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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...

Leyna Bencomo
Jul 18, 20184 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
Feb 22, 20181 min read


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.

Leyna Bencomo
Feb 19, 20181 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
Feb 12, 20181 min read


Teaching the Teacher
Creating Accessible Documents – A Guide for Faculty Part of my job involves converting documents for students with print disabilities...

Leyna Bencomo
Jan 27, 20182 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
Jan 12, 20172 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
Jan 3, 20171 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
May 20, 20161 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
May 1, 20161 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
Apr 25, 20163 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
Apr 14, 20161 min read


Closed Captions, Please
Once again, the courts are insisting that institutions of higher learning seriously address the need to caption their videos. Although...

Leyna Bencomo
Mar 17, 20161 min read


Britain's Got Accessibility
Jamie Knight from the BBC GEL wrote a beautiful article about designing for accessibility. He uses wonderfully clear examples and...

Leyna Bencomo
Mar 15, 20161 min read


It's the Law!
I attended the latest meeting of the Colorado Wyoming Consortium of Support Programs for Students with Disabilities in Higher Education. ...

Leyna Bencomo
Feb 14, 20162 min read


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...

Leyna Bencomo
Jan 30, 20161 min read
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