Stephanie Evergreen’s Post

Administrators and coaches, anyone in education working with data and presenting it to stakeholders - from teachers to families to school boards - this is for you. Data visualization expert and former #IDEAcon keynote speaker Stephanie Evergreen gives 10 ways to make your graphs more accessible. 👇 #education #accessibility

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

I'm spending my evening listening to a super-inspiring webinar and a talk with Heydon Pickering. The hands-on experience comes into play here. Here are my three favorite thoughts: "Nothing is accessible to everyone. So stop adding things to your interface. Start limiting them." "Everyone is different. Not only different from those without disabilities but different from other people with disabilities and even different from other people with the same disabilities. So why do we design for 'screen reader users' or 'keyboard users', for example, like they're all the same person?" "Company says: We never have disabled users. Heydon says: well, with that attitude you'll never have." <BANG!> There was much much more and I recommend you to check it (link below). #DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign24

🌟 Ever heard of the curb cut effect? 🌐 This concept illustrates how accessibility features designed for individuals with disabilities can create benefits for everyone. Just like curb cuts in sidewalks make it easier for wheelchair users, parents with strollers, and cyclists, digital accessibility tools—such as captioning, keyboard navigation, and screen reader support—improve the online experience for all users. Prioritizing inclusive design not only fosters a welcoming digital space but also enhances usability for everyone. It’s essential to test these inclusive designs to ensure they effectively meet the diverse needs of all users! 💻✨Read more about it here: https://lnkd.in/dYbpHiTj #crowdtesting #Accessibility #CurbCutEffect

A GSA report has found that federal agencies' compliance with Section 508 of the Americans With Disabilities Act to be "well below expectations." Section 508 is the law that sets technology accessibility requirements to ensure technology is available to people with vision, hearing or mobility challenges. CGI Section 508 expert Rebecca Knoll offers some guidance for agencies trying to improve their accessibility. Ensuring we design, experiences in an inclusive manner is a win for all, we really need to get better at this and federal agencies can lead the way #UXDesign, #ExperienceDesign, #CXDesign, #HumanCentredDesign

This #TechTuesday, we’re looking at Accessibility Switches—these powerful tools open a world of possibilities for individuals with disabilities. Designed to work with a variety of devices, these switches make it easier to interact with any device that can be converted to utilize a switch.    Today, we’re showcasing the AbleNet LITTLE Candy Corn 2 Accessibility Switch with Adapted Dice Roller. This highly sensitive proximity switch activates when the user is near or touches the activation surface. With visual and auditory feedback, it’s ideal for individuals with limited mobility, low muscle strength, or motor control difficulties.    Want to try it out?  Schedule a tour at our AT Lab today here: https://wkf.ms/3RUaHVs    #Accessibility #TechTuesday #ConnectAbilityofMN #InclusiveDesign 

#VirginiasCorner 7th Edition | Happy August 1st! In this month's edition of Virginia's Corner, we revisit the July 2021 Sun Sentinel Opinion article written by our President and CEO, Virginia Jacko. 📰 Having just celebrated the 34th Anniversary of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), we're proud to share this article with you — in "Delivering the Promise of the ADA in the Digital Age" Virginia discusses the impact that digital accessibility has on those who have a disability such as vision loss. Read the excerpt- "The digital realm is where the promise of the ADA falls short. Visually challenged Internet users rely on a variety of assistive technologies, including large-print software, braille output devices, and page-reading software, to access digital content. The hearing impaired utilize amplified sound, captioning, picture boards, telecoil hearing aid connections, and other technologies. However, most of today’s websites are improperly structured or coded to accommodate these specialized tools, rendering much of their digital content inaccessible to these specific audiences with disabilities. As a blind person, I can attest to the frustration and futility of encountering inaccessible websites." 🗞️ Read the rest of the article in the PDF in this post, or at this link - https://lnkd.in/e4g2YTUB ⚠ Are you sure that your website is ADA compliant? Since 2014, Miami Lighthouse has been a Leader in Website Accessibility Auditing and an Advisor to Presidential Campaigns. Visit our website today to learn more and request a website audit for your business, here https://lnkd.in/eDbnYCum. Together, we prove it's possible to see without sight! 💙 Sun Sentinel Media Group #MiamiLighthouse #VirginiasCorner #ADACompliance #SupporttheBlind #CommunityLeaders #MiamiLeaders #ADA34 #WebsiteAudit #WebsiteCompliance #ADAAudit #DisabledandStrong

Tools for accessibility of individuals who are blind. Check out the following post from The Divas With Disabilities Project. #DisabilityAwareness #BlindnessAwareness #AccessibilityMatters #InclusiveWorld #VisionLossSupport #SeeTheAbility #BlindNotBroken #DisabilityRights #BreakBarriers #BlindAndProud #EmpowerTheDisabled #InclusionForAll #DisabilityAdvocate #VisuallyImpaired #DisabilityPride https://lnkd.in/eSKqMZHx

One thing I want everyone to know on Global Accessibility Awareness Day: disability is not an either/or situation. Take vision as an example. Often with digital accessibility, people assume that either users have great vision or they are totally blind and are using a screen reader. There's a whole happening between 20/20 vision and not being able to see anything at all. Many people have low vision or are partially sighted. They might have floaters, visual snow, palinopsia, cataracts, or other conditions that affect their vision. They might not be able to distinguish between different colours. Or maybe they need corrective lenses and just don't have the right pair with them in a given situation. (Do you know how many people I see squinting at product labels in grocery stores?) Making content machine readable is essential for digital accessibility, yes, but there are many other things we can do to make our content more accessible and inclusive, including: - using colour combinations with lots of contrast - not relying on colour alone to denote meaning - avoiding images of text - offering options such as increasing font size and spacing I used vision as an example, but the same applies to other disabilities as well. We need to look in the middle, not just the extremes. Progress over perfection! #GlobalAccessibilityDay #Accessibility #A11y #GAAD #AccessibilityAwareness

What would it look like when we step away from our comfort visuals and celebrate the diversity around us?  ❓What if we showed people with disabilities leading companies?  ❓People of color as doctors, lawyers, and billionaires? ❓Or women and men with their natural hair in professional settings? We may not be able to include everyone in our community or company in one visual, but with the power of digital content, we can always create more to connect others. If you are ready to learn how to diversify your images, check out our Working With Inclusive Images course on LinkedIn Learning! Start diversifying your images here: https://lnkd.in/g2bp8PDz #inclusiveimages #inclusivedesigns #inclusivitymatters #inclusivedesign