibility: 9) Listen Both Ways: Blind Walkers Winning Safer Road Crossings | May 5, 2023 | ABC NewsA federal judge's ruling blasting Chicago planners for not equipping more of their intersections with audible signals that help blind pedestrians cross busy streets has given advocates a victory they call long overdue: 10) Review: The OKO App - AI Copilot For The Blind Making Every Pedestrian Signal Accessible | May 6, 2023 | The Blind Life | YouTubehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1MvczKZQYs 11) Click Here: Twitter Alt Text Meme Isn't Funny For Blind People | BBC News Publisher (Di Blasi): Both Access Information News and Top Tech Tidbits have been fighting the good ALT description fight since long before ALT descriptions were mainstream conversation. And we have seen some creative uses of them in that time. Such as placing coupon codes within the ALT description in order to offer a special discount only to users of assistive technology. I know. Pretty cool, right? But this is not that. 12) Pneuma Solutions Officially Joins the Fediverse! | April 30, 2023We are pleased to announce that we have officially established our presence on the Fediverse via a Mastodon server linked to Pneuma Solutions. A number of our staff may now be reached via Mastodon, and we invite you to follow us to stay in the know: 13) News Brief: National Federation of the Blind Moves Away from Twitter, Establishes Mastodon Server and Account | May 4, 2023In light of recent events, including the laying off of Twitter's entire accessibility team and changes to its API that have broken accessible Twitter clients used by our community, the National Federation of the Blind is realigning our social media presence. The biggest immediate change is the establishment of a new server and account on the federated social media network Mastodon: 14) 18 Accessible Mother's Day Cards For Moms With Low Vision | Des Moines RegisterMother's Day is a wonderful opportunity to show Mom just how much she means to you with the perfect message—but, for moms with vision challenges, a greeting card may be a tricky present to give. Often, greeting cards are designed with small type, flourish-heavy fonts, and too little color contrast. While for a person without visual impairments this works just fine, for those who are blind, colorblind, low vision, or have other vision-related conditions, these cards may be a minefield to navigate. Luckily, there are some great options on the market these days that celebrate mothers of all kinds. Whether it's by using large print, braille, or recording your voice, these Mother's Day cards can help you say just the right thing in a way every mom can enjoy to the fullest: 15) What Does Accessibility Mean to You? | May 1, 2023 | APHHave you ever considered how something that many people use every day, like a kitchen appliance, social media platform, or even a building entrance, might create barriers for people with disabilities? To best understand how we can make our world more inclusive, we must listen to the voices of those with lived experiences as disabled people and those who dedicate their lives to accessibility. For Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), we asked our Accessibility Committee and other experts at APH what "accessibility" means to them, what they wish people knew about accessibility, and what actions individuals can take to support accessibility: 16) 30 Years Ago, One Decision Altered The Course Of Our Connected World | Julian Ring | NPRPublisher (Di Blasi): Many of the top minds in technology today feel that something big is on the horizon. Which, in itself, does not mean that there really is, but anytime our top minds start to agree on anything it tends to spook the hell out of the rest of us. Much as this announcement did 30 years ago. Do you remember it? I know I do. 17) Wheelchair User Left To Crawl Off Ryanair Plane In Sweden | BBC News EuropeA wheelchair user who crawled down metal steps from a plane when no-one could help him disembark has described the incident as "unacceptable". Adrian Keogh, from Wicklow in Ireland, was told assistance would take an hour after his flight landed at Landvetter Airport in Sweden on Saturday. Mr Keogh said cabin crew on the Ryanair flight told him he could crawl from the aircraft instead of waiting: 18) Mental Health Expert: What We Know And Do Not Know About Autism | Tammy McCrory | News Week: Subscription RequiredThe mysteries of autism sit next to an understanding of certain aspects from years of research and observation. As a practicing Limited Licensed Psychologist and Board Certified Behavior Analyst in the State of Michigan, who own and operate the McCrory Center for Behavioral Health, I am all too familiar with this condition and have spent the last six years helping others understand Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), I believe it is