Three mostly black cows walk from right to left. A big black cow with a white face leads the way. A calf is running in the middle of the screen. A big cow is right behind it following up. They're walking on stubby grass with thin green trees behind.

Caring for each other, caring for ourselves.

I’m currently the co-chair of AAS WGAD - the working group on access & disability. We bring together disabled astronomers, and are building tools not only for disabled astronomers but hopefully models that folks can use and adapt locally in departments and into their larger communities.

AAS WGAD Homepage

Tools for Accessibility (A collection)

  • Zoom Better

    Zoom, or something like it, will hopefully be with it for a while. From catching up to family and friends, to remote meetings with collaborators. By itself, it is an accessibility tool. But check out some ways that you can move your zoom practices towards equity by thinking ahead about needs of your participants.

  • Images for everyone/Alt text!

    The web has changed so much over the last 30 years, and sometimes we fuck it up. The increase in images has made it a lot harder for folks to navigate especially if they use screen readers. This is fixable! You can check for and build in alt-text when you share images

  • How visible are your plots?

    Many folks see colors differently, and a significant fraction experience different kinds of color blindness. We can check our images and plots to make sure that they are still clearly communicating our data and ideas using a simulator like this.

  • Sell it.

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Style it.

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

  • Share it.

    It all begins with an idea. Maybe you want to launch a business. Maybe you want to turn a hobby into something more. Or maybe you have a creative project to share with the world. Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference.

Make It

Tools for Accessibility (A collection)

 

The internet provides us with an abundance of information, but often not enough wisdom to guide us to where we want to be. This is a flexible and expanding list of tools for you to apply to your every day life. If a link is broken, if something else goes awry - just give me a shout. The fluid nature of the web just keeps us all on our toes, trying to do better every day.