Simulating Disabilities
When is it OK? When is it disrespectful? My thoughts on a complicated topic
Staffing accessibility — Consultants vs. employees
It’s a complicated decision, here are the factors to look at to decide which route is right for your organization
There is no such thing as “perfect” accessibility
Accessibility is a really bad place for perfectionists. Here’s why.
Managers as caregivers during COVID
All of us are facing one challenge right now, but many are facing several. How managers handle that will dictate their post-COVID work relationships
This Week in Accessibility: Initial Ruling in Braille Gift Card Cases
Dominguez v. Banana Republic — SDNY says lack of Braille gift cards in a retail setting NOT an ADA violation
“Work as usual” after COVID-19 will be different. Get over it.
At least some of us will refuse to return to pre-COVID19 work styles.
Ten things to improve conference call accessibility
WFH has made video conference accessibility more critical than ever, especially for participants with disabilities. Try to avoid these pitfalls.
Remote user research utilizing participants with disabilities
WFH is also resulting in RFH (Research From Home). This requires adaptations for participants with disabilities
Why COVID-19 contact tracing apps *must* be accessible
People with disabilities should benefit from emergency software. They also WANT to participate. Contact tracing won’t work without them.
Post-COVID employment changes that will benefit everyone, but especially people with disabilities
Who wants to “go back to normal” when “normal” wasn’t so hot anyway?
People with disabilities control $8 trillion in spending
Photo by Alexander Schimmeck on Unsplash I use the figure “$8 trillion” in many of my accessibility training sessions as the value of the global disability...
The US Pharmacy System — A cautionary tale
This is what I had to go through to get my Rheumatoid Arthritis medication reinstated post-COVID, and the costs in time, money, and pain
Why ERG volunteer work is both important and masochistic
ERG roles can contribute to the fatigue/burnout that *every* underrepresented minority experiences at least once (and sometimes continually) in their lives
Ten basic accessibility facts
All accessibility managers should be comfortable communicating the following facts and the reasons behind them.
More lawsuits filed against companies using accessibility plugin/overlays
ADP has been sued for inaccessibility despite using a popular overlay. The rest of the cases involving overlays have been small potatoes by comparison.
Organizations with $33 Billion in annual revenue were sued over accessibility in one week last month
2020 accessibility lawsuits are on track to be close to 50 % higher than either 2018 or 2019. This article reviews a single week’s worth of those lawsuits.
Your first attempt at making anything accessible will be awful
Don’t use this as an excuse. Even awful is better than 98 % of what other people are doing.
Received an accommodations request? Think twice before turning it down
This is Part 2 of a two-part article. Read Part 1, The Manager’s Practical Guide to Handling an Employee Newly Diagnosed With a Disability here. What are...
What people with disabilities hope to see in a Biden Presidency
After four years of ridicule and inattention to PwDs being completely normalized, the future is looking slightly brighter.
Silver (WCAG 3.0) First Public Working Draft released.
February 26, 2021, is the deadline to submit comments.