Accessibility, education, human rights, inclusion. ❤️ for arts, humanities 🎭 🎼, storytelling. Former music educator. Views are my own.
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Janette Barrios retweeted
CommunicationFIRST was honored to see an early screening of the feature film #BeingHeumann about the 504 sit-in led by our founding Board member #JudyHeumann (z”l). The film will be in theaters on Nov. 6, and on AppleTV starting Nov. 13. The Disability Cultural Center is also hosting a free online screening on Nov. 14. More info here: lnk.to/heumann.
[Image: CommunicationFIRST’s Tauna Szymanski and Sam Crane stand on the red carpet at the World Institute on Disability’s advance screening of Being Heumann. On a large film poster behind them, Ruth Madeley portrays Judy Heumann and raises her hands in the air while she parks her wheelchair in the middle of a crosswalk.]
![[Image: CommunicationFIRST’s Tauna Szymanski and Sam Crane stand on the red carpet at the World Institute on Disability’s advance screening of Being Heumann. On a large film poster behind them, Ruth Madeley portrays Judy Heumann and raises her hands in the air while she parks her wheelchair in the middle of a crosswalk.]](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HWEJlufWcAA4RIU.jpg?name=orig)
ALT [Image: CommunicationFIRST’s Tauna Szymanski and Sam Crane stand on the red carpet at the World Institute on Disability’s advance screening of Being Heumann. On a large film poster behind them, Ruth Madeley portrays Judy Heumann and raises her hands in the air while she parks her wheelchair in the middle of a crosswalk.]
Its a good documentary, too.
Matthew Perry breaks down in tears explaining the most painful realization he had about his castmates on Friends.
“I was placed in some kind of spiritual guy’s office, and as we were done talking, he turned me around and said, ‘Just remember, it’s not your fault.’ I went, ‘What?’ He said it’s not your fault.
I said, ‘What do you mean it’s not my fault, I’m the one who’s doing it.’ And he explained addiction and alcohol to me. And he saved my life. Because I then knew that it wasn’t my fault, that I wasn’t weaker, it wasn’t my will that was screwed up. It was that I have this disease. The thing that always makes me cry… is that it’s not fair. It’s not fair that I had to go through this disease while the other five didn’t. They got everything that I got, but I had to fight this thing.
Janette Barrios retweeted
What if the text marks you draw in your notes could automatically adapt, even when your text changes in length or breaks into new lines?
We call it Smart Marks. Underline, circle, strikethrough or highlight text in any color with your finger or Apple Pencil and the Marks become one with your text.
Extra cool on iPhone Duo.
Janette Barrios retweeted
One of the most famous addresses in the world, 10 Downing Street in London, is home not just to prime ministers, but also to a 19-year-old tabby cat named Larry.
@HollyMAWilliams looks at how the official pet of the British leader’s residence and Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office has become a favorite to the press — and a political fixture whose nine lives have so far outlasted five prime ministers.
Janette Barrios retweeted
This is without a doubt the best political “ad” I have ever seen. Using Waffle House to get you to vote Democrat is brilliant. Someone on Mayor Pete’s team knows what they’re doing
Janette Barrios retweeted
We’re glowing with excitement over the new MacBook Pro. You’ve gotta touch it to believe it.
Janette Barrios retweeted
It’s an exciting day at @TheAtlantic, where we unveiled a major update to our app. We rolled out a redesigned look, a host of features, and an entirely new architecture. In an age of AI, you need a great app and we’ve got big plans ahead. Here are some of the changes for today: 1/
Janette Barrios retweeted
LIFE returns to print 11.23.26.
Read our Editors’ Letter and learn more about the new LIFE here: new.life.com
Janette Barrios retweeted
Huge day for Creator Studio today.
Our new in-app assistants can help you get things done in record time. MCP allows you to bring your own agent if you want. And an open source format for Keynote (and Python library!) so you can create Keynote documents programmatically on any platform.
Super proud of the team. Hope you love it!
Janette Barrios retweeted
United CEO Scott Kirby joins @benthompson and me to break down the airline business: justifying big capex, how they do route planning, what other CEOs screw up, the Starlink decision, why everyone misunderstands the credit card economics, and lots more.
Janette Barrios retweeted
OK so I might still be in Canada running iPhone Duo workshops but we're cool if I ALSO get excited about visionOS for a sec, right?
November 11. Cupertino. If you make (or want to make) immersive media, this is the event for you. Come hang out with us!
developer.apple.com/events/v…
Janette Barrios retweeted
San Francisco's latest walking tour takes people past cats in windows, and apparently, the demand is enormous.
Nearly 100 people gathered Saturday for a neighborhood “catwalk,” a free afternoon stroll past the homes of local cats, all volunteered by their owners for a moment in the spotlight. The cats, by all accounts booked and busy, had become local celebrities without lifting a paw.
Organizer Lora Lafon told SFGATE the idea began with a Reddit thread inspired by a similar event in Minneapolis. More than 50 households across San Francisco signed up, and interest quickly outgrew what a single afternoon could accommodate.
The inaugural walk was capped at 100 people, leaving another 406 on the waitlist and 388 more expressing interest.
“We're such a big dog city (love dogs too) that it's been really sweet to see how proud the cat owners are when people stop to admire their babies in the window,” Lafon said.
Fortunately for the city's aspiring cat admirers, more walks are in the works, both in San Francisco and potentially across the Bay Area.
Janette Barrios retweeted
Sad and infuriating. Especially knowing this is going to keep getting worse as more cuts take hold from the big beautiful bill.
This is exciting!
We've been working on a great iPhone Duo update for @TeleprompterApp, introducing a new mode to show your script on the outer display while you record with the rear cameras.
This is once of our most exciting updates in the 16 years we've been on the App Store, it's a great use case for iPhone Duo.
- Outer display shows your script as a camera accessory while you record with the rear cameras
- Inner display can be a separate operator layout: live video with text control
- it’s also a great large format iPad-style Teleprompter, compatible with pro production gear
It's already available for you lucky day one owners.
More info here: teleprompterpro.com/duo
Janette Barrios retweeted
Filmmaker Siân Heder, known for "CODA," talks about "Being Heumann," her new movie coming out this fall, which centers on a pivotal moment in the disability rights movement. #disabilities #BeingHeumann disabilityscoop.com/2026/10/…
Janette Barrios retweeted
Game accessibility job alert! Accessibility Intern at @insomniacgames - job-boards.greenhouse.io/ins…
For more like these keep an eye on the job openings channel on the IGDA-GASIG Discord server (discord.gg/KuTXaQDrT)
