#3GoodThings

1. Glasses
2. Corrective Surgery
3. Sight

#Glasses #Vision #VisionImpairments

So if web designers do too little in terms of #Accessibility they're wrong. If they do too much, they're equally wrong. No wonder some don't even try. #DamnedIfYouDoDamnedIfYouDon't. And while perhaps the larger issue may in fact be lack of training and awareness for those who are developers, designers, and coders; we should also remember the fastest increasing sector of those with #VisionImpairments or #Blindness may in fact be older people who either have to learn to embrace tech they've been familiar with from an entirely new angle or those who aren't familiar at all. I'm not saying it's simple by any means. But I've always found it helpful to remember that just because something comes easily to me doesn't mean it is so for all. Just my two cents literally no one may want, need or ask for in response to something I just read.

The #koto is a traditional #MusicalInstrument embedded in #Japanese culture, with a long history of #healing โ€” an energy Takako Haggarty is harnessing for good.

The #musician teaches #children with #VisionImpairments and #disabilities how to play the instrument, helping students gain #MobilitySkills and improve #EmotionalRegulation.

She has volunteered at a #Brisbane special school, and aims to create a warm and welcoming space through the ancient sound.

https://amp.abc.net.au/article/104032342

#KidsWithDisabilities #GoodNews #MusicTeachers #Australia #AncientInstruments #AsianMastodon

Ancient Asian musical instrument helps empower children with disabilities

Koto musician Takako Haggarty works with a special school in Brisbane, to teach disabled students to play the instrument โ€” helping them gain skills in mobility and emotional regulation.  

ABC News

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#AltText

Actually, these #ImageDescriptions are a great way to share your own perception of them with others, who might have a different "bias," giving them the chance to leave their respective bubbles by reflecting on their own visual impressions with yours.

So, #AltText is not "just" for the people with #VisionImpairments. ๐Ÿค—

@mattotcha @mina @energiepirat @SilviaMarton @VeroniqueB99 @si_irini @greenfire @evelynefoerster @forthy42 @MaJ1 @2ndStar @SarahEx @GreenFire

@stefan

#FediWorldSightDay #WorldSightDay

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Excellent. ๐Ÿค—
We could emulate what the #WWF initiated with #EarthHour or #HoraDelPlaneta in 2007.* People jointly turn off the lights.

When many people(s) join in a visible action, it can become a beacon of hope.
Due to the fact, that #VisionImpairments impacts only a fraction of the population and, as @[email protected], pointed out today, voluntary "temperance/abstinence is always the problem,"..

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https://www.wwf.org.pe/en/our_work/campaigns/earth_hour/

@mina @Gargron @tchambers

Earth Hour: turn off the lights, light up the future

Earth Hour: turn off the lights, light up the future