Empowering cultural spaces to become more accessible to visitors with disabilities. Cultural Access Collaborative.

Chicago, IL
Joined October 2015
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The "We Are Proud" mural was created through a collaboration with the @mopdchicago @chicagodcase, and @chifamsupport. The objective was to celebrate and acknowledge members of the Chicago's Disabled and Senior Communities. Artist: @IamSamKirk Location: 2102 W. Ogden Ave
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I’m so used to blind people saying they thought I was white, it doesn’t surprise me now. When you do image descriptions, don’t skip race. Don’t leave room for harmful assumptions. This is #intersectionality. I made a video on inclusive descriptions youtube.com/watch?v=gCcsp7BU… #a11y
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"Buildings are infrastructure, and if we want to 'build back better,' we need to build back with everyone in mind, and universal design should be a part of that," said Marsha Maytum, an architect at @LMS_arch trib.al/m0wINUX
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"I became obsessed with watching as much theater as possible under these new, more accessible conditions." — @esmewang on an upside of the pandemic proliferation of streaming theater nyti.ms/31SaS9q
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“Did you see yourself and the elements of your identity in represented in books you read as a child?” was the opening prompt at Disability in Children’s Literature, hosted by @CulturalAccess. Read our summary of the event and peruse some book suggestions: witschicago.org/disability-i…
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SAVE THE DATE! Our next webinars in partnership w/@CulturalAccess: Adapting & Advancing: Cultural Accessibility During the Pandemic & Beyond
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🎮🦯 This is what an accessible video game looks like to me as a legally blind person. #accessibility #TLOU2 #TLOU
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IWD: More inclusive future needed: Women with disabilities say they face added level of inequality | The Guardian theguardian.pe.ca/news/local… #IWD #PWD #disability #equity #accessibility @PromotedParent @willowgreen1 @edaccessible @mccrenshaw @HenneGeek @HarisMelendez @mont_daniel
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Ppl with a disability are significantly less likely to be regular to museums. "This urgently needs to change." Join #MW21 Inclusive Design: Informing Museum Practice 'museums must do more to welcome disabled and neurodiverse communities': theartnewspaper.com/comment/…
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Realizing there was a lack of kids' books depicting children of color with autism, Sheletta Brundidge wrote one herself. “Cameron Goes to School” is the true story of Brundidge’s daughter preparing for her first day of school. #SmithsonianBHM #BlackHistoryMonth
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"Does the vendor think about accessibility as just another requirement, or as an underlying philosophy... ?" Learn how your museum can develop accessible digital services from @SinaBahram's considerations for evaluating proposals, contracts, and more: aam-us.org/2021/02/17/how-to…
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Roses are red Violets are blue Don’t pet my service horse She has a job to do #DisabilityValentines
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Roses are red Violets are blue Image descriptions Are the right thing to do #DisabilityValentines #AltText
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Here's my crack at #DisabilityValentines (thx for the great idea @emily_ladau !) Roses are red Lightbulbs are lit For the love of God Please caption your shit
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Roses are red Violets are blue Wait.. You know what else is blue? Accessible parking spots. They’re not loading zones so quit taking them up. xoxo #DisabilityValentines
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Bringing back #DisabilityValentines (which I started last year) because activism can be emotionally draining and sometimes we just need to love ourselves and have a little fun even when things are heavy. Join me? 💖💗💕🖊
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“happy lunar new year” in japanese, north korean, south korean, taiwanese & chinese sign languages! @JesadaPua ✨✨ #LunarNewYear
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Please watch and share this video far and wide. Flood people's timelines with the message to #LISTENtoNonspeakers and there is #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs. We MUST listen to, include, respect, amplify and represent nonspeaking autistic people authentically.
Two weeks ago, @Communica1st decided to produce a self-funded short by and with real nonspeaking autistic people, and to launch it on February 12, 2021, the MUSIC US release date. The film LISTEN is the result. Watch: communicationfirst.org/LISTE… #LISTEN #LISTENtoNonspeakers
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Clothing ads showing models in wheelchairs were rejected b/c an algorithm assumes the ad is selling medical equipment, not nice clothes. This article perfectly captures the need for inclusive design in algorithmic tools. @CenDemTech @AAPD nytimes.com/2021/02/11/style…
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