Happy #DollyParton day! Learn more about the Imagination Library‘s Braille Tales program and how to find Dolly’s books in accessible formats for blind/low vision readers (including visually impaired parents!) #accessibility www.pathstoliteracy.org/dolly-parton...

Periodic reminder that Bluesky on mobile is hot garbage for screen reader users.
Arguably worse than Facebook, the OG in coding for maximum disrespect toward blind folk.
I'm here because you are but i hate it.
The #a11y issues are fruit so low-hanging they rot on the ground. Bluesky step up.

EFF sued to get documents about WISeR, a pilot program that uses AI to authorize or deny certain types of care for patients with Medicare. “According to the documents released by the EFF, the program’s implementation was rushed, and the technology wasn’t ready,” @arstechnica.com reports.

EFF is excited to be a part of #OaklandTechWeek, and joining @mediajustice.bsky.social on Wednesday 9/29 to focus on building the future we want.

Read all about it in the CACM!
Disabled people get real benefits from AI. But our needs are invoked to justify incursions on privacy, security and autonomy. We need disabled people in the room when AI policy gets made, and AI must stay a choice.

Thanks Anne-Marie Piper + team!
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Should digital accessibility be considered an ethical imperative? complianceandethics.org/should-digit...