Accessibility Language Problem System 
Whole Whale
DECEMBER 10, 2021
We’re usually not taught to speak with person-first language. Person-first language is more inclusive of people with disabilities, centering someone’s humanity over their disability or condition. It may be a bit wordier, but it’s important to learn how to use person-first language and avoid its opposite, identity-first language.
Non Profit Quarterly
DECEMBER 14, 2021
Not all leaders think that way, but organizations that value equity of access must consider the plights of those who might be systematically excluded from engagement efforts. Although we did not start with a particular emphasis on equity and access, this theme came up regularly in our conversations with the field.
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Candid
APRIL 10, 2024
This is a time of accessible AI—anyone with an internet connection can use state-of-the-art tools to help with tasks like brainstorming ideas, generating art, and drafting documents. Ease of access means that with more people using these systems, the potential impact of unethical use grows. What can bias look like in the data?
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing.
Association Analytics
JUNE 21, 2023
9: Your Data Is Not Readily Available Challenge : You need to put a report together by the end of the week, but the person who has access to the data you need is out on vacation for the week. It can be a challenge to get everyone on board with one language when things have been done differently in the past. Sound familiar?
Saleforce Nonprofit
JANUARY 4, 2022
How many people reading this article are still using a nearly 200-year-old reading and writing system — Braille — to access this blog post? Thanks to a combination of six dots, people with visual impairments are able to translate a whole language with their fingertips. Other than me, I’m guessing not many.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
Literacy and access to knowledge underpins just about every social good, from education, to economic development, to health, to women’s empowerment, democracy and respect for human rights. To bring the power of books to everybody on this planet, we must make books truly accessible. Third, the print book is not universally accessible.
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