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The Innovative Impact Newsletter By Dr. Kirk Adams for Monday, July 7, 2025 - Issue 104
drkirkadams.com/newsletter-07-

💡 Practical Strategies for Workplace Inclusion and Leadership
A Dr. Kirk Adams Publication
#InclusiveLeadership #WorkplaceInclusion #DisabilityEmployment #DiversityEquityInclusion #AccessibilityMatters #AssistiveTechnology #HRBestPractices #InclusiveWorkforce #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureOfWork

Subscribers: 3,237 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

#FreeBSD provides the Ports Collection, a convenient way to install applications. Some ports allow users to configure options before building and installing. By default, this configuration is done through an interactive menu in the terminal.

To improve readability and #Accessibility especially for users with low vision or color blindness, it's important to offer simple and customizable color options. These features have recently been implemented and documented in the preview version of the FreeBSD Accessibility Handbook:
freebsd-accessibility-9d667f.g

The next step is to extend these features to all terminal-based graphical components.

I'd love to hear from you:
Do you use any accessibility features in the terminal?
Which color-related assistive technologies make the biggest difference in your daily workflow?

Together, we can make FreeBSD more accessible for everyone. #ThePowerForEveryone #FreeBSD #Accessibility #OpenSource #LowVision #ColorBlindness #AssistiveTechnology #AccessibilityMatters

The Innovative Impact Newsletter By Dr. Kirk Adams for Monday, June 2, 2025 - Issue 103
drkirkadams.com/newsletter-06-

💡Practical Strategies for Workplace Inclusion and Leadership
A Dr. Kirk Adams Publication
#InclusiveLeadership #WorkplaceInclusion #DisabilityEmployment #DiversityEquityInclusion #AccessibilityMatters #AssistiveTechnology #HRBestPractices #InclusiveWorkforce #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureOfWork

Subscribers: 2,838 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

🌟 Excited to share Thorsten-Voice's YouTube channel! 🎥 🗣️🔊 ♿ 💬

Thorsten presents innovative TTS solutions and a variety of voice technologies, making it an excellent starting point for anyone interested in open-source text-to-speech. Whether you're a developer, accessibility advocate, or tech enthusiast, his channel offers valuable insights and resources. Don't miss out on this fantastic content! 🎬

follow hem here: @thorstenvoice
or on YouTube: youtube.com/@ThorstenMueller YouTube channel!

www.youtube.comBefore you continue to YouTube

Hey everyone,

I hope you’re doing well! I’m reaching out to invite blind musicians, producers, and artists to join an **accessibility feedback group** for Sessionwire — a platform I’ve been using and really enjoying for a couple of years now.

**What is Sessionwire?**
Sessionwire is a remote music collaboration platform that allows musicians, producers, and audio professionals to work together in real time. It offers studio-quality audio, high-definition video, and seamless integration with popular DAWs, letting users collaborate on projects as if they were in the same room.

**Why am I reaching out?**
One of the developers at Sessionwire has asked me to bring together a group of blind users to help improve the platform’s accessibility. They already know which areas need work and are eager to collaborate with us to make Sessionwire better for everyone.

**Interested in participating?**
If you’re interested, **please reach out to me privately (one-on-one)** and send me the email address you’d like to use for communication. If you plan to use the same address to sign up for Sessionwire, let me know; otherwise, please also send the email you’ll use for your Sessionwire account.

If you have **any questions**, feel free to let me know!

Let’s work together to make Sessionwire more accessible for the blind community!

The Innovative Impact Newsletter By Dr. Kirk Adams for Monday, May 5, 2025 - Issue 102 💡
drkirkadams.com/newsletter-05-

Practical Strategies for Workplace Inclusion and Leadership
A Dr. Kirk Adams Publication
#InclusiveLeadership #WorkplaceInclusion #DisabilityEmployment #DiversityEquityInclusion #AccessibilityMatters #AssistiveTechnology #HRBestPractices #InclusiveWorkforce #LeadershipDevelopment #FutureOfWork

Subscribers: 2,244 🔢️ subscribers were sent this issue via email.

Print is everywhere—prescription labels, greeting cards, microwave instructions, and important documents. For blind and low vision people, accessing this information independently hasn’t always been easy. But with tools like Aira, reading print materials is no longer a barrier.

Whether it’s real-time help from a trained visual interpreter or using Access AI to get quick answers, Aira empowers you to read what you want, when you want. Because access isn’t optional—it’s a human right.

📰 Read the full blog here: aira.io/aira-print-materials/
#BlindAccess #AccessibilityMatters #InclusionForAll

Jenine Stanley, Aira’s Director of Customer Communications, and Everette Bacon, Chief of Blindness Initiatives, were featured on the latest episode of @hadley Presents: A Conversation with the Experts!

🌟 Episode 129: The Aira App – On-Demand, Expert Assistance
In this episode, Jenine and Everette dive into how the Aira app empowers people with vision loss by providing real-time, professional assistance—anytime, anywhere. Using just your smartphone camera, Aira connects users to live agents ready to help navigate daily tasks with confidence.

🎙️ Hadley is an incredible resource offering accessible training for people who are blind or have low vision—especially those in rural areas—through virtual and mail-based programs.

