Three recommendations for accessible remote learning
Imagine for a minute that you have low vision and require a screen reader to navigate online platforms like Zoom. In your first class back, to encourage participation, your instructor...
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Job Design For Neurotypes: Searching For That Elusive Match
Though each individual is unique, different types of neurodiversity can bring strengths that might lend themselves to certain types of work....
Disability Will Be Part Of The New Normal
It should be "normal" for all students to be able to access their textbooks and classrooms, for people to be able to operate mobile devices and the internet, to find...
Remote working can present challenges for employees with hearing loss
Research published by the charity Action on Hearing Loss found that three-quarters of people who live with deafness fear they will be less productive working from home....
Working From Home Opens The Door To Employing People With Disabilities
A silver lining to the crisis is that managers see that working from home doesn't have to be isolating and distracting. It can be efficient and strengthen culture....
Accessible Learning Suffers During Pandemic
Students with disabilities and their advocates say access to equitable education has been abandoned in the scramble to move classes online....
Remote work may level playing field for workers with disabilities
GitLab surveyed 3,000 adult professionals who work remotely or who have access to a remote-work option and who have a role with a digital output, 14% of whom reported having a...
Three mistakes career professionals make when supporting clients with autism
Career development professionals (CDPs) are privileged with the responsibility of advising, coaching, and supporting people who are seeking direction to manage their career and employment goals. This is an awesome...
An invisible disorder, stuttering deserves accommodation in the workplace
Meanwhile, a 2004 study of stutterers showed that 70 per cent agreed that their speech impediment decreased their chances of being hired or promoted. One fifth had even turned down a job...
Choose your words wisely – disability language can empower or exclude
The challenge? There are no hard-and-fast rules, no standardized disability terminology and language. If we know there’s different language available to describe a person, why are we using the words...