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    Human Being Soup
    Leyna Bencomo
    • Jul 18, 2018
    • 4 min

    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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    Ancient History
    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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    An Infographic of My Own
    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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    Accessible Documents Infographic
    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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    Teaching the Teacher
    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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    Yeah, but No
    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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    The Blind Leading the Blind
    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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    Having Your Say
    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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    Getting Older Could be Much Easier
    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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    Privacy or Relevance, That is the Question
    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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    Cagey Captioning Can't Cut It
    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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    Closed Captions, Please
    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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    Britain's Got Accessibility
    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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    It's the Law!
    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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    Who is Joe Average?
    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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