Motherhood, like any part of life, is shaped by unique experiences and for parents with disabilities, those experiences often come with distinct challenges. In this episode of HearSay Shorts, Mariella Mariella Paulino-Peralta, Senior Advocacy and Social Media Marketing Manager at AudioEye, shares her journey as a mom with a hearing disability. From using vibrating alarm clocks that detect a baby’s cries to connecting with a supportive community of parents online, her story is a testament to the transformative power of accessible technology. At AudioEye, our mission is to make the internet accessible for the 1 in 6 people globally living with a disability. Stories like Mariella’s highlight why we must continue to invest in accessibility technologies that empower people to thrive in every part of their lives. Join the conversation and learn how accessibility fuels progress and inclusion for all. Watch the full video at https://lnkd.in/ezZK3iUb. Video Description Mariella Paulino and The Blind Blogger Maxwell Ivey appear on the screen. Mariella is a Hispanic woman with shoulder-length curly hair and a black shirt with the AudioEye logo. Maxwell Ivey is a Caucasian male with medium-length brown curly hair and brown eyes, wearing a white button-down shirt with a black tie. Transcript: I have had a lot of anxiety and a lot of fears. What if I didn't hear the baby in the middle of the night? What if we go out somewhere and something happens, and then I end up being a terrible mom because I didn't hear my baby? And one of the most empowering things that has happened to me is that I have really just gone out there and tried to find my people, tried to find community, tried to find solutions to the problems I've had because I am not the first woman with a disability that has embarked on motherhood who has a hearing disability, nor will I be the last. #AccessibilityMatters #Inclusion #Empowerment #AudioEye #A11y #Motherhood
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As Disability Pride Month ends, Alexa Orban, Director of Marketing, reflects on the year-round commitment to accessibility and inclusion. 🖥 Read the full blog here: https://lnkd.in/ghsA-KJh Let’s advocate for and keep the momentum and action of Disability Pride alive throughout the year. #DisabilityPrideMonth #Accessibility #Inclusion #AssistiveTech #CommunitySupport Image Description: A graphic that overlays an image. The text reads: Wrapping Up Disability Pride Month: A Year-Round Commitment. The photo shows Alexa's desk. On the left, a bouquet of blue hydrangeas sits next to a cup of iced coffee, a mouse, and a Cephable journal. Alexa's laptop is on the right, with a screen that shows 'Keeping it Real: Alexa's Story' from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation. Demystifying Disability sits on the keyboard
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🚨 Exciting News! 🚨 I’m thrilled to share that I was quoted in a recent Newsweek article titled "Woman Blocks Sister Over Why She Doesn't Want Kids, Internet Outraged," authored by Maria Morava. The piece explores the complexities of personal choices and societal expectations surrounding parenthood, and I’m honored to have my perspective included. Check it out to see my thoughts alongside other voices on this important conversation! #Newsweek #MediaQuote #Parenthood #PersonalChoices #MariaMorava
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If you watch The Bachelor or The Bachelorette, put a little like hands up in the comments below. 🤚 🛑 I'm aware that The Bachelor, as a general construct, & piece of entertainment, has problematic issues in terms of discrimination & bias, not specific to disability. That's a conversation for another time! 🛑 But let's talk about DAISY! 🌼 She is one of the Contestants on this season (Joey's season) of The Bachelor. I've been TEAM DAISY since the very first night and she revealed fairly early on in the show that she has a COCHLEAR IMPLANT. I was really interested to see how this would impact an UNDERSTANDING of disability from her perspective & how the show would PORTRAY or talk about it. ➡️ If you aren't familiar with what a COCHLEAR IMPLANT is: It is a surgical implant (for those who are deaf or hard of hearing) that actually bypasses the portions of the inner ear that are damaged & not able to process sounds. Instead, it is fixed to the head, so the auditory nerve in the brain is triggered. This allows the wearer to perceive sounds, words, & speech. It DOES NOT completely restore hearing that has been lost, but it does provide SOME restoration. ⬅️ In terms of disability, I have felt like The Bachelor as a whole has been NEUTRAL and accepting. They don't seem to be pushing too much of their own agenda and have given space for Daisy to speak to her own story & experiences. They've not bypassed disability or let it be all encompassing to who Daisy is as a person. It's been fun getting to see her become more and more comfortable sharing herself with Joey and the other members of the show! But enough of my thoughts. What do you think? Our hope is to ultimately break down the bias system & become a world where there is BELONGING & ACCEPTANCE for people with disabilities as well as equal rights & opportunities, especially within a WORK ENVIRONMENT. ~~~ My name is Kathryn Hubert 👋 🌱 I own a Cafe in Greensboro, NC 🌱 On a mission to change how our world hires disabled humans 🌱 Keynote speaker on disability employment Liked this post? Want to see more? Click the 🔔 on my Profile ✉️ Connect with me or email me to setup a speaking opportunity (link on top of my profile)
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Author, Coach, Consultant, Speaker | Leadership, Career Planning, Team Development | Organizational Dynamics | Certified Peer Specialist Mental Health | #actuallyautistic
Here are some great perspectives on managing mental health at the holidays, especially for those of us who are Autistic and have Autistic people in our families and businesses. Yesterday I attended a webinar by Georgia Mental Health Consumer Network on dealing with the holidays. One simple tip that I’ve put into place already — it is OK to say no to things that may harm your mental health. I’ve turned down my first holiday event for this Saturday because the nature of the activity will deplete my energy for the whole day — and maybe the entire weekend. Read below for excellent insights by April Lea.
