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12/19/2025

This season can be tough for people. Be kind. Share.

You are not alone. Help is available when you, or a loved one needs it.

12/18/2025

The holidays should be enjoyable for everyone.

Here are some tips to keep your holiday celebrations accessible and inclusive for all:

🎄 Keep pathways clear and decorations safe. Avoid low-hanging items or lights that create tripping hazards so everyone can move around safely.

🎄 Offer quiet spaces and seating options at gatherings. Clear signage and easy-to-read instructions at events help all guests participate.

🎄 Provide accessible food options. Label foods clearly and consider dietary restrictions or texture preferences so everyone can enjoy meals.

🎄 Choose gifts with accessibility in mind. Simple easy-to-open packaging make the holidays more inclusive.

12/17/2025

Working (Dog) Wednesday

A common misconception about having a guide dog is that the dog simply knows where to go. In reality, the handler must know where they are using their orientation and mobility skills and determine the route they want to take as a team.

If you are a guide dog handler, what other misconceptions have you heard? If you're not a guide dog handler, what about the guide dog lifestyle are you curious about?

12/16/2025

In this edition of the DA2 How-To Series, Amber Pearcy describes the player.

12/16/2025

Listen today as Maine Calling wraps up a year-long conversation, "Living with a Disability in Maine".

As we conclude our yearlong "Ready & Able" series, we ask: What is it really like to live with a disability? What are the challenges, joys, and misconceptions? This show is being streamed live on Maine Calling's page, and on Maine Public's YouTube channel, with ASL/English interpretation. Tune in at 11 am & 8 pm.

12/15/2025

As we conclude our yearlong "Ready & Able" series, we ask: What is it really like to live with a disability? What are the challenges, joys, and misconceptions? This show is being streamed live on Maine Calling's page, and on Maine Public's YouTube channel, with ASL/English interpretation. Tune in at 11 am & 8 pm.

12/15/2025

Join us on January 7, 2026 for the final webinar on Creating Accessible Content. We will share tips for making social media posts accessible to everyone. We will also talk about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

Join us for the final webinar on Creating Accessible Content. We will share tips for making social media posts accessible to everyone. We will also talk about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). [...]Read More... from Creating Accessible Online Content (Part 3) – January 7, 2026

12/12/2025

Enjoying the conversation today as USM for the Southern Maine Digital Opportunity Summit.

12/12/2025

Santa isn't the only one who needs a list!

Need a checklist to help guide the accommodation process? JAN can help! Access the NEW "Accommodation Process Quick Reference Checklist" in JAN's Workplace Accommodation Toolkit. https://AskJAN.org/Toolkit/Accommodation-Process-Quick-Reference-Checklist.cfm

12/11/2025

There is still time to register for our upcoming webinar, “The Art of Accessibility: Implementing the ADA in Cultural Spaces.”

Arts, culture, and civic spaces are vibrant community anchors, but accessibility needs in these venues are often complex and unique. Many organizations want to understand their ADA obligations but lack tools tailored for theaters, museums, historic sites, and public spaces. This session introduces the Arts & Culture Accessibility Hub’s free tools to understand ADA requirements, plus a clear cycle—assess, plan, connect, learn, implement—to turn intention into action.

Date: December 11, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Register now: bit.ly/art-of-access

12/10/2025

Join us from 1-2pm ET today for part 2 of our three-part webinar series on creating accessible digital content and presentations.

Accessible digital content means the content is designed in a way that it can be used by a wide range of people. This includes people with disabilities such as learning, physical, and vision limitations. Everyone can get the information they need if it is accessible. [...]Read More... from Creating....

12/10/2025

Caring for loved ones living with dementia can be an incredibly rewarding thing to do.

But there are a lot of challenges carers can encounter that aren’t always visible, such as stress, overwhelm and burn out, to name but a few.

Sometimes this experience can be likened to an iceberg, as illustrated here, showing that what is visible is often only a small part of someone’s reality.

If you’re a carer, what would your dementia 'iceberg' look like?

Remember to check in on those around you, they may seem fine on the outside but be struggling deep down 💙

[Image description: A graphic of an iceberg illustrates the age-old iceberg analogy. In this instance, it highlights how a carer (for someone living with dementia) can appear fine on the surface but can be battling significant challenges that aren’t always visible to others. Words including sacrifice, selflessness, kindness, resilience and patience surround the top portion of the iceberg, whilst words including overwhelm, fatigue, anxiety, stress, burn out, frustration and grief surround the bottom portion of the iceberg.]