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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · 6d

Bridge’s Dr. Wendy Sapp & Matt Kaplowitz are honored to participate in UNC at Chapel Hill’s innovative disability employment advancement project, IDEAL, being funded by the National Institute on Disability. Happy NDEAM! #a11y #accessibility #UNC www.bridgemultimedia.com

“The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill” next to illustration of domed building

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · 6d

Happy Halloween from everyone at Bridge! Check out Treat Accessibly, a group dedicated to ensuring that Halloween is inclusive and accessible for all children.
Learn more at www.treataccessibly.com #a11y #accessibility #AccessibleHalloween

"Accessible Trick or Treating" / wheel chair icon and cape

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · 23d

Bridge Multimedia was thrilled to participate in the first ever Audio Description in Africa Symposium, Oct 13-14. Matt Kaplowitz delivered a virtual presentation about a tool to integrate ASL into PDF content. Visit www.bridgemultimedia.com #a11y #accessibility #audiodescription

map of Africa with globe overlay showing an ear and 3 curved lines

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Oct 7

Jonathan Thurston and Marcie Roth, of Infinite Access, will present at the 2025 M-Enabling Summit, taking place Oct. 6-8 in Arlington VA. Learn more at www.m-enabling.com #a11y #accessibility #DisabilityTech #mEnabling25 www.bridgemultimedia.com

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Sep 30

As we come to the end of National Emergency Preparedness Month, Bridge Multimedia looks into the near future of emergency readiness and AI. Learn more at bridgemultimedia.com/ai-emergency... #a11y #accessibility #emergencypreparedness

National Preparedness Month / Preparedness Starts At Home / Ready

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Sep 10

Congratulations to the team behind Netflix’s exceptional autism-related "Love On The Spectrum" streaming series, which won two Creative Arts Emmy awards on Sunday. #a11y #accessibility #neurodivergent #autism www.bridgemultimedia.com

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Aug 22

Bridge’s Sr. Project Director, Dr. Wendy Sapp, presented at the 2025 Serious Play Conference, an event dedicated to gaming and learning. Her 2-hour workshop was titled Accessible Games Through Universal Design. #a11y #accessibility #accessiblegaming www.bridgemultimedia.com

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Jul 25

July 26 is the 35th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities. Bridge Multimedia commemorates this day and urges everyone, everywhere, to constantly stand up for disability rights. #a11y #accessibility #ADA35

ADA 35 Celebrate July 26,2025 | Americans with Disabilities Act

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Jul 16

Bridge Multimedia’s sister company, Infinite Access, was honored to be included in the first-ever Forbes 2025 Accessibility 100 list, highlighting the most important innovators and impact-makers in the fields of accessibility and software development. #a11y #accessibility www.bridgemultimedia.com

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Jun 5

Bridge Multimedia is excited to be providing live audio description for the 78th annual Tony Awards, recognizing excellence in live Broadway theatre. Tune in this Sunday, June 8th at 8:00 PM (ET) on CBS. #a11y #accessibility #tonyawards #audiodescription www.bridgemultimedia.com

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Jun 5

Bridge’s friends at World Institute on Disability and Infinite Access are presenting on accessible emergency communications at The United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction’s 2025 Global Platform in Geneva this week! @UNDRR #a11y #accessibility @WID_org www.bridgemultimedia.com

The Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, Switzerland 2-6 June 2025 #ActForResilienceToday | from Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction & UNDRR

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · May 30

Bridge celebrates having produced OSEP-funded accessibility for 7,000 episodes of children’s educational TV shows available across the major networks, cable channels, and free streaming platforms. For more info visit: bridgemultimedia.com/7000-shows/ #a11y #accessibility

OSEP and Bridge Multimedia logos over bridge arch graphics with icons for Closed Captions, Extended Information, and Audio Descriptions

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · May 15

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Please consider what updates might make your online content more accessible to people with disabilities. For more information visit accessibility.day #a11y #accessibility #GAAD www.bridgemultimedia.com

