Tag: Accessibility

From left: Acting Chief Diversity and Inclusion Officer Conny Mayer stands with employees Cara Yar Khan (seated), Roberta Mather, Robert Dooling, and Rajiv Shah, who all made presentations during the ADA event, July 27. Photo courtesy of the Office of Diversity and Inclusion

Department celebrates 33rd anniversary of ADA

The image is split down the middle with the "Making a Statement" logo in white on a blue background on the left, followed by the name Heidi Howland. Howland smiles on the right.

Making a Statement | Heidi Howland

Panelists of the first session of the Sign@State Symposium, Senior Advisor for Employee Communications Roberta Mather (seated right), Technical Editor Robb Dooling (seated second from right), Foreign Service Specialist Doug Surette (seated center), and Human Resource Specialist/International Compensation Manager Arisa Nakamori (far left on screen) communicate during their event, April 21.

Sign@State demonstrates Department’s commitment to reaching diverse audiences

Federal News Network interviews D-MR about Department Access Center

Tour the Department’s Access Center

Office of Accessibility and Accommodations (OAA) Director Jameela Akbari (right center), with OAA colleagues Rich McCarthy (top left) and David Conner (top second from left), present on the evolution of the Department of State's Access Center at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's Education Consortium for National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Oct. 7. Photo by Amanda McCarthy

Celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month 

At Embassy Luxembourg's chief of mission residence, a recent renovation saw the addition of a wheelchair ramp to match the building's facade. Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations

OBO removes barriers with new housing program

Embassy Belgrade and USAID promote accessibility in Serbia

Assistive technology, such as the DaVinci Pro HD/OCR Text-to-Speech Desktop Magnifier in the Access Center (on the left), allows individuals to magnify documents and have text read aloud to them. Photo by Heidi Howland.

The Office of Accessibility and Accommodations Section 508 Team

Innovative Access Center opens in Foggy Bottom

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