Wilson Inclusive Solutions - WINS

03/05/2025

02/05/2025

Tiffany visited the Talking Books and Braille Center on the 2nd floor at the San Francisco Public Library and got an in-depth tour of their accessible reading and tech services.

Their large collection includes books in braille, large print, audio, digital, and other formats. Many different ways to access reading materials. They also offer digital literacy classes for patrons.

Here are a few assistive technology tools available for public use:
*Computer rooms with screen reading, low vision, and auditory reading tools. These include OCR scanners for printed text.
*Desktop magnifiers
*A braille embosser, which is a machine that prints raised dots on paper. Embossers can be expensive, and many people do not have personal access to them.

After visiting Deaf Services, Tiffany was directed upstairs and met Tom, who generously shared time and walked her through the services offered.

Check out your library to see what assistive technology they might have!

Thank you again to the SFPL for the tour!

02/05/2025

Tiffany stopped by the San Francisco Public Library and got a quick but impressive look at their Deaf Services Center.

In addition to a large library and journal collection, they offer assistive technology that’s open to the public. Here are a few examples:
*Public use video phone from Sorenson
*Public use TTY (with a large vintage model also on display)
*A computer with a low vision camera, large-print keyboard, and accessibility software
*Stations to watch sign language videos or any videos in the collection

Check out your local library to see what assistive tech they might have.

Thank you to SFPL, Michelle, and Jerry for the warm welcome and the tour!

30/04/2025

If you're at , check out Florian’s presentation on Thursday: Auth Complete, Access Denied: State of Accessibility in Cybersecurity

Thursday, May 1 at 10:50 AM, Moscone West 2006

Thank you Florian Beijers, for taking the time to speak with me at RSAC about your work in accessible and inclusive security. We discussed his upcoming session along with building access from the start; it's like putting the blueberries in before you bake the muffins.

Link to full 7-minute is in the comments. ⬇️

Description and Tags:
Video description: Tiffany and Florian are sitting in a hotel lobby in club chairs chatting. Tiffany is holding note cards and Florian is holding a white cane with red handle. Behind them the video is blurred. Transcript in the comments.

28/04/2025

History is in the making here at . We are thrilled they added a disability accessibility track for 2025. Thank you RSAC!!

Learn more about inclusive security. Here are the sessions you don't want to miss
Monday, April 28, 1:10 PM (MW 2001)
AI Era Authentication: Securing the Future with Inclusive Identity
Presenters: Abhilasha Bhargav-Spantzel and Aditi Shah

Tuesday, April 29, 2:25 PM (MW 3005)
Accessibility and Security: A Winning Combination
Presenter: Jennifer Smith, PCWA

Thursday, May 1, 10:50 AM (MW 2006)
Auth Complete, Access Denied: State of Access in Cybersecurity
Presenter: Florian Beijers

We wish all of these presenters a successful conference and look forward to attending your sessions!

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RSA Conference is the world's premier cybersecurity conference with over 40k attendees!

07/04/2025

What’s in your outreach kit?

This little orange suitcase has seen a lot of travel across Alaska! Tiffany can setup an exhibit table in 20 min (if not bringing equipment).

What are your tips for outreach travel and exhibit booths?

Tiffany’s:
1. Hard sided suitcase

2. Small and light promo items
(On the table: Smiley “you are awesome” pens, change access notepads, and popping fidgets)

3. Foldable flyer holders
(Con: bought new brand and they keep falling over)

We are here at the Oregon AT-Ties conference in beautiful Salem. I’m ready to discuss AT and if WINS can assist you with your projects!

07/04/2025

We are excited to represent WINS and the Change Access Network at the statewide AT-Ties Conference in Salem, Oregon!

Come find out how WINS-CAN will assist you with your special AT and accessibility projects; or learn about our Digital Empowerment Initiative.

We are next to a beautiful window - couldn’t get enough light for a good picture, but you’ll find Tiffany at the booth.

