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Month: June 2025

Beyond Compliance to Competitive Edge: How the NICE Ambassador Network, GeoCyber Systems and Apex Are Re-shaping Cyber Careers: June 28, 2025Circular planet graphic with glowing gridlines fills a dark teal background, overlaid by bold white text reading CYBER CONNECT beneath three turquoise chevrons, flanked by a round NICE Cybersecurity Career Ambassador badge on the left and a stylized GeoCyber Systems LLC globe-and-satellite logo on the right; at the center glows a neon-blue padlock icon, while three rounded black banners trimmed in cyan list session themes: 'Cybersecurity Professionals in Practice', 'Rising Professionals in Cybersecurity', and 'Focused Cyber Sessions'.

Beyond Compliance to Competitive Edge: How the NICE Ambassador Network, GeoCyber Systems and Apex Are Re-shaping Cyber Careers: June 28, 2025

Published June 27, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Dr. Kirk Adams shows how the NICE Network, GeoCyber and the Apex Program create an inclusive cybersecurity workforce, closing talent gaps and boosting ROI.

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Beyond the Water Pump: Why ‘My Year With Helen Keller’ Is the Inclusion Story Every Classroom — and Boardroom — NeedsA collage of four different images show: Left: Book cover. My Year With Helen Keller. Sandra Dattilo. A snowy pine-lined lane glows beneath a peach-and-gold sky. Helen Keller, wrapped in a red scarf, strides ahead while young Sandra races behind, her plaid coat billowing. Two friendly dogs bound alongside. The title 'My Year With Helen Keller' appears in a bold teal serif that pops against the soft sunset; 'Sandra Dattilo' sits just below in a complementary amber. Subtle, translucent Braille dots float across the top band, hinting at Keller's world without crowding the design. Right Top: Helen Keller and Polly Thompson. Right Middle: A signed copy of 'The Story of My Life' by Helen Keller with the following written on the inside page by Helen Keller: To: Sandra Knarr. With Happy Christmas Greetings. Helen Keller. December, 1954. Right Bottom: Sandra Dattilo and Et Tu.

Beyond the Water Pump: Why ‘My Year With Helen Keller’ Is the Inclusion Story Every Classroom — and Boardroom — Needs

Published June 27, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Dr. Kirk Adams highlights ‘My Year With Helen Keller,’ an inclusion story that reveals how daily acts become an inclusion playbook for schools and businesses — packed with actionable next steps.

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SYBL-TDI: June 26, 2025 Blind and Low-Vision Workshop by Dr. Kirk Adams and Aaron Di Blasi: ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode Demonstration: Cutting Edge AI For The Blind: How We’re Using ItPromotional image for a ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode workshop featuring a green background with the ChatGPT logo centered at the top, flanked by the words 'ADVANCED' on the left and 'VOICE MODE' on the right. Below, three smartphone screens display features of the advanced voice mode: the first screen introduces AVM with points about natural conversations, multiple voices, and personalization; the second shows a voice selection screen with the voice 'Sol'; the third displays an AVM loading screen. At the bottom corners are circular headshots: on the left, Dr. Kirk Adams in a dark blazer outdoors, and on the right, Aaron Di Blasi in a suit and tie against a gray backdrop.

SYBL-TDI: June 26, 2025 Blind and Low-Vision Workshop by Dr. Kirk Adams and Aaron Di Blasi: ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode Demonstration: Cutting Edge AI For The Blind: How We’re Using It

Published June 26, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Discover how ChatGPT Advanced Voice Mode empowers blind and low-vision users with real-time emotional AI, voice interaction, and visual grounding. Join Dr. Kirk Adams and Aaron Di Blasi for a groundbreaking demo and learn how this cutting-edge tech enhances accessibility, productivity, and inclusion.

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No Degree, No Problem: How The Apex Program Is Opening Doors for Blind Professionals With Network+ and Security+Diagonal split graphic with a white top-left half and bright blue bottom-right half; on the white portion a purple shield-shaped logo sits left of bold black text reading APEX PROGRAM, while the blue section features a stylized three-arc logo in black and white above the name Dr. Kirk Adams and the tagline Leading the Way To Accessible Innovation; in the lower left against the white background stands a blind, bearded man wearing dark sunglasses, a light khaki jacket over a black turtleneck, and a loosely draped gray knit scarf.

No Degree, No Problem: How The Apex Program Is Opening Doors for Blind Professionals With Network+ and Security+

Published June 23, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Dr. Kirk Adams reveals Apex, the blind cybersecurity training program turning Network+ and Security+ credentials into jobs and closing the talent gap.

