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At Sofeel Studio in Iran, accessibility and inclusion are in…
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Accessible art: crafting beautiful things that are meant to be touched
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Disability representation matters - and our friends at @Rampd_Up work tirelessly to advance disability inclusion across the music industry, giving everyone an opportunity to participate, contribute, and thrive.
This Disability Pride Month, we`re proud to dance, sing and celebrate to the beat of our own drums in the #BlindNewWorld. 🎶
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Image: A graphic framed in the colors of the Disability Pride flag. Text: "Proud to support access. This Disability Pride Month, we join RAMPD in supporting dignity, hospitality and access in music."
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#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #DisabilityRepresentation #DisabilityInclusion #DisabledArtist #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind
Representation matters. Inclusion matters. Play matters. #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @Mattel: "Purposeful Play means creating toys that help more children feel seen, valued, and inspired. This Disability Pride Month, we’re proud to celebrate products that reflect the richness of human experiences and the power of representation in play."
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Image: An array of toys representing identities across the spectrum of disability, including Ken and Barbie dolls using wheelchairs, a Barbie navigating with a white cane, two dolls with limb differences, a guide dog, a Barbie wearing headphones and holding a fidget spinner, braille Uno cards and more.
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#DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityPride #DisabilityRepresentation #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityInclusion #inclusion #InclusivePlay #PurposefulPlay #WhiteCane #Braille #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood
Part of disability pride is recognizing that disability isn`t inability - it`s just far more challenging to navigate a world that wasn`t built for disabled bodies.
Remember, "special needs" don`t exist - they`re just needs. #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @KavvvyaMukhija: "It’s funny how quickly access becomes common sense when non-disabled people need it.
Accessibility shouldn’t depend on who’s asking."
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Image 1: Digital illustration of a person in a wheelchair. Text: "What if non-disabled people asked for access..."
In each of the following slides, she`s speaking to a person standing next to her.
Image 2: "We don`t have stairs, but we can lift you!"
Image 3: "You should have called before visiting. We needed to check whether we could accommodate someone who walks."
Image 4: "Sorry, only wheelchair users can enter through the main entrance. People who walk can use the service entrance."
Image 5: "Our building wasn`t designed with people who walk in mind."
Image 6: "Can you leave your legs outside? There isn`t enough space inside."
Image 7: The wheelchair user alone, speaking to the reader: "Accessibility isn`t about special treatment. It`s about treating everyone`s access needs as equally ordinary."
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#DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityInclusion #Inclusion #Accessibility #MondayMood #MondayMotivation
Art is for everyone!
At @SofeelStudio in Iran, accessibility is baked right into the ceramics - braille and tactile elements make each piece inclusive, touchable, and alive for everyone.
Artist and founder Marjan Hesari introduces the studio and her approach to inclusivity in the latest post on our blog (link in bio). #BlindNewWorld
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Image: A hand reaches out to touch a ceramic vase full of flowers - the outside of the vase is painted with a replica of The Scream by Edvard Munch and features tactile markers outlining the art as well as a braille indicator at the bottom. Text: "Accessible art: Crafting beautiful things that are meant to be touched by Marjan Hesari"
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#ArtIsForEveryone #CeramicArt #Ceramics #TactileArt #AccessibleArt #BrailleArt #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityPride #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation
We`re so excited to kick off Disability Pride Month with our community! 🎉 Because we`re better together - and the world is better with us in it.
We`ll be celebrating all month long. Join us!
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Image: A "swoosh" with the colors of the disability pride flag with a hand holding a white cane emerging from it. Text: "Let`s celebrate Disability Pride!"
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#DisabilityPride #DisabilityPrideMonth #DisabledAndProud #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #WhiteCane #YesWeCane #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MidweekMood #MidweekMotivation
Like we need one more reason to be obsessed with soccer right now? Accessible innovation for the win! ⚽ #BlindNewWorld
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#Repost @Pubity: “A startup has built a device that lets blind football fans follow live matches through touch. A tactile board tracks the ball’s position using a magnetic ring that moves in real time across a pitch shaped surface. Different vibration patterns signal possession changes, passes, tackles and goals.
The system translates live match data from AI camera feeds into physical sensations, giving blind supporters a way to experience the flow of a game as it happens rather than relying on audio commentary alone.