This week we had International Day of People with Disabilities, and instead of joining the throngs of other advocates posting awareness for the day, I sadly was sadly pre-occupied…with being disabled. As we get closer and closer to Christmas, the demands get higher and higher and as an autistic individual, I find this time of year very challenging. The social events, the mad rush to get things done at work, the additional load of present shopping and decorating and general disruption that comes to a normally routine-driven household at Christmas time. Add autistic children also trying to navigate this time of year and you’ve got yourself a mad house. Fellow autistics: if you’re feeling more irritable and like you have less capacity and tolerance than normal - you are not alone. This time of year is exciting, but it is also hard. Two things can be true at the same time. I love Christmas, and I also struggle with it. Emails go unanswered, dates get mixed up, words are shouted instead of spoken. These are all the wonderful joys that come with a cognitive disability. Our windows of tolerance diminish, and our disabilities become more pronounced. At a time when they need to be the most minimised. So be kind to yourself. Be kind to your autistic employees. Be kind to your autistic colleagues. Be kind to anyone that might be dropping the ball just a little bit in these next few weeks - you never know what they may be going through under all the tinsel and mistletoe. #ActuallyAutistic
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Happy Wednesday! #DisabilityPrideMonth #DeafBlindLife We are halfway through this month of July! That means there’s still time to seize in an opportunity to learn about Disability Pride Month! There’s so much to be covered in this area!! One the biggest issues for me as a DeafBlind person, is the lack of access to websites, posts on social media, apps, PSAs on planes, and more. Moreover, as a DeafBlind person, the cost of living for us is much more than those who are without disabilities. For example, I use Uber and Lyft (which is not 100% accessible when it comes to communicating with the drivers and where to be picked up and dropped off), this is not cheap for us! I choose this method of transportation because I feel safer to use a car service than using the public transit. Truth. Another example, medical expenses that insurances don’t cover 100% for us such as hearing aids, cataract surgery, and more… By the way, I have a traumatic experience with an audiologist this past year where they basically took money from me and left me with no new hearing aids… this is not ok. Medications are inaccessible and access to pharmacies to be able to communicate with them with ease is inaccessible for us who don’t have the privilege of being able to hear and speak. Hotels are inaccessible for us - so many things within hotels are inaccessible. Elevators are inaccessible for us as they are solely visual and audio based with some having braille on them, but how do we know what floor we are on? Crosswalk signals continues to be inconsistent where some are accessible and others are not - yet, many are audio based and/or visual based. Museums are inaccessible for us - and we don’t get the same experiences as those who are not DeafBlind. So many parks are inaccessible for us. Sidewalks are not always safe to use. Excerise equipment are inaccessible for us (due to led touch screens) Lack of equitable & inclusive job positions, pay, ans benefits. The list goes on. This is why we have this month to recognize that work that has been done for our disability community but so much more work is still needed to be done for us, especially for our DeafBlind community. Let’s continue to do the work and please include our DeafBlind community in this work. #A11y #DisabilityInclusion #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #DeafBlind #Deaf #Blind #Neurodiversity #AccessForAll #LetsWorkTogther #AccessMatters
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How Socks are Spreading Joy and Empowering People with Disabilities Thank you Channel 10 Boston for this story about John's Crazy Socks and employing people with differing abilities. https://buff.ly/4hih8gj Every day, we work to show that hiring people with differing abilities is not altruism, it is good business. When you buy our socks, you create jobs for people with differing abilities (more than half our colleagues have a differing ability) and you help us show other businesses how they too can employ people with differing abilities. It is good business. #spreadinghappiness #inclusionmatters #socialtenterprise #downsyndrome #employmentforall #disabilityemployment
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Freelance Disability Writer | Long-form content nourishing inclusion for blind founders | SEO-happy blogger | Ghostwriter | Content strategist for maximum accessibility | But first, coffee. ☕️
