In the United States, over 25% of people have a disability. Our colleagues, community members, and families most likely have at least one person with a disability. So what qualifies as a disability? What is an accommodation? This tutorial examines a basic understanding of accessibility.
Download A Basic Understanding of Accessibility discussion guide by clicking here.
Additional Resources
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- U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights definition of Accessibility
- LGBT PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
- Disability Impacts All of Us
- Disability Prevalence by Race
- Make your Word documents accessible to people with disabilities
- Free Accessibility Assessment
- Write good Alt Text to describe images
- Creating Collective Access
- The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design
- Watch: 5 Black Women Who Taught Me About Bodily Autonomy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si4N9xLq3RQ&t=41s
- Watch: How Do You Imagine Black Disabled People During Juneteenth? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swZidWz-a3k
- Download our 2023 Reading List: https://withkeri.com/dj-reading-list-2023/
Partners & Sponsors
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Pro Bono ASL: https://www.probonoasl.com/?mc_cid=b9181dd147&mc_eid=dbd8963c39.
Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/cp/adaptive-at-walmart/6041066?mc_cid=b9181dd147&mc_eid=dbd8963c39.
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The National Alliance of Melanin Disabled Advocates (NAMED Advocates) creates spaces for disabled leaders of color and BIPOC allies to gather, learn, connect, and grow around racial and disability justice.
