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Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles, PhD. ATP
@hillary-atp.bsky.social
Accessibility Accomplice. Instructional Designer. Assistive Technology Specialist. Mental Health, HumanAT, CommunAT are my jams!
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2/3 Seeking educators who: ✅ Teach in a higher education institution in the UK, USA, Canada or Ireland ✅ Understand UDL frameworks and principles ✅ Currently use GenAI tools to support inclusive teaching. Participation involves a 45-60 minute semi-structured online interview via Microsoft Teams.
September 26, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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July 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
“There is no Negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough to live up to their own constitution. “
-Frederick Douglas 1893
July 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
The Dark Money Game is a look at the levels of corruption from state to federal government. Follow the money.. completely disgusted.
#Politics #Corruption #Ethics
www.hbo.com/the-dark-mon...
The Dark Money Game | Official Website for the HBO Original | HBO.com
The official website for The Dark Money Game on HBO, featuring interviews, schedule information, behind the scenes exclusives, and more.
www.hbo.com
April 22, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Accessibility is a foundational part of any workflow.
Education should include it as part of foundational practice.
It’s not an afterthought.
It’s not hard to do.
It makes your products better.
Accessibility matters!!
#EduSky #Workforce #Education
April 14, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Harriet Tubman dedicated her life to freeing people from slavery and fighting for abolition.

The Trump administration cannot erase our history.
National Park Service edits down Underground Railroad website, removes Harriet Tubman spot
Harriet Tubman was an abolistionist and freedom seeker who led many others to safety in the north. Her photo and quote was removed from a fed website.
www.usatoday.com
April 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Don’t mess with Super Grover… just saying…
April 3, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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President Trump is using federal funding to coerce our public schools to comply with his agenda.

Schools should not be a political battleground.
Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Funds From Public Schools (Gift Article)
State education officials will be required to verify that they have eliminated all programs that promote diversity, equity and inclusion that the administration deems unlawful, according to a new memo...
www.nytimes.com
April 3, 2025 at 8:05 PM
what a gift to connect with the best and talk #MentalHealth and ways #UDL can support! #EduSky #UDLChat #ATChat
Universal Design for Learning and Mental Health tinyurl.com/33arcrn7

@eyeonaxs.bsky.social @dtourudl.bsky.social and I had a wonderful conversation with @hillary-atp.bsky.social for this episode on @cast-udl.bsky.social Learning Experience Podcast #UDL #EduSky #MentalHealth #UDLchat #CommunAT
April 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Tonight watch “Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act” on PBS and YouTube. These stories matter. Learning about #DisabledHistory matters.
"Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act" premieres on @pbs.org tonight, March 25th.

@jimlebrecht.bsky.social directed the film, which shows the "decades-long push for equality and accessibility that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990."
Change, Not Charity: The Americans with Disabilities Act | American Experience | PBS
The dramatic story of the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990. The film highlights the determined people who literally put their bodies on the line to pass the legislation tha...
www.pbs.org
March 25, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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Due process is the very complicated idea that your rights are not determined by the whims of guys like this
KARL: Do they have any due process at all?

HOMAN: Due process -- what was Laken Riley's due process?

(That's a "no")
March 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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America has always been a bastion of freedom, holding the line against tyranny at home and abroad. No longer. Trump has placed us on the other side of that wall.
Wall
YouTube video by The Lincoln Project
www.youtube.com
March 21, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Makenzie's Mission to Empower Learners bit.ly/3FDmsfQ @cast-udl.bsky.social @nadinegilkison.bsky.social

We were so honored to spend time with this young lady whose voice is being heard across the nation as she advocates for #dyslexia awareness and access through assistive technology. #EduSky #UDL
March 18, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Disabilities can be super variable.

What works for someone one day, might not work the next.
When they’ve just about found a way to manage, something else happens or the disability progresses, so it’s back to the drawing board.

It’s a constant balance, and constantly adapting.
March 16, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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Minimising or dismissing ADHD as a social construct can be rebuffed with:

- multiple studies/scans showing structural, functional and other brain differences
- lived experience of so many manifesting same symptoms in same predictable ways
- responding to stimulants in the same predictable ways

1/3
March 17, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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If you’re protesting this weekend, know your rights.
March 15, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Elon fires hundreds of Twitter employees and Twitter goes down.

Elon fires air traffic controllers and planes go down.

Elon goes on a DOGE rampage and the stock market goes down.

Elon regulates his own SpaceX and its starships go down.

I'm sensing a pattern.
March 10, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Donold is now classifying protests at Tesla dealerships as ‘domestic terrorism.’

Protest at a Tesla dealership and you get arrested as a terrorist.

But attack the Capitol and you get a pardon.
March 11, 2025 at 9:46 PM
“I would like this to be a place where we do things FOR each other, not TO each other “
-Bill Russell Celtics Legend
This rings true to this day.
#Inclusion
March 11, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Dismantling the organization that oversees continuity of access and protection of children with disabilities just sickens me to my core.
NEW @pbsnews.org Classroom Educator Voice — Hear from teachers on the plans to dismantle the DoE. "It will be like going back in time to the 1960s, when children with learning differences and challenging behavior were not entitled to an education at all" #EduSky #sschat

bit.ly/41HYHvE
How shutting down the Department of Education would affect teachers and students
Hear from teachers what shutting down the Department of Education would mean for their classrooms
bit.ly
March 9, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Did you know iOS 18 has a wicked cool feature in the Notes app? Live transcription! Great for meetings, appointments, lectures, when dictation perfectionism hits, and more! #EduSky #ATChat #UDL
support.apple.com/guide/iphone...
Record and transcribe audio in Notes on iPhone
In Notes on your iPhone, add audio recording and transcribe the spoken words to text.
support.apple.com
March 8, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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Diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility programs aim to create a more equal world where everyone is able to belong and thrive.
DEI and Accessibility, Explained | ACLU
Diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility policies…
www.aclu.org
March 6, 2025 at 11:12 PM
I am intrigued by AllSides and how it shows how different leaning media outlets report on key issues- left, center, right. Also has interesting data to consider. This is helping stay focused and informed while acknowledging media bias. #EduSky

www.allsides.com/unbiased-bal...
AllSides | Balanced news via media bias ratings for an unbiased news perspective
See issues and political news with news bias revealed. Non-partisan, crowd-sourced technology shows all sides so you can decide.
www.allsides.com
March 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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Yes! Accessibility should never be an afterthought, and @Bookcreator.com gets it! As a passionate advocate for digital accessibility, I’m often disappointed by #EdTech products but this company always does what is right. Their latest update adds text-to-speech while editing—because #AllMeansAll !🙌🏽
New Feature Alert: Text-to-Speech in Edit Mode! 🎉

Empower your students with more accessibility and independence! Book Creator now offers Text-to-Speech (TTS) in edit mode for text and for PDFs! 🙌

Try it today and see the difference!

Learn More: hubs.la/Q038BJtB0
Feature Update: Text to Speech for text and PDFs - Book Creator app
Empower students with Text-to-Speech (TTS) in Edit Mode! Now, Book Creator allows students to listen to individual text elements and PDFs while editing, supporting literacy, comprehension, and multili...
hubs.la
February 28, 2025 at 2:36 AM