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The @nytimes just published an article about the virtues of Alt Text. It is a necessary and belated piece, and one that they failed to address meaningfully during their problematic #ADA30 coverage. I know this, because I was involved. nytimes.com/interactive/20…
During our @nytimes #ADA30 consultancy, which I detailed in the attached thread, @alexhaagaard and I proposed that Alt-Text was an opportunity to build trust. We described the traditional use of photography in print journalism as a dark pattern.
Here's a screenshot of our proposal. It wasn't long after this that the @nytimes did more things than I can count to break our trust. It was an awful experience. 
As the anniversary week of #ADA30 winds down we naturally pivot to ...what comes next❓My take..
1. Understanding the spending power of the disability market 💵and the business rationale for being inclusive
forbes.com/sites/brucelee…
1. Understanding the spending power of the disability market 💵and the business rationale for being inclusive
forbes.com/sites/brucelee…
2. Understanding that inclusive design opens up the environment for everyone and everybody, saves costs, and makes it a “we” issue rather than “us and them” issue – best examples: curb cuts, closed captioning
#ADA30
fastcompany.com/90166413/what-…
#ADA30
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3. Expanding the narrative around who belongs to this community. Disability is inclusive of individuals w/ physical, sensory, communication, and intellectual disability as well as mental health and chronic health conditions.. 1 billion people 🌎#ADA30
worldbank.org/en/topic/disab…
worldbank.org/en/topic/disab…
You guys, somehow, Thing 2 and I were in a tweet by the first lady, celebrating #ADA30. Skip to 2:00.
She's right. The ADA has opened doors for Thing 1. But there is also so much more that needs to be done. Let's start with where that picture was taken. Hold on 1/9
She's right. The ADA has opened doors for Thing 1. But there is also so much more that needs to be done. Let's start with where that picture was taken. Hold on 1/9
That is form a @usedgov expo for educational games held earlier this year. We had just bought Thing 2 a switch control for use with her iPad. I struggled to find appropriate apps for her. So what better way than to ask the app developers. 2/9
A brief thread on #ADA30 and the future of design: Disability justice is foundational to #designjustice. Ch. 2 of Design Justice begins with the disability activist slogan "Nothing about us without us." (Freely available here: design-justice.pubpub.org/pub/cfohnud7/r…)
Figure 2.1, at the start of Ch.2, is the cover illustration for “Nothing About Us Without Us: Developing Innovative
Technologies For, By and With Disabled Persons” by David Werner, 1998,
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Technologies For, By and With Disabled Persons” by David Werner, 1998,
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In the chapter, I argue that employment diversity is important, but that ultimately, #designjustice challenges us to push beyond the demand for more equitable allocation of professional design jobs.
Now that conferences are virtual. But I really do think each conference should have an #ADA expert on the team. As a deaf attendee, I request captioning for full access b/c I want to learn more about medicine just like everyone else. But one conference first said "No" to me.(1/n)
At first, I was disappointed in their response bc it's a constant remainder that I have to deal with limited access all the time. BUT, it's an opportunity to educate them about access. Perhaps they never had deaf attendees before despite being a well-known association. (2/n)
I emailed them back and briefly explained the law - but no response. I called them instead and explained the law again. As I expected, the conference didn't know how to provide accessibility, nor was aware of the law. I was asked if I know any services. So they seemed nice (3/n)
30 yrs ago the Americans with Disabilities Act became law, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in key areas of life. This civil rights statute was a critical step forward in creating an integrated society where ppl w/disabilities are treated equally #ADA30
But the fight for equality isn't over. People with disabilities still face discrimination and a lack of equal opportunities. For example the employment rate for people with disabilities is half that of the rate for people without disabilities. #ADA30
On the 30th anniversary of the ADA, we must recommit to fighting for a society where people with disabilities are fully equal—where they are able to fully participate in all areas of life, have equal opportunities, live independently, & never fear discrimination #ADA30A
I was reminded today that one of the reasons I didn't win an NSF GRFP was because of my undergrad GPA. On this day, the #ADA30 anniversary, I would like to give a shout out to all the disabled grad students who struggled with structural oppression in the undergrads. 1/4
I was also desk rejected from many PhD programs was for my undergrad GPA. However, @gillianrhayes looked past numbers and accepted me into her lab. Just like the ADA, my journey is not complete, but sometimes it's good to stop and appreciate how far I've come. #ADA30 2/4
Desk rejected from PhD programs, not awarded an NSF GRFP (got some other amazing fellowships eventually though!). But now I'm proud to be a UC President's Postdoc. I'm not ashamed of my past. My past is what has made me a compassionate scholar. #PPFP 3/4
I owe more than I can say to the thousand activists who came together 30 years ago—the dozens who got out of their wheelchairs & crawled up the 83 steps of the Capitol—to demand that Congress give Americans with disabilities the basic rights our Constitution promised.
