Fable Pathways
Online courses for people with disabilities, by people with disabilities
What is Fable Pathways?
We know that finding accommodating work opportunities can be tough. Learn technical and non-technical skills from subject matter experts with disabilities to help you get the job you want.
Fable Pathways is taught by people with disabilities, for people with disabilities. Courses provide unique insights from industry experts, and help learners build new technical and non-technical skills to work in the tech sector. Work at your own pace with free, accessible, and on-demand courses.
Fable Pathways courses are:
Advocating for work
with Judy Heumann
Judy was an internationally recognized disability rights activist across the United States and beyond. She is featured in the award-winning documentary Crip Camp and is known as the ‘Mother of the Disability Rights Movement’.
Advocating for work with Judy Heumann
Meet your instructor
Judy is an internationally recognized disability rights activist across the United States and beyond. She is featured in the award-winning documentary Crip Camp and is the host of the podcast The Heumann Perspective.
Advocating for work with Judy Heumann
Judy was an internationally recognized disability rights activist across the United States and beyond. She is featured in the award-winning documentary Crip Camp and is known as the ‘Mother of the Disability Rights Movement’.
Advocating for work with Judy Heumann
Getting started in web development with Kelly Ford
Kelly, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, is a life-time assistive technology user and teaches you about web development, including how to use VS Code and GitHub with a screen reader.
Getting started in web development with Kelly Ford
Meet your instructor
Kelly, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, is a life-time assistive technology user and teaches you about web development, including how to use VS Code and GitHub with a screen reader.
Getting started in web development with Kelly Ford
Kelly, Senior Program Manager at Microsoft, is a life-time assistive technology user and teaches you about web development, including how to use VS Code and GitHub with a screen reader.
Getting started in web development
Becoming a manager
with Kate Kalcevich
Kate, Head of Accessibility Innovation at Fable, is hearing impaired and teaches you how to be a manager, including how to build strong communication skills and to best serve the team that you manage.
Becoming a manager with Kate Kalcevich
Meet your instructor
Kate, Head of Accessibility Innovation at Fable, is hearing impaired and teaches you how to be a manager, including how to build strong communication skills and to best serve the team that you manage.
Becoming a manager with Kate Kalcevich
Kate, Head of Accessibility Innovation at Fable, is hearing impaired and teaches you how to be a manager, including how to build strong communication skills and to best serve the team that you manage.
Becoming a manager
Take your career a step further by joining the Fable Community
When you sign up for a Pathways course, we’ll ask if you want to join our community of accessibility testers and survey respondents. As a Fable Community member, you’ll have access to flexible work at a fair wage and the chance to drive positive change.
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Frequently asked questions
How long are the courses?
Courses are between 1-2 hours. Each course consists of several modules, and you will be presented with both written and video content. Each module should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. You don’t have to finish the course in one sitting, you can learn at your own pace!
Is Fable Pathways completely free? How is it funded?
Fable has developed Pathways with the support of ServiceNow and MIT Solve, CCRW, and Microsoft.
Is it accessible?
We at Fable have worked hard to create an accessible learning management system. Pathways has been extensively tested using a number of assistive technologies, including JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover, screen magnification, Dragon Naturally Speaking, and Eye Gaze. Content is also provided in multiple modalities, such as video + transcripts.
Can I get a certificate?
There are no certificates available at this time, but we are exploring certifications.
Frequently asked questions
How long are the courses?
Courses are anywhere between 1-2 hours. Each course consists of several modules, and you will be presented with both written and video content. Each module should take no more than 20 minutes to complete. You don’t have to finish the course in one sitting, you can learn at your own pace!
Is Fable Pathways completely free? How is it funded?
Fable has developed Pathways with the support of ServiceNow and MIT Solve, CCRW, and Microsoft.
Is it accessible?
We at Fable have worked hard to create an accessible learning management system. Pathways has been extensively tested using a number of assistive technologies, including JAWS, NVDA, Voiceover, screen magnification, Dragon Naturally Speaking, and Eye Gaze. Content is also provided in multiple modalities, such as video + transcripts.
Can I get a certificate?
There are no certificates available at this time, but we are exploring certifications.