Full Transcript   Tamman's Article 19 podcast speaks with long-time accessibility strategist and stroke survivor, Robert Jolly.  Host Kristen Witucki chats with Robert about how his career started, what led to his stroke, and why he returned to the cause of accessibility with even more conviction after his stroke.   Robert Jolly is an accessibility-focused product manager working on the delivery team for 10x in the Technology Transformation Services (TTS) at General Services Administration. Robert has previously been co-lead for the TTS Accessibility Guild, and was a member of the W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Education and Outreach Working Group.

Full Transcript "Our only limits are the ones we think we have." - Daniel Kish Tamman's Article 19 podcast speaks with accessibility icons Daniel Kish, the President for the World Access for the Blind and Derrick Twene, a Consultant, Coach, mobility trainer, and motivational speaker who retrained himself to navigate the world after losing his sight as an adult. Daniel Kish is the lead founder and President of World Access for the Blind. This 501(c)(3) non-profit organization uniquely combines a self directed, no limits approach with expertise in perceptual development, positive psychology, person-centered instruction, and public education to develop and mobilize innovative. Daniel holds Master's degrees in both Developmental Psychology and Special Education. He also holds two national certifications in Orientation and Mobility, COMS and NOMC. Daniel is the first totally blind individual to obtain both certifications. He has maintained employment in this capacity since 1996 as an itinerant instructor for many school districts, rehabilitation agencies, and private persons throughout the world. He believes in a strong interdisciplinary education model, making a point to work in close collaboration with all professionals and other supports in relation to each student. Daniel has worked with nearly 1000 blind students of all ages and backgrounds, and from many cultures, as well as tens of thousands of professionals and members of the blindness community. Derrick Twene is a charismatic, highly skilled business leader with extensive commercial experience within the chemical industry. He determined that his loss of eyesight in 2018 would not prevent him from leading an independent life, and has retrained himself to continue his professional career. He now shares his journey and insights with the visually challenged of all ages as a trainer, coach and motivational speaker. Derrick's aim is to inspire & encourage people to overcome adversity by developing and channeling their skills in order to reach their full potential. Article 19 is created by Tamman Inc., hosted by Kristen Witucki, and is produced by Markus Goldman and Harper Yatvin.

Full Transcript The Tamman team talks about the biography of Judith Heumann, known as the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement. Host Kristen Witucki and additional members of the team chat about Heumann's upbringing, how her public protests directly led to immense gains for the lives of people with disabilities, and her legacy after she has passed away. Show notes are in the transcript and on the Tamman website.

Full Transcript We are thrilled to have two leaders and colleagues in the digital document accessibility space on Article 19! They are Chad Chelius and Dax Castro, hosts of the Chax Chat podcast and co-founders of Chax Training and Consulting.  Join Tamman President Marty Molloy and Article 19 Podcast Host Kristen Witucki as they talk with Chad and Dax on a thrilling announcement, the origins of Chax Training and Consulting, and what they anticipate for the future of digital documents and digital accessibility as a whole.  - Chad Chelius is an Adobe Certified Instructor, Trainer, and Expert, he is an  Accessibility Document Specialist (ADS), author, consultant, and has spoken at the InDesign Summit, M-Enabling, CSUN, Tech Access, Creative Pro Week, Adobe MAX, and the Design + Accessibility Summit. As an Adobe Certified Instructor and consultant he teaches and advises on all Adobe print and web products, specializing in InDesign and InCopy workflows, Illustrator, automation, and PDF accessibility using InDesign, Word, and Adobe Acrobat. Dax Castro is an award-winning, Adobe Certified PDF Accessibility Trainer and certified Accessible Document Specialist (ADS) with more than two decades of experience in the marketing and communications industry. He has more than 200 hours of training, is an online influencer, trainer, speaker, and accessibility advocate that pushes the envelope of technology to produce more robust accessible documents. He has spoken at Creative Pro Week, Adobe MAX, Design + Accessibility Summit, CSUN, Assistive Technology Conference, and the SMPS (Society for Marketing Professional Services).