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · May 9

The New York Hall of Science offers free sensory sensitive playdates for neurodiverse children, ages 4-8. Every Saturday from 10:00 – 11:00. For more info, phone 718-699-0005 or visit them online at nysci.org/neurodiverse.... #a11y #accessibility @nysci #Neurodiversity www.bridgemultimedia.com

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Apr 29

We hope everyone had a great Autism Acceptance Month. Let’s keep the message alive all year! In that spirit, we’re giving a shout out to The Epic Players, a neuro-diverse theater troupe. They’ll be performing Seussical this May. For more info visit: www.epicplayersnyc.org

Epic Players: a neuro-inclusive theatre company

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Apr 21

The ACB People’s Choice Awards for audio description is accepting nominations from April 12 to 27. Find out the results at the virtual 2025 ACB Audio Description Awards Gala, Nov. 13th. Cast your vote at: www.surveymonkey.com/r/AD-Awards-... or phone 202-467-5081. #accessibility #a11y

People's Choice Awards - Accepting Nominations. AD VOTE

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Apr 16

Check out the American Foundation for the Blind’s overview of the iPhone 16e on the AFB website. While you’re there, explore the range of useful content they post. Visit: afb.org/blog/entry/i... #a11y #accessibility @AFB1921

American Foundation for the Blind iPhone 16E Review, image of front and back of an iPhone 16e

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Apr 7

Bridge will be moderating a panel discussion, “The Future of At-Home Accessibility: Breaking Barriers in Digital Media” at the ReelAbilities Industry Summit. It’s Tuesday at 4:10 - online & at 334 Amsterdam Ave, Manhattan. For more info visit: w.reelabilities.org/summit/

ReelAbilities Industry Summit: Disability Inclusion in Film + Performing Arts, April 7-8, 2025 in NYC + Online

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Mar 27

Bridge Multimedia will be following the Global Disability Summit, taking place on April 2-3 in Berlin, Germany where international heads of state will discuss and make commitments for a disability inclusive future. Visit globaldisabilitysummit.org #a11y #accessibility #disabilities

Global Disability Summit, 2-3 April 2025, Berlin, Germany; Together for health equity for persons with disabilities

Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Mar 20

Bridge Multimedia is at the Advanced Research Seminar on Audio Description in Barcelona this week. We’ll be presenting our work with image description for emergency weather maps and charts. #a11y #accessibility #audiodescription bridgemultimedia.com webs.uab.cat/arsad/

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Mar 7

For the first time, an astronaut with a disability has been cleared for a mission to the International Space Station. His name’s John McFall, a British surgeon and former Paralympic with a leg amputation. Let’s celebrate McFall’s accomplishment! #a11y #accessibility #space bridgemultimedia.com

Astronaut John McFall, a British surgeon and former Paralympic with a leg amputation

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Feb 26

It’s National Eating Disorders Awareness Week. Let’s foster awareness of this disorder, which will affect over 28 million Americans in their lifetime. For more information visit: womenshealth.gov #eatingdisorder @EDCoalition #a11y www.bridgemultimedia.com

National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with Green Ribbon

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Feb 20

Bridge Multimedia is developing AI tools that provide universally designed STEM-based learning activities. We’re looking forward to another year of great innovation in the edtech space. #accessibility www.bridgemultimedia.com #a11y #edtech

AI-generated picture of a realistic T-Rex

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Feb 14

Bridge Multimedia was excited to produce audio description for Yahoo’s commercial Contact Bill, that aired during the Super Bowl. We also produced extended description for the YouTube version of Google’s Super Bowl Commercial, Dream Job. #accessibility www.bridgemultimedia.com #a11y

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Bridge Multimedia @bridgemultimedia.bsky.social · Feb 6

It’s Low Vision Awareness Month! Let’s recognize the event and be aware of the millions of Americans with vision impairments. This February – and all year. #accessibility www.bridgemultimedia.com #a11y

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