Human Being Soup
This month I attended the first ever CU Tech Connect Event. It was a gathering of the Offices of Information Technology for the 4...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Feb 22, 2018
- 1 min
Ancient History
Dr. Scott Kupferman has a beautiful collection of assistive technology which spans most of the history of many of the pieces. He allowed...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Feb 19, 2018
- 1 min
An Infographic of My Own
Here is my first Infographic of 2018. I want this to be the first of many I create this year.
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Leyna Bencomo
- Feb 12, 2018
- 1 min
Accessible Documents Infographic
I'm in the process of creating an instructional infographic poster for my class. I've chosen to create an aid for teaching professors at...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Jan 27, 2018
- 2 min
Teaching the Teacher
Creating Accessible Documents – A Guide for Faculty Part of my job involves converting documents for students with print disabilities...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Jan 12, 2017
- 2 min
Yeah, but No
Wouldn't it be great if everyone understood how it feels to depend on a wheelchair? We'd never have to worry about big gaps at...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Jan 3, 2017
- 1 min
The Blind Leading the Blind
It is always such a boost to my morale to see people working towards the goal of designing for all people. When someone with a...
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Leyna Bencomo
- May 20, 2016
- 1 min
Having Your Say
So many times in the world of disability services, we find ourselves having to speak up and request/demand accessible versions of...
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Leyna Bencomo
- May 1, 2016
- 1 min
Getting Older Could be Much Easier
Home is supposed to be the sanctuary, our comfortable place, our castle. As we age, things can get amplified. Tasks that were annoying...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Apr 25, 2016
- 3 min
Privacy or Relevance, That is the Question
This is an interesting podcast about the dangers of being online. Lindsey Stone Story Social networking is gaining a permanent hold on...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Apr 14, 2016
- 1 min
Cagey Captioning Can't Cut It
I attended a webinar this week that featured Paul Grossman who served as the Chief Attorney for the Office of Civil Rights in San...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Mar 17, 2016
- 1 min
Closed Captions, Please
Once again, the courts are insisting that institutions of higher learning seriously address the need to caption their videos. Although...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Mar 15, 2016
- 1 min
Britain's Got Accessibility
Jamie Knight from the BBC GEL wrote a beautiful article about designing for accessibility. He uses wonderfully clear examples and...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Feb 14, 2016
- 2 min
It's the Law!
I attended the latest meeting of the Colorado Wyoming Consortium of Support Programs for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education. ...
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Leyna Bencomo
- Jan 30, 2016
- 1 min
Who is Joe Average?
That is the name of a class I taught to a small group of faculty last month. Joe Average is a statistic, not a person, yet many...
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