Essential Special Education Planning (Back to School edition)
Scrabble letters spelling out Back To School on a yellow legal pad of papre. Image by Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay August marks the end of summer...
What people should know BEFORE writing articles or creating products about accessibility
Photo by Christin Hume on Unsplash I read a lot of articles about accessibility, and also try out a lot of accessibility-related products. Some of them are...
Essential Special Education Planning (Back to School edition)
Scrabble letters spelling out Back To School on a yellow legal pad of papre. Image by Image by WOKANDAPIX from Pixabay August marks the end of summer...
Is "Blind Barbie" really inclusive?
Screenshot from Sheri Byrne-Haber’s laptop showing the Barbie Fashionistas website with an overwhelming amount of pink. The page view is a specific Barbie...
Why repeal a law when you can covertly suppress its impact?
AI-generated image of male appearing partial face looking through a single brick removed from a brick wall Imagine a scenario where a law that has...
All Accessibility is Political: Understanding the Intersection of Accessibility, Disability, and Politics
Photo by Parker Johnson on Unsplash You can’t talk about accessibility without talking about disability because accessibility is inherently tied to the...
Project 2025's threat to Disability Rights
Black, white and red image with the text “Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project” with a red circle and a slash running through it over the text The...
Why Litigation is Essential for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Compliance
This article is NOT legal advice. If you find yourself in a situation where you are either considering filing or possibly defending accessibility litigation...
ADA Coordinator and Accessibility Manager - What's the difference?
Photo by Robert Ruggiero on Unsplash In the bustling world of accessibility in the United States, two titles often emerge: ADA Coordinators and Accessibility...
Accommodations Fail: How Lack of a Sign Language Interpreter Led to EEOC Filing Discrimination Charges Against Amazon
Introduction Another day, another multi-billion dollar company fired an employee instead of providing a sign language interpreter. The EEOC takes a specific...
John Maeda’s 2020 CX Report and Accessibility
Photo by Stephen Dawson on Unsplash Read John’s Medium article here with links to his short, medium, and long videos delivering his report. John Maeda is the...
Job Hunting while Disabled
Photo by Elevate on Unsplash Note: every “bad” HR behavior listed in this article, I have had personally happen to me, or heard about first-hand from the...
I’ve got my accessibility certification — Now what???
Note: I am not endorsing any of the classes below, I have not taken any of them personally. But I’ve had generally good educational experiences with the...
I’ve given up on the ADA to protect my rights as a person with a disability
The ADA turned 30 on the day I published this article. Anyone who views the ADA as a complete success doesn’t understand the problems facing people with...
Is there a bias against disability in your Unconscious Bias training?
Blurry picture of 4 individuals wearing business clothes and a pair of eyeglasses What is Unconscious Bias? Unless you have been hiding under a rock, if you...
Is an “identity model” replacing the charitable, medical, and social models of disability?
Image custom created by the author cannot be reused without permission and attribution Part one of a three-part article. See part two on language choices...
Interview Questions Accessibility Professionals should ask
Businessman in wheelchair interviewing with business woman A couple of months back, I wrote an article listing questions and behaviors that I thought were...
International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) position statement on overlays
Last fall, IAAP established an Overlay Task Force after increased concern from their membership about the activities of Overlay companies in the context of...
“Informal accommodations” are worth the paper they are printed on
In an earlier article, I wrote about how mental health conditions have to be accommodated like any other disability. Immediately my inbox was flooded with...
Inaccessible Third-party Content and Code — Why it is Important, and How to Address it
Cardboard with post-it note — Time for New Content In the United States, various parts of the federal government have made it painfully and consistently...