4 months later, #OTD, the ADA became law. But even as we celebrate all the great progress made in the last 3 decades this #ADA30, we haven’t gone nearly far enough.
In transportation.
In housing.
In education.
In healthcare.
In employment opportunities.
In transportation.
In housing.
In education.
In healthcare.
In employment opportunities.
Every issue is a disability issue, b/c our community—at 60 million strong—is beautifully diverse. That's a gift, but also a responsibility.
We must bring about a tomorrow where accessibility is the default, not an afterthought or an inconvenience.
We must bring about a tomorrow where accessibility is the default, not an afterthought or an inconvenience.
It's the anniversary of #ADA30 and I spent an hour crying this morning after acknowledging the fact that even 30 years hasn't guaranteed access. Sacrifice hasn't guaranteed access. Advocacy hasn't guaranteed access. 1/11
And I don't know what more #disabled people can do to convince you were human, we deserve a right to live, and we deserve #inclusion. I don't know how to overcome such a gap in humanity. 2/11
I grew up with the ADA in place. It secured me accommodations in college (once I finally had my medical diagnosis), it gave me a community that I love, it gave me heroes to look up to. 3/11
Today is the 30 year anniversary of the ADA! In honor of that, let's take a moment to talk about advocacy.
Specifically, what it takes to be an advocate. Thread.
#ADA30 #DisabilityPrideMonth #advocacy
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Specifically, what it takes to be an advocate. Thread.
#ADA30 #DisabilityPrideMonth #advocacy
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As some of you know, I am a disabled college student. It's rough. I've had to learn how to be bold. How to be loud. How to come forward and say: "This is wrong." How to stay in the forefront until someone answers with: "We will work with you to fix this." (2/?)
This is not easy for me. I am an introvert. I am not particularly eloquent. I have anxiety. I am easily angered. And, thanks to my disabilities, I am always in pain, always tired, always unwell.
Two years ago I would have told you that I am not advocate material. (3/?)
Two years ago I would have told you that I am not advocate material. (3/?)
Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush at White House 30 years ago today. Passed House passed 377–28 on July 12, 1990 and Senate 91-6 one day later. #ADA30
House:clerk.house.gov/evs/1990/roll2…
Senate:senate.gov/legislative/LI…
House:clerk.house.gov/evs/1990/roll2…
Senate:senate.gov/legislative/LI…
Only one of 28 House members who voted against ADA in 1990 remains in Congress: Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper, one of 3 Democrats to vote No. None of the 6 Senators who voted against it currently serve in the Senate.
Langevin:"As someone who's lived w/a disability since 16,I've witnessed the transformation we've made into a more accessible & inclusive society.W/o the ADA,I quite possibly wouldn't have the privilege of representing RI's 2nd District in Congress."
c-span.org/video/?c489515… #ADA30
c-span.org/video/?c489515… #ADA30
1/ The Americans w/ Disabilities Act is turning 30!! Thank you, @ShannonDingle @DrAmyKenny and Dr. Lisa Anderson @forzagirl for most mind-blowing, all-the-pieces-come-together convo on #Disability’s Intersections w/ Everything #FreedomRoadPodcast.
#ADA30 freedomroad.us/2020/06/2231/
#ADA30 freedomroad.us/2020/06/2231/
2/ Here is special piece @nytimes that shines light on the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act right now. #mustread nytimes.com/interactive/20…
3/3 Finally, this piece by @DrAmyKenny @Sojourners on Disability and The Church is #everything. Dr. Kenny is a member of the #globalwritersgroup @FreedomRoadus. So, we got to hear early drafts of this piece. #chills sojo.net/articles/can-c…
30 years ago today, a thousand activists gathered at the Capitol Building to demand that Congress finally give Americans w/ disabilities the basic rights the Constitution promised. Dozens of them got out of their wheelchairs & crawled up the Capitol’s 83 steps, one inch at a time
It’s thanks to the willpower shown by those activists that four months later the #ADA became law. It’s thanks to their strength that day at the Capitol that I can now roll through that building’s corridors to cast my votes in the Senate chamber.
We’ve come a long way in the past 30 years, but we still have a long way to go to make this country truly accessible for *all* Americans. So let’s make those activists who crawled up the steps proud, and keep fighting for the rights that we deserve. #ADA30
