Article 19

Article 19

Article 19 is a podcast rooted in the firm belief that access to information is a human right. Here we offer conversations and interviews for increasing awareness, empathy, and expertise around digital inclusivity. A little nerdy, and a little techy, we hope listeners end up more informed too. We will also address why the oxford comma is awesome, and always more accessible.

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May 8, 2024 26 mins

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Tamman's Article 19 podcast speaks with long-time accessibility strategist and stroke survivor, Robert Jolly. 

Host Kristen Witucki chats with Robert about how his career started, what led to his stroke, and why he returned to the cause of accessibility with even more conviction after his stroke.

 

Robert Jolly is an accessibility-focused product manager working on the delivery team for 10x in the Techn...
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Full Transcript "Our only limits are the ones we think we have." - Daniel Kish

Tamman's Article 19 podcast speaks with accessibility icons Daniel Kish, the President for the World Access for the Blind and Derrick Twene, a Consultant, Coach, mobility trainer, and motivational speaker who retrained himself to navigate the world after losing his sight as an adult.

Daniel Kish is the lead founder and President of World Access for the ...

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The Tamman team talks about the biography of Judith Heumann, known as the Mother of the Disability Rights Movement.

Host Kristen Witucki and additional members of the team chat about Heumann's upbringing, how her public protests directly led to immense gains for the lives of people with disabilities, and her legacy after she has passed away.

Show notes are in the transcript and on the Tamman website. 

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February 21, 2024 59 mins

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We are thrilled to have two leaders and colleagues in the digital document accessibility space on Article 19! They are Chad Chelius and Dax Castro, hosts of the Chax Chat podcast and co-founders of Chax Training and Consulting. 

Join Tamman President Marty Molloy and Article 19 Podcast Host Kristen Witucki as they talk with Chad and Dax on a thrilling announcement, the origins of Chax Training and Consulting, and wh...

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Digital accessibility has a huge footprint in Higher Education. Each website, professor's coursework, and student with disabilities have unique digital accessibility circumstances needed to make the experience equitable. Join our conversation with: 

Kara Gaulrapp: Senior Web Accessibility Analyst at University of Pennsylvania Marty Molloy: President of Tamman Inc.

Kristen Witucki: Accessibility Specialist and Conte...

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January 12, 2024 23 mins

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Oftentimes, digital documents are created for people who are completely able-bodied. In this episode of Article 19, we speak with members of our team who either have lived experience in navigating digital document using assistive technologies, and a team member who specializes in editing digital documents. 

 

Today's accessibility champions are: 

 

Kristen Witucki, CPACC - Accessibility Specialist 

Leah Mattern, C...

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Longtime friends and colleagues Marty Molloy and Michael Mangos catch up and discuss the state of current affairs in digital accessibility. Joining them is Kristen Witucki, Tamman's Accessibility Specialist and Content Creator. Listen in as they cover the state of artificial intelligence, what Mangos has been up to, and an update on a loose thread dating back to one of the first episodes of Article 19.

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December 18, 2023 36 mins

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Put in your earbuds, grab a warm beverage, and settle in. Our podcast hosts Marty Molloy and Kristen Witucki have a lovely early morning coffee chat with Tamman's co-founder and CEO, Jeff Tamburino. We cover what Tamman's recent history has been, what's coming up in the near future, and what Tamburino is most thrilled about in digital accessibility.

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July 28, 2023 33 mins

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What is an overlay? An overlay is a short snippet of code that claims it makes a website legally compliant with accessibility laws and usable by people with disabilities once plugged in. That’s the goal on paper. How does it work in practice? That’s what today's podcast is all about. We're talking website accessibility overlays. 

 

This podcast is led by our co-hosting dynamic duo: 

 

Marty Molloy - President, Art...

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This Article 19 Mini Episode is a quick discussion with Tobias Morrison, one of our top Mac Enterprise Engineers. Join Tobias and Marty as they discuss Tobias' journey from an artistic film major to an experienced Apple Store Manager to a guest speaker at the MacAdmins conference on July 18-21 in State College, PA.

At the MacAdmins conference speaks on shifting From Engineer to Manager: The Journey From Doing to Del...

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June 29, 2023 41 mins

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Today's podcast is the recording of our company book talk discussing Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design by Kat Holmes.

Mismatch is the second book we are reading in 2023. This conversation goes over forming a business case for inclusive design, multiple examples of billion-dollar products that began as accessible technology (such as the iPhone), common myths in inclusive design, and much more. The accessibility...

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May 26, 2023 57 mins

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Today on Article 19, we are covering how the Americans with Disabilities Act is often implemented in Universities, colleges, and other organizations of higher education. The inclusive web is filled with accommodating different types of disabilities. These disabilities may be permanent, and they can also be temporary or situational. The higher education world is filled with students learning to speak up about their...

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May 5, 2023 49 mins

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Tamman President Marty Molloy and Article 19 podcast co-host Kristen Witucki are joined by some of Tamman's internal accessibility champions to discuss all things alt text. What it is, why it's crucial to give everyone informational access, how to properly write it, and more.

Today's internal champions are:

Wally Zielinski, Accessibility Product Engineer and certified Web Accessibility Specialist

Liza Grant, Digita...

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Want a look under the hood of Tamman? We've got a few of our software development experts on this week to discuss their coding expertise, how and why they came into accessibility, who has the best sense of humor, who would survive on a desert island, and more insights from our four-pack of knowledge.

Today's guests are:

Bill Danbury - Senior Software Engineer Lead

Devon Pirestani - Front End Developer

James Boatwr...

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April 4, 2023 44 mins

FULL TRANSCRIPT We're back with Tamman President Marty Molloy and contributor Kristen Witucki, as they are joined once again by a panel of education experts for a second round of discussion on neurodiversity both in and out of education. The episode’s guests are:

Damien LaRock - Special Education Teacher for the New York Government; Elizabeth Finnegan - Assistant Professor of Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College; Nate S...

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March 13, 2023 62 mins

FULL TRANSCRIPT Tamman President Marty Molloy and contributor Kristen Witucki discuss the intersection of neurodiversity and accessibility with education. They are joined by a panel of esteemed guests:

Damien LaRock - Special Education Teacher for the New York Government; Elizabeth Finnegan - Assistant Professor of Special Education at St. Thomas Aquinas College; Nate Stauffer - Master of Education from Harvard University; and Dan...

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In 2023, Tamman Inc. will be holding monthly book talks featuring titles that touch on the topics we at Tamman care about most. For our January book talk, we read Outside Myself by frequent Tamman and Article 19 Collaborator Kristen Witucki, who was gracious enough to join us for an interview. 

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January 6, 2023 50 mins

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The Article 19 team set up at the Tamman booth at the 2022 PHL Innovation Picnic in Philadelphia's Navy Yard. We had the privilege to interview several guests throughout the day including Catherine Sontag of Witty Gritty, LLC and Jason Bannon of Ben Franklin Technology Partners.

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FULL TRANSCRIPT In this mini-podcast, Marty is joined once again by our frequent collaborator Kristen Witucki, and our own Liza Grant to talk about Be My Eyes, a free app that connects people with visual disabilities  to sighted volunteers for everyday assistance.

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On Thursday, May 19, 2022, Tamman and Indy Hall unveiled a new event collaboration called Un/Ravel: Stories that tie us together. Un/Ravel is designed to knit our community together through short personal talks on themed topics at the nexus of accessibility, work, and community.

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