Sunila Samuel
@sunilasamuel.bsky.social
Writer | Editor | Instructional Designer | Freelancer | Library and Forest Wanderer | Aspiring mystery novel and picture book author. My PB WIP has silly robots 🤖
Sea Otter Awareness Week. Because we all could use more sea otter news 😊
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6 fun photos to celebrate Sea Otter Awareness week
The furry mammals keep kelp forests going.
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September 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Sea Otter Awareness Week. Because we all could use more sea otter news 😊
www.popsci.com/environment/...
www.popsci.com/environment/...
I live for weekend farmers markets during the summer and fall. I'm so grateful for local farmers and their wonderful produce.
September 27, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I live for weekend farmers markets during the summer and fall. I'm so grateful for local farmers and their wonderful produce.
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Under the ADA, state and local governments, public schools, community colleges, and public universities will soon have to conform to WCAG 2.1 AA. Depending on the size of the population served, entities have until April 2026 and April 2027 to comply.
www.ada.gov/resources/20...
www.ada.gov/resources/20...
Fact Sheet: New Rule on the Accessibility of Web Content and Mobile Apps Provided by State and Local Governments
The Department of Justice published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on July 20, 2023 explaining how we propose updating the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...
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August 18, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Under the ADA, state and local governments, public schools, community colleges, and public universities will soon have to conform to WCAG 2.1 AA. Depending on the size of the population served, entities have until April 2026 and April 2027 to comply.
www.ada.gov/resources/20...
www.ada.gov/resources/20...
Taking a stand against book bans
How psychologists are fighting censorship to keep culturally diverse books available to everyone
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How psychologists are fighting censorship to keep culturally diverse books available to everyone
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July 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Taking a stand against book bans
How psychologists are fighting censorship to keep culturally diverse books available to everyone
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
How psychologists are fighting censorship to keep culturally diverse books available to everyone
www.apa.org/monitor/2025...
A fresh rose is poetry. ❤️💛💛❤️
June 28, 2025 at 12:47 AM
A fresh rose is poetry. ❤️💛💛❤️
It's a tiny delight opening up a blood orange and seeing the deep, rich magenta color.
April 26, 2025 at 12:07 AM
It's a tiny delight opening up a blood orange and seeing the deep, rich magenta color.
'City Summer, Country Summer' and 'The Littlest Drop' are new picture books : NPR's Book of the Day www.npr.org/2025/04/18/1...
Two new children's books view the natural world as a site of personal growth : NPR's Book of the Day
Two new picture books explore how the outside world can transform our relationships with our communities and ourselves. First, Kiese Laymon is out with a children's book about three Black boys who con...
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April 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
'City Summer, Country Summer' and 'The Littlest Drop' are new picture books : NPR's Book of the Day www.npr.org/2025/04/18/1...
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Use alt-text with images. Not only does it help visually impaired who use screen readers but also:
- Can help neurodivergent.
- Helps your post get discovered.
- When Internet is slow, people will see your alt-text if image doesn't load.
More tips: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/al...
#BlueSkyTips
- Can help neurodivergent.
- Helps your post get discovered.
- When Internet is slow, people will see your alt-text if image doesn't load.
More tips: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/al...
#BlueSkyTips
Alt text - Why It's Important - Debbie Ridpath Ohi - Obsidian Publish
This page helps explain why it's important to use alt text when posting images on Bluesky, best practices, and tips. Cover-WhyUseAltText-v2-flat-800.jpg INDEX Here are just some of the ways alt-text …
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April 12, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Use alt-text with images. Not only does it help visually impaired who use screen readers but also:
- Can help neurodivergent.
- Helps your post get discovered.
- When Internet is slow, people will see your alt-text if image doesn't load.
More tips: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/al...
#BlueSkyTips
- Can help neurodivergent.
- Helps your post get discovered.
- When Internet is slow, people will see your alt-text if image doesn't load.
More tips: publish.obsidian.md/debbieohi/al...
#BlueSkyTips
Gift article:
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
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April 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Gift article:
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Langston Hughes (1902—1967) is one of my favorite American poets. "Freedom" is soul-stirring and timeless, and one of my favorites of his. #BlackHistoryMonth
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www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/151031...
Freedom
Freedom will not come Today, this year Nor ever Through compromise and fear.
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February 28, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Langston Hughes (1902—1967) is one of my favorite American poets. "Freedom" is soul-stirring and timeless, and one of my favorites of his. #BlackHistoryMonth
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/151031...
www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/151031...
Eyes on the Prize III. This looks outstanding.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyON...
Eyes on the Prize III | Official Trailer | HBO
YouTube video by HBO
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February 17, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Eyes on the Prize III. This looks outstanding.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyON...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyON...
I started watching Severance on Apple TV this year, and I have to say, it's become one of my favorite shows ever. It's got a fantastic creepy, low-key buzzy vibe that makes the show really exhilarating to watch. My hands are usually clenched the entire time. And the cinematography is gorgeous.
February 9, 2025 at 5:49 PM
I started watching Severance on Apple TV this year, and I have to say, it's become one of my favorite shows ever. It's got a fantastic creepy, low-key buzzy vibe that makes the show really exhilarating to watch. My hands are usually clenched the entire time. And the cinematography is gorgeous.
Beautiful Chicago winter day for a walk in the woods along the frozen Des Plaines River.
January 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
Beautiful Chicago winter day for a walk in the woods along the frozen Des Plaines River.
Great resource for instructional designers, teachers, bloggers, or anyone developing history-focused websites.
Explore the Newly-Launched Public Domain Image Archive with 10,000+ Free Historical Images
Explore the Newly-Launched Public Domain Image Archive with 10,000+ Free Historical Images
We've often featured the work of the Public Domain Review here on Open Culture, and also various searchable copyright-free image databases that have arisen over the years.
www.openculture.com
January 20, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Great resource for instructional designers, teachers, bloggers, or anyone developing history-focused websites.
Beautiful, bright winter day - the Des Plaines River (Illinois).
January 18, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Beautiful, bright winter day - the Des Plaines River (Illinois).
Excellent article about the layers and beautiful complexity of picture books.
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The Surprising Complexity of Picture Books | Jane Friedman
Protagonist, antagonist, rising and falling action, arc of change, emotion—all must be developed in a picture book, and in under 500 words.
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January 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Excellent article about the layers and beautiful complexity of picture books.
janefriedman.com/the-surprisi...
janefriedman.com/the-surprisi...
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I'm an American Hardcover by Darshana Khiani, illustrated by Laura Freeman.
This lovely picture book celebrates immigrants and their journey to America while not shying away from the racism and barriers they faced.
#ReadYourWorld #immigrant #racism #picturebook
This lovely picture book celebrates immigrants and their journey to America while not shying away from the racism and barriers they faced.
#ReadYourWorld #immigrant #racism #picturebook
January 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm an American Hardcover by Darshana Khiani, illustrated by Laura Freeman.
This lovely picture book celebrates immigrants and their journey to America while not shying away from the racism and barriers they faced.
#ReadYourWorld #immigrant #racism #picturebook
This lovely picture book celebrates immigrants and their journey to America while not shying away from the racism and barriers they faced.
#ReadYourWorld #immigrant #racism #picturebook