important to continue to strive to unravel the mysteries of autism: 19) UK Public Begged Not To Distract Guide Dogs After Port Talbot Woman Falls And Hurts HerselfThe charity warns that patting, touching or feeding a working guide dog can have serious consequences: 20) Digital Accessibility Is a Bigger Education Issue Than We Think. Here's What We Can Do About It. | May 3, 2023 | EdSurgeAbout a month ago, a colleague forwarded me a newsletter from the school she works with. It was a normal-looking school newsletter: a three-page PDF with information about upcoming events, decorated with colorful clip art of flowers. However, the subject line said: “How do I get them to stop doing this?” I knew exactly what she meant. The newsletter, while pretty, had the gritty look of a document that's been printed out and scanned back into the computer. I tried to click on the text to see if I could highlight or select one of the words, but I couldn't. The newsletter was just one big image with no recognizable text or other elements: 21) Cardin, Boozman, Wyden and Young Introduce Tax Credit to Help Blind Americans Afford Access Technology | May 4, 2023U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Md.), John Boozman (R-Ark.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) are leading the effort to create a refundable tax credit to help blind Americans afford access technology. The Access Technology Affordability Act of 2023, introduced Thursday, would allow for more widespread access to adapted computers, text-to-speech screen access software and electronic Braille displays used to access computers, tablets, smart phones, as well as digital content: 22) People With Disabilities Say This AI Tool Is Making the Web Worse for Them | Vice.comAccessiBe aims to make the internet fully accessible to the visually impaired by 2025 — but activists say the company's AI is making things worse. In October, disability rights activist Connor Scott-Gardner was conducting a study examining how many tweets promoting blind awareness month were actually accessible to blind users when he came across a post from AccessiBe. The company makes artificial intelligence-powered web overlays — pieces of code that are supposed to run over websites and automatically reformat how browsers display the pages so that people who use screen readers and other assistive technologies can access them. But AccessiBe's blind awareness tweet contained an image with no alternative text, meaning that people like Scott-Gardner, who is blind, could have no idea what it said. It was his first, unpleasant interaction with the company, and wouldn't be his last: 23) It's a Motherf**king Pleasure Review — A Darkly Comic Satire On Disability | Soho Theatre, LondonThis debut from disability-led theatre company FlawBored is not afraid to make us squirm as it skewers virtue signaling and corporate buzzwords: 24) About The International Blind Golf AssociationHow is Blind Golf Played? There are three categories of blind golfer determined by the individual's level of sight: B1, B2, and B3. You can download a sight classification form from this site: 25) Making Hashtags And Emojis Digitally Accessible | Michaela Leung | Accessibility.comOnline trends change daily, especially with social media usage being one of the most popular online activities. In 2021, over 4.26 billion people were using social media worldwide, which analysts predict will increase to almost six billion in 2027 (Statista). While things like emojis and hashtags have proven to be tried and true online staples, it's important to still be mindful and digitally accessible: 26) UserWay Will Get You Sued | Adrian Roselli |Disclaimer: This post and the headline is my opinion. I provide verifiable facts throughout to inform that opinion. I say this because French overlay vendor FACIL'iti has filed at least two frivolous lawsuits, and given overlay vendors tend to follow the same business practices, it is reasonable to assume UserWay might eventually also resort to litigation to silence critics. I am also not a lawyer and this post does not constitute legal advice: 27) 6 Best Over-The-Counter Hearing Aids, According To My 82-Year-Old Grandfather | CNetImproved hearing has never been more accessible. We tested over-the-counter hearing aids, so you don't have to: 28) U.S. Supreme Court Agrees To Examine ADA Standing For Website Testers | March 30, 2023 | ABA Banking JournalIssue: Whether an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) plaintiff has Article III standing to sue a company without having any intention of patronizing the business. Case Summary: The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to review whether an ADA tester has Article III standing to sue a company for violating the ADA if the tester has no intention of patronizing the company: 29) U.S. Supreme Court Grants Cert in ADA "Tester" Case | May 3, 2023 | MintzIn late March, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari involving a case that could have a nationwide impact on lawsuits brought under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). The case, titled Acheson Hotels, LLC v. Laufer, involves a hotel operator (petitioner) and a self-proclaimed ADA “tester” (respondent) and raises the following question: Does an ADA “tester” have Article III standing to challenge a place of public accommodation's failure to provide disability accessibility information on its website, even if she lacks any intention of visiting that place of public accommodation? In simpler terms, the case addresses whether a person who does not intend to visit a business can sue for failure to provide accessibility information on its website: 30) Disability Groups Say California's Assisted Suicide Law Discriminates Against Them | April 27, 2023 | Joseph Shapiro | NPRFour disability groups have filed a lawsuit to overturn California's assisted suicide law — saying it devalues their lives and encourages discrimination against them: 31) 'They're Everywhere': Why Touchscreens Are Causing Huge Accessibility Problems For Blind People | May 2, 2023 | Emily McPherson | 9News AustraliaNadia Mattiazzo remembers going to her regular café one day back in 2016 and trying to buy a cup of coffee. To her shock and dismay, she found there was no way she could pay for it. Mattiazzo, who is blind, said the café had installed a new EFT (Electronic Funds Transfer) POS (Point Of Sale) machine overnight which had a touchscreen. With no fixed buttons to help her orientate the location of the digits, Mattiazzo could not enter her PIN. "I went in to buy my coffee and suddenly there was this screen and I had no cash," Mattiazzo, who is the CEO of Women with Disabilities Victoria, said. Soon, Mattiazzo started noticing similar EFT POS touchscreens appearing in other cafés and restaurants: 32) Fashion Designer Nikki Hind, Who Is Blind, To Be Featured In The First Braille Book Series Available In Mainstream StoresNikki Hind is Australia's first legally blind fashion designer who believes that fashion is about grown-up dress-ups and doesn't require vision to appreciate or design it. She struggles with the elitism attached to fashion and is fighting for inclusion in an industry that she says “gets its power from being exclusive”. Her label, Blind Grit, comprises a team of people with lived experience of disability and trauma, providing opportunities for aspiring photographers, models, stylists and designers: 33) Ellume: Accessible Health Diagnostics for All | May 3, 2023 | APHDespite advances in modern medicine, infectious diseases still have a major impact on the world as we have seen over the last few years. Digital diagnostics manufacturer, Ellume, was founded to help address these problems through innovative and accessible approaches to diagnosis and treatment. We found time to catch up with Dan Mallon, Vice President of Business Development at Ellume, to discuss the company and its plans for more accessible testing: 34) TD Bank Group Launches New Accessibility Tool To Drive Inclusive Online Experiences For UsersTD Bank Group (TD) has announced the launch of a new innovative accessibility tool to create more inclusive and accessible user experiences, starting with its colleagues. Created by TD Lab, an innovation group at TD that collaborates with businesses across the Bank, TD Adapted Accessibility empowers users to personalize websites to address accessibility preferences and needs, without requiring expensive assistive technologies: 35) Bipartisan Bill Would Strike 'Outdated And Derogatory Language' On Intellectual Disability From Federal Law | The HillOn April 28, 2023 a bipartisan House group introduced a bill to strike more than two dozen instances of outdated and derogatory terminology describing intellectual disability from federal law: 36) Sacramento Society For The Blind Now Producing Braille Content, Encouraging Local Organizations To Reach OutThe Society for the Blind can now produce Braille content following the acquisition of the Braille production services formerly operated by the Sacramento Braille Transcribers. The nonprofit organization celebrated the new opportunity Thursday with an open house and reception. 