This small change could make a big difference for accessible technology
From: The Washington Post - 07/23/2015
By: Hayley Tsukayama

Tech firms such as Yahoo, Facebook, Dropbox, and LinkedIn announced that they
will develop standard language that lets applicants know that having
accessibility knowledge is "preferred" to land a job. The move is part of a
larger program called "Teaching Accessibility": a joint effort between
disability advocates, schools, and the tech industry to make all technology
accessible from the start.

Read the entire article at:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2015/07/23/this-small-change-could-make-a-big-difference-for-accessible-technology/

Links:
Teaching Accessibility
http://teachingaccessibility.com

American Association for People with Disabilities
http://www.aapd.com

Access Engineering
http://www.washington.edu/doit/programs/accessengineering/overview

Guidelines for Accessibility and Universal Design
http://www.washington.edu/doit/making-makerspace-guidelines-accessibility-and-universal-design

How makerspaces can be accessible to people with disabilities 
https://www.washington.edu/news/2015/08/05/how-makerspaces-can-be-accessible-to-people-with-disabilities/

Accessibility upgrade at UW invention lab (with video 1:42)
http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/08/05/accessibility-upgrade--uw-invention-lab/31195539/

Submitted by Sheryl E. Burgstahler and Molly Hale