Wendy Torres
@techsnacks.bsky.social
Believer ✝️ Proud mother of 2 blessings, Senior Instructional and Digital Accessibility Specialist at Coppin State University, Adjunct, USMC Veteran, ASAN, A11y
Yes, accessibility is a civil right.❤️
Love to teach🎓
Yes, accessibility is a civil right.❤️
Love to teach🎓
I had a great time presenting at Anthology’s Digital Teaching Symposium yesterday, sharing the amazing work we are doing at Coppin State University!
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Yesterday, I had the privilege of presenting at the Anthology Digital Teaching Symposium and sharing Coppin State University’s digital accessibility journey. A special thank-you to Katie Grennell… | W...
Yesterday, I had the privilege of presenting at the Anthology Digital Teaching Symposium and sharing Coppin State University’s digital accessibility journey. A special thank-you to Katie Grennell, PhD...
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November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I had a great time presenting at Anthology’s Digital Teaching Symposium yesterday, sharing the amazing work we are doing at Coppin State University!
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Our season is definitely donee but I wish fully recovery for these young men. It is a brutal sport. #LifeAsACommandersFan
I didn’t even watch last night…honestly glad I didn’t 😐😖
I hope Jayden, Terry, and the rest of our injured players make a full recovery! I’m so sorry Art Monk had to be present at that game 😭
I guess there’s always next year…? (I have no confidence for the rest of this season 💀)
#Commanders
I hope Jayden, Terry, and the rest of our injured players make a full recovery! I’m so sorry Art Monk had to be present at that game 😭
I guess there’s always next year…? (I have no confidence for the rest of this season 💀)
#Commanders
We’ve hit the part of the season where I turn off the television before the game is over 😐🫣 welp #Commanders #NFCeast
November 3, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Our season is definitely donee but I wish fully recovery for these young men. It is a brutal sport. #LifeAsACommandersFan
This is incredible news! Book creator has been my to tool ever since I first reviewed them for accessibility several years ago.
At that time, their product had several accessibility flaws. I brought my findings to them and they immediately went to work to address the issues.
At that time, their product had several accessibility flaws. I brought my findings to them and they immediately went to work to address the issues.
We’re proud to share that our product is officially UDL Certified by CAST.
Read more about this certification here on our blog: https://f.mtr.cool/cpvmvnhovi
Read more about this certification here on our blog: https://f.mtr.cool/cpvmvnhovi
November 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
This is incredible news! Book creator has been my to tool ever since I first reviewed them for accessibility several years ago.
At that time, their product had several accessibility flaws. I brought my findings to them and they immediately went to work to address the issues.
At that time, their product had several accessibility flaws. I brought my findings to them and they immediately went to work to address the issues.
Oh so sad.
Giants currently winning and if this holds, we will end up in last place in the division. 😫 #ThePainOfBeingACommandersFan
Giants currently winning and if this holds, we will end up in last place in the division. 😫 #ThePainOfBeingACommandersFan
It isn’t looking good for our team…. Sigh.. good thing I don’t drink.
a safety? really?
actually, a safety may be what makes or breaks the game so… let’s see if it’s in our favor! #Commanders
actually, a safety may be what makes or breaks the game so… let’s see if it’s in our favor! #Commanders
October 19, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Oh so sad.
Giants currently winning and if this holds, we will end up in last place in the division. 😫 #ThePainOfBeingACommandersFan
Giants currently winning and if this holds, we will end up in last place in the division. 😫 #ThePainOfBeingACommandersFan
It isn’t looking good for our team…. Sigh.. good thing I don’t drink.
a safety? really?
actually, a safety may be what makes or breaks the game so… let’s see if it’s in our favor! #Commanders
actually, a safety may be what makes or breaks the game so… let’s see if it’s in our favor! #Commanders
October 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
It isn’t looking good for our team…. Sigh.. good thing I don’t drink.
Opf we lose on a last second field goal. #CardiacCommanders Next week we play Dallas and it is a must win! #HTTC
October 14, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Opf we lose on a last second field goal. #CardiacCommanders Next week we play Dallas and it is a must win! #HTTC
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"If you removed our autism you would remove us. Everything you love &hate about us would be gone. We'd fundamentally be completely different ppl. So if you love an autistic person, their autism is part of what you love about them." By @autiebiographical.bsky.social:
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Autie-biographical Comics
You can't love someone but hate their autism. It's a part of who we are. Yes, you can dislike parts of our autism, like I'm sure there are parts of other people you don't like. However, the parts of.....
