Can You Have Accessibility Without DEI?
Numerous colorful game piece representations of people, all connected in a network. TL;DR: Accessibility, Yes. Good Accessibility, No. Accessibility and...
A Common Misstep When Facing Accessibility Litigation Threats
Wooden blocks on a table that say “Avoid These Mistakes” I saw an accessibility consulting agency share advice on responding to an accessibility demand...
The Four Most Dangerous Words to People with Disabilities
Football flying through the air to the right of the field goal posts We've all heard it before: "At least they tried." I’ve heard this phrase so often,...
What People with Disabilities Should Do as DEI Programs Begin to Disappear
Chain of paper cut out figures with one missing in the middle Over the past few years, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs have become more...
Have an Accessible New Year with these 12 Resolutions
Notepad with the heading 2025 and multiple empty checkmarks. I am writing this article as I return to California from a family holiday get-together, thinking...
The “perilous pitfalls” of Accessibility Maturity
A businessman in a suit at the top of a ladder posing in the picture. Several people pointed me to an article titled “How to Avoid the 24 Perilous Pitfalls...
Disability Inclusive Holiday Party Planning
Group of many diverse people holding plates of food in their hands standing in front of a table full of buffet-style hors d’oeuvres It’s that time of year...
Deconstructing Accessibility Statements
Glasses on a blurry piece of paper. Photo by Mari Helin on Unsplash This is MY interpretation of the accessibility statement legal-ese. I am not your lawyer....
Accessibility is mmm, mmm good. The Campbell's Soup Case Sudy
Campbell’s cream of mushroom soup can from https://turnerduckworth.com/work/campbells For over 50 years, Campbell’s Soup used the same old labels on their...
Reducing Digital Accessibility Litigation Risk
The word “inaccessible” on a piece of paper, with the letters “in” being rubbed out with an eraser Let’s talk about something every business owner,...
Six things NOT related to accessibility that will improve your disability inclusion efforts
Emphasizing inclusion, flexibility, and growth is essential for empowering employees with disabilities.
Diverse or Just Pretending? Why Your Stock Photos Need Authentic Disability Representation
A picture from the TommyHilfiger.com website shows adaptive clothing for people with disabilities. One model has a prosthetic arm, and another is in a manual...
Perfect attendance records in the US: Legal or Discriminatory?
Shadows of people in a business setting talking in small groups with social media loves, likes, and comments showing up in bubbles above them I belong to a...
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...
Transforming Experiences for Neurodiverse Individuals through Sensory-friendly Hours and Quiet Spaces
Child wearing noise-canceling headphones in a very wide and long hallway (blurred) with other people around them. In our noisy, complicated world, it can be...
Fight Club, Parent Edition
Wheelchair-using student in 1:8 resource room setting with a one-on-one aide. When you are expecting a child, your mind fills with visions of a picture-...
The Biggest Headaches Job Hunting While Disabled
Woman interviewing man in wheelchair Job hunting is stressful for everyone. But for people with disabilities, the process is often fraught with additional...
Why People with Disabilities Are More Vulnerable in Emergencies and How We Can Achieve Societal Equity
People with disabilities die at substantiallyhigher rates in natural disasters, police interactions,and mass casualty events.We will not have achieved...
We don’t all “have the same 24 hours"
Wooden hourglass “We all have the same 24 hours” is an empty maxim. Commonly followed by “What you do with it is up to you” or “Successful people just...
Diversity Managers — Here’s what you need to know about Disabilities
Circle split into thirds showing Diversity flowing into Equity with the word Knowledge appearing in the overlap, Equity flowing into inclusion with the word...