Yes, it's that day, you cheerful disability-inclusive soul. 🙋♀️ Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). And, this morning I was at school watching my son's class celebrating sports day. That's when it dawned on me. Out of the 18 students (in his class), 9 have been diagnosed with a disability including: - ADHD - Autism - Epilepsy - Dyslexia - Dyscalculia - Dyspraxia More than one student has a combination of one or the other (my son included). Now, these are just the numbers in his class. As the 4 other classes join in on the fun, I can't help but wonder: What will the future of employment look like for these children? And, what is your business doing to create a more human welcome for them? What are your accessibility plans, exactly? 🤔 Because let's face it, accessibility is the lifeline to every disability-inclusion strategy (and yes, disability inclusion is part of DEI). And, by all that I mean, giving equal priority to include 'every' disability group. 🙌 1. Blind people 2. People with low vision 3. Wheelchair users 4. Deaf people 5. People hard of hearing 6. Neurodivergent 7. People with assistance dogs 8. Elderly Not sure how to start? Grab a copy of my free social media accessibility guide so you can create accessible digital content that engages and delights everyone. The link to download your free copy is in the comment section below. 👇🏼 And, if you'd like to discuss the accessibility stage of your business, grab a cup of coffee and get in touch. Yours highly caffeinated. Lia 🖤 PS Accessibility tip: Use Pascal Case or Camel Case to make your hashtags accessible. #GAAD #Accessibility #DisabilityInclusion #DiversityAndInclusion Image description: Free Guidebook. Get it delivered to your inbox featuring a cartoon figure of a blind woman wearing a mustard shirt and salmon-colored pants. She's holding a cane as guide dog sits next to her. On her left is a mobile phone with emojis, messages, and a hashtag in a pink speech bubble with the title, "How To Create Accessible Social Media Content (And Become a Sunny Destination That's Inclusive To Everyone)". Lia Stoll on a yellow background.
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Today is international day of persons with disabilities. My oldest son (almost 5y) is autistic, so in my family our entire everyday life is centred around his disability. Luckily, more and more children are recognized as neurodivergent (there were always neurodivergent children, they just haven't been recognized by society). This also means that more of the workforce live in neurodivergent families. Here’s some things you can do if you want to create an inclusive work place for neurodivergent families or families of children with special needs: 👩🏫 Educate yourself. It only takes a couple of minutes to google, but it can sometimes feel like a lot to explain over the coffee machine - remember to be critical of stereotypes when you search ⏲️ Ask about specific needs for flexibility. We have a lot more appointments with doctors/psychiatrists/social workers etc. than families with neurotypical children 🧠 Allow for more children's sick days (this goes for all parents btw). Besides the usual sick days, we have days where staying home is the only way to meet our children's anxiety, stress or sensory overload 🎉 Keep inviting us to social things outside of work hours. We might not be able to attend, but receiving the invite matters. And maybe one day the stars align and we can join 🙌 Recognize that work is sometimes a much needed break from the mental load of being a carer. We can be extra passionate about our jobs, so help us find the fun and exciting tasks 🚀 Rethink how employees create value. Is it the hours between 9-5 spent physically at the office, or is it driving the core deliverables in your company? (loaded question, I know 🤭) This is my subjective opinion based on my own experience. I feel lucky to be in a workplace where I feel recognized and included. What makes workplaces inclusive to you? 📸 Via Pinterest: Me dreaming of a world where persons with disabilities are recognized as humans with just as many competencies, dreams, hopes and aspirations for the future as everyone else #inclusion #neurodiversity #disability #diversity #autism
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This week we had International Day of People with Disabilities, and instead of joining the throngs of other advocates posting awareness for the day, I sadly was sadly pre-occupied…with being disabled. As we get closer and closer to Christmas, the demands get higher and higher and as an autistic individual, I find this time of year very challenging. The social events, the mad rush to get things done at work, the additional load of present shopping and decorating and general disruption that comes to a normally routine-driven household at Christmas time. Add autistic children also trying to navigate this time of year and you’ve got yourself a mad house. Fellow autistics: if you’re feeling more irritable and like you have less capacity and tolerance than normal - you are not alone. This time of year is exciting, but it is also hard. Two things can be true at the same time. I love Christmas, and I also struggle with it. Emails go unanswered, dates get mixed up, words are shouted instead of spoken. These are all the wonderful joys that come with a cognitive disability. Our windows of tolerance diminish, and our disabilities become more pronounced. At a time when they need to be the most minimised. So be kind to yourself. Be kind to your autistic employees. Be kind to your autistic colleagues. Be kind to anyone that might be dropping the ball just a little bit in these next few weeks - you never know what they may be going through under all the tinsel and mistletoe. #ActuallyAutistic
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