Job Title: Academy Director Location Remote About Us Blind Institute of Technology (BIT) is a forward-thinking, mission-driven organization dedicated to empowering professionals with disabilities through accessible, high-quality education and training. Our Academy programs, currently offering Salesforce Admin and Digital Accessibility Analyst certification courses, provide participants with the skills, knowledge, and practical experience needed to succeed… Continue Reading Open Position: Academy Director
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BIT Academy Updates
Hold onto your hats because the BIT Academy has been on fire this past month! We are currently cruising into week 7 of our third cohort in the Digital Accessibility Analyst Program. Who knows what surprises and discoveries await us in the weeks to come? Our students continue to blow us away with their dedication… Continue Reading BIT Academy Updates
User Guide for Digital Advocacy
Introduction The language we use to talk about accessibility is very different from the language most developers and designers use when designing websites, building websites, or building applications. This language barrier is closely related to why accessibility is often missing from most development lifecycles. This document is designed to help translate accessibility barriers and challenges… Continue Reading User Guide for Digital Advocacy
BIT Academy Announces Digital Accessibility Analyst Prep Course Open House Dates
BIT will be holding virtual open house sessions for our upcoming Digital Accessibility Analyst prep course. All times listed are in US Mountain Time. Wednesday, July 19, 3:00 pm MST Wednesday, July 26, 3:00 pm MST For more information and to find the call-in link, check out our Academy Open House page. An orientation for… Continue Reading BIT Academy Announces Digital Accessibility Analyst Prep Course Open House Dates
BIT Academy Announces Digital Accessibility Analyst Course Summer Cohort
Digital accessibility is a field that is quickly growing. Organizations worldwide are working to increase their reach, and this work is with the end goal of becoming more inclusive of all populations, especially those with disabilities. Digital accessibility is a field dedicated to ensuring websites, digital media, software, and more are accessible, according to standards… Continue Reading BIT Academy Announces Digital Accessibility Analyst Course Summer Cohort
BIT Academy Announces Third Quarter 2023 Professional Development Workshops
We offer two professional development workshops to all of our candidates: Tell Me About Yourself and Let’s Get in Touch. Both workshops are two-parters and designed to help our candidates level up their game when it comes to professional communication and making them stand out from the competition. All BIT Academy students are required to… Continue Reading BIT Academy Announces Third Quarter 2023 Professional Development Workshops
BIT Academy Announces Second Quarter 2023 Professional Development Workshops
We offer two professional development workshops to all of our candidates: Tell Me About Yourself and Let’s Get in Touch. Both workshops are two-parters and designed to help our candidates level up their game when it comes to professional communication and making them stand out from the competition. All BIT Academy students are required to… Continue Reading BIT Academy Announces Second Quarter 2023 Professional Development Workshops
Empowering BVI Professionals – A Look at the First 7 Years of Blind Institute of Technology
(Please note: This article was written in 2020 by our Director of Operations, Kristy Schenderlein.) As a member of the Blind and Visually Impaired community (BVI), I had heard of Blind Institute of Technology ™ (BIT) for several years, it wasn’t until Spring of 2019 that I became more familiar with BIT and its mission.… Continue Reading Empowering BVI Professionals – A Look at the First 7 Years of Blind Institute of Technology
BIT Academy Announces Early 2023 Professional Development Workshops
BIT Academy holds professional development workshops several times a year. These workshops are intended to help our candidates with important skills necessary from pre-employment onward. Whether it’s interviewing, creating a resume that will be noticed, answering the toughest of interview questions, effectively communicating in order to make an impression from the first interaction through employment,… Continue Reading BIT Academy Announces Early 2023 Professional Development Workshops
BIT Partners With Open Inclusion
BIT has launched a new partnership with Open Inclusion! Together we will combine our capabilities empowering individuals across the pan-disability community globally to develop in-demand skills and find meaningful work. Both BIT and Open recognize the current levels of employment exclusion and wish to positively influence opportunities for professionals with disabilities to gain valuable, and valued work. Having met through an introduction from our… Continue Reading BIT Partners With Open Inclusion