Ariana Aboulafia
@arianaaboulafia.bsky.social
disability rights activist.
tech policy’s biggest swiftie.
views my own. 🏳️🌈⚖️
tech policy’s biggest swiftie.
views my own. 🏳️🌈⚖️
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Key findings from Civic Tech polling: 57% of teachers used AI for IEPs or 504 plans in 2024–25 — up 18 points from last year. CDT’s @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social outlines guidance for teachers, schools, disability advocates, & AI developers to help ensure equitable outcomes.
From Personalized to Programmed: The Use of Generative AI to Develop Individualized Education Programs for Students with Disabilities
Executive Summary The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools is becoming more commonplace, including the use of generative AI models to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) for disabled students. A recent poll from the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) found that 57% of teachers reported using AI to develop an IEP or 504 […]
cdt.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Key findings from Civic Tech polling: 57% of teachers used AI for IEPs or 504 plans in 2024–25 — up 18 points from last year. CDT’s @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social outlines guidance for teachers, schools, disability advocates, & AI developers to help ensure equitable outcomes.
Reposted by Ariana Aboulafia
CDT's recommendations: employers should assess the usefulness and necessity of hiring technology; deployments should adhere to accessibility guidelines (eg WCAG); and human oversight should be incorporated into all stages of using the technology
September 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
CDT's recommendations: employers should assess the usefulness and necessity of hiring technology; deployments should adhere to accessibility guidelines (eg WCAG); and human oversight should be incorporated into all stages of using the technology
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Next up! The wonderful @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social at @cdt.org giving a talk on the exclusion of disabled workers by digitized hiring assessments.
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Next up! The wonderful @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social at @cdt.org giving a talk on the exclusion of disabled workers by digitized hiring assessments.
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility
Reposted by Ariana Aboulafia
CDT’s @mluria.bsky.social, @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social, & @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social will speak on key issues from online safety to disability rights in tech. We’re excited to contribute to this conversation on building a safer, more inclusive digital world.
The 4th Annual Trust and Safety Research Conference
Time: 8:00 am-5:30 pm Date: September 25-26, 2025 The Stanford Cyber Policy Center will host its fourth annual Trust & Safety Research Conference on September 25-26, 2025 at Stanford University. The conference brings together trust and safety researchers and practitioners from academia, industry, civil society, and government. The conference aims to advance research in trust […]
cdt.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:07 PM
CDT’s @mluria.bsky.social, @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social, & @thakurdhanaraj.bsky.social will speak on key issues from online safety to disability rights in tech. We’re excited to contribute to this conversation on building a safer, more inclusive digital world.