AccessAbility Works Podcast - Robert Hendriks and Janet Di Nola Parmerter Ministering Universal Accessibility and Inclusion for People of Faith

Robert Hendriks and Janet Di Nola Parmerter Ministering Universal Accessibility and Inclusion for People of Faith

01/12/22 • 79 min

On the AccessAbility Works podcast, Robert Hendriks and Janet Di Nola Parmerter discuss how important true inclusion and digital equity is at JW.org. Regardless of your religious persuasion, JW.org promises access to the Bible and other religious materials in over 200 languages and on multiple platforms, including braille and digitized communications. Robert is the US Spokesman for Jehovah’s Witnesses and Janet is a Bible teacher at the JW.org blind and low-vision ministry.

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