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The 27th Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Published July 26, 2017 by Sveta

Svetlana in a blue dress standing between a screen with live captions and a screen with a slide showing Plato's quote.

Today is 27th anniversary of ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act. On the photo above is me giving a presentation last year about accessibility at a local event that happened to be on the anniversary of ADA. The slide on the photo says: “Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.” It’s Plato’s quote and my favorite.

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Why Wheelchair Icon Is NOT a Symbol of Accessibility

Published June 13, 2017 by Sveta

Yellow box on a ceiling with a wheelchair symbol

When hearing words “disability” and “accessibility”, the first thing that comes up in many people’s minds is a wheelchair or someone sitting in one. Many accessibility resources use a wheelchair icon as a symbol to represent accessibility.

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