052: Treat Accessibly with Rich Padulo | Making Halloween Inclusive for Everyone

10/02/23 • 28 min

In this episode, we interview Rich Padulo, founder of Treat Accessibly, an organization dedicated to making Halloween more inclusive. We talk about the story of how Rich and his family were inspired to start Treat Accessibly, We also discuss strategies people can follow to ensure they are creating an inclusive trick-or-treating experience for everyone in their community. Rich also shares how the movement has grown, from signs on houses to increasing disability awareness, to creating full-scale Halloween Villages on streets. (Episode Transcript)

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051: SignUp with Mariella Satow | Breaking Down Barriers to Media with a Free Sign Language Interpretation Extension

In this episode, we interviewed Mariella Satow about SignUp, a free Chrome extension that provides an overlay with sign language interpretation for popular Netflix and Disney + movie content. We discuss the inspiration behind starting this extension, how interpreters are hired, the process of selecting and interpreting a movie, and future plans for expansion. SignUp is being used by members of the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities, in schools, for family movie nights, and for people learning sign language or training to become an interpreter. (Episode Transcript)

SignUp extension (Chrome Web Store)
SignUp website
How to activate and use SignUp
Apply to be an interpreter (Google Forms)

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053: Eazilee with Rebecca Scott | Improving the Approach to Assistive Technology Recommendations and Selections

Billions of people around the world use assistive technology, but the wide variety of different AT devices, equipment, and products can be overwhelming both for people recommending and adopting technology. Eazilee is a platform and community centered on finding the right assistive technology. We talked to Rebecca Scott about how overwhelming AT decisions can be and how their website acts as a database of user reviews and recommendations that can help people find the right technology for them. This platform offers an intersection between AT users, health professionals, and AT companies and start-ups and provides a global community of support. (Episode Transcript)