I'm a captioner and my Fav captioning faux pas of Eurovision was when Hannah Waddingham said, "I forgot my air guitar" and the caption read, "I forgot my underwear!"

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! 🤗 your access provider!

I burned my bagel, so I sprinkled the Not so bad bits on the balcony for the birds. We’ll see how long it takes them to discover the new buffet.

Sunset with rainbow. No filter used. Happy Pride! . 𝒮𝒾𝑔𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝒟𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑒 . #SignedDiane #rainbow #pride #albuquerque

The height of sophistication is simplicity. -Clare Boothe Luce

Balloon Fiesta!

Problem: How to make PB accessible for kids who are blind? Solution: My interactive PB, I HEAR THE DANCE!, that reveals descriptive words to help BLV readers feel/smell/hear the story. Intro to accessibility services and inclusion for grades K-3. #DIS #I #SEL #PBPitch

Plug your nose & plunge in! STINKERBELL hears a gurgling in her guts. She feels a rumbling in her rump. An explosion propels her up. Pee-ew! She ruins Balloon Fiesta with her excess hot air. But when a tornado threatens her town, STINKERBELL trades blows to help. Age 3-7 #PBPitch

In her 1st music class Melody meets Clarinet (a jazz cat’s tail bopping), Flute (bird praising the sunrise), Violin (spooky graveyard). Mr. Clef says, “Choose 1.” But Melody needs them all to complete the sound in her head. No such thing as TOO MANY INSTRUMENTS! Ages 4-8 #PBPitch

Problem: How to make PB accessible for kids who are blind? Solution: My interactive PB, I HEAR THE DANCE!, that reveals descriptive words to help BLV readers feel/smell/hear the story. Intro to accessibility services and inclusion for grades K-3. #DIS #I #SEL #PBPitch #L

#PBPitch #DIS #I #SEL Addresses need for books about kids w/ disabilities + showing up for a friend. Besties Ellie (who is blind) & Maya (who isn’t) do everything together, until Maya sees the ballet alone. Ellie feels left out, until she discovers how to HEAR THE DANCE! K-3

STINKERBELL is a little girl with a smelly problem. She hears a gurgling in her guts. She feels a rumbling in her rump. An explosion propels her up! Nobody plays with her. Even the dog hides. But when her town is in danger, STINKERBELL must use her power to help. #humor #PBPitch

At her 1st music class, Melody floats on waves of sound, delighted to meet each instrument. Teacher Mr. Clef says, “Choose only 1.” Impossible! Flute wins. When Clarinet follows her home she begs, “Can I keep him, pleeeease?” Soon she has TOO MANY INSTRUMENTS! 4-8 #PBPitch #L

Shout out to everyone who participated in #PBPitch. Thank you for positive comments from new and old friends. When published, I'm looking forward to visiting schools to talk about music or disabilities, or… farts (depends on what gets published first!) 𝒮𝒾𝑔𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝒟𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑒

Wordle 874 2/6 🟨⬛🟩🟨🟨 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 At least I still crush at wordle

Wordle 973 2/6 🟩🟨🟩⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩a tricky one today, so gotta shout about it!

Plug your nose & plunge in! STINKERBELL hears a gurgling in her guts. She feels a rumbling in her rump. An explosion propels her up. Pee-ew! She ruins Balloon Fiesta with her excess hot air. But when a tornado threatens her town, STINKERBELL trades blows to help. Age 3-7 #PBPitch

Interactive intro to accessibility. K-3. #DIS #I #SEL #PBPitch . Maya learns how her bestie Ellie, who is blind, can HEAR THE DANCE! when the two go to the Audio Described ballet. By Audio Describer w/ 30 years consulting/providing services.

Sign of the Day. Doing year 2 of 12x12 to write 12 picture books in 12 months! Join the Challenge here: . 12x12challenge.com . 𝒮𝒾𝑔𝓃𝑒𝒹 𝒟𝒾𝒶𝓃𝑒 #SignedDiane #kidlit #PB #12x12challenge