Tag Archives: accessibility

Article: “The ADA is turning 30. It’s time that it included digital accessibility”

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“The 30th anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act marks a significant point in American history. Since the passage of this civil rights law in 1990, it has undoubtedly increased access and opportunity for the 61 million people with some form of disability across America.

But this cannot simply serve as a milestone where we rest on the laurels of this progress. We must also look ahead to the future. In the last three decades, technology has undergone unparalleled growth. While the ADA regulates the physical world fairly well, its age means it lags eons behind when it comes to ensuring digital accessibility.” Continue reading the article, which includes a 3 minute artist video, at NBC News.

Article: “Sanctuary Temples in Ancient Greece Had Accessibility Ramps, New Research Suggests”

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“Ramps at ancient Greek healing temples provided access for people with disabilities, according to new research. If confirmed, this would be the earliest evidence of a society making architectural adjustments to support accessibility.” Continue reading at Gizmodo.

“Diversity in academia is important because we need people who—by virtue of the fact that they have different lives—will ask new and different questions of the material of the past and, indeed, it is our responsibility to recruit and invest in people who will do just that.”

Debbie sneed, archaeology professor at california state university

Chalking for a Cause: #BeautyForAccess

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On a beautiful September morning, a group of chalk artists of various ages and (dis)abilities gathered in downtown Corvallis to kick off the sidewalk chalk art campaign Beauty For Access. Beauty For Access helps mark the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act while also calling caring public attention to the ongoing inaccessibility of material environments for people with disabilities. Participants beautified material spaces (e.g. sidewalks and plazas) to imagine them as more welcoming to the bodyminds of disabled people.

  • Josephine and Allison getting ready to make art
  • Abstract chalk art shaped like petals and lightning bolts points to an uneven part of the sidewalk
  • George and Laura create sidewalk art
  • A group of five chalk artists stands six feet apart from a pair of chalk artists in sunny downtown Corvallis; both gorups are holding containers of chalk.

Article: “The ADA has shaped physical space for 30 years. The internet hasn’t caught up”

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Article Preview: “This summer, the United States is marking a momentous milestone: the 30th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or the ADA. The act, of which Tony was the primary author, was without a doubt the single most important piece of legislation for an entire generation of Americans with disabilities…But while the ADA released a torrent of powerful change in the physical world, the digital world has yet to catch up. In fact, 30 years after the passage of the ADA, we are more reliant than ever on digital access, and still woefully far from ensuring accessibility on every digital experience.” Continue reading this article by Tony Coehlo and Heath Thompson at Fast Company.

The Accessible Icon Project's revamped in-motion accessible icon.

TBT: “In First, State Adopts Updated ‘Handicapped’ Symbol”

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In First, State Adopts Updated ‘Handicapped’ Symbol

For Throwback Thursday, check out this article from Disability Scoop about the adoption of the in-motion disability accessibility icon by the state of New York in 2014. The icon was developed by the Accessible Icon Project.