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...
What “Sending Education Back to the States” Looks Like for Disabled Students
Children getting on a school bus Linda McMahon, the new Secretary of Education, supports Project 2025's proposal to transfer education policy control from...
Why Economic Uncertainty Hurts People with Disabilities the Most
Economic Policy Uncertainty index from the end of 2019 to January 2025 showing spikes during the pandemic, leveling out between 2021 to 2024 with smaller...
The Six Cs of Accessibility
Business team huddle with three men and three women with their hands touching in the center. Many subjects use the mnemonic “5Cs” to identify elements at the...
Running Completely Anonymous Meetings
AI-generated image of a full face mask invoking the image from V is for Vendetta. Do you know how many ways your activities online can be tracked? Every...
When the Federal Goverment refuses to follow its own laws, chaos reigns.
Man in business soot with his arms crossed When federal agencies fail to follow laws in place for decades, the result often resembles the Wild...