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Have You Turned on Closed Captioning on Zoom?
This article explores the many benefits of making sure your Zoom meetings are enabled with Closed Captioning.
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February 17, 2021
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A Scriptural Look at Creating an Accessible Church (Part III of III)
Here are my top choices, out of hundreds of Scriptures that mention impairments and disabilities, to help us understand the Biblical basis of the ADA and the ICF-2.
February 3, 2021
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Why Be an Accessible Church? (Part II of III)
This article focuses on why churches should fully adhere to the Americans With Disabilities Act and mentions some of the obstructions that need to be overcome.
January 28, 2021
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The ADA and The Church (Part I of III)
Disability discrimination by churches and other ministries still diminishes the participation and the core rights of people with disabilities.
May 12, 2020
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Socializing Issues for People Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision
This article addresses socializing issues for people who are blind or have low vision. It's presented in a format that names six common challenges and offers solutions for each one.
October 22, 2019
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Listening to Chris: The Mutual Path of Accommodation
In listening to Chris, and in accommodating myself to his needs, I have learned a lot about him, about his disability, and about myself.
May 22, 2019
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If You Don't Caption Videos, You're Missing Out Big Time
We started captioning videos for people with disabilities. It turns out this also helps a bunch of other people.
March 19, 2018
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College for Students with Disabilities: A Guide for Students, Families, and Educators
College for Students with Disabilities
November 15, 2016
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Turning Barriers into Bridges: The Perfect Christmas Gift for Your Church’s Secretary and Tech Team
Turning Barriers into Bridges presents Biblical, legal, and cultural reasons for making church communications accessible, and it provides specific guidelines to do so.
September 19, 2014
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Worship With Stroke Survivors and Their Loved Ones
Stroke is a leading cause of disability in adults around the world, so most congregations probably include—or will soon include—stroke survivors. And the implications for churches are significant.
September 8, 2014
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Communicating Effectively With People Who Have a Disability
Many nondisabled people feel anxious in the presence of someone with a disability, so they say nothing and avoid contact. In this publication you will find suggestions that will help educate people about communicating with people with disabilities.
August 25, 2014
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College Resources for Students With Disabilities
Information for people with disabilities considering college, including legal rights and how to access campus resources.
July 21, 2014
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Knowbility
Knowbility's mission is to ensure barrier-free I.T.—supporting the independence of people with disabilities by promoting the use and improving the availability of accessible information technology.
July 21, 2014
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How Accessible Is Your Website?
We often think about accessibility in terms of buildings, but website design can enhance or detract from usefulness too. This evaluator helps webmasters discern what they are doing well and what needs to be improved.
August 13, 2012
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Internet Benefits for the Blind
While the Internet has opened up a vast amount of information to all computer users, computer screen reading software has also given me, as a blind person, access to that source of information and communication.
March 20, 2012
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A Lecture on Being Human by a Man who Cannot Speak
Chris said that when his parents gave him his first voice synthesizer, he went from not speaking to talking in complete sentences in one day. I praise God for Christian leaders like Chris who can speak so articulately. He talks about disability, of course, but more importantly, he talks about what it means to be human.
March 12, 2012
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Making Church Communications More User Friendly
Lighthouse International has produced guidelines for print, electronic, and web communication that will help anyone who wants to make their church resources more useful.
July 7, 2011
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Free Conversion from Text to Audio or Text to Braille
RoboBraille is a free, non-commercial provider of document conversions for accessibility.
November 4, 2010
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Using Computers for Inclusive Worship
Check out these tips to use computers for inclusive worship.
May 24, 2010
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Interpretation For the Deaf Without a Human Interpreter
A group of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) students from their Fluid Interfaces Group created a combination of hardware and software which allows people to use the movement of their hands in the air to interface with a computer. A wearable computer would allow a person who uses ASL to sign to a hearing person, and the computer would interpret the message into spoken English.
April 20, 2010
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Sniff a True Wit’s Bare Pit
Every year at Christmastime, to my great pleasure, my wife gives me a puzzle-a-day calendar. Recently, one of the puzzles substituted each word in a familiar proverb with a rhyming word. The puzzle was to guess the proverb. For example, “Many guys sound ghoulish,” becomes “Penny wise, pound foolish.” Another was “Sniff a true wit’s bare pit.” Know the proverb? I’ll tell you the answer at the end of this post.