Disability Inclusion Requires More Than a Lanyard
Hand dragging a rolling suitcase with a sunflower bracelet around the traveler’s wrist The Sunflower Lanyard program started with good intentions. It’s meant...
Do you know your ADA Digital Accessibility Risk?
5 by 5 color matrix labeled Risk Assessment with green representing low (6 segments), yellow representing medium (13 segments), and red indicating high risk...
Nested Scroll Bars Are the One of the Biggest Accessibility Evils, Ever
AI-generated image of a scrollable table inside a dialog inside a scrollable browser window. You can violate many WCAG Success Criteria and still have your...
Adapting ChatGPT to Meet Neurodivergent Communication Needs
Man sitting at table with laptop, being overwhelmed by different forms of data from people standing next to them. ChatGPT can be challenging for some...
True Disability Inclusion Requires Planning for the Unexpected
AI-generated image of four elevators with various signage about evacuation, one is out of service. When we talk about accessibility, people often focus on...
When “Neutral” Isn’t Really Neutral: 12 Everyday Practices That Disproportionately Impact People with Disabilities
Car dashboard showing the car is in neutral. Policies don’t need to mention disability to be discriminatory and ableist. Many systems, requirements, and...
The Many “Blindnesses” of Neurodivergence That Have Nothing To Do With Sight
AI generated images of a red brain surrounded by teal and orange gears When people hear the word “blindness,” they often think of vision loss. But for many...
Embedding Accessibility SMEs in Remote Teams
Four irregularly-shaped pieces of amber containing parts of bugs. The longer I work in accessibility, the more convinced I become that organizational...
Eight Skunkworks Projects That Advance Accessibility Without Approval
Person carrying binders labeld Documents, Information, Skunkworks The term “skunkworks” comes from Lockheed Martin and originally referred to a secretive...
Tying Accessibility to Business Objectives
Cartoon image of multiple people in business clothing looking at a piece of paper containing a starting point, multiple milestones, and a goal. Let’s face...
Pseudomotion, Motion Sensitivity, and Accessibility
Newton’s Cradle with one red ball hanging on a thread, retracted and about to bang into five silver balls also hanging by threads. Motion sensitivity is a...
Accessibility Statements: The good, the bad, and the ugly
Stick figure holding blue microphone shouting “We Care!” in simulated ballpoint scribble Let’s start with the basic premise that not all accessibility...
How to Make Accessibility "Stick"
A simple, bold graphic showing three square icons side by side. The first icon on the left is a green checkmark labeled "YES" below it. The middle icon is a...
How Compassion Fatigue is Crushing Disability Allyship
Two people sitting on a sofa, looking at more than 10 screens containing overwhelming news content I posted my regular Accessibility Motivation Monday...
So you think you want an Accessibility Advisory Council?
What to do, and more importantly, what to avoid Four cartoon business people at a table sharing ideas. Creating an accessibility advisory board/council (I...
The Impact of the First 100 days of the Trump Regime on Americans with disabilities
A red, white, and blue highway sign that says “America, The First 100 days” on a background of white fluffy clouds. When people talk about civil rights...
What is Accessibility Sludge and How to Get Rid of It
Thick icky sludge at the bottom of a water pipe Nobel Prize-winning behavioral economist Richard Thaler defines “sludge” as unnecessary friction that makes...
Dangerous Accessibility Assumptions That Put Everyone at Risk
Three strips of intersecting yellow and black “warning” tape. Accessibility isn’t an extra feature or a nice-to-have add-on. It’s a foundational requirement...
Tariffs and People with Disabilities
Pallets with the words “2025 US Tariffs Impact” stenciled on them Trump’s proposal to impose tariffs on imported pharmaceutical products is more than bad...
Running Strong Accessibility Programs Without DEI Support
Wooden blocks teeter on a single point of failure, with a house on top. A hand pulls away one of the support blocks, and the house begins to fall. Recent...