The web is getting less accessible to people with disabilities
And that’s a miserable thing during the current COVID-19 crisis if you are one of them or close to someone who is
Running Accessible Meetings and Events
A primer to make the lives of participants with disabilities better. Blurred man in a business suit holding a card that says “everyone matters” As someone in...
Policies that support employment of people with disabilities
Attracting candidates with disabilities is just one part of the complete “increasing representation of employees with disabilities” conundrum. Policies supporting PwDs is the next part
Retaining employees with disabilities
The final part of the “employing people with disabilities” puzzle is creating an environment that supports their success
The accessibility issue more people with disabilities should think about
Graphical representation of Blockchain identifying 5 uses: smart contract, digital voting, data storage, mining, and digital identity Accessible...
Prioritizing Accessibility Defects for Remediation
You have run your favorite automation tool. You’ve sifted through the results, suppressing duplicates, false positives (there aren’t many tools that...
This Week in Accessibility: ADA lawsuits alleging defendants trespassed onto digital devices
What are the potential ramifications if your users with disabilities can’t access consent notice information ?
You might be #Diversish if . . .
Cartoon with six identical white men with the first one saying to the second “Diversity is Good. Pass it Down” (with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy) ‘Diversish’...
Serving Customers with Disabilities
Whether it’s in-person, by phone, chat or e-mail, anyone in a customer-facing role should receive training specifically on how to serve customers with disabilities without being offensive.
You don’t get a “pass” to discriminate against people with disabilities in an emergency
People with disabilities are the ones guaranteed to get disproportionately ****ed over in any type of emergency
This week in Accessibility: Gomez v. GNC
Multi-colored pills Gomez v. GNC should serve as a warning to any company facing an accessibility lawsuit regarding the importance of their accessibility...
My multi-day PG&E power shut off diary
PG&E and AT&T stupidity has devastating effects on everyone near where I live
This Week in A11Y: Are gift cards w/ Braille a good idea or required by law??
The firms that brought you website accessibility lawsuits have now moved into litigating over the lack of Braille on gift cards
Elements of an accessible hotel room
It takes more than a roll-in shower to make a hotel room accessible
What’s more expensive than getting sued over inaccessibility?
Getting sued *twice* over the same (or different) inaccessibility
Overlays are not the solution to your accessibility problem
In the long run they will hurt, not help your approach to people with disabilities
Out-of-state ADA lawsuit revived by Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
Yeah, it’s a bathroom case. But digital accessibility stakeholders should pay close attention to this one
Starting an Accessibility Consultancy
You may want to do this because it makes business sense for you, Or you may NEED to do this because of AB5
My Superbowl hangover
It is the Tuesday after the “big game” as I write this article. My annual headache is back. I don’t drink.
Measuring Accessibility Outcomes
Peter Drucker said “you can’t manage what you can’t measure”. Here’s how to gauge the success of disability inclusion / accessibility initiatives