Canadian Summers
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Access * Ability
Everything about disability inclusion and accessibility
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Seven 2024 Accessibility Projections
Here are the topics I think will be in the forefront of disability inclusion and accessibility next year
This Week in Accessibility: Griffin v. Dept. of Labor Credit Union
Another rare defendant’s victory, but really not substantially different than Diaz v. Kroger
I’m Broken and It’s Beautiful
A new anthem for disability rights
Accessibility Participants, Managers, and Leaders
There are three groups of people in Accessibility: Participants, Managers, and Leaders. All are necessary but each wears a different hat. Which are you?
Difficult conversations about disability and birth defects
Prenatal testing is directly linked to the sharp decrease in congenital medical conditions around the developed world. Is that a good thing?
Life Before the ADA
The ADA turned 29 last week. These are things that people thought were acceptable before the ADA passed.
How Tech has Changed Disability
The life of a person with a disability can still be difficult, but it is improved by tech — as long as you have access, and can afford it.
Digital Accessibility Concerns in Design Affordances
13 different types of kitchen utensils made of various materials Read more
A Happy Accessibility Article
Accessibility isn’t punishment, it is about helping others so they can do all the things people without disabilities take for granted
How Open Floor plans Discriminate against People with Disabilities
Typical cube farm
Why accessibility bugs are a good thing and how to handle them
Hint: “fix the bug” is probably the least important item on the list
Digital Accessibility Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
Creating a metrics oriented hierarchy for tracking accessibility progress
Captioning: It’s Time for a Revolt
What if every person who was deaf, Deