This Week in Accessibility: First lawsuit filed over lack of captions in VR
This most recent accessibility litigation evolution has been predicted for the past couple of years by ADA legal experts.
My top 10 favorite disability/ accessibility articles of the year
Picking your favorite articles when you’ve written 145 of them in the past 12 months is like picking your favorite kids.
Starting a new accessibility remediation project?
Marie Kondo’ing the project first will get you to your goal faster.
Where to go for accessibility help when you are stuck
There are lots of resources, some obvious, some not so obvious
Why I seldom turn on my video for Zoom calls
Body Dysmorphia Disorder (BDD) and increasing anxiety rates are significant issues for people now spending 8 hours a day or more on Zoom.
Ten Tips for Creating Effective Accessibility Workshops
For starters, re-imagine your all-day workshop in an “all you can eat buffet” format, not a single 12-course dinner.
Sustainability starts with disability inclusion and accessibility.
For starters, for every 1 % increase in people with disabilities working, $25 billion would be added to the US economy.
One good thing the pandemic has changed forever
It’s *finally* gotten harder to hide discriminatory comments.
What types of media representation do people with disabilities want to see?
If you ask a disability activist, the answer to this question is more complicated than you might think.
Six actions that will destroy disability/diversity ally credibility
Believe me when I say that for all underrepresented communities, including disability, actions speak WAY louder than words.
Naomi Osaka cancels the French Open
Why her actions are so important to people with mental health issues and disabilities
Presentation hints to help participants who don’t have perfect vision
Following a few minor best practices drastically improves the experience not only for people with vision loss but also those who are neurodiverse.
Making chatbots accessible
Chatbots are everywhere online customer service is necessary. However, few are accessible to people with disabilities.
No, you are not entitled to pick my brain for free
I am under zero obligation to provide you a “teachable moment”
How to prevent your conference calls from getting hacked
A few simple, proactive steps will help reduce the chance of this terrible event from occurring on your watch.
Why I’m still wearing a mask
Mask regulations have been lifted for fully vaccinated Americans, but wearing masks for some of us will never be optional.
Who tests the ADA testers?
ADA and digital accessibility litigation are full of claims filed by “testers.” How far should that be allowed to go?
What people should know BEFORE writing articles or creating products about accessibility
So many people are writing or developing products around this hot tech topic right now. Many of them are getting it very wrong.
Sanctions levied against plaintiffs for filing frivolous disability rights lawsuits
The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Johnson, Dinn v. Caraf Oil upheld a district court ruling that fined both the attorney and the plaintiff in a disability lawsuit.
The importance of exit interviews during the “Great Resignation”
Organizations should be doing them already. But if they aren’t doing them or aren’t doing anything with the data, how will they recover from this most recent pandemic side-effect?