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Invest in Inclusive Futures: Why I’m Donating to ISDI’s ‘Keep the Flame of DEI Burning’ DriveA smartphone screen displays the GoFundMe website with the tagline 'We're here to help people help each other' in bold black text, accompanied by the logo of ISDI (Institute for Sustainable Diversity & Inclusion), which features a stylized human figure over green and blue leaf shapes. In the background, a blurred image shows the GoFundMe logo in green text on a white screen. The scene is dark except for the illuminated screens, emphasizing the mobile interface.

Invest in Inclusive Futures: Why I’m Donating to ISDI’s ‘Keep the Flame of DEI Burning’ Drive

Published June 19, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Join Dr. Kirk Adams in supporting ISDI’s “Keep the Flame of DEI Burning” GoFundMe — donate by June 30, 2025 to fund accessible training, legal resources, and scholarships that protect diversity, equity, and inclusion in 2025 and beyond.

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Say the Word, Shift the Culture: Lachi’s RAMPD and the Business Case for Disability PrideA promotional graphic with a white background. Across the very top runs a thin golden strip, beneath which a black bar displays a yellow music-note icon followed by the word 'RAMPD' in bold white letters. On the left side, Lachi, a medium-dark-skinned woman wearing a bright pink button-down shirt and gold earrings gazes forward with a thoughtful expression, her hand resting against her cheek; her hair is styled in a braided top bun and she wears vibrant pink eye shadow. On the right side, a large logo shows two sweeping arcs, one black, one blue, above the words 'DR. KIRK ADAMS' and the tagline 'Leading the Way To Accessible Innovation.'

Say the Word, Shift the Culture: Lachi’s RAMPD and the Business Case for Disability Pride

Published June 16, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Dr. Kirk Adams uncovers how disability leadership and inclusive design drive innovation, unlock $8 trillion in market potential, and transform access into a competitive advantage across industries.

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From Navy Courtroom to Story Commons: Why Mary Carla Flood Wants Your Blindness Journey in Her 2025 BookA woman wearing a white shirt with black polka dots is typing on a modern Braille typewriter, also known as a Braille embosser, which is placed on a wooden desk. The device is blue with a light gray top panel that includes a small screen, control buttons, and a Braille keyboard. A sheet of paper with embossed Braille text is being output from the machine, indicating active use for creating tactile reading material for persons who are blind or low-vision.

From Navy Courtroom to Story Commons: Why Mary Carla Flood Wants Your Blindness Journey in Her 2025 Book

Published June 16, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Discover why Dr. Kirk Adams urges blind and low-vision readers to share their stories for Mary Carla Flood’s 2025 blindness anthology — submit your 500-1500-word narrative via LinkedIn or Facebook DM by August 15, 2025.

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SPINE and the Power of Design: Inclusion Doesn’t Happen by Accident — It Happens by Strategy, Practice, Ideation, Need, and ExecutionA promotional graphic features the cover of the book titled 'SPINE: The DEI Backbone for Agility and Adaptability in a VUCA World' by Effenus Henderson, centered against a blue and white geometric background. The book cover shows an open book with colorful pages transforming into a dynamic scene where diverse people engage in activities symbolizing communication, teamwork, and innovation, surrounded by icons like globes, clouds, and gears. On the left side is the logo for Dr. Kirk Adams, which includes a stylized arch and the tagline 'Leading the Way To Accessible Innovation.' On the right side is the logo for ISDI, the Institute for Sustainable Diversity & Inclusion, featuring abstract figures and leaves.

SPINE and the Power of Design: Inclusion Doesn’t Happen by Accident — It Happens by Strategy, Practice, Ideation, Need, and Execution

Published June 16, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Dr. Kirk Adams explains how SPINE and the Northwest Diversity Learning Series transform diversity goals into measurable outcomes by embedding equity into the core infrastructure of organizations.

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Markets With a Mission: Translating WHO’s Assistive-Tech Playbook into Jobs, Profits, and PurposeWhite cover slide featuring the blue World Health Organization European Region logo in the upper-right corner and bold blue title reading Guide for assistive technology market assessment and shaping on the left; lower-right corner shows overlapping green, blue, and gold geometric shapes framing a circular graphic.

Markets With a Mission: Translating WHO’s Assistive-Tech Playbook into Jobs, Profits, and Purpose

Published June 16, 2025 by Dr. Kirk Adams

Dr. Kirk Adams explains how the WHO’s Assistive Technology Market Assessment Guide can turn unmet disability need into profits and inclusive jobs.

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