37) LinkedIn Experiments With AI Assistance For Job HuntersMicrosoft's employment-focused social network platform, LinkedIn, is currently testing out a new feature that's designed to help job seekers hit the ground running when making job applications. The AI-powered personalized writing suggestions feature is currently available for testing exclusively to Premium subscribers: 38) Digital Accessibility is No Longer a Choice; It's a Necessity | May 2, 2023 | Kim Weins | Dev Pro JournalDeveloping an accessible web application requires an intentional, holistic approach. Here are some concrete steps for you to take to make your software available to all: 39) When Success Means Buying a Smaller Suit | The Thoughts and Ramblings of SteveRecently, I got to participate on the Parallel Podcast talking about, of all things, accessibility and fitness. The reason I phrase it this way is that anyone who knows me probably knows that fitness and I don't normally go together in the same sentence, let alone the same podcast. Talking about anything fitness related has always been challenging for me and so I want to particularly thank the ever-awesome Shelly Brisbin for being brave enough to include me. I also want to especially thank Sommer Panage and the other unsung heroes that dare to dream of a more accessible world, and work so hard to make that a reality: 40) Geoffrey Hinton Tells Us Why He's Now Scared Of The Tech He Helped Build | MIT Technology Review | MIT Technology Review: Subscription RequiredPublisher (Di Blasi): I am no Geoffrey Hinton. Just a regular computer engineer that has been studying data systems for more than 35 years. And helping clients understand them for almost 20. And as such I have a very hard time accepting the claim that he has "suddenly switched views." Anyone that studies data systems with any amount of intensity for even a small period of time quickly comes to understand that absolutely everything that underpins the technology possesses the capability for exponential growth. The next thing they realize is that there is no "if". Only a "when". And while none of us know when, we have collectively known that these capabilities were possible (at an exponential scale) for a very, very long time. So all else being equal, I'm calling hype. 41) No 'Magic' Solution to Accessibility | Kami Funk | Accessibility.comWhen it comes to accessibility, many people want prepackaged, one and done solutions to make their companies and websites accessible without much effort. Instead of regarding accessibility as a standard to constantly meet, they instead regard it as a problem to solve. In regarding accessibility as a problem instead of a standard, people want to seek out 'magic' solutions. However, when it comes to creating accessibility, there is no 'magic' solution. The only way to achieve accessibility is through meaningful, hard work. Research, continuous improvement, and accessibility audits will aid you in creating and maintaining effective accessibility for your company: 42) Illinois Bill Would Allow Visually Impaired Voters In Illinois To Use Electronic Mail-In BallotsLegislation proposed in the state Senate would ease remote voting for people who are visually impaired, but some advocates say it is redundant. Senate Bill 282 would provide a remote-accessible vote-by-mail system. If passed, the bill would allow voters with a "print disability" such as blindness, low vision or learning/physical disabilities to mark, verify and return a mail voting ballot electronically. The bill was filed by Feb. 2 by Sen. Julie A. Morrison, D-Deerfield, and has been referred to assignments twice, the last time March 31: 43) Nanoscope Therapeutics Presents Results From Phase 2b Restore Trial Of Mco-010 For Treatment Of Retinitis Pigmentosa | April 28, 2023 | David Hutton | Ophthalmology TimesNanoscope Therapeutics Inc. this week announced the presentation of key data from its Phase 2b multicenter, randomized, double-masked, sham-controlled RESTORE clinical trial (NCT04945772) of MCO-010 at the ARVO annual meeting in New Orleans. According to the company, MCO-010 is an ambient-light activatable Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) optogenetic therapy for vision restoration in advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP), irrespective of gene mutation. The company also noted composite efficacy data validate MCO-010 as a potential treatment for RP. MCO-010 has received both orphan drug and fast track designations from the FDA: 44) Breaking the Darkness: Reactivating Dormant Cells in the Retina Brings New Hope for Vision Regeneration | May 6, 2023 | Neuroscience NewsResearchers discovered a way to reactivate dormant cells in the retina of mice to restore vision, without the need for transplantation. The team discovered dormant glial cells can be transformed into cells sharing properties with cone photoreceptors, which enable color perception, reading and driving. The approach, which uses two genes to transform Müller cells into retinal neurons, could offer new hope for developing regenerative therapies to replace lost cells in retinal degeneration: 45) Celebrating Accessibility: An Interview with Kiran Kaja | May 3, 2023 | APHAccessibility is at the core of APH's mission, and we celebrate individuals who work to create an accessible world for everyone. One of these individuals is Kiran Kaja, the Principal Product Manager on the Shopping and Books accessibility team at Amazon, who spoke to us about his