Access * Ability
Subscribe
RSS
Archive
Why accessibility bugs are a good thing and how to handle them
$ · December 19, 2023
Hint: “fix the bug” is probably the least important item on the list
Online Mentoring
$ · December 18, 2023
Why giving back should be the obligation of everyone who has had the privilege to be successful.
My favourite books on accessibility and related topics
December 15, 2023
Since I’m wrapping up authoring my first book on accessibility, I’ve been reading a lot. Here are my thoughts on the most impactful books I’ve read recently
This Week in Accessibility: Mendez v. Apple
$ · December 15, 2023
A cartoon apple with diagonal rainbow stripes and a bit taken out of the top right corner A rare defendant victory. Will this change the strategy for either...
Where is the best organizational location for Accessibility?
$ · December 15, 2023
Wooden sign post showing three directions: This Way, That Way, and the Other Way Accessibility is the little red hen of the business world. Almost everyone...
The web is getting less accessible to people with disabilities
$ · December 15, 2023
And that’s a miserable thing during the current COVID-19 crisis if you are one of them or close to someone who is
Running Accessible Meetings and Events
$ · December 13, 2023
A primer to make the lives of participants with disabilities better. Blurred man in a business suit holding a card that says “everyone matters” As someone in...
Policies that support employment of people with disabilities
$ · December 12, 2023
Attracting candidates with disabilities is just one part of the complete “increasing representation of employees with disabilities” conundrum. Policies supporting PwDs is the next part
Retaining employees with disabilities
$ · December 12, 2023
The final part of the “employing people with disabilities” puzzle is creating an environment that supports their success
The accessibility issue more people with disabilities should think about
December 8, 2023
Graphical representation of Blockchain identifying 5 uses: smart contract, digital voting, data storage, mining, and digital identity Accessible...
Prioritizing Accessibility Defects for Remediation
$ · December 8, 2023
You have run your favorite automation tool. You’ve sifted through the results, suppressing duplicates, false positives (there aren’t many tools that...
This Week in Accessibility: ADA lawsuits alleging defendants trespassed onto digital devices
$ · December 8, 2023
What are the potential ramifications if your users with disabilities can’t access consent notice information ?
You might be #Diversish if . . .
December 7, 2023
Cartoon with six identical white men with the first one saying to the second “Diversity is Good. Pass it Down” (with apologies to Jeff Foxworthy) ‘Diversish’...
Serving Customers with Disabilities
$ · December 7, 2023
Whether it’s in-person, by phone, chat or e-mail, anyone in a customer-facing role should receive training specifically on how to serve customers with disabilities without being offensive.
You don’t get a “pass” to discriminate against people with disabilities in an emergency
December 6, 2023
People with disabilities are the ones guaranteed to get disproportionately ****ed over in any type of emergency
This week in Accessibility: Gomez v. GNC
December 3, 2023
Multi-colored pills Gomez v. GNC should serve as a warning to any company facing an accessibility lawsuit regarding the importance of their accessibility...
My multi-day PG&E power shut off diary
December 3, 2023
PG&E and AT&T stupidity has devastating effects on everyone near where I live
This Week in A11Y: Are gift cards w/ Braille a good idea or required by law??
$ · December 1, 2023
The firms that brought you website accessibility lawsuits have now moved into litigating over the lack of Braille on gift cards
Elements of an accessible hotel room
$ · November 28, 2023
It takes more than a roll-in shower to make a hotel room accessible
What’s more expensive than getting sued over inaccessibility?
$ · November 19, 2023
Getting sued *twice* over the same (or different) inaccessibility
Overlays are not the solution to your accessibility problem
$ · November 18, 2023
In the long run they will hurt, not help your approach to people with disabilities
Out-of-state ADA lawsuit revived by Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals
$ · November 15, 2023
Yeah, it’s a bathroom case. But digital accessibility stakeholders should pay close attention to this one
Starting an Accessibility Consultancy
$ · November 14, 2023
You may want to do this because it makes business sense for you, Or you may NEED to do this because of AB5
My Superbowl hangover
November 11, 2023
It is the Tuesday after the “big game” as I write this article. My annual headache is back. I don’t drink.
Measuring Accessibility Outcomes
$ · November 6, 2023
Peter Drucker said “you can’t manage what you can’t measure”. Here’s how to gauge the success of disability inclusion / accessibility initiatives
Simulating Disabilities
$ · November 5, 2023
When is it OK? When is it disrespectful? My thoughts on a complicated topic
Staffing accessibility — Consultants vs. employees
$ · November 4, 2023
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
October 27, 2023
Accessibility is a really bad place for perfectionists. Here’s why.
Managers as caregivers during COVID
October 26, 2023
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
$ · October 23, 2023
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.
October 22, 2023
At least some of us will refuse to return to pre-COVID19 work styles.
Ten things to improve conference call accessibility
$ · October 20, 2023
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
$ · October 18, 2023
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
October 17, 2023
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
$ · October 16, 2023
Who wants to “go back to normal” when “normal” wasn’t so hot anyway?
People with disabilities control $8 trillion in spending
$ · October 15, 2023
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
October 8, 2023
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
$ · October 7, 2023
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
$ · October 2, 2023
All accessibility managers should be comfortable communicating the following facts and the reasons behind them.
More lawsuits filed against companies using accessibility plugin/overlays
$ · September 29, 2023
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
$ · September 28, 2023
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
September 26, 2023
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
$ · September 25, 2023
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
September 23, 2023
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.
September 20, 2023
February 26, 2021, is the deadline to submit comments.
This Week in Accessibility: First lawsuit filed over lack of captions in VR
$ · September 19, 2023
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
September 17, 2023
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?
$ · September 17, 2023
Marie Kondo’ing the project first will get you to your goal faster.
Where to go for accessibility help when you are stuck
$ · September 16, 2023
There are lots of resources, some obvious, some not so obvious
Why I seldom turn on my video for Zoom calls
$ · September 15, 2023
Body Dysmorphia Disorder (BDD) and increasing anxiety rates are significant issues for people now spending 8 hours a day or more on Zoom.
Newer archives
Older archives