Is an “identity model” replacing the charitable, medical, and social models of disability?
Image custom created by the author cannot be reused without permission and attribution Part one of a three-part article. See part two on language choices...
Interview Questions Accessibility Professionals should ask
Businessman in wheelchair interviewing with business woman A couple of months back, I wrote an article listing questions and behaviors that I thought were...
International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) position statement on overlays
Last fall, IAAP established an Overlay Task Force after increased concern from their membership about the activities of Overlay companies in the context of...
“Informal accommodations” are worth the paper they are printed on
In an earlier article, I wrote about how mental health conditions have to be accommodated like any other disability. Immediately my inbox was flooded with...
Inaccessible Third-party Content and Code — Why it is Important, and How to Address it
Cardboard with post-it note — Time for New Content In the United States, various parts of the federal government have made it painfully and consistently...
Inaccessibility is a disease. Why aren’t we doing more to cure it?
In the carbon-based lifeform world, herd immunity is achieved when the majority of a population is immune (either through infection or vaccine) to an...
Improving Native App Accessibility via Haptics
If you are interested in haptics, you might also be interested in the predecessor article on Accessible Motion Consider the following mobile native app error...
Impostor Syndrome, Stereotype Threat and Disabilities
Haven’t heard of “Stereotype Threat” before? Me neither until a few weeks ago. The impact of understanding how stereotype threat shapes my actions on a...
I’m Broken and It’s Beautiful
Japanese pot on a wicker repaired using Kintsugi technique with gold joining the broken black pieces together Image By Gugger— Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0,...
I love Electric Cars. But I will never, EVER buy a Tesla
Photo by Andreas Dress on Unsplash Elon Musk reopened his Tesla manufacturing plant in Fremont earlier this week in violation of California law. If someone...
I got a restraining order against my COVID-denying next-door neighbor
I will call my assailant, “Mr. Covid.” His actions had already generated two separate police calls (from others) for assault in the previous three months. My...
If somebody can use it, somebody can misuse it
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash There is a portion of the American legal system under the category of negligence called “strict product liability,” also...
I am an accessibility badass
An email request came in, ending with: Please sign the letter with all those letters after your name. You know, BSc JD MBA CPACC BADASS After I stopped...
How to Stop People from Filing Repeat ADA Lawsuits
Name tag that that says “Hello I am . . . Suing You” I have a confession to make. I am a “serial filer” Last year, the US Department of Education’s Office...
How to make organizations aware of an accessibility issue
You’ve found an accessibility problem, in a website or app from someone we are going to refer to below as “OffendingCompany”. Maybe you have vision loss and...
How to lose a customer in 10 seconds
In the modern digital age, where so much of our lives revolve around online platforms, ensuring accessibility for everyone is critical. However, widespread...
How to identify a Toxic Accessibility Culture, and what you can do about it
A real dumpster fire (from which the term “dumpster fire” was coined) Urban dictionary defines “Dumpster Fire” as: 1. A complete disaster.2. Something very...
How to discuss accessibility during a design/UI/UX interview or portfolio review
Portfolio reviews are the penultimate step in the design/UI/UX interview process. It’s a chance to show your work, defend your decision-making, explain your...
How the Gig Economy impacts People with Disabilities
For those of you who have been living under a rock for the last five years, a gig economy engagement is defined as a full-time or part-time contract as...
How the focus on Digital Employee Experience is leaving out People with Disabilities
Blurry image of man shown from the shoulders down holding a tablet with various types of digital symbols overlaid — mobile, cloud, email, electronic...