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Blind-first identity from Brooklyn to Berkeley πŸ“š Author of Connecting Dots β€” A Blind Life #A11y #MacFellow https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/joshua-a-miele/connecting-dots/9780306832789/

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Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech Digital Accessibility Ethics is a practical guide with an urgent goal: to help end tech exclusion of 1.3 billion people across the world with disabilities. The book introduces the first Digital Access...

Here’s the Publisher’s page where you can find the full table of contents and all the book’s authors. www.routledge.com/Digital-Acce... #DigitalAccessibilityEthics

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Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech - Kindle edition by Feingold, Lainey, Gilbert, ReginΓ©, Fleet, Chancey. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech.

Here’s the Amazon page for pre-order www.amazon.com/Digital-Acce... #DigitalAccessibilityEthics

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The growing field of digital accessibility is in need of an ethical foundation, and this book gets that conversation started. Please spread the word about this groundbreaking collection. The book will be available on March 26, 2026, and is already available for pre-order. Links in the comments!

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My chapter - Hackathons, Student Projects, and Digital Accessibility Ethics - reimagines how accessibility hackathons and student projects might become extraordinary tools for learning and teaching when conducted ethically and inclusively.
#Hackathon #Accessibility #Disability #DisabilityInclusion

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This exciting book introduces a much-needed Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework, with 32 chapters written by 36 extraordinary experts from around the world.
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Ethics #Accessibility #Disability #DisabilityInclusion

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Book cover with the title and subtitle in blue letters at the top reading Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Below the title, taking up about 2/3 of the cover is a painting.  The painting features arcs of yellow, orange, blue, turquoise, pink, and purple. The lower half of these swaths of bright colors are populated by abstract figures, circles, and building-like shapes. According to the artist, the work uses sheet music as a foundation, creating an abstract typographical interpretation of musical notation through bold design and color. Resting on the top left corner of the images are the words Edited by Lainey Feingold, ReginΓ© Gilbert, Chancey Fleet. On the bottom right corner are the words CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

Book cover with the title and subtitle in blue letters at the top reading Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. Below the title, taking up about 2/3 of the cover is a painting. The painting features arcs of yellow, orange, blue, turquoise, pink, and purple. The lower half of these swaths of bright colors are populated by abstract figures, circles, and building-like shapes. According to the artist, the work uses sheet music as a foundation, creating an abstract typographical interpretation of musical notation through bold design and color. Resting on the top left corner of the images are the words Edited by Lainey Feingold, ReginΓ© Gilbert, Chancey Fleet. On the bottom right corner are the words CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group.

I'm thrilled to have a chapter included in the forthcoming book, "Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech," edited by the dream team of Lainey Feingold, ReginΓ© Gilbert, and Chancey Fleet!
#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Ethics

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The growing field of digital accessibility is in need of an ethical foundation, and this book gets that conversation started. Please spread the word about this groundbreaking collection. The book will be available on March 26, 2026, and is already available for pre-order. Links in the comments!

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My chapter – Hackathons, Student Projects, and Digital Accessibility Ethics – reimagines how accessibility hackathons and student projects might become extraordinary tools for learning and teaching when conducted ethically and inclusively.
#Hackathon #Accessibility #Disability #DisabilityInclusion

12.11.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

This exciting book introduces a much-needed Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework, with 32 chapters written by 36 extraordinary experts from around the world.

#DigitalAccessibilityEthics #Ethics #Accessibility #Disability #DisabilityInclusion

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A11ySea Book Club: Connecting Dots with author Joshua Miele, Tue, Aug 12, 2025, 6:00 PM | Meetup Come chat with author Joshua Miele about his new memoir, Connecting Dots: A Blind Life. Virtual discussion and live Q&A with the author! Joshua A. Miele is a blind scienti

Join the A11ySea Book Club on August 12th where you can chat with me about Connecting Dots! This virtual event will include a discussion and a live Q&A session. To access more information and sign up for the event, please click this link: www.meetup.com/a11ysea/even...

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News and Announcements - Resources at New York Education Department

For more information, use this link: nyslibrary.libguides.com/blogs/tbbl/n...

@wendelljamieson.bsky.social #NYPLSNFL #ForTheAndrewHeiskellLibrary #MacFellow #booktour #newyork

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News and Announcements - Resources at New York Education Department

The NYPL’s Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library is graciously hosting the online event. Special thanks to Chancey Fleet for hosting and for setting the stage for all of it!

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News and Announcements - Resources at New York Education Department

This Thursday, Andrew Leland and I will be in conversation in person at the The New York Public Library’s SNFL. But, if you can’t make it in person, you can still attend!

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Joshua Miele with Andrew Leland: Connecting Dots: A Blind Life Tickets for Joshua Miele with Andrew Leland: Connecting Dots: A Blind Life in New York from NYPL. Scientist Joshua Miele joins us to share insights about life and disability from his extraordinary mem...

I hope you can make it RSVP here: www.showclix.com/event/connec...

