With the new year comes a shot to make a new beginning in the office. We recently just learned about that the second Monday in January is National Clean Off Your Desk Day. With origins unknown, but celebrated for practical reasons, we and others view
Thumbs Up for Social Media Accessibility!
Social Media Best Practices from Accessibility Partners In a day and age where news and interpersonal communication travels quickly in just a tweet or a post, it’s imperative the it can reach the maximum number of users. Nobody wants to
Holiday Newsletter 2016
Happy Holidays from Accessibility Partners! Catch up with our team in our annual holiday newsletter with updates and fun pictures from last year. Download the accessible PDF below: Accessibility Partners Holiday 2016 Newsletter Download
We’re Hiring! Senior Technical Lead – Accessibility – Telework Position
Accessibility Partners is hiring--are you a fit for an inclusive and dynamic work environment? We advocate increasing accessibility of technology for people of all abilities. We hope you can join our team! Title: Senior Technical Lead –
We’re Hiring! Accessibility Specialist Telework Contractor/Consultant Position
Accessibility Partners is hiring--are you a fit for an inclusive and dynamic work environment? We advocate increasing accessibility of technology for people of all abilities. We hope you can join our team! Title: Accessibility Specialist Telework
The Tecla Shield gives disabled people new choices for interacting with touchscreens
We sat down with DigitalTrends to talk about a new product, the Tecla Shield. Here is the full article: This is the problem that Mauricio Meza, co-founder of Toronto’s Komodo OpenLab, is tackling with the $350 Tecla Shield, a Bluetooth gateway
Inclusion as a Business Model
Many thanks to AIM2Flourish, for including as in their Innovations case study as a business that hires and thrives on employees with disabilities. Read the whole interview, with a few excerpts below. Innovation The innovation has
Acceptance and Accommodations: Bridges to Workplace Inclusion
See full article at Rooted in Rights By Sharon Rosenblatt Tuesday, November 22, 2016 “You don’t look disabled,” a well-meaning colleague said. How do you respond to that? Say “thank you,” as if somehow you hit the jackpot that
An Interview with Kathy Flaherty: The Mental Health Advocate Charging Us to Share Our Stories
Thanks to Kathy Flaherty, the Executive Director at Connecticut Legal Rights Project, for talking with us. Following up on last month’s Mental Health Connecticut event, “Mental Health and the Media”, we wanted to dig deeper into the topic of mental
Supporting Veterans with Disabilities in the Workforce
Coming out of the military can be a difficult transition for many, especially as they adjust to new job functions. No longer in an active war zone or a military base, a new job is an adjustment, especially if a veteran has a disability. Many