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📣 We need more diverse stock imagery 📣 I've noticed a trend lately when searching for stock images: the majority of photos feature a narrow demographic—mostly white, male professionals. It's frustrating when we're striving for inclusive representation in our work, but the visuals just don't reflect the diversity of the world we live in. Anyone else run into this issue? Or have you found better resources that feature underrepresented groups in a more authentic and varied way? Feel free to share some ideas and resources! 🌍📸 #DiversityInDesign #InclusiveDesign #StockImages #RepresentationMatters #VisualStorytelling

Technology & Art. This has been our mantra from the beginning origins of Safe In Harm's Way Foundation, Inc And we took our technology and art, to a premier in Times Square and then across outdoor media within the entire country. Technology? A collaborative effort with NEON | An IPG Health Company and DomesticShelters.org. Together we created TheLastImSorry.com which is the first and only online access (with two built in safety features) which allows women, men, the LGBTQIA+ community, People of Color, immigrants, English as a second language, and disabled people to find immediate services and community in one place. We saw a 2000% increase in the use of our services at both SIHW and DS. Art? A world-wide effort creating art to capture attention (versus bruised and battered people) so that people facing isolation and abuse can find the online resources they need, not only during the holidays, but every day. The campaign was shot by James Beard Photography Award winner Johnny Miller, and includes hand-drawn typography from internationally known illustrator Sarah Coleman, whose client roster includes Coca-Cola, Apple, and Disney. Visually, it showcases the haunting buildup of apologies through the imagery of wilting flower arrangements and gifts. This allows a light-bulb moment of the feelings in toxic relationships and inspiration to seek help. Currently, we have over 18,000 people who have gained access to TheLastImSorry.com and our life-changing resources. We work tirelessly to create new ways to change the normalization of violence in the most intimate relationships, so that solutions for safety, health and healing can be found immediately online. Check us out. Share our resources. Your friends, family, and co-workers deserve to know help exists. #SafeInHarmsWay #EmpowermentAtYourFingertips #DomesticViolenceSolutions

Another week, another spotlight! Meet our able digital marketer, Kingsley Alfred In his role as a digital marketer, he believes that digital marketers are poster persons who direct people to the brand, thereby putting persons with disabilities on the pedestal XFP Productions wants them to. Kingsley Alfred brings more than 5 years of experience working in content production and expertise to the table! Watch the full video interview below! #EmployeeSpotlight #TeamHighlight #digitalmarketing #contentstrategy #careergoals

Hey, you glorious disability-inclusive soul. 🙋♀️ I loved the discussion yesterday's post inspired on creating accessible content on LinkedIn. And, it's proof-oof, why when I team up with clients, accessibility is always on our ‘must-do’ list for content creation. 😋 Because making content accessible isn’t just the right thing—it’s becoming a legal must, too. Remember, on June 28th, 2025, disabled people will get equal access to (digital) products and services within the European Union with European Accessibility Act (EAA). So, if you're a Canva creator, here are 3 little tips for easier document accessibility. Thanks Elizabeth Rogers for the inspo and I also wish social media would allow everyone to view alt text! 😌 Warm wishes from gloomy Basel. Lia 🖤 PS Disability is Human. #DisabilityWriter #AccessibleContent #DisabilityAndInclusion Image description: A graphic with white and pink font on a black background. The title, "3 Tips for easier accessibility on Canva. Followed by, tip 1. Use as few text boxes as possible. Tip 2. Design with headline reading order in mind. Tip 3. Group decorative elements together. Followed by Disability writer's web address and a profile picture of Lia Stoll, with dark-framed glasses, a brown patterned scarf, and a blue jean jacket is standing on a field road under a cloudy sky.

It's been a year since Tiffany A. Yu, MSc and I made this video. Nothing has changed ... yet. So, here's another reminder. This video opens with Tiffany A. Yu, MSc and then cuts to me. Tiffany: Do you want to be a better ally to disabled people? Meryl: Have you seen this accessibility icon on a website? (It looks like a circle with a generic person in it.) Select it and it opens an overlay box with accessibility options. That sounds cool, right? No. Accessibility overlays are a step backward. That’s why many disabled leaders have spoken out against them. Just say NO to accessibility overlays. Your users will thank you. These web accessibility overlays are a problem. They cause more trouble for people with disabilities than help. Involve people with disabilities and digital accessibility experts from the start and throughout the process. What can you do to make your website accessible? 1. Follow design best practices. 2. Work with accessibility experts. 3. Involve and hire people with disabilities. Thanks to Tiffany for having me in her Anti-Ableism Series, Part 231. P.S. Pre-order Tiffany's upcoming book "The Anti-Ableist Manifesto" from your favorite bookstore! 🔔 Tap the silent profile bell to catch the next post 👉 Follow #MerylMots for past posts #Captioned #Video #Accessibility

