{"id":32,"date":"2026-02-16T15:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/blog\/points\/where-is-the-data-making-data-visualizations-accessible-to-all\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T15:24:52","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T20:24:52","slug":"where-is-the-data-making-data-visualizations-accessible-to-all","status":"publish","type":"points","link":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/points\/where-is-the-data-making-data-visualizations-accessible-to-all\/","title":{"rendered":"Where Is the Data? Making Data Visualizations Accessible to All"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto [content-visibility:auto] supports-[content-visibility:auto]:[contain-intrinsic-size:auto_100lvh] scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:913128ba-5e12-43ae-99e7-f068aa270e36-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"3048fd1a-f3ec-4444-a20c-12c51535e6f8\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2-thinking\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"593\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">I learned that making graphs, charts, dashboards, and infographics accessible isn\u2019t just a \u201cnice to have\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s something you plan for on purpose. The workshop showed me how to use smart color choices (so meaning isn\u2019t only shown by color), clear labels and descriptions, and strong alternative text to explain what the visual is showing for people using screen readers. I also learned that sometimes you need supplemental formats (like a short text summary or data table) and that there are tools that can help check and improve accessibility so more people can actually understand the data.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"z-0 flex min-h-[46px] justify-start\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-3 w-full empty:hidden\">\n<div class=\"text-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px absolute bottom-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":28363,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32","points","type-points","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points\/32","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/points"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/28363"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/points\/32\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/community.mis.temple.edu\/kwilliams\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}