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Barbecue, Advocacy, and a Very Determined Guide Dog

Issue #28 • 04 August 2026 Hi Reader. Last month at the American Council of the Blind's National Convention in St. Louis, I was invited to join a group of blind friends for barbecue after a full day of sessions. I felt honored to come along, since the table included some distinguished company: a former president of the ACB and the UN ambassador from Antigua, who is totally blind. What started as a simple meal turned into a crash course in disability advocacy, one I'm still turning over. The...

23 days ago • 3 min read
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Issue #27 • 07 Jul 2026 Hi Reader. July is Disability Pride Month, which feels fitting, because this past Independence Day weekend, I visited my parents in the small northern Maine town where I grew up. Trips home have always been a mixed bag for me. It's good to see my folks, and everything is familiar, but I'm also confronted by ghosts of my childhood. I grew up hating my disability. Rather than embracing it, I did everything I could to stomp it out, driving myself to adhere to a sighted...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read
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Issue #26 • 02 June 2026 Hi Reader. Over the past year, I've been experimenting heavily with generative AI, both in my accessibility consulting work and in the projects that fill the spaces between client engagements. Last month, I had the opportunity to share what I've learned during an IAAP webinar on AI for accessibility professionals. (You can watch the session recording here.) One theme surfaced again and again: AI is neither a miracle worker nor an existential threat. It's a tool. A...

3 months ago • 3 min read
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Issue #25 • 5 May 2026 Hi Reader. There are moments in accessibility work when the path forward feels less like a smooth sidewalk and more like a dimly lit tunnel. The recent extension of the Department of Justice’s ADA Title II web accessibility deadlines is one of those moments. What was once a clear milestone has shifted, pushed out by a year or more depending on the size of the public entity. (More on this below.) It’s easy to read that news and feel the air go out of the room a bit....

4 months ago • 4 min read
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Issue #24 • 7 April 2026 Hi Reader. Over the past month, I’ve had the chance to be in a lot of rooms, at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, my state’s National Federation of the Blind convention, and local government accessibility workshops, to name a few. Different settings, different conversations, but the same few themes kept surfacing. First, there’s a growing sense of urgency. The DOJ’s final rule on ADA Title II stipulating accessibility for local and state government websites...

5 months ago • 4 min read
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Issue #23 • 3 March 2026 Hey Reader. Accessibility is deeply personal. As someone who is blind, I live that reality every day. Lately, I’ve also been struck by how powerful accessibility solutions can be for the people closest to me as their lives evolve. My mom has been dealing with leg and back pain that limits how far she can walk and how long she can stand. A few months ago, we visited a specialty walking and running store to explore more supportive footwear, though she wasn’t quite sure...

6 months ago • 3 min read
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Issue #22 • 06 January 2026 Happy New Year, Reader! January always carries a quiet promise. A fresh calendar, a little extra light returning, and the sense that what we choose to invest in now can shape the year ahead. For me, 2026 is beginning with deeper roots in the disability community, and that feels like exactly the right place to start. This month, I’m stepping into several volunteer roles that align closely with Pedal Point’s mission to help people learn, practice, and experience...

8 months ago • 4 min read
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Issue #21 • 9 December 2025 Hi Reader. Amazon's recent Black Friday color scheme was an interesting departure from holiday norms -- white text on an orange background (color hex code #F76201). This felt bright and cheerfully perched between Thanksgiving and Christmas, but it also fell short of WCAG's minimum color contrast ratio for normal font sizes which likely made elements in its header navigation harder to read for many visitors. The company has since updated its palette to a...

9 months ago • 3 min read
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Issue #20 • 04 November 2025 Hi Reader. A few weeks ago, I attended a talk by author Andrew Leland and asked how he handles the anxiety that can come from awkward or embarrassing moments tied to disability. His blunt reply, “Just say ‘f**k it’ and move on,” was a bit shocking, but also revealing. Andrew is a member of the National Federation of the Blind, and while he seems to align himself with its principles of self-confidence and fierce independence, he also recognizes that the...

10 months ago • 2 min read
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Issue #19 • 07 October 2025 Hi Reader. Lately, I’ve been reminded how much stronger our ideas become when we build them together. Whether it’s creating an accessible video campaign with fellow disabled creatives or sharing stories on stage with others who’ve lived the experience, the whole truly becomes greater than the sum of its parts. This month’s Pedalpointer celebrates that spirit of collaboration—with a behind-the-scenes look at a set of inclusive marketing videos developed for a...

11 months ago • 2 min read