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*New Drupal Theme Honors Rachel Olivero*

*Release Date: **Monday, February 3, 2020*

*Type: **News Brief*

*Category: **National*

Rachel Olivero (1982-2019) was a dedicated member and leader of the
nation’s blind, a well-known accessibility expert, and a friend to many.
She tirelessly devoted herself to her role as head of the organizational
technology group at the National Federation of the Blind, a position from
which she leveraged her passion to change the understanding of
accessibility everywhere she could by raising the competency of her peers,
and challenging companies and organizations to stop making excuses and
start building accessible from the beginning.

As we reflect on the one-year anniversary of her passing, we are reminded
of her many contributions both to our organization and to the accessibility
community at large. Because of her leadership, knowledge, and collaborative
spirit, her impact on modern accessibility best practices cannot be
overstated.

In October 2019, the Drupal Association, which maintains the open-sourced
platform the NFB uses for its websites, honored her lasting legacy by
naming its new default front-end theme “Olivero.”
<https://www.drupal.org/project/olivero>

“She was committed to making technology accessible to all people,” a Drupal
expert said in the announcement
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XX5oJVuapA0&feature=youtu.be&t=4064>,
which was made at DrupalCon 2019. “We chose the name Olivero not just
because we have made accessibility a top priority, but also because we
aspire to develop this new theme in our community in a manner that is
consistent with the qualities that Rachel embodied, including patience,
generosity, and inclusivity.”

“In the National Federation of the Blind, individual blind people come
together to focus their efforts into collective action that raises
expectations in society and transforms dreams into reality. In a lifetime
that was far too short, Rachel Olivero used her own lived experience as a
blind person as the basis for advancing the position of the blind in
society. As her friends in the organized blind movement, we remember her
daily,” said Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the
Blind. “As her colleagues carrying the march for equality of the blind
forward, we celebrate the Drupal community for recognizing Rachel’s
commitment to equality and skillful advancement of accessibility. The
naming of the Olivero theme is more than simply a nice memory, it
represents a commitment by the Drupal community that accessibility will be
baked into the websites of the future so that all may have access to the
knowledge of the worldwide web. That is a legacy worthy of our friend
Rachel Olivero, the mission of the National Federation of the Blind, and
the core values of the Drupal community. As we cross the one-year
anniversary of losing Rachel’s leadership on our behalf, our hearts are
filled with joy that accessibility in her name continues to spread around
the world.”

Read more about Rachel Olivero in President Riccobono’s tribute to her life
and work, “From Member to Memorable: Rachel Olivero’s Legacy of Love,” in
the April 2019 * Braille Monitor*
<https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm19/bm1904/bm190405.htm>.

This news brief is also available at:
https://www.nfb.org/about-us/press-room/new-drupal-theme-honors-rachel-olivero

Christopher S. Danielsen, J.D.

Director of Public Relations

200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
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(410) 659-9314, Ext. 2330 | cdanielsen at nfb.org

Twitter: @rlawyer

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who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation’s blind. Every day we
work together to help blind people live the lives they want.

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