We’re proud to celebrate (again!) BIT alum Luis Salazar, now a Salesforce Admin at — you guessed it — Salesforce! 🩵

His neurodivergent-friendly ChatGPT project was named one of Mentra’s Top 5 Demo Day innovations. No surprise — he also won our 2024 Demo Org Jam! 🔥

Luis, you keep raising the bar. 👏

#TeamBIT #PledgeForImpact #SalesforceAdmin #AccessibilityInTech #NeurodivergenceInTech #Mentra

🚀 New Partnership Alert: BIT x Top Notch QA = Tech That Works for Everyone

We’re bringing educated, certified talent with lived experience into real QA environments – creating accessibility wins while giving BIT apprentices the chance to shine, skill up, and make real impact.

🔗 Learn more about what we’re building together: https://blindit.org/bit-x-top-notch-partnership/

#DigitalAccessibility #Apprenticeships #AccessibilityInTech #WorkforceEquity #TeamBIT #TopNotchQA

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!

#BlindMusicians #AccessibilityMatters #MusicTechnology #RemoteCollaboration #Sessionwire #BlindProducers #InclusiveMusic #AccessibilityInTech #BlindArtists #AccessibilityFeedback

Hey everyone! 😊

I've been diving into React on freeCodeCamp, and wow, it's quite the challenge! As someone who's totally blind and learning to code, I'm finding it a bit tricky to wrap my head around all the concepts. The whole component-based architecture is fascinating but also a bit overwhelming at times.

I'm really determined to push through because I believe in the power of accessible apps and want to contribute to making tech more inclusive for everyone. Plus, it's exciting to think about all the possibilities once I get the hang of it!

If anyone has tips or resources that might help make learning React a bit easier, I'd love to hear them. Also, if you're learning React too, let's connect and support each other!

#React #freeCodeCamp #CodingJourney #AccessibilityInTech #BlindCoders #LearningTogether #TechForAll #InclusiveDesign

🎉 **Finally finished my #freeCodeCamp cash register project!** 🎉

This one was a real challenge, but with the support of several amazing people, persistence, and some thorough Web searches, I got it done! This has been the hardest project yet, but now I’m 4/5 of the way through the #JavaScript certification! 🙌

Next up is a project that will dive into #asynchronous programming. Here’s what I’ll be tackling:

**Project: Learn Asynchronous Programming by Building an fCC Forum Leaderboard**
*Status: Not started*

JavaScript is an asynchronous programming language, and this project will help me gain proficiency in asynchronous concepts. I’ll be coding my own freeCodeCamp forum leaderboard. 🚀

This project will cover:
- The Fetch API
- Promises
- Async/Await
- The try..catch statement

I’m making so much progress and learning a lot! Sometimes it feels frustrating when things take longer to understand, but I know that every step is part of the journey. 💪✨

#CodingJourney #WebDevelopment #LearningToCode #learningToProgram #beginnerCoder #beginnerProgrammer #AccessibilityInTech #WomenInTech #Programming #techforgood