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Ted Drake
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I’m Speaking Mar 12, 2026 at 11:20am PT at #CSUNATC26: “Gulf of Evaluation? Don’t Make Me Think… like a Designer!”. We’ll dig into affordances, signifiers & Norman doors—and how to redesign them so products truly work for everyone. #a11y #UX #Design I’ve published a supporting article and will share the slides before Thursday. https://www.last-child.com/dont-make-me-think.html
If you’re tracking music + sound at #CSUNATC26, these sessions connect media a11y, audio description, and hands-free audio experiences.
Amazon Entertainment Takes It to 11
A Sound Education: Demystifying Audio Description in Higher Ed
Can AI Expand Access? Promise and Risks in Audio Description
Hands-Free Reading: Talking to Your Talking Books
Running Your Own Podcast and YouTube Channel When You’re Blind
Browse the full schedule: https://conference.csun.at/event/2026/session-schedule
If you’re building with (or for) #DeafBlind communities, CSUN ATC has sessions worth adding to your calendar. Here are a few sessions I’m excited to explore:
• Social-Haptic Communication for DeafBlind AT Instruction
• Is AI Good for the DeafBlind Community?
Browse the full schedule and add sessions to your plan: https://conference.csun.at/event/2026/session-schedule
#CSUNATC26 #a11y
• Social-Haptic Communication for DeafBlind AT Instruction
• Is AI Good for the DeafBlind Community?
Browse the full schedule and add sessions to your plan: https://conference.csun.at/event/2026/session-schedule
#CSUNATC26 #a11y
Irene Mbari-Kirika shared that list building is great for raising awareness (i.e. Accessible 100), but we need to consider how we go beyond the list creation. InABLE.org has been focusing on driving inclusive innovation in Africa and building the knowledge and support structure for entrepreneurs. http://InABLE.org
#zerocon26 #a11y
#zerocon26 #a11y
Geodetic Institute of Slovenia- Their project Enable multimodal mobility of people with various disabilities, was a disability-led creation of tactile maps and extensive reporting on the accessible features and access information for cities in Slovenia. They hosted workshops at local areas to support the project. The project solution is standardized and simple, so it can be easily transferred to other locations. https://accessible-eu-centre.ec.europa.eu/enabling-multimodal-mobility-persons-disabilities-slovenia_en?prefLang=da
#zerocon26 #a11y
#zerocon26 #a11y
Enabling multimodal mobility of persons with disabilities in Slovenia
The cooperation of the Ministry of Infrastructure, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Energy, the Geodetic Institute of Slovenia, disability organizations and municipalities represents an advanced organizational model that has been successfully operating since 2015...
National Library of Singapore - Punggol Library includes a novel solution for accessing library books from a wheelchair perspective. The space was designed for easy access with wider aisles, no floor outlets, and defined routes through the space. They’ve also included programs, education, and support systems to support all guests. https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/Accessibility
#zerocon26 #a11y
#zerocon26 #a11y
The Purple Vest Mission exists to help people in emergency situations. People with disabilities and the elderly may need assistance for accessible evacuation. Others may choose to remain in place, but need more support. Purple Vest steps in, leaving no one behind. https://purple-vest.net/
#zerocon26 #a11y
#zerocon26 #a11y
Home | Purple Vest Mission
We Don’t Leave You Behind The Purple Vest Mission exists to help people in emergency situations. People with disabilitiesand the elderly may need assistance for accessible evacuation. Others may choose to remain inplace, but need more support. Purple Vest steps in, leaving no one behind. For Donations Join our training JOIN OUR INiTIATIVE The Purple Vest […]
Only 1% of disaster relief funding is dedicated to disability-led organizations. The remaining 99% is doing valuable work for people with a disability, but they are not working WITH disabled people. GADRA https://wid.org/gadra/
#zerocon26 #a11y
#zerocon26 #a11y
Global Alliance for Disaster Resource Acceleration (GADRA) - World Institute on Disability
Global Disability Leadership in Disaster Response People with disabilities are 2-4 times more likely to be injured or die from disasters. Inadequate planning, inaccessible disaster assistance, and exclusion from decision-making all create barriers to resilience for disability-led organizations. GADRA matches…
A visual pictogram tool was launched at 2,000 Guardia Civil police stations throughout Spain. It’s installed on 20,000 tablets and used in diverse situations, from emergency response to assistance to vulnerable people. To put this in perspective, imagine every police officer had the tools to communicate with those who are Deaf, non-verbal, and do not speak the local language in a respectful manner. https://zeroproject.org/view/project/ed254811-7f52-f011-877b-6045bddd5972
#zerocon26 #a11y
#zerocon26 #a11y