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October 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
"If you removed our autism you would remove us. Everything you love &hate about us would be gone. We'd fundamentally be completely different ppl. So if you love an autistic person, their autism is part of what you love about them." By @autiebiographical.bsky.social:
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Successfully defended my proposal now waiting for IRB approval to start my research.
October 8, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Successfully defended my proposal now waiting for IRB approval to start my research.
A beautiful day for a visit to the Air and Space Museum with the fam. Heart full.❤️
October 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
A beautiful day for a visit to the Air and Space Museum with the fam. Heart full.❤️
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🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
September 29, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎶 Take a look, it's in a book 🎶
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
🥹 After nearly 20 years... Reading Rainbow is returning to motivate, help, and encourage kids to become avid readers with new episodes, new friends, new projects, and of course... new books! Make sure to follow the rainbow 📚🌈
#FollowTheRainbow
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Based on a 300-character reply I posted this weekend, here is a list of tips for teaching R programming to a low vision student, from someone with low vision and a degree in computational and data sciences. #Accessibility
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Tips For Teaching R Programming To A Low Vision Student
I have low vision and a degree in computational and data sciences, here are my tips for introducing R programming to a low vision student.
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September 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
Based on a 300-character reply I posted this weekend, here is a list of tips for teaching R programming to a low vision student, from someone with low vision and a degree in computational and data sciences. #Accessibility
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So now @bookcreator.com is part of Kami. I am approaching this announcement with some excitement and trepidation because when I tested Kami several years ago, it had a lot of accessibility flaws for navigation. hubs.la/Q03JzKZq0
Book Creator + Kami: A New Chapter Begins - Book Creator app
Kami and Book Creator join forces to empower expression, engagement, and evidence in every classroom.
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September 17, 2025 at 10:41 AM
So now @bookcreator.com is part of Kami. I am approaching this announcement with some excitement and trepidation because when I tested Kami several years ago, it had a lot of accessibility flaws for navigation. hubs.la/Q03JzKZq0
Shamelessly manifesting this doctorate one oversized hoodie at a time. Proposal hearing next stop. 🚂#EdD2026
September 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Shamelessly manifesting this doctorate one oversized hoodie at a time. Proposal hearing next stop. 🚂#EdD2026
This is why history should be taught. The civil rights movement in the US wasn’t not ancient history. “Joseph McNeil, Member of 'Greensboro Four' Who Protested Segregation at Lunch Counters, Dies at 83” Rest in power, King.
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September 9, 2025 at 10:51 AM
This is why history should be taught. The civil rights movement in the US wasn’t not ancient history. “Joseph McNeil, Member of 'Greensboro Four' Who Protested Segregation at Lunch Counters, Dies at 83” Rest in power, King.
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“These are called temporary disabilities or situational barriers. They may last a few minutes or hours, but for millions of people with permanent disabilities, these barriers don’t just “go away.”-Diana Khalipina(quote and image)
September 7, 2025 at 1:29 PM
“These are called temporary disabilities or situational barriers. They may last a few minutes or hours, but for millions of people with permanent disabilities, these barriers don’t just “go away.”-Diana Khalipina(quote and image)
Excited to share that we were featured in the USM Accessibility in Action – September 2025 Issue, in the “Campus in Focus” section! The newsletter from the Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation highlights our commitment to centering student voices:
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USM Accessibility in Action - September 2025 Issue
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September 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Excited to share that we were featured in the USM Accessibility in Action – September 2025 Issue, in the “Campus in Focus” section! The newsletter from the Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation highlights our commitment to centering student voices:
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Maryland residents we have an Amber alert! Be on the lookout. If you think you see the car,
Call 911!
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Call 911!
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AMBER Alert issued for Maryland 1-year-old Day-Rene Garris Collins, police say
A AMBER Alert has been issued for 1-year-old Day-Rene Garris Collins, the Maryland State Police Department said.
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August 30, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Maryland residents we have an Amber alert! Be on the lookout. If you think you see the car,
Call 911!
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Call 911!
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🥹OMG! Just talked to my chair and my dissertation draft proposal is about ready for my committee review!! It’s happening ya’ll! #DoctorateJourney
I am a bucket of emotions right now( in the best way).
I am a bucket of emotions right now( in the best way).
August 26, 2025 at 12:59 AM
🥹OMG! Just talked to my chair and my dissertation draft proposal is about ready for my committee review!! It’s happening ya’ll! #DoctorateJourney
I am a bucket of emotions right now( in the best way).
I am a bucket of emotions right now( in the best way).
So proud to be part of this amazing team! #CoppinProud
August 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
So proud to be part of this amazing team! #CoppinProud
🚨 Maryland Students! Ready to lead in Assistive Tech? Apply to be an AT Champion for the 2025–26 cohort!
- $2,000 stipend
-6-month program (Oct–Mar)
- Hands-on AT + cross-state collab
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- $2,000 stipend
-6-month program (Oct–Mar)
- Hands-on AT + cross-state collab
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Exciting opportunity for Maryland Students. | Wendolyn(Wendy) Velez-Torres
Exciting opportunity for Maryland Students. The Maryland Department of Disabilities Assistive Technology Program is looking for AT Champions for the 2025-2026 Cohort!
DETAILS:
-Six month program runni...
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August 20, 2025 at 6:39 PM
🚨 Maryland Students! Ready to lead in Assistive Tech? Apply to be an AT Champion for the 2025–26 cohort!
- $2,000 stipend
-6-month program (Oct–Mar)
- Hands-on AT + cross-state collab
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- $2,000 stipend
-6-month program (Oct–Mar)
- Hands-on AT + cross-state collab
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Sheesh, this batch I got from the pet store this week must be the whole Cricket Philharmonic’s world tour. Our breaded dragon bout to eat Mozart. 🦗
Not sure why we use crickets as a metaphor for silence. The ones in my bearded dragon’s cage were so loud last night I’m convinced they smuggled in megaphones and held a TED Talk.
a cartoon character is laying on a violin with the words `` quiet '' written on the bottom .
Alt: A cartoon character( Jimmy Cricket) is laying on a violin and is yelling “Quiet”
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August 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Sheesh, this batch I got from the pet store this week must be the whole Cricket Philharmonic’s world tour. Our breaded dragon bout to eat Mozart. 🦗
Sigh. I knew he would come for the Smithsonian. Why not, since he has already come for the school system and higher ed? Trying to erase history doesn’t change the history. Those who don’t remember their history are doomed to repeat it.
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Trump Says Smithsonian Focuses Too Much on ‘How Bad Slavery Was’
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August 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Sigh. I knew he would come for the Smithsonian. Why not, since he has already come for the school system and higher ed? Trying to erase history doesn’t change the history. Those who don’t remember their history are doomed to repeat it.
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Inaugural launch!
Coppin’s Digital Accessibility Hub now features our Faculty Showcase & Recognition page, celebrating faculty members who embrace progress over perfection to remove barriers and create inclusive learning environments for all. #CoppinPride
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Coppin’s Digital Accessibility Hub now features our Faculty Showcase & Recognition page, celebrating faculty members who embrace progress over perfection to remove barriers and create inclusive learning environments for all. #CoppinPride
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August 10, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Inaugural launch!
Coppin’s Digital Accessibility Hub now features our Faculty Showcase & Recognition page, celebrating faculty members who embrace progress over perfection to remove barriers and create inclusive learning environments for all. #CoppinPride
www.coppin.edu/digital-acce...
Coppin’s Digital Accessibility Hub now features our Faculty Showcase & Recognition page, celebrating faculty members who embrace progress over perfection to remove barriers and create inclusive learning environments for all. #CoppinPride
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Autism isn’t a tragedy. But losing our son’s beautiful smile and sense of self to ABA would’ve been. His first social worker used ABA. It did real harm. He thought he had to mask who he is. Thank God we knew better and got him away. Now he’s thriving, being his best self because he can BE himself.
August 7, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Autism isn’t a tragedy. But losing our son’s beautiful smile and sense of self to ABA would’ve been. His first social worker used ABA. It did real harm. He thought he had to mask who he is. Thank God we knew better and got him away. Now he’s thriving, being his best self because he can BE himself.