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Disability & Access Services @access_bu

Disability is part of diversity. Academic accommodations are considered on an individual basis because disability does not discriminate. #A11yBU

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Sign up for skills training in Blackboard Ally with our friends at @BU_Digital #A11yBU
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@crobinbu is looking forward to working with my BU social media content creators in a few weeks. Also, we're registering for this SM training on accessibility. We'd learn more together. #A11yBU
GBH Access: NCAM & MAG@GBHAccess
25 Feb 2022
Want to learn strategies to make your social media content and practices more accessible to people with disabilities? Join NCAM and Cultural Access New England on April 7th for a community conversation via Zoom. Learn more and RSVP on Eventbrite. eventbrite.com/e/cane-access…
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Boston University Diversity & Inclusion@BU_Diversity
27 Jan 2022
Take a moment to review and brush up on our curated Living Language Guide on Ability and Neurodiversity terms as we continue to explore disability and the impacts of ableism through our #LearnMoreSeries events! 🔗 Link to see the full guide: spr.ly/6019KyqrL
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Great resources here for Faculty that are looking to be inclusive of students with specific and approved accommodations. A11yBU
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Boston University Diversity & Inclusion@BU_Diversity
17 Nov 2021
In case you missed it, we were joined by @mskristinawong in our latest #LearnMoreSeries event. Kristina Wong's discussion was moderated by Dean David Chard, Dean of @BUWheelock. Use your BU login credentials to watch a recording of the event: spr.ly/6014JedsQ
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ALT Picture of Kristina Wong wearing a yellow dress, red lipstick, and holding red puzzle pieces. There is a blue backdrop. Overlaid text "Learn More Series" and a quote by Kristina Wong, "Some of the criteria indicating that I was a candidate for ADD made me immediately suspicious of how any mental illness is gauged and how culturally competent any of these test makers are ." Kristina Wong. Performance Artist & Comedian.

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Are you responsible for planning, promoting, or organizing departments or office events? If you answer "Yes!" Please add the following language to your promotional and RSVP or registration protocols: bu.edu/disability/resources/… #A11yBU #LearnMoreSeries #IdentityFirst #a11y
Why We Need Disability Justice - with Haben Girma - mailchi.mp/bu.edu/why-we-nee…
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Attending #SAFEBUDS @BU_Diversity event this evening. The Arts, Games, and Sports have been great emancipatory for persons with disabilities. #A11yBU
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If there is such a thing as "disability culture," then are there behaviors that are oppressive/empowering toward it? #RHETToricleQuestions #antiableism #CripCulture #antiracism #Ableism #A11yBU #QuestionAbility #inclusion #JudyHeumann #Disability
Boston University Diversity & Inclusion@BU_Diversity
7 Sep 2021
What is disability culture? Find out by joining BU D&I’s first #LearnMoreSeries event of the year as we hear from internationally recognized disability rights leader Judy Heumann (@judithheumann)! 👆 Link in bio to register in advance: spr.ly/6016y0rII
Digital poster with photo of Judy Heumann. Overlaid text "Learn More Series. Engage, elevate, transform. Signs of Resistance: Disability Cultural History with Judy Heumann. Tuesday, September 14, 2021 from 12 to 1:15 pm via Zoom. Open to BU students, staff, faculty. http://spr.ly/6015y0rIx."

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"That's okay, I can project," isn't the best alternative response to not using microphone systems. Why? Vocal projection in acoustically percussive spaces does not replace the need for amplification auditory focus. We appreciate LETS @ithelp #accessibility #A11yBU #LETSworkBU
AV Technology@AVTechnologyMag
7 Sep 2021
Linda Jerrett, Director, Learning & Event Technology Services @BU_Tweets shares #AVIT planning for Fall 2021 #avtweeps #highered #edtech #higheredav #HyFlex #hybridlearning avnetwork.com/features/spotl…
We're not simply looking to fill positions; we're working to "close the gap." #A11yBU #BostonUniversity #antiracism #antiableism #ableism #antibigotry #highereducation
Center for Antiracist Research@AntiracismCtr
7 Sep 2021
Come work with us! We are currently accepting applications for an Associate Director of Research. If you have experience supervising original research & are passionate about antiracism, we want to hear from you! Visit spr.ly/6019y0pLF to learn more & apply.
We may have a lot in common, or not. Either way, a shared #vocabulary, constructed in-realtime, will help us discover each other. Join the conversation!! #A11yBU #RHETToricleQuestions #sharedvocabulary #diversity #inclusion #BostonUniversity
Boston University Diversity & Inclusion@BU_Diversity
7 Sep 2021
Join us for the first two events in our newest series of Learning & Action Workshops as we delve into foundational topics & learn how to build shared language together. Register today: spr.ly/6018ythF6 What other topics are you interested in learning about?
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Boston University Matriculation Ceremony is Live-streamed and Open Captioned. See the link below. #A11yBU #Back2BU #matriculation #BU2025 bu.edu/parentsprogram/
Open House today!! 12-2p Who are the mini-figures behind student accessibility and accommodations processes? Parents, friends, and student supporters are welcome to come by and meet us!! 25 Buick St. suite 300. #Back2BU #A11yBU @BUorientation @BUParents
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Disability & Access Services Open House! Parents, guardians, families, and friends are invited! Thursday, 8/26,28,31 12p-2p 25 Buick Street Suite 300; bu.edu/disability #A11yBU #BU2025 #Back2BU #Disability @BUParents @BUorientation Decorative Image: LEGO cottage house;ALT
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Instead of *stating* "[person] has a *blindspot* to their behavior," consider what insight can come from *asking* "[person]'s view on the matter is obstructed; what needs to be addressed or removed?" #A11yBU #antiAbleism #LanguageMatters #ObstructedView #QuestionAbility
Join the 140,000 people who have engaged with @BUSPH’s #PublicHealthConversations. See the Fall 2021 series here: bit.ly/3ypoiZ7. All events are free, virtual, and have closed captions in English and Spanish.  #A11yBU Thank you for the accessibility feature, @BUSPH !!
BU Urban is on the right side of history. #A11yBU.
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Knowbility@knowbility
5 Aug 2021
‘May be an image’: what it’s like browsing Instagram while blind. “A platform can have a hundred accessibility options, but without buy-in from every user, people are still left out.” Article by Kait Sanchez: theverge.com/2021/7/30/22587… @crisp_red #A11y #Accessibility
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