[Nevada-Announce] Sample Resolution Pass By the National Federation of the Blind in 2023

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RESOLUTION 2023-03

Regarding the Accessibility of Twitter 

WHEREAS, social media has become a significant part of many people’s lives, serving as a vehicle for staying in touch with friends, seeking advice, searching for jobs, and staying up-to-date on information about local and national news and events; and

WHEREAS, Twitter, a mainstream social media platform, has been a space for the blindness community, having prioritized accessibility by establishing a dedicated accessibility team, and providing frequent accessibility-related updates and communications; and 

WHEREAS, Twitter in the past allowed for third party clients that use its application programming interface (API) to ensure an accessible experience; and 

WHEREAS, in the fall of 2022 Twitter laid off its entire accessibility team and made changes to its API that have broken accessible Twitter clients used by our community; and

WHEREAS, frequent updates to social media platforms and apps like Twitter introduce new features and bring changes to existing features, and without the accessibility team, accessibility is no longer taken into account with new builds and features: Now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind in Convention assembled this fifth day of July, 2023, in the City of Houston, Texas, that this organization condemn and deplore all acts of blatant discrimination and disregard of blind people by Twitter; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Twitter shall no longer be a platform this organization supports due to its complete lack of regard for equal access by the blind; and 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization shall not abandon our supporters on Twitter, but shall no longer use it as a primary source of social media engagement; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this organization demand that Twitter build back its commitment to creating more inclusive experiences by prioritizing accessibility. 


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