It’s called sensory inclusion, and it’s quietly changing what it means to be a fan.
(via: @FieldOf.Vision)
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Video description: An intro to an AI-powered haptic device that enables blind and visually impaired soccer fans to follow the game through touch. Footage of the device is interspersed with footage of fans enjoying the game. Full transcript in the comments.
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#GetInTheGame #WorldCup #Soccer #Futbol #Accessibility #Inclusion #InclusiveInnovation #DisabilityInclusion #DisabilityTech #AccessibleInnovation #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #MondayMood #MondayMotivation
Author Rishabh Gupta wrote "What I See Now" because a book like this didn`t exist when he needed it.
It`s about navigating life with vision loss in India, "where there is no cultural script for what you are, where the only options on offer are tragedy or inspiration, and you find yourself inventing a third option somewhere between dark humour and radical honesty." 📕
Get to know him in our latest #MyBlindStory post. (🔗 in our bio) #BlindNewWorld
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Image: A graphic featuring @Unscripted_Rishabh_, a young Indian man with a beard wearing a dark suit and smiling, next to an enlarged copy of his book, "What I See Now." Text: "#MyBlindStory: What I See Now: writing the book I wish had existed by Rishabh Gupta"
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#Author #AuthorLife #AuthorsOfInstagram #Bookstagram #WhatsYourStory #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #DisabilityPride #RetinitisPigmentosa #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #LowVision #VisionLoss #SightLoss #LegallyBlind #ThursdayThoughts
We love a fierce competitor in the #BlindNewWorld. Go get ‘em, Goalie Monster! 🏒
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#Repost @WCCO: "Meet the Goalie Monster. Her roar gets the crowd going, and helps others on her blind hockey team track where they are on the ice. Evie Jones’s spirit shines through whether she’s blocking the puck or sharing some great wisdom on how we all should look to live life."
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Video description: Intro text reads, "Blind hockey team`s `Goalie Monster.`" Evie roars her "Goalie Monster" roar, then she and her dad/coach are interviewed over footage of her tending goal for her blind hockey team. A full transcript is in the comments.
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#StrongWomen #StrongGirls #Roar #IceHockey #Goalie #BlindHockey #BlindAthlete #DisabledAthlete #DisabilityIsNotInability #DisabilityNotInability #DisabilityPride #DisabilityAwareness #DisabilityAcceptance #blind #blindness #VisuallyImpaired #VisualImpairment #MondayMood #MondayMotivation
#MyBlindStory
What’s your story?
Personal stories about living with blindness are at the foundation of the #BlindNewWorld community. On our #MyBlindStory blog, we celebrate each other’s triumphs, stand alongside folks who are struggling and always — always — advocate for accessibility and inclusion at home, at work and in the community.
So, who are you? And what’s your story?
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Thanks to our friends for celebrating #DisabilityPrideMonth with us! 🎉 #BlindNewWorld
For #DisabilityPrideMonth, we wanted perspective from the @BlindNewWorld and beyond – and our friends Katie, John, Khara, and Krista put that pride into words in responses that are honest, personal and uniquely their own. ➡️ Because experiences #DisabilityPride differently.
Accessibility is a human right. ✊
Thank you to the #DisabilityRights activists who have gotten us here - and to the next generation of leaders who will continue to advocate for access, inclusion and equity.
This is why we celebrate #DisabilityPrideMonth in the #BlindNewWorld.
On this day in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law.
While this legislation marked a huge triumph for #Disability and #Accessibility advocates, there is still so much work to do – even more than 3 decades later.
Are you with us? #DisabilityPrideMonth
#DisabilityRepresentation matters - and @RAMPDup works hard to advance inclusion in the music industry, so everyone can participate, contribute and thrive.
This #DisabilityPrideMonth, we're proud to dance, sing and celebrate to the beat of our own drums in the #BlindNewWorld. 🎶
The UK has announced funding to support an increase in interpreters available for people who are #deafblind.
More interpreters means more access to information - the key to education, work and community life. #BlindNewWorld
Story via @Limping_Chicken ⬇️
Government funding aims to increase Deafblind interpreter numbers: a welcome step with cautious...
There has been encouraging news for the Deafblind community in the UK, with the government announcing new funding ...
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