Ariana Aboulafia
@arianaaboulafia.bsky.social
disability rights activist.
tech policy’s biggest swiftie.
views my own. 🏳️🌈⚖️
tech policy’s biggest swiftie.
views my own. 🏳️🌈⚖️
Reposted by Ariana Aboulafia
• To Reduce Disability Bias in Technology, Start With Disability Data (by
@arianaaboulafia.bsky.social, @mbogen.bsky.social, @bonnieswenor.bsky.social: cdt.org/insights/rep...
Huge congrats to all CDT teams and partners who made this work possible.
@arianaaboulafia.bsky.social, @mbogen.bsky.social, @bonnieswenor.bsky.social: cdt.org/insights/rep...
Huge congrats to all CDT teams and partners who made this work possible.
Report – To Reduce Disability Bias in Technology, Start With Disability Data
This report was also authored by Bonnielin Swenor, Director of the Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center. Introduction When people with disabilities interact with technologies, there is a risk that they will face discriminatory impacts in several important and high-stakes contexts, like employment, benefits, and healthcare. For example, many jobs use automated employment decision tools […]
cdt.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
• To Reduce Disability Bias in Technology, Start With Disability Data (by
@arianaaboulafia.bsky.social, @mbogen.bsky.social, @bonnieswenor.bsky.social: cdt.org/insights/rep...
Huge congrats to all CDT teams and partners who made this work possible.
@arianaaboulafia.bsky.social, @mbogen.bsky.social, @bonnieswenor.bsky.social: cdt.org/insights/rep...
Huge congrats to all CDT teams and partners who made this work possible.
Reposted by Ariana Aboulafia
Honored projects include:
• Building a Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem with @aapd.com (by @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social + Henry Claypool)
• Building a Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem with @aapd.com (by @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social + Henry Claypool)
Building A Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem: A Cross-Disability, Cross-Systems Analysis Of Best Practices
This report is co-authored by AAPD’s Henry Claypool. In 2021, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) released a report entitled “Centering Disability in Technology Policy: Issue Landscape and Potential Opportunities for Action.” This represented a significant milestone in a partnership between AAPD and CDT to […]
cdt.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Honored projects include:
• Building a Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem with @aapd.com (by @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social + Henry Claypool)
• Building a Disability-Inclusive AI Ecosystem with @aapd.com (by @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social + Henry Claypool)
Reposted by Ariana Aboulafia
Key findings from Civic Tech polling: 57% of teachers used AI for IEPs or 504 plans in 2024–25 — up 18 points from last year. CDT’s @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social outlines guidance for teachers, schools, disability advocates, & AI developers to help ensure equitable outcomes.
From Personalized to Programmed: The Use of Generative AI to Develop Individualized Education Programs for Students with Disabilities
Executive Summary The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in schools is becoming more commonplace, including the use of generative AI models to develop individualized education programs (IEPs) for disabled students. A recent poll from the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) found that 57% of teachers reported using AI to develop an IEP or 504 […]
cdt.org
October 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Key findings from Civic Tech polling: 57% of teachers used AI for IEPs or 504 plans in 2024–25 — up 18 points from last year. CDT’s @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social outlines guidance for teachers, schools, disability advocates, & AI developers to help ensure equitable outcomes.
Reposted by Ariana Aboulafia
CDT's recommendations: employers should assess the usefulness and necessity of hiring technology; deployments should adhere to accessibility guidelines (eg WCAG); and human oversight should be incorporated into all stages of using the technology
September 26, 2025 at 8:52 PM
CDT's recommendations: employers should assess the usefulness and necessity of hiring technology; deployments should adhere to accessibility guidelines (eg WCAG); and human oversight should be incorporated into all stages of using the technology
Reposted by Ariana Aboulafia
Next up! The wonderful @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social at @cdt.org giving a talk on the exclusion of disabled workers by digitized hiring assessments.
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility
September 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Next up! The wonderful @arianaaboulafia.bsky.social at @cdt.org giving a talk on the exclusion of disabled workers by digitized hiring assessments.
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility
Background: companies are incorporating hiring technologies into employment decisions, which poses risks of discrimination and poor accessibility