Full Transcript Digital accessibility has a huge footprint in Higher Education. Each website, professor's coursework, and student with disabilities have unique digital accessibility circumstances needed to make the experience equitable. Join our conversation with:  Kara Gaulrapp: Senior Web Accessibility Analyst at University of Pennsylvania Marty Molloy: President of Tamman Inc. Kristen Witucki: Accessibility Specialist and Content Creator Resources, books, and more are found in the show notes section on this podcast's page on our website.

Full Transcript   Oftentimes, digital documents are created for people who are completely able-bodied. In this episode of Article 19, we speak with members of our team who either have lived experience in navigating digital document using assistive technologies, and a team member who specializes in editing digital documents.    Today's accessibility champions are:    Kristen Witucki, CPACC - Accessibility Specialist  Leah Mattern, CPACC - Digital Accessibility Engineer Liza Grant, ADS - Document Accessibility Specialist Lead

Full Transcript   Longtime friends and colleagues Marty Molloy and Michael Mangos catch up and discuss the state of current affairs in digital accessibility. Joining them is Kristen Witucki, Tamman's Accessibility Specialist and Content Creator. Listen in as they cover the state of artificial intelligence, what Mangos has been up to, and an update on a loose thread dating back to one of the first episodes of Article 19.

Full Transcript   Put in your earbuds, grab a warm beverage, and settle in. Our podcast hosts Marty Molloy and Kristen Witucki have a lovely early morning coffee chat with Tamman's co-founder and CEO, Jeff Tamburino. We cover what Tamman's recent history has been, what's coming up in the near future, and what Tamburino is most thrilled about in digital accessibility.

Full Transcript   What is an overlay? An overlay is a short snippet of code that claims it makes a website legally compliant with accessibility laws and usable by people with disabilities once plugged in. That’s the goal on paper. How does it work in practice? That’s what today's podcast is all about. We're talking website accessibility overlays.    This podcast is led by our co-hosting dynamic duo:    Marty Molloy - President, Article 19 Co-Host Kristen Witucki - Accessibility Specialist, Content Creator, Author, Article 19 Co-Host

FULL TRANSCRIPT This Article 19 Mini Episode is a quick discussion with Tobias Morrison, one of our top Mac Enterprise Engineers. Join Tobias and Marty as they discuss Tobias' journey from an artistic film major to an experienced Apple Store Manager to a guest speaker at the MacAdmins conference on July 18-21 in State College, PA. At the MacAdmins conference speaks on shifting From Engineer to Manager: The Journey From Doing to Delegating.  In the near future, we will have content from Tobias' talk on our website; "www.tammaninc.com/learn" so be sure to pay attention to our blogs and social media!

FULL TRANSCRIPT   Today's podcast is the recording of our company book talk discussing Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes. Mismatch is the second book we are reading in 2023. This conversation goes over forming a business case for inclusive design, multiple examples of billion-dollar products that began as accessible technology (such as the iPhone), common myths in inclusive design, and much more. The accessibility champions leading today's podcast are: Harper Yatvin, Tamman's Marketing Specialist and Article 19 Associate Podcast Producer Kristen Witucki, Tamman contributor, author, and teacher We highly encourage you to read this (non-sponsored) book, especially if you are a designer, CEO, or product developer. We also invite you to share your insights with us on social media. As usual, this episode's links and show notes are found on this podcast's page on our website, Tammaninc.com.

FULL TRANSCRIPT   Today on Article 19, we are covering how the Americans with Disabilities Act is often implemented in Universities, colleges, and other organizations of higher education. The inclusive web is filled with accommodating different types of disabilities. These disabilities may be permanent, and they can also be temporary or situational. The higher education world is filled with students learning to speak up about their disability while living with it in their daily life.Our guests on this episode speak about their lived experience, either accommodating these disabilities on the administrative side or living with accommodation experience. We are joined by:Erin Leuthold - Director of the Rutgers University-Camden Office of Disability Services Nimit Kaur - MSW, Disability Services Coordinator at the Camden County Health Department, and Tamman Digital Accessibility Support ConsultantAs always, please find unique resources mentioned in this episode on Tamman's website by going to https://tammaninc.com/learn/.

