[Access Lunch] Fwd: [compcop] This week in accessibility

[Carl Haynes-Magyar]

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From: <blaser at uw.edu>
Date: Fri, Feb 3, 2023 at 3:17 PM
Subject: [compcop] This week in accessibility
To: <compcop at uw.edu>


Here's some of what I've been reading this week.

Brianna



*Articles and Reports*

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   What's New in WCAG 2.2 D W3C
   <https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/wcag/new-in-22/> (Web
   Accessibility Initiative) This page lists the proposed new success
   criteria for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. It includes
   quotes from personas (fictional people) to help you understand some aspects
   of the success criteria. It also includes links to Understanding documents
   that explain the success criteria in detail and provide more examples.
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   3 Well-Meaning Habits That Frustrate People With Disabilities
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.forbes.com/sites/andrewpulrang/2023/01/23/3-well-meaning-habits-that-frustrate-people-with-disabilities/?sh=71e4db004dba__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g-KsRYQvCHvhN7dvV8t2trz3jds1kaJF-HiUcdwjwaSbMHRPTefoEfFbrZINEtKUlQzm4cutBPactq0$>
   (Forbes) There can be no definitive list of "disability don'ts." But
   here are three of the most common things non-disabled people say and do,
   with the best intentions, that tend to exhaust and exasperate people with
   disabilities.
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   One Way to a Better City: Ask Disabled People to Design It
   <https://www.curbed.com/2023/01/david-gissen-on-designing-cities-for-disability.html>
   (Curbed) What would it be like to live in a city designed by, or at least
   with, the disabled? For starters, that metropolis’s main public library and
   its most august museum would not sit atop monumental staircases.The
   designer, historian, and Parsons professor David Gissen opens his book The
   Architecture of Disability with a description of the day in 1990 when
   dozens of protesters jettisoned crutches and wheelchairs and hauled
   themselves up the U.S. Capitol steps on their stomachs or backs.
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   Learning the 'Unspoken Rules
   <https://www.chronicle.com/article/learning-the-unspoken-rules?cid=gen_sign_in>
   ’ (The Chronicle of Higher Education) Inside the maker space at the
   Rochester Institute of Technology, teams of students from the college’s
   autism-support program are testing 3D printers they just built. The
   machines whir as they pull strands of orange filament from large spools,
   melt the plastic, and squeeze it onto build plates, like frosting from a
   piping bag.
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   DEIA: There's no such thing as DEI without Accessibility
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.inclusively.com/deia-theres-no-such-thing-as-dei-without-accessibility/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g-KsRYQvCHvhN7dvV8t2trz3jds1kaJF-HiUcdwjwaSbMHRPTefoEfFbrZINEtKUlQzm4cutJ5OsM0o$>
   (Inclusively) What it means to add an A to the DEI narrative, perhaps
   like what’s happening today versus what could be happening with true
   accessibility


*Webinars and Opportunities*

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   CSTA 2023 Scholarship Applications
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://sm1.multiview.com/t/gcH1AAcbaBPWRF-dQOOTdDQ0hELdaX2iQZIFlaaaaX2iBR2XGBbaa?r=djcqgp*256ywu.gbw*amp;b=djcqgp*256ywu.gbw*amp;j=Di*amp;z=__;fn5-fn4!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g1uT4z_F3ruDCQBPVIh_lOQGn8b3kAJS_kaLUjkvVOGnzPoTK148uhUeCI1Ag5KxW-zt1RHkzjZHXQ$>
(CSTA)
   CSTA prides itself in promoting equitable access to the CSTA Annual
   Conference, our premier professional learning program for K-12 CS teachers,
   by offering scholarships that subsidize 100% of the program cost. These
   scholarships are intended to support teachers whose limited financial
   resources may prevent them from attending.
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   Future of Interface (FOI) Workshop
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://go.umd.edu/foia__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!hS7iKeOk1WTWtWsi7aZ_xPDsYHnSw0JpojMx6gGQvNQDGBUk3h8ItEXdZIsNUB365Ow9bIOR_pVQYA$>
(University
   of Maryland Trace Center)  A 2-day free virtual event from February 15-16,
   2023, co-chaired by Vint Cerf and Gregg Vanderheiden. This workshop will
   bring together the best technologists, thinkers, and leaders to explore
   what human-computer interfaces might look like in 20 years and how to make
   them accessible for all.
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   Organization-Wide Accessibility: Everyone Plays a Part
   <https://askearn.org/event/organization-wide-accessibility?utm_source=Employer+Assistance+and+Resource+Network+on+Disability+Inclusion&utm_campaign=647e2e8692-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_10_05_02_27_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_01bd6174b2-647e2e8692-448240225>
(EARN)
   Wed Feb 15, 2-3 pm Eastern - Hear how to create an organization where
   “Accessibility is Everyone’s Responsibility.” This approach encourages
   employees at all levels to embrace a holistic and organization-wide
   accessibility plan that yields numerous benefits, including increased
   productivity; long-term retention; and strengthened diversity, equity,
   inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) efforts.
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   NEXT: Disability Lifestyle Influencer
   <https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://spencerfeb2023.splashthat.com/__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!g-KsRYQvCHvhN7dvV8t2trz3jds1kaJF-HiUcdwjwaSbMHRPTefoEfFbrZINEtKUlQzm4cutUMkt3sw$>
(The
   Washington Post) Lauren “Lolo” Spencer is a disability lifestyle
   influencer, author, model and actor who stars in HBO’s comedy series “The
   Sex Lives of College Girls.” On Monday, Feb. 6 at 2:00 p.m. ET, Spencer
   joins The Post’s Nicole Dungca to discuss living with ALS, representation
   for the disability community and her new book, “Access Your Drive and Enjoy
   the Ride.”


Brianna Blaser, Ph.D. (she/her)
University of Washington, DO-IT
washington.edu/doit
206-221-4163 |  blaser at uw.edu
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