ml , to AcademicChatter group
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Nothing says "We care about accessibility and equity for disabled people in STEM like 'Go to Google and let their AI handle it""

@disability @academicchatter

ml OP ,
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@JustGrist @disability @academicchatter Yes, this is what I've long said about automation as well.

gaysis ,
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@ml and the point is not that it is a "zero effort" solution or "not done by human professionals", the point is that AI-generated captions are not good enough in quality to provide sufficient accessibility, and therefore using AI as only accessibility measure is a fucking poor excuse.

ucaccessnow , to AcademicChatter group
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🧵 What is this? After pushing UC for 4 years now to quit designing buildings where inaccessibility is the default, a main entrance to a building is wheelchair accessible?

What finally convinced UC Davis, one wonders? @disability @academicchatter

ucaccessnow OP ,
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Ah, there's the UC Davis we know. Unnecessary steps because you weren't specifically PAID to do your duty under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act nor to actually make a public university accessible to the public.

@disability @academicchatter

leyonhjelm ,
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@ucaccessnow

Fuck you. It should be steps twice as high

@disability @academicchatter

ucaccessnow , to AcademicChatter group
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Such BS...how can you do research that doesn't question whether the way accessibility is currently being offered is the problem?

This reads more like "Given that we don't want to follow legal bare minimums, how can we put the onus on disabled people & blame them when they 'fall short' as intended?"

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/student-success/college-experience/2024/06/07/4-barriers-accommodation-students-disabilities

https://archive.is/8Xrvx

@academicchatter

The number of students with disabilities has grown 10 percentage points since 2004 to 21 percent of all learners, with large increases in students who have depression (27 percent); a mental, emotional or psychiatric condition (21 percent); and attention deficit disorder (21 percent), according to a May report from the U.S. Government Accountability Office. However, students with disabilities were less likely to graduate from college than their peers (21 percent, compared to 38 percent) and, among those who did complete, they were less likely to be employed full-time compared to their peers. To better support these learners, researchers conducted interviews with staff in disability services offices, students with disabilities and faculty members to understand the most prevalent barriers to student success and some of the solutions institutions are implementing.
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    • BioNavigator , to biology group
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    is a challenge for and other . This is an interesting post describing the problem.

    https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7196179958023495681

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