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Breaking Barriers: How Digital Accessibility Can Transform Nonprofit Impact
Manage episode 503155723 series 2995298
In this eye-opening conversation, Rebecca Prejean, CEO and founder of EB Graphics Consulting, reveals a critical gap in nonprofit work that's keeping organizations from truly serving their communities. Driven by her personal journey as a mother of a child with autism, Rebecca discusses how 14% of working-age African Americans have disabilities, yet this intersection of race and accessibility remains largely invisible in nonprofit conversations. She explains why accessibility isn't just about inclusion—it's a technical skill set that requires intentional implementation, from ensuring websites work with screen readers to creating truly inclusive workplace environments. Rebecca provides practical starting points for resource-strapped nonprofits, including affordable audit options and free accessibility checkers, while challenging listeners to move beyond virtue signaling to genuine, comprehensive support. This powerful discussion exposes how nonprofits may unknowingly be excluding the very communities they aim to serve, both as clients and team members.
Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org
Chapters
1. Welcome and Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Rebecca's Personal Journey to Accessibility (00:04:02)
3. Disabilities in Communities of Color (00:09:11)
4. Accessibility as a Technical Skill Set (00:13:57)
5. Starting Points for Small Nonprofits (00:17:46)
6. Internal Accessibility for Team Members (00:22:00)
7. Closing Thoughts and Contact Information (00:26:47)
204 episodes
Manage episode 503155723 series 2995298
In this eye-opening conversation, Rebecca Prejean, CEO and founder of EB Graphics Consulting, reveals a critical gap in nonprofit work that's keeping organizations from truly serving their communities. Driven by her personal journey as a mother of a child with autism, Rebecca discusses how 14% of working-age African Americans have disabilities, yet this intersection of race and accessibility remains largely invisible in nonprofit conversations. She explains why accessibility isn't just about inclusion—it's a technical skill set that requires intentional implementation, from ensuring websites work with screen readers to creating truly inclusive workplace environments. Rebecca provides practical starting points for resource-strapped nonprofits, including affordable audit options and free accessibility checkers, while challenging listeners to move beyond virtue signaling to genuine, comprehensive support. This powerful discussion exposes how nonprofits may unknowingly be excluding the very communities they aim to serve, both as clients and team members.
Get free nonprofit professional development resources, connections to cause work peers, and more at https://nonprofithub.org
Chapters
1. Welcome and Introduction (00:00:00)
2. Rebecca's Personal Journey to Accessibility (00:04:02)
3. Disabilities in Communities of Color (00:09:11)
4. Accessibility as a Technical Skill Set (00:13:57)
5. Starting Points for Small Nonprofits (00:17:46)
6. Internal Accessibility for Team Members (00:22:00)
7. Closing Thoughts and Contact Information (00:26:47)
204 episodes
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