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International Leadership, Women’s Issues, and Branding—A Conversation With Allison K. Summers, CAE

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Freelancing is a good alternative,” Allison advised. Examine the audio and digital imagery that you’re presenting to ensure that it is up-to-date. Zonta has a standards guide that includes instructions related to style and formatting. During the pandemic, I talked with many women who opted out of traditional employment.

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Four Nonprofit Web Accessibility Best Practices for 2022

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Include text alternatives for all non-text elements. A screen reader or other assistive device won’t be able to interpret what an image is depicting unless you include text alternatives for the device to interpret. All images that provide meaningful information to users should include either descriptive alternative text or a caption.

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Making the world more accessible with web design

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For instance, if your website focuses heavily on images or graphics, simply not including captions or alternative text can drive away supporters or donors with a visual impairment or slow internet speed. Ensure that form fields are also clearly labeled with instructions.

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10 Best Blogging Practices for Nonprofit Organizations

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Accessible content , with alternative text for images, captions for videos and audio elements, sufficient color contrast , and other usability must-haves. Create emotional ties to your content by including images, audio clips, and videos that bring your stories to life. Simple language free of jargon.

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"Press 2 for Chickens": Innovating African Radio Stations

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Freedom Fone leverages audio as a mobile function using IVR, a technology that allows a system to detect voice and keyboard input. IVR allows a user to call, enter or say specific numbers, and listen to or contribute audio content. Many of the audio responses were later rebroadcast on the program. . You can nest menus.

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Accessible eBooks for Equal Opportunity

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Although legal and regulatory requirements stipulate that schools must provide accessible ‘equivalent’ resources for students with disabilities, in practice the majority of these students do not have equal access to textbooks and other instructional materials that make up the primary resources of the general curriculum.

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Develop Your Skills: 5 Resources for Nonprofit Professionals

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For undergraduate instruction, you may get a break if you are in-state vs. out-of-state. These learning opportunities haven’t entirely gone away, but the cost of travel, the ease of technological alternatives, and public health concerns have substantially reduced their availability. . Galaxy Digital. professional associations.