Making Documents More Accessible: A Webinar on April 19, 2024
In preparing materials for staff members, community partners, or clients, it’s important that they be accessible to readers of all abilities. Fortunately, “you don’t need to be an accessibility expert” to make this happen. On April 19, 2024 at 2 pm, Steve Kelley, CVRT, CRC, CATIS, a specialist with the Assistive Technology Team at Hadley, will guide participants through “some of the simple ways to make documents more user friendly.” Learn more and receive a link to register on the OIB-TAC (Older Individuals who are Blind Technical Assistance Center) webpage on Making Documents More Accessible.
Free Virtual Event to Celebrate Disability Rights: April 23, 2024
The disability community will have the opportunity to attend a virtual gathering “to come together with business and government leadership to celebrate the progress of disability rights.” Tickets are available to join in the 2024 AAPD (The American Association of People with Disabilities) National Community Event on April 23, 2024 at 6:30 pm ET. The [...]
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This is Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Week: April 14 to 21, 2024
In her work with Helen Keller, Anne Sullivan became one of the first pioneers of vision rehabilitation. To commemorate her role and the importance of this profession, each year Vision Rehabilitation Therapist Week is observed during the week of April 14th to remember Sullivan’s birthday on April 14, 1866. Anne Sullivan was the teacher who [...]
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An “Editor Who Makes Visuals Accessible to All”
“Accessibility…is about ‘identifying and removing barriers to make sure everyone can engage in our stories,’” according to Jaime Tanner, accessibility visuals editor, a position created two years ago at The New York Times. A recent article in Times Insider profiled Tanner’s work as The Times’s first accessibility editor. She has a graduate degree in data [...]
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General Design Guidelines for Visual Accessibility
The internet has become a huge part of everyday lives, making it increasingly important to design websites that are accessible to people who are visually impaired. Following are some guidelines that can help to make a website accessible: – Check the site for contrast sensitivity: Subtle differences between colors and shades, like light grey and [...]
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April is Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month
Recognizing that women are at higher risk for eye diseases and vision impairment than men, April is being commemorated once again as Women’s Eye Health and Safety Month. Age-related macular degeneration, cataract, dry eye, glaucoma, refractive error, and thyroid eye disease are more prevalent among women. This observance serves to create awareness about women “being [...]
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