How typical of humans to look to the quick and easy fix to what has always been a sensitive and complex issue. 🧑🏾🦯🧑🏾🦽🧏🏽🫰🏽 I hadn't heard of #accessibility overlays until I ran across this post. Here's a quick and dirty run-down. Allon Mason founded UserWay.org in 2016. In his own words: "I was volunteering at a school for underprivileged youth when I had my “Aha!” moment: Accessibility requires a different way of thinking, a holistic approach to building digital services, considering the needs of differently-abled users before even writing a single line of code. Website owners should not be reinventing the wheel each time they want to make a site accessible. And what followed was the seed that evolved into a plug-and-play solution to this challenge. "...The vast majority of websites today have thousands of accessibility violations, whether they know it or not, which makes them vulnerable to lawsuits and lost revenue. "I wasted no time assembling a high-performance team for UserWay, with whom we executed on my vision to automate accessibility remediations...." Sounds great....except: 1. No mention of an actual deep, meaningful, lived-experiential connection to the people his product is intended for. Family member? Friend? Reminds me of when folks go on one week missions and figure they know how to fix all those folks' problems. What are his qualifications other than being an entrepreneur? 2. Who was on that initial team? Are they still there? Did they bring the lived-experience he himself lacks to make informed decisions? I love a functional team as much as the next person, but the lack of contextualizing the make-up of that team makes me wonder about its validity. 3. Disturbed -- as usual! -- by the overwhelmingly business-centered, litigi-phobic motivations listed. Of course, no business -- big or small -- wants to get sued as they attempt to serve the public, BUT in this case, we can't serve both God and mammon. At least not in the sustainable way that our differently-abled brothers and sisters deserve. Universal Access takes Work. And Work means Money. If someone claims they can solve all your problems without putting in the work, then you're probably not getting what you want/need (and likely getting more problems than solutions). While I applaud attention being given to the digital needs of disabled persons, just like with any other systemic shortcoming, it's a ground up battle. Whether its increasing employment of people with autism, reparations for the descendants of enslaved people, or ending homelessness... How about asking them? Maybe UserWay already does this, but how about...asking a variety of end users what would make their digital experience better? Start there. Not in a boardroom of investors. . . . . . #grassrootsmovement #universaldesign #universalaccess #disability #dei #inclusion

Q: What do you think it takes to be a great creative leader? Michael Knox: "Belief. Create a culture of belief. Belief is energy. Have belief in yourself. ..." This answer resonates with the classic book by Napoleon Hill, "Think and Grow Rich", where the concept of faith (belief) is a central principle for achieving success. When one truly believes in the outcome of their goals, they are much more likely to achieve them. Great insight to create a culture of belief.

To the women who have given us life, taught us to love, and shown us what strength and resilience look like..... Happy Mother's day! We love you more than words can express. #mothersday #happymothersday #family #motherlove #abeergfx #illustrator #photoshop

I get it. If it was easy everyone would do it. But the truth is, creating accessible digital content can be a daunting task. So many questions running like wild ponies through your head. Questions like: - What is this European Accessibility Act thing? - Does this apply to me? - Why should I care? - What's in it for me? and many more... Well, I just heard that a bunch of delightful people from Inclusion Europe and European Digital Rights (experts really) from disability rights, human rights, and tech fields are coming together to explore inclusive design in: - digital services - web accessibility and - inclusive data representation What does this mean? It means, believe in luck (but don't forget to work hard) 🤭 No really, it means, you'll understand how accessible digital design can make disabled people feel welcome when they visit your online business. 🫶 So when? May 29 · 2 - 3 pm CEST How? The link to register is in the comment section below. 👇 Go on. Grab a cup of coffee and join us. ☕️ What could be more important than that? Yours highly caffeinated. Lia 🖤 PS Accessibility tip: Add an image/video description to your post and your marketing will include everyone. 😉 #FreelanceWriter #WeAreBillionStrong #Accessibility Image description: Lia, wearing dark-framed sunglasses, a pink t-shirt, and blue jeans stands next to her client. Margo is wearing red-framed sunglasses, a black blazer, and black jeans and she's holding the harness of her guide dog, Glen, a grey Giant Poodle is next to her wearing his harness. They're standing on the side of a road with green bushes in the background.

Through the Gender Affirming Identity Document & Emergency Assistance Grant, the Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ+ Advancement (MOLA) aims to reduce barriers to trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive people being able to access and fully participate in society. Organizations in Boston offering both or either of the following services are encouraged to apply: 1) assistance with legal name and gender marker changes 2) emergency financial assistance to support LGBTQIA2S constituents with their basic needs, including but not limited to food, rental assistance, undergarments, hygiene and sanitary products, utilities, medical expenses, and transportation. This investment will reduce barriers to trans, nonbinary, and gender expansive constituents changing their name and gender on legal documents as well as support LGBTQIA2S+ constituents in crisis. Applications are due on Friday, October 4, 2024 5pm EST. Application link: FY25 MOLA's Gender Affirming Identity Document & Emergency Assistance Grant (google.com)