Leyna BencomoJul 18, 20184 minHuman Being SoupThis month I attended the first ever CU Tech Connect Event. It was a gathering of the Offices of Information Technology for the 4...
Leyna BencomoFeb 22, 20181 minAncient HistoryDr. Scott Kupferman has a beautiful collection of assistive technology which spans most of the history of many of the pieces. He allowed...
Leyna BencomoFeb 19, 20181 minAn Infographic of My OwnHere is my first Infographic of 2018. I want this to be the first of many I create this year.
Leyna BencomoFeb 12, 20181 minAccessible Documents InfographicI'm in the process of creating an instructional infographic poster for my class. I've chosen to create an aid for teaching professors at...
Leyna BencomoJan 27, 20182 minTeaching the TeacherCreating Accessible Documents – A Guide for Faculty Part of my job involves converting documents for students with print disabilities...
Leyna BencomoJan 12, 20172 minYeah, but NoWouldn'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...
Leyna BencomoJan 3, 20171 minThe Blind Leading the BlindIt is always such a boost to my morale to see people working towards the goal of designing for all people. When someone with a...
Leyna BencomoMay 20, 20161 minHaving Your SaySo many times in the world of disability services, we find ourselves having to speak up and request/demand accessible versions of...
Leyna BencomoMay 1, 20161 minGetting Older Could be Much EasierHome is supposed to be the sanctuary, our comfortable place, our castle. As we age, things can get amplified. Tasks that were annoying...
Leyna BencomoApr 25, 20163 minPrivacy or Relevance, That is the QuestionThis is an interesting podcast about the dangers of being online. Lindsey Stone Story Social networking is gaining a permanent hold on...
Leyna BencomoApr 14, 20161 minCagey Captioning Can't Cut ItI attended a webinar this week that featured Paul Grossman who served as the Chief Attorney for the Office of Civil Rights in San...
Leyna BencomoMar 17, 20161 minClosed Captions, PleaseOnce again, the courts are insisting that institutions of higher learning seriously address the need to caption their videos. Although...
Leyna BencomoMar 15, 20161 minBritain's Got AccessibilityJamie Knight from the BBC GEL wrote a beautiful article about designing for accessibility. He uses wonderfully clear examples and...
Leyna BencomoFeb 14, 20162 minIt's the Law!I attended the latest meeting of the Colorado Wyoming Consortium of Support Programs for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education. ...
Leyna BencomoJan 30, 20161 minWho 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...