FULL TRANSCRIPT Tamman President Marty Molloy and Article 19 podcast co-host Kristen Witucki are joined by some of Tamman's internal accessibility champions to discuss all things alt text. What it is, why it's crucial to give everyone informational access, how to properly write it, and more. Today's internal champions are: Wally Zielinski, Accessibility Product Engineer and certified Web Accessibility Specialist Liza Grant, Digital Accessibility Specialist & PDF Remediation Specialist, ADS Certified. This is a big "how-to" episode that shares take-home tips on utilizing alt text and why the heck we care about it. Settle in, get ready to take a couple notes, and enjoy the lively discussion. As usual, our show notes for this episode can be found on our website. We recommend starting with www.tammaninc.com/learn.

FULL TRANSCRIPT   Want a look under the hood of Tamman? We've got a few of our software development experts on this week to discuss their coding expertise, how and why they came into accessibility, who has the best sense of humor, who would survive on a desert island, and more insights from our four-pack of knowledge. Today's guests are: Bill Danbury - Senior Software Engineer Lead Devon Pirestani - Front End Developer James Boatwright - Full Stack Developer Wally Zielinski - Sr. Digital Accessibility Engineer   As always, you can check out our show notes for this week's podcast on our website. Start by going to tammaninc.com/learn.

FULL TRANSCRIPT We're back with Tamman President Marty Molloy and contributor Kristen Witucki, as they are joined once again by a panel of education experts for a second round of discussion on neurodiversity both in and out of education. The episode’s guests are: Damien LaRock - Special Education Teacher for the New York Government; Elizabeth Finnegan - Assistant Professor of Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College; Nate Stauffer - Master of Education from Harvard University Enjoy this deep dive into neurodiversity, its theory, and how it's helpful outside of the classroom. If you want easy access to the links discussed in this episode, please check out the podcast on our website: Tammaninc.com/learn/.

FULL TRANSCRIPT Tamman President Marty Molloy and contributor Kristen Witucki discuss the intersection of neurodiversity and accessibility with education. They are joined by a panel of esteemed guests: Damien LaRock - Special Education Teacher for the New York Government; Elizabeth Finnegan - Assistant Professor of Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College; Nate Stauffer - Master of Education from Harvard University; and Daniela Arcuri - Special Educator working towards Behavioral Analyst Certification Enjoy this wide-ranging conversation that dives deep into teaching strategies, mental health in the classroom, accommodations for students, and much more. If you want easy access to the links discussed in this episode, please check out the podcast on our website: Tammaninc.com/learn/.

FULL TRANSCRIPT In 2023, Tamman Inc. will be holding monthly book talks featuring titles that touch on the topics we at Tamman care about most. For our January book talk, we read Outside Myself by frequent Tamman and Article 19 Collaborator Kristen Witucki, who was gracious enough to join us for an interview.

FULL TRANSCRIPT   The Article 19 team set up at the Tamman booth at the 2022 PHL Innovation Picnic in Philadelphia's Navy Yard. We had the privilege to interview several guests throughout the day including Catherine Sontag of Witty Gritty, LLC and Jason Bannon of Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

FULL TRANSCRIPT In this mini-podcast, Marty is joined once again by our frequent collaborator Kristen Witucki, and our own Liza Grant to talk about Be My Eyes, a free app that connects people with visual disabilities  to sighted volunteers for everyday assistance.

FULL TRANSCRIPT On Thursday, May 19, 2022, Tamman and Indy Hall unveiled a new event collaboration called Un/Ravel: Stories that tie us together. Un/Ravel is designed to knit our community together through short personal talks on themed topics at the nexus of accessibility, work, and community.