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Open-sourcing my #ADHD and #ASD assistive tech skills for Personal AI Infrastructure:

https://github.com/emory/ASD-AuDHD-PAI-Skills

First skill: `pda-reframing` (converts demand-language into curiosity-invitations for those of us with demand avoidance patterns).

More coming as I build them. PRs welcome if you've made skills that help your child or your executive functioning!

#ActuallyAutistic #AuDHD #AssistiveTech #PersonalAI #Neurodivergent #AI #AIAssistive #PAI #ADHD

From advocacy to fencing, Pat Pound is always in the fight. 🧠🤺

Born weighing just over a pound, Pat’s life began with a battle, and she never stopped competing.

She fought for advanced math classes after losing her vision at fourteen. She taught herself the abacus when no one else would. She led the Center for Independent Living out of financial crisis, became the first blind woman to direct the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, and played a key role in early ADA implementation.

Now retired, but only on paper, Pat uses Aira’s Visual Interpreters to manage her home, organize her late husband’s belongings, and keep her independence on her terms.

And her newest arena? Blind fencing. Pat’s helping bring it to the global stage, proving again that if someone else can do it, she can do it, probably better.

Read her full story in this month’s Community Profile:
https://aira.io/community-profile-pat-pound/

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Intopia Launches Assistive Technology Survey 2025, by @intopia:

https://intopia.digital/articles/intopia-launches-assistive-technology-survey-2025/

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End-to-End Browser and Accessibility Event Architecture, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky):

https://www.maxdesign.com.au/articles/end-to-end-event-architecture.html

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I developed severe RSI in my wrist, working became impossible. Desperate, I prototyped a foot-controlled mouse that finally let me work without pain!

I decided to see if it could help others too with a Kickstarter campaign to produce a small batch. My campaign has only a few days left and just a small group of backers.

I want this to reach the people who truly need it, and your support could make all the difference. <3

#rsi #ergonomics #assistivetech #footmouse

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1385424103/reinventing-the-mouse-with-your-feet?ref=android_project_share

We’re updating our support policy to better focus on current versions of JAWS, ZoomText, and Fusion — helping us provide faster support and keep accessibility moving forward.

You’ll still have access to your software and resources, no matter your version.

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