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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Mother Jones magazine just published an in-depth investigative report, “America Promises Equality for Disabled Students. It’s Failing.”<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>6 modules showcase problems and some successes from around the country.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Online version is at <a href="https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/america-promises-equality-for-disabled-students-its-failing/">https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2023/12/america-promises-equality-for-disabled-students-its-failing/</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Don’t want to stir up a political debate, just want to inform colleagues of what the magazine documented. So let’s not squabble about the use of the term “disabled students” or how accessible the website is.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'>Bevi Chagnon <b><span style='color:#AEAAAA'>| </span></b><span style='color:#595959'>Designer, Accessibility Technician</span><b><span style='color:#AEAAAA'> |</span></b> <a href="mailto:Chagnon@PubCom.com">Chagnon@PubCom.com</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b>PubCom: <span style='color:#C00000'>Technologists for Accessible Design + Publishing</span><o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'>consulting <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> training <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> development <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> design <span style='color:#D0CECE'>•</span> sec. 508 services<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b>Upcoming classes</b> at <a href="http://www.pubcom.com/classes">www.PubCom.com/<b>classes</b></a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><b><span style='color:#D0CECE'>— — —<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-top:0in'><a href="https://mailchi.mp/e694edcdfadd/class-discount-3266574">Latest blog-newsletter</a> – <b><a href="https://www.pubcom.com/blog/2020_07-20/alt-text_part-1.shtml">Simple Guide to Writing Alt-Text</a></b> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>