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ALT Laptop with window browser displaying Wireless RERC's External Resources page. Reads: Weekly Resource. Android Accessibility Communities (user-driven).
ALT Laptop with text box as browser reads: Access Wireless. www.groups.google.com/g/accessible. A forum where Google customers help each other and can stay up-to-date on Google Accessibility features and products. Want more resources? Visit: wirelessrerc.pitt.edu
ALT July is Disability Pride Month! The disability pride flag is in the background; it is red, yellow, white, blue and green with a charcoal background.
ALT What is Disability Pride Month? When the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in July of 1990, the month of July became known as "Disability Pride Month." The first celebration occurred in Boston, Massachusetts.
ALT The charcoal background symbolizes mourning and rage for the victims of ableist violence and abuse, and the colored bands are placed diagonally to convey persons with disabilities “cutting across” societal barriers.
ALT Laptop with window browser displaying Wireless RERC's External Resources page. Reads: Weekly Resource. GPII DeveloperSpace
ALT Laptop with text box as browser reads: GPII DeveloperSpace. www.ds.gpii.net. Techniques and strategies for all barriers and disability categories, as well as ways to connect with developers and testers to build and market better applications. Want more resources? Visit: wirelessrerc.pitt.edu
ALT Digital illustration of a large group of disabled people of different ethnicities, ages, and genders. Among the crowd are service and emotional support animals. There’s two smaller protest signs that read, ‘I shouldn’t lose benefits when I get married.’ And ‘ban subminimum wage’ the main sign reads, ‘disabled people are expert of their own lives and know what they need.’
ALT Laptop with window browser displaying Wireless RERC's External Resources page. Reads: Weekly Resource. CSA Library of Matter Certified Products.
ALT Laptop with text box as browser reads: Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) Matter FAQ. www.csa-iot.org/csa-iot_products. A collection of certified products by Connectivity Standards Alliance. To find Matter-certified products, select "Matter” under Program Type. Want more resources? Visit: wirelessrerc.pitt.edu
ALT Wireless Tech RERC logo. Reads Mainstream Tech News May 2023. Left sidebar features Resources, Recruitment, Archive, Subscribe. Right Column featured story on Inaugural Winners of the Interprofessional Education Seed Awards with client and provider looking at smart display.
ALT Globe with accessibility icon in the center surrounded by smart watch, smart speaker, laptop, and smartphone. Reads: Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) Week Long Celebration!
ALT Woman in a wheelchair using a laptop. Reads: What is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) and when is it? The purpose of GAAD, celebrated on May 18, is to get everyone talking and learning about digital access and inclusion, and the more than one billion people with disabilities and impairments.
ALT Foundation Fighting Blindness Spring Speaker Series event flyer
ALT Woman holding hands out with two options. Reads: Do you use a smart speaker? Green circle options: yes; red circle option: no.
ALT Smart Speaker Research Participant Volunteer flyer
ALT Image description: A black and white photo of Judy Heumann. In the photo, she has short, chin-length hair and octagon-shaped metal glasses and is speaking into a microphone while seated in a manual push wheelchair. She is wearing a coat with a large button pin with words that read “SIGN 504” in very large block letters and “HUMAN RIGHTS ACCD” in smaller block letters.
ALT A photo of Judith Heumann next to a quote from her that reads "Disability only becomes a tragedy when society fails to provide the things we need to lead our lives."