childhood, career journey, and gave advice for those aspiring to work in accessibility: 46) How Do I Become A Patient of Accessible Pharmacy Services?We are often asked how someone becomes a patient of Accessible Pharmacy Services: The best way to become a patient is by giving us a call at (888) 633-7007 📱️. After your conversation with our Care Coordinator, they will reach out to your insurance to confirm eligibility. They will also contact your current pharmacy and prescribing physicians to transfer your information. You can also connect with us through the Be My Eyes Specialized Help section or email us to initiate this process: info@accessiblepharmacy.com 📧️ For answers to more frequently asked questions, please click the link below: 47) Bridging Another Digital Divide: Accessibility For Blind And Low-Vision Consumers | May 2, 2023 | McKinsey DigitalPublisher (Di Blasi): As a digital marketing and design firm with over 20 years of experience serving access businesses and organizations we here at Mind Vault are often asked to bridge the gap between emerging digital marketing technologies and accessibility. I believe these questions are asked so often because there is a lack of ongoing information in this particular space. Something we hope to address in the future. For now, this article is an oasis in this particular desert. 48) Scientists Discover Anatomical Changes In The Brains Of The Newly Sighted | May 1, 2023For years neuroscientists held the belief that there existed a "critical period" during which the brain could acquire the ability to comprehend visual input, and that this timeframe terminated around the age of 6 or 7. The latest research by Professor Pawan Sinha from MIT has revealed a more intricate picture. Sinha's investigations on Indian children who underwent surgery to remove congenital cataracts after the age of 7 have demonstrated that older children can acquire visual abilities such as face recognition, object discrimination from the background, and motion perception through learning: 49) Kristin's Disability Support Has Been Slashed Before. She Now Fears It Will Happen Again | SBS News AustraliaNDIS recipients and activists are afraid their disability support will be axed following the announcement of a "sustainable" spending cap: 50) From Rare Beauty to Meloway, Here Are 10 Accessible Beauty Products People With Disabilities RecommendBeauty is and should be for everyone; however, the industry has long been exclusionary. Before Fenty Beauty entered the landscape roughly six years ago, shade ranges for people of color were relatively non existent. It's now possible to find a wide range of shades for melanin-rich skin, but somewhere the industry still seriously lags behind is in offering products that are user-friendly for people with disabilities and mobility issues. There are, however, a small contingent of beauty brands providing accessible products that people with disabilities love for their easy-to-use designs: 51) Australia: NDIS Cost Scrutiny Is Intensifying Again — The Past Shows This Can Harm Health And Wellbeing For People With DisabilityThose in the disability field have been expressing a sense of whiplash. Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), at the National Press Club the previous week that a reboot would ensure the scheme was "here to stay". Yet a week later, the word from the National Cabinet meeting of state and territory leaders, was that NDIS growth would need to be constrained in order for the scheme to be sustainable: 52) Greece Makes Nearly 200 Beaches Accessible With Adaptive Chairs | The Washington Post: Subscription RequiredSeatrac expands its reach to help more vacationers with mobility issues swim in European seas: 53) Visually Impaired Man Hoping For 'Dream Bike' To Cycle Safely In Colorado Springs | KRDO News ColoradoDenys and Andrew Mayles are brothers that bond through biking, but getting a bike to suit their evolving needs is a challenge. Over the past few years, Andrew has slowly been losing more and more of his vision, and he's no longer able to ride a bike by himself. "As my vision has deteriorated, I haven't been able to do it alone," said Andrew, "and so that's when my brother and my family really have kind of introduced me to the tandem riding. It's just been a great motivator to be able to get out." Andrew says he was born with various eye issues which left him blind in one eye and with poor vision in the other. Though his eyesight stayed stable for a long time, it recently declined. Though Andrew's lost a significant portion of his vision, he and Denys have been working to make sure they also don't lose their passion for cycling together: 54) Broadway Junction in Brooklyn Slated For $495 Million Accessibility UpgradeBroadway Junction will be completely rebuilt, including seven new elevators, new escalators and two public plazas: 55) Those Inaccessible Pin Pads — Seniors And Persons With Disabilities Are Being Ignored | Award Winning Sight Loss Coach, Advocate and Author Donna JodhanA few weeks ago, I encountered a very interesting situation when I went to use my credit card to pay my bill at a medical professional's office. Lo and behold! The pin pad that I needed to use in order to enter my credit card pin was sadly inaccessible: 56) Foundation Fighting Blindness and Athletes for Hope Announce Strategic Partnership | May 2, 2023The Foundation Fighting Blindness, the world's leading organization committed to finding treatments and cures for blinding retinal diseases, has announced a partnership with Athletes for Hope (AFH), a national nonprofit that assists athletes of all levels with community service and advocacy work. This partnership will build awareness for blinding diseases throughout the athletic community: 57) Special Needs Financial Planning: Smart Advice For Families Coping With Disabilities | Forbes: Subscription RequiredThe patchwork of government programs for adults with disabilities, and their varying eligibility rules, create complications and traps. But more financial planners are aiming to help: ➜ Featured Webinars, Training Courses and EventsSubmit your access information related Webinar, Training Course or Event for consideration within this section using this form: https://accessinformationnews.com/submit-event.May 9, 2023 | 2023 APH CareerConnect Transition & Employment Resource Round Up | APH CareerConnect11AM PT, 12PM MT, 1PM CT, 2PM ET, 6PM GMT May 9, 2023 | Design for Accessibility | Accessibility.com10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT May 9, 2023 through May 12, 2023 | John Slatin AccessU 2023 | KnowbilityJoin us virtually or in Austin, TX. 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The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than One Billion people with disabilities/impairments: May 18, 2023 | 12th Annual 2023 Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Ad Giveaway | Winners To Be Announced1AM PT, 2AM MT, 3AM CT, 4AM ET, 8AM GMT May 18, 2023 | Global Accessibility Awareness Day Webinar With Clusiv!10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT May 18, 2023 | Webinar: Accessibility Awareness and Foundations Training | Deque10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT May 18, 2023 | Supporting A Technical and Cultural Shift To Accessibility, Whatever Your Resources | TPGi9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT May 24, 2023 | Understand How to Create & Review VPATs (Digital Accessibility Webinar) | Access Ingenuity10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT May 24, 2023 | Understand, Test, Solve: Semantics | TPGi9AM PT, 10AM MT, 11AM CT, 12PM ET, 4PM GMT May 23, 2023 | Tech It Out | Monthly Hadley Discussion Group5PM PT, 6PM MT, 7PM CT, 8PM ET, 12AM GMT Next Day May 31, 2023 | TOPAZ Magnifiers: Powerful Visual Aids (Assistive Technology Webinar — ACVREP CE Approved) | Access Ingenuity10AM PT, 11AM MT, 12PM CT, 1PM ET, 5PM GMT June 2, 2023 | ATHEN Sixth Annual Accessibility Summer Camp 20236AM PT, 7AM MT, 8AM CT, 9AM ET, 1PM GMT July 1, 2023 through July 6, 2023 | NFB 2023 National Convention in Houston, TexasThe National Federation of the Blind is the transformative membership and advocacy organization of blind people. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. Each year we come together for important discussions, decisions, and information sharing. As an attendee, take advantage of the opportunity to: Network with thousands of blind role models. Connect with leaders in the field of blindness. Attend presentations on a variety of empowering topics. Learn about the latest in technology and innovation. And more! The convention is open to all. Important note: Our constitution states that only members of the Federation have the right to participate in decision-making when it comes to organizational policy. 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He has been an Apple Ambassador for Apple Australia since 2009 with a group of other Ambassadors / Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE)'s covering the range of Apple's Accessibility solutions throughout Australia. David produces a range of podcasts (since 2011) covering Apple and other technologies which are distributed on his own podcast (http://davidwoodbr.podbean.com). In addition, he also has a regular Talking Tech program (since 2013) which can be heard every Tuesday at 4:30 Eastern Summer Time on Vision Australia Radio Melbourne (available online) or via https://omny.fm/shows/talking-tech-vision-australia-radio David also runs a weekly Tech Monday where people can chat about assistive and main stream technology, share information, and any tips and tricks. David lost his sight when he was 8 years old and had to learn Braille. 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