This Week in Accessibility: What we can learn from the “WebAIM Million”
A human hand reaching out being drowned in a sea of pages Summary of an accessibility analysis of the top 1,000,000 home pages This week being the syzygy of...
This Week in Accessibility: White v. Square
Cartoon iphone with “Payment $25 Accept/Decline” and a credit card and payment device connected at the top It’s not an accessibility case. White is a...
To Disclose, or not to Disclose
This article is not legal advice. If you have questions about how disclosing a disability can impact you legally, ask your attorney, who is most definitely...
Top 10 disability and accessibility TED talks and Videos
Photo by Jakob Owens on Unsplash I get pinged a lot by people asking for accessibility resources. Some accessibility resources are easy to find because they...
Toxic Positivity and Disabilities
Photo by Dan Meyers on Unsplash My friend Debbie Levitt wrote an article about COVID-19 spam. I’ve only known Debbie for a few months, but our views on...
Transitioning from being a manager to an individual contributor
Nine months ago, I was presented with a choice. My job responsibilities had grown beyond the ability of one person to manage the role. Even though I thought...
Twitter and Inaccessible “Voice Notes”
Photo by Yucel Moran on Unsplash Once upon a time (in tech, this is maybe 2–3 years ago), Twitter actually cared about accessibility. For a while, they were...
Uber, CVS, and Rite Aid in the news over disability discrimination
Photo by Nijwam Swargiary on Unsplash Rite Aid settled a case last week with the Department of Justice, which required them to make their COVID portal and...
Using plain language is essential for content accessibility
Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash When writing for your audience, it’s essential to keep things simple at the lowest common denominator for your audience. If...
Vetting accessibility vendors
It used to be there were just a handful of major accessibility vendors in the game. SSB Bart Group (now Level Access), Deque, and Cryptzone (now Cyxtera) And...
VMware’s First Accessibility Hackathon
The first week in February 2020, marked VMware’s first accessibility week which consisted of an accessibility summit followed immediately by an accessibility...
Want an employee who is a natural problem solver? Hire someone with a Disability
Dark convoluted maze with cartoon person standing outside of the entrance Why are problem-solving skills desirable in business? The ability to troubleshoot...
Want to add value to your startup? Be accessible
Most startups don’t even know what accessibility is. Here is why it could be the most important business strategy you ever invest in Two hands shaking in...
Website copy says more about your company than you think
A LinkedIn connection posted a critique of the following language in a press release. To protect the guilty, I have deleted the company name, exec’s name,...
We don’t all “have the same 24 hours
By itself, the statement “we all have the same 24 hours” is an empty maxim. Commonly followed up with by “What you do with it is up to you,” or “Successful...
What do American employers owe their employees with mental health conditions
Photo by Stormseeker on Unsplash This article will start with a general discussion on accommodations and then move on to the specifics of a mental health...
What does an “accessibility flywheel” look like?
A simplified estimated example of an Amazon flywheel A business flywheel is an alternative to the more traditional “funnel” that graphically portrayed...
What executive administrators need to know about making events more accessible to people with disabilities
Photo by STIL on Unsplash When I was growing up, my father always said, “If you want to know who runs the show, ask an executive assistant.” He is rarely...
What great accessibility managers want from their leadership
Accessibility managers are frequently perceived as contentious troublemakers Accessibility, by its very nature, creates friction, and friction in turn can...
What it’s like to be a liberal, female, disabled archery competitor
23 months ago, we had a group of teammates visiting from Austin and the Pacific Northwest. We wanted to do a group bonding event, only there were some...