AbleVision: The Accessible Icon Project

Ablevision is Triangle’s national award-winning television and media program created and produced entirely by people with disabilities. They have created a video on the Accessible Icon Project, an international project trying to change the handicapped sign to one of active accessibility. Feel free to share your comments below. Also, be sure to check out many other videos made by Ablevision on Youtube. With over 100,000 Youtube views and 55 broadcast affiliates, Ablevision provides many positive stories created for and by people of ability.

The Accessible Icon Project YouTube Video

Being a member of The Accessible Icon Project, I was asked to write a short script to describe the accessibility symbol and the basic philosophy behind the new symbol. Nathaniel Perkins and Stevie Schweighardt directed and edited this short video for a class project around my script. For those who are new to my blog, The Accessible Icon Project is trying to change the “handicapped” symbol into one of active accessibility. So far, parts of New York City, Massachusetts, North Carolina, India, and the UK have switched over to the new symbol. Enjoy!