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Hoping those familiar with #LaTeX can give me some advice here. I've started using it to create my assignments for school. I'm not writing technical papers yet, but I find using LaTeX with #Zotero in #VSCode more #accessible with a #ScreenReader than most other setups I've tried.
Since my discussion posts have to follow #APA style, I’m using LaTeX for those as well as full papers. That part is going well—but I’m running into trouble when I need to actually post what I’ve written.
My school uses Brightspace, which allows discussion posts in either rich text or #HTML. I have #Pandoc installed, so I tried converting my LaTeX source to HTML and pasting the code. But Pandoc didn’t include my references section in the output.
I also tried copying from the PDF, but that stripped all formatting.
Does anyone know how I can get a clean HTML version of my work—with references included—that I can paste into Brightspace?
Here’s the command I’ve been using:
pandoc main.tex \
--bibliography=references. Bib \
--csl=apa.csl \
--standalone \
-o main.html
It creates the HTML file, but the references section is missing.
Any tips?
#Accessibility #AssistiveTech #Pandoc #APAstyle #Brightspace #EdTech #AcademicWriting #InclusiveTech #BlindTech #HigherEd #CitationTools #OpenSource #WritingWorkflow

June 4, 2025 marks the First Annual World Day for Assistive Technology. awarenessdays.com/awareness-da Devices that help #Disabled folks live more fulfilling, independent lives have come a tremendously long way over the years, so let's hear your stories. What's the first piece of #AssistiveTech you remember using? (yes, mobility devices count.) What's been your favorite? Least favorite? Most helpful? Most Fun? And what are your AT dreams for the future? We can't wait to hear about them. #WorldATDay #Blind #Accessibility

World Day for Assistive Technology 2025
Awareness DaysWorld Day for Assistive Technology 2025 | Awareness Days Events Calendar 2025World Day for Assistive Technology aims to raise awareness of the importance of assistive technology and the urgent need to improve access to it in low- and

Also totally forgot to talk about this yesterday.
As a part of global accessibility awareness day, we put out a new update for the Be My Eyes app for Windows that is completely rebuild from the ground up. Along with giving us a better base to build amazing new features for desktop in the near future, this new app also fixes a lot of the accessibility issues that people have reported over the last 1.5 or so years.
In addition Chat History is now also available on Desktop, so you can start a conversation from mobile and continue it on desktop (and vice versa).

#a11y #bemyeyes #gaad #globalaccessibilityawarenessday
#blind #bme #tech
#disability #assistivetech

Be My Eyes and Innosearch Join Forces to Bring Seamless, AI-Powered eCommerce to Blind and Low Vision Users

‍Be My Eyes announced today – on Global Accessibility Awareness Day – a strategic alliance with Innosearch.ai, an AI-powered eCommerce portal. The alliance will provide super-accessible online shopping to the users of the Be My Eyes app,, without the clutter and noise present of many other websites.

Be My Eyes users will benefit from an exclusive 2% cashback credit into their Innosearch account for use against future purchases made through the Be My Eyes app. The service is currently available in the U.S., Canada, United Kingdom, and Australia, with more regions to follow.

The alliance represents a significant step and new direction for Be My Eyes, as it lays the foundations of the Be My Eyes app and the underlying technology platform becoming the de-facto access-tech of choice for people who are blind or have low vision, wherever they are – at home, at work or at play.

bemyeyes.com/news/be-my-eyes-t
#globalaccessibilityawearnessday
#gaad #a11y #bemyeyes #innosearchai #innosearch #blind #shopping #disability #assistivetech

Be My Eyes · Be My Eyes to Provide In-App Accessible Shopping for Blind and Low Vision Users with InnoSearch AIBe My Eyes and Innosearch Join Forces to Bring Seamless, AI-Powered eCommerce to Blind and Low Vision Users

🎮 Play AAA games using just your face?

NeuGaze turns your webcam into a controller using facial expressions, head tilts, and eye movement — no implants, no hardware.

An amazing breakthrough in accessible gaming. 💡

Would you try a hands-free interface for everyday use or gaming?

Read the full article →
blueheadline.com/future-tech/n

Blue Headline · NeuGaze: Unlock Hands-Free Gaming With Just Your WebcamNeuGaze turns your webcam into a hands-free gaming controller using eye gaze, facial expressions, and head movement—no implants, no wires.

🦮 What if your guide dog could tell you why it stopped?

AI vision systems are helping guide dogs provide real-time context to blind users—like a voice saying: “Obstacle ahead: trash bin.”

It’s the future of assistive tech—and it’s happening now.

Would you trust a dog + AI system to guide you safely?

🧠 Read more: blueheadline.com/tech-breakthr

Blue Headline · How AI Vision Is Supercharging Guide Dogs For The BlindAI is transforming how guide dogs assist the blind. Discover how animal-human-machine teams are supercharging mobility, trust, and autonomy.
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I was in primary school for the first #EarthDay. It was in our Weekly Reader.

In the IDEA #ProblemSolving method, celebrating Earth Day is the bridge between the Assessing and Identifying steps.

The four steps are:

1) Identify the problem

2) Develop a plan to address/solve the problem

3) Execute the plan

4) Assess the effectiveness/efficacy of the plan

Earth Day is our annual reminder to look at how we're doing on maintaining our planetary home. And to do better.

Especially, lets solve actual problems.

I was touring a local makerspace-based education facility, and the director talked about how pointless the one-day, solve-a-problem sessions are. Because the problems generally chosen, and the solutions to those problems are not anchored to reality.

The example he gave was turning water bottles into school desks. They didn't know how that process would actually work, they assumed this could be done, and wrote specifications for all the other parts of the project: acquiring the bottles, marketing the desks, etc.

I had not thought about things in that context before. I mean, I am keenly aware of #assistiveTech designed and built without any input from actual #disabled people. I didn't realize this was a general trend.