@wendelljamieson.bsky.social #MacFellow #booktour #newyork

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On June 26th, I’m excited to join Andrew Leland, author of Country of the Blind, in New York City at The New York Public Library. We’ll dive into blind identity, disability representation, accessible design, and so much more. I’ll also be signing books afterward, with copies available for purchase.

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Please join me online or in person for the final stop of the 2025 Connecting Dots book tour!

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Connecting Dots @Central Author, Joshua Miele's, discussion on blindness and disability

Don’t miss it, and check out this link for more details: berkeleypubliclibrary.libnet.info/event/13198186

#booksiging #memoir #accessibility #technology #civilrights #disability

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Using my memoir as a framework, we will cover such wide-ranging topics as disability identity, culture, history, civil rights, and accessible technology. The event will include time for audience Q&A and a book signing. Books will be available for purchase at the event.

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Graphic invites you to join Joshua A Miele in person at the Berkeley Public Library on Saturday, May 10 from 2-3 pacific time to discuss his new book Connecting Dots.

Graphic invites you to join Joshua A Miele in person at the Berkeley Public Library on Saturday, May 10 from 2-3 pacific time to discuss his new book Connecting Dots.

Connecting Dots at the Berkeley Public Library (CA) with Lainey Feingold! On Saturday, May 10th at 2:00, I’ll be in conversation at the Main Branch of the Berkeley Public Library with good friend and Disability Rights lawyer, Lainey Feingold!

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#GAAD #globalaccessibilityawarenessday #accessibility #awareness #universityofwashington #uofwa

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Joshua Miele Book Talk Join CREATE in a special GAAD Day event with Dr. Joshua Miele as he shares from his new book, Connecting Dots. Written in collaboration with veteran journalist Wendell Jamieson, Connecting Dots tells ...

Books will be available for sale on-site, and registration is required for both in-person and online attendance.

Please use this link to reserve: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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I’m excited to connect with Seattle’s amazing accessibility community to discuss disability, accessibility, design, and my memoir, Connecting Dots! Of course, there will be plenty of time for audience Q&A and book signing!

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Graphic invites you to join Joshua A Miele at the University of Washington or via Zoom on Thursday, May 15 from 430-6 pacific time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day to discuss his new book Connecting Dots. Space is limited, Zoom link will be provided on registration.

Graphic invites you to join Joshua A Miele at the University of Washington or via Zoom on Thursday, May 15 from 430-6 pacific time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day to discuss his new book Connecting Dots. Space is limited, Zoom link will be provided on registration.

Connecting Dots in Seattle at the University of Washington! On May 15th at 4:30PM, I’ll be discussing my memoir, Connecting Dots – A Blind Life, at the University of Washington. This hybrid event will be part of CREATE’s exciting lineup of Global Accessibility Awareness Day activities.

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Joshua Miele presents Connecting Dots Joshua Miele presents Connecting Dots, in conversation with Wendell Jamieson.

This Friday evening, I’m thrilled to be back with Wendell Jamieson for a more intimate conversation about Connecting Dots in Park Slope, Brooklyn. There will also be an audience Q&A and book signing! Please use the link below to RSVP and access more information:
www.eventbrite.com/e/joshua-mie...

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The Moth Mainstage The Moth Presents

Well, I’m gracing the stage to share my very own personal story about my short, destructive stint in financial services! You can buy tickets or learn more about time and location using the link below: bit.ly/4i4tKqJ

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If you don’t know, The Moth is a popular podcast and radio show that you might have heard on NPR or your public radio station, where people share true personal stories about their lives.

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Josh smiling for a posed photo. The text reads, β€œTHE MOTH MAINSTAGE LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY. THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH. Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space. Doors open 7:00 pm. Stories begin 7:30 pm. Featuring Joshua A. Miele”

Josh smiling for a posed photo. The text reads, β€œTHE MOTH MAINSTAGE LIVE IN NEW YORK CITY. THURSDAY, APRIL 24TH. Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space. Doors open 7:00 pm. Stories begin 7:30 pm. Featuring Joshua A. Miele”

I’m so excited to be sharing my story on The Moth stage April 24 at Symphony Space in New York City!

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Standing and smiling for a posed photo, Josh Miele (left) holds up a copy of Connecting Dots at LightHouse for the Blind

Standing and smiling for a posed photo, Josh Miele (left) holds up a copy of Connecting Dots at LightHouse for the Blind

Thanks to everyone who has been reading and enjoying Connecting Dots – A Blind Life! Just a reminder that you can really help by posting your reviews and ratings on Amazon or Goodreads.

Amazon: a.co/d/e8FARqt
Goodreads: www.goodreads.com/book/show/21...

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An audience sits in rows of black chairs, listening to Josh and Jason’s discussion, while someone in the foreground takes a photo.

An audience sits in rows of black chairs, listening to Josh and Jason’s discussion, while someone in the foreground takes a photo.

Images are courtesy of my brother, Jean Miele, who flew out from Santa Fe to be part of the fun.

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