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Conference exhibit table setting with flyers and promo items. Tiffany standing behind it smiling. A large window is behind her showing rainy green Salem, signs of Spring, blurring her in the picture

24/03/2025

Alaska’s nonprofit sector, which includes more than 5,600 nonprofits and almost 40,000 workers, generates $4 billion in the state each year.

“We have no county system of government, so nonprofits fill the roles that governments would play in any other state,” said The Foraker Group president and CEO Laurie Wolf in 2021. “They provide direct services—they are the utility company, the telephone company, the fire department, the libraries in many communities across Alaska… While many Alaskans think that it’s private industry or government doing the work, nonprofits are actually the backbone of the state.”

Learn more about the economic impacts of nonprofits in your region at https://loom.ly/Kjo60dw.

20/03/2025

⭐ WIN: we just finished teaching the importance of digital choice and independence when supporting end users and their internet based assistive devices.

Thank you to all the disability support service providers who attended today!

Details:
Tiffany, our Principal Consultant, is providing direct training to Pennyslvania disability support service professionals (and residents), through the state's innovative Tech Accelerator project.

It is hosted by Temple University's Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education and Tech OWL - Technology for Our Whole Lives (the administrator of the PA federal AT program). The project's goal is to expand awareness and use of AT across the state.

Many thanks to Caitlin McKenney from TechOwl! She is an expert AT professional who assisted me with chat support and being accessible.

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[Full ID: Zoom online meeting platform, Tiffany and Caitlin smiling and ready for the morning presentation. Their names and companies are listed along with their preferred pronouns. Tiffany is she/they and Caitlin is she/her. Above them is the text, Pennsylvania Tech Accelerator: Supporting Digital Choice.]

AT = any tool or device that assists someone in overcoming a functional challenge. Smart home and other internet based "off the shelf" devices are becoming popular as accessible tools. We talk about the safety of providing and supporting these devices while respecting end user digital choice and autonomy.

18/03/2025

Are you in Pennsylvania? There's still time to register for our Smart Home Safety virtual presentation scheduled for Thursday, March 20!

Join either the 12pm or 4pm EST session.
Register here: https://disabilities.temple.edu/assistive-technology/pa-tech-accelerator

We are bringing our WINS Digital Choice framework to the Pennsylvania Tech Accelerator webinar series. Our evidence based training equips direct service providers and end users with practical tools to navigate common scenarios, in technology deployment, while respecting end user digital autonomy.

Thank you to the Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education for inviting us.

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[ID: Wilson Inclusive Solutions (WINS) session announcement. It includes the previously listed session information along with a headshot of Tiffany smiling. It has WINS branded colors of light blue, white, and dark green along with the WINS logo: a person shaped letter 'i' overlaid the letter "w."]

17/03/2025

We are thrilled to be a part of the PA Tech Accelerator Webinar series! Thank you Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education for inviting Tiffany to be a guest speaker.

Pennsylvania Tech Accelerator Remote Supports Series presents:
Smart Home Safety: Supporting Digital Choice

Interactive webinar on March 20
🕛 Live at 12 p.m. or 4 p.m.

Guest presenter Tiffany Wilson's interactive training provides an ethical framework for supporting end-user independence using smart home devices. The training is built on evidence-based, person centered principles and addresses digital autonomy and privacy considerations. Through practical scenarios and structured learning, participants learn appropriate boundaries and strategies for empowering digital choice.

Please register for the Zoom session in advance: https://buff.ly/I3AtN2j

06/03/2025

Join Tiffany at CSUN 2025 next week for Advancing Rural Access, Together!
Thursday, March 13, 3:20 PM in Platinum 8

Let’s examine the challenges of distributing assistive technology and internet devices in rural areas. Join a collaborative session to develop solutions, enhance outreach, and build a network of providers dedicated to advancing equitable accessibility.

ID, Tags, and Definitions:
[Video description: Tiffany, wearing a purple sweater and yellow glasses against a plain wall, describes her upcoming CSUN AT conference session. Full transcript in the comments]




AT = Assistive Technology, any tool or device that assists you in overcoming a challenge
CSUN = California State University Northridge, their Center on Disabilities hosts an AT conference annually