Today wraps up @ire.org's AccessFest. I'm grateful for getting to present with James Ku on Thursday, and again today with @stacykess.bsky.social and Sam Evans. Each focused on what journalists can start doing to make their work more accessible to people with disabilities. #AccessFest25 #AccessFest
Learned a lot at #accessfest25! Thanks @ire.org !
I slept late today. (5 a.m. instead of 4:30. I'm usually up and at my desk by 5 a.m.) But I've already updated @equalaccesspublicmedia.org's websites, scheduled the social media the volunteers did for the next few days, scanned slides for today's #AccessFest25 panel one more time, etc.
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Salient visual aids from @kuangkeng.bsky.social in our joint @ire.org #AccessFest25 panel presentation today
Hey @ire.org #AccessFest25 peeps. Attend Digital Accessibility Basics Saturday with @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social, Samantha Evans, and me. It'll be the best panel ever.
Why?
1. Accessibility.
2. I did the slides, so it's badass.
3. The 3 people I mentioned above.
schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
An AccessFest speaker card for Emilia Ruzicka. Their headshot facing forward, smiling, in a blue collared shirt if in the center and the top reads, “I’m speaking at AccessFest. Virtual by design. Oct 9-11, 2025.”
Thrilled to be speaking alongside Tammye Nash and Kate Sosin about reporting about, for, and with gender-expansive communities. Come join us today at 11am ET at IRE’s #AccessFest25 !
Zoom screenshot - Sara and Wendy are the pinned speakers.
@slooterman.bsky.social and @wendyluwrites.bsky.social join in conversation for our keynote at #AccessFest25.
Nearly 450 people registered for @ire.org’s #AccessFest25, which just kicked off! Grateful to the staff and volunteers focusing on our affordability and accessibility goals with this event! #IREforAll
#AccessFest25 starts today! Come join @stacykess.bsky.social and I to chat about making your interviews more accessible today at 11am ET!
Today is the first day of @ire.org's #AccessFest25. Here's a friendly reminder to include alt text on your images.
Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images. Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
At Equal Access Public Media, we don't just put out great accessible products like the EAPM Style and Accessibility Guide and our new magazine The Word. We teach accessibility. Join @stacykess.bsky.social at #AccessFest25 today for two sessions!
Attending #AccessFest25 this week online? Join me and @ire.org’s Diana R. Fuentes and Francisco Vara-Orta for this welcome session Thursday at 10am ET: bit.ly/4mYlniN #IREforAll
Gearing up for @ire.org's #AccessFest25 this week. Here's a friendly reminder to include alt text on your images.
Bluesky has a setting that will remind you to add alt text before posting any images. Go to "Settings," then "Accessibility." Select the checkbox for "Require alt text before posting."
Hello, @ire.org members! Let’s talk about #AccessFest25, regional watchdog workshops and 50th anniversary fundraising! Check out my latest President’s message: bit.ly/46V2N4Y #IREforAll
She's here! She's there! She's everywhere!
Don't forget to attend these three great sessions at #AccessFest25 from @ire.org with our chief of editorial @stacykess.bsky.social!
And finally, join accessibility genius @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social, Samantha Evans from the @iaaporg.bsky.social, and me for some digital accessibility basics for journalists!
schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
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#AccessFest25 @ire.org
Join @joannaskao.bsky.social from the Pulitzer Center, Johny Cassidy from the BBC, and me to talk about when AI makes reporting more and less accessible.
schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
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#AccessFest25 @ire.org
Hey all, if you're attending #AccessFest25 from @ire.org next week, I'll be leading two sessions, plus participating in a third panel!
Join @emiliaruzicka.bsky.social and me to learn to make your interviews more accessible! schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...
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WEDNESDAY: @ire.org members, let's talk about our upcoming virtual conference, #AccessFest25 (or anything else)! Join us at 1 p.m. ET! Register here: bit.ly/3JWib9s #IREforAll
Coming off a VERY productive @ire.org Board retreat, here’s my latest President’s Message on #AccessFest25, mentorship and meetups! Read the full note and find related links: bit.ly/3VEgUGF #IREforAll
IRE is now accepting fellowship applications for #AccessFest25!
This is a chance to attend our upcoming virtual conference and get a one-year IRE membership for free. Journalists, students and educators are eligible to apply.
🗓️ Deadline: Sept. 7
🔗 www.ire.org/training/con...
Yes, we’re already thinking about our next conference 🤩
Share your ideas for #AccessFest25, IRE’s virtual conference coming up this fall.
The deadline to submit pitches is July 27. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