🔗 Tune in now: hadleyhelps.org/podcasts/hadle

hadleyhelps.orgThe Aira App: On Demand, Expert Assistance | Hadley

Learning to Code? Don’t Do It Alone!
Overwhelmed by too many resources? Looking for an accessible space to connect with others on the same journey? Join our Techopolis Discord!
✅ Talk to fellow coders
✅ Share experiences & tips
✅ Learn in a supportive, accessible community
discord.gg/fqgx5jAG

DiscordJoin the Techopolis Discord Server!Check out the Techopolis community on Discord - hang out with 140 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.

🚨 Disability rights are under attack in 17 states! 🚨

There’s a lawsuit trying to get rid of Section 504, the law that protects disabled people in schools, workplaces, and public spaces. If they succeed, it means:

❌ Schools wouldn’t have to provide accommodations (no extra test time for ADHD, no wheelchair access, no diabetes care in class).
❌ Workplaces wouldn’t have to adjust for disabilities (no remote work, no flexible scheduling, no accessibility requirements).
❌ Public spaces could ignore accessibility needs (buildings, buses, and services wouldn’t have to be usable for disabled people).

📍 These 17 states are trying to gut 504 protections:
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, West Virginia.

If you live in one of these states, contact your state reps & governor! If this lawsuit succeeds, other states could follow, or it could reach the Supreme Court and hurt everyone.

More details here: dredf.org/protect-504/

📢 Please share this! More people need to know.

#Protect504 #Save504 #DisabilityRights #DisabilityJustice #StopTheRollback #AccessibilityMatters #EqualAccess #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DisabilityAdvocacy #CripTheVote #ADAProtections #CivilRights #HumanRights #Alabama #Arkansas #Georgia #Indian #Iowa #Kansas #Kentucky #Louisiana #Mississippi #Missouri #Nebraska #Oklahoma #SouthCarolina #Tennessee #Texas #Utah #WestVirginia
#AlabamaPolitics #ArkansasPolitics #GeorgiaPolitics #IndianPolitics #IowaPolitics #KansasPolitics #KentuckyPolitics #LouisianaPolitics #MississippiPolitics #MissouriPolitics #NebraskaPolitics #OklahomaPolitics #SouthCarolinaPolitics #TennesseePolitics #TexasPolitics #UtahPolitics #WestVirginiaPolitics

DREDF · Texas v. Becerra: What it is and How You Can Help Stop the Attack on Section 504 - DREDFDisability Rights Education & Defense Fund

Someone plays music in the background during a meeting. They ask if it's bothering people. Neurotypical folks on the call quickly speak up and say it's fine.

The autistic person on the call (me):

1. has extreme difficulty participating in or even following the meeting due to the inability to separate foreground from background noise

2. experiences distress from sensory overload

3. spends the whole meeting stressing over how to bring it up in a side channel without taking the wrong tone and offending the person due to social communication difficulties

4. questions whether it should even be brought up, or if they're just being "too sensitive" due to a lifetime of conditioning to treat their own needs as invalid just because they're aren't "typical"

Meanwhile, no one on the call even realizes something is wrong or that the autistic person just got screwed over, completely by accident.

#Disability
#Accessibility
#AccessibilityMatters
#Autism
#ActuallyAutistic
@actuallyautistic

💻 Check out "#FOSS Back: Anita Ihuman – Embracing Accessibility in Open Source" by Plain Schwarz! This session discusses the importance of accessibility in software development and how the open-source community can lead the way. A must-watch for developers and advocates alike! Watch now: youtu.be/FAg0wtKoH8s or Invidious: invidious.reallyaweso.me/watch #OpenSource #FOSS #AccessibilityMatters #TechCommunity #InclusiveDesign

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Manchmal sind es die alltäglichen Dinge, die zu großen Herausforderungen werden. Kürzlich brauchte ich eine neue Brille, wofür eine Sehschärfenmessung notwendig ist. Früher war das problemlos möglich: Mit einer Messbrille, bei der die Gläser ausgetauscht werden, konnte ich die Untersuchung direkt im Rollstuhl machen. Doch diese Methode wird immer seltener, verdrängt durch moderne Geräte wie Autorefraktometer. Diese sind zwar technisch fortschrittlich, erfordern aber eine bestimmte Sitzposition, die ich als Rollstuhlfahrer nicht einnehmen kann.

Ich habe monatelang recherchiert, Ärzte und Optiker abtelefoniert – ohne Erfolg. Selbst ein Termin, den ich über den Service meiner Krankenkasse in einer angeblich barrierefreien Praxis vereinbart hatte, brachte keine Lösung. Vor Ort stellte sich heraus, dass zwar die Räumlichkeiten barrierefrei waren, die Untersuchung aber nicht, da das moderne Gerät meine Bedürfnisse nicht berücksichtigte.

Schließlich fand ich einen Optiker in meiner Nachbarschaft, der flexibel genug war, die klassische Messbrille zu nutzen. Doch auch das war nur durch Improvisation möglich: Meine Sitzschale musste auf einen Stuhl umgestellt werden, da die Anzeigetafel in einer festen Position montiert ist. Eine Lösung, die für mich persönlich funktionierte, aber weit entfernt von einer zugänglichen Standardlösung ist.

Diese Erfahrung zeigt, wie technologische Innovation bestehende barrierefreie Methoden verdrängen kann, ohne neue Alternativen zu schaffen. Barrierefreiheit darf kein nachträglicher Gedanke sein – sie muss von Anfang an mitgedacht werden, damit alle von Fortschritten profitieren können.