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Introduction I attended another interesting webinar last week. This one occurred on January 13, 2021, and was hosted by the Great Lakes ADA Center. It is entitled "Top ADA Cases of 2020". As the title implies, the webinar discusses Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) legal cases which were filed or decided last year. At the… Continue reading Webinar: 2020 ADA Legal Cases

Introduction As indicated in my article last week, I plan to share more information gained from webinars this calendar year. On January 6, 2021, I attended a virtual webinar via Zoom presented by the National Center on Advancing Person- Centered Practices and Systems (NCAPPS). The webinar is entitled "Doing With, Not Doing For: What it… Continue reading Webinar: Person-Centered Planning

Introduction I did not post a blog article in the final week of 2020 due to the holiday. I hope my readers had an enjoyable holiday if you celebrated. It's a new year, and I am looking forward with optimism to what may be possible. In this article, I will share 3 New Year's resolutions… Continue reading New Year’s Resolutions: A Disability Perspective

Introduction Due to the pandemic, I have spent more time at home compared to previous years. A challenge I needed to confront early was how to occupy myself when not performing work-related tasks. I identified a number of solutions. In this article, I will share three methods for occupying time which may be beneficial to… Continue reading Free Time Resources

Introduction As I mentioned in a previous blog article, I enjoy attending webinars in order to learn. On December 15, 2020, I attended a learning session from the Great Lakes ADA Center. The topic was "Social Media Management: Accessibility Basics". Although the subject came across to me as intended for information technology professionals, I still… Continue reading Social Media Accessibility

Introduction I did not post on my blog last week because I was very busy. I attended a virtual conference over 4 days. I learned quite a bit and received a number of resources which I anticipate will be useful in my job. Conference attendees were required to hear two videos, one of which I… Continue reading “The Interviewer”

Introduction 2020 has definitely been an unusual year. It has made me more thankful for things which I previously took for granted. This week is the Thanksgiving holiday in the United States. In this article, I will reflect on several things which I am thankful for from a disability perspective. Communication One thing I am… Continue reading Thanksgiving: A Disability Perspective

Introduction This is the third of my screen reader-themed articles. This week, my focus is on the Android screen reader TalkBack. I discussed TalkBack briefly in my article Android 101. As a reminder, TalkBack is part of Android Accessibility Suite. In this article, I will provide a description of TalkBack and some features which I… Continue reading TalkBack 101

Introduction Due to the current pandemic, I have become more thankful for screen readers, instead of taking them for granted. A screen reader allows a person who is blind or visually impaired the ability to access text on-screen in braille and/or by listening to text converted to computerized speech. In September, I wrote a blog… Continue reading NVDA 101

Introduction Although National Disability Employment Awareness Month is over, I intend to continue employment-related articles on my blog in the future. On October 29, 2020, I gave an employment presentation over Zoom. It prompted some great questions and discussion with the audience. My presentation had four topics. In this article, I will summarize the content… Continue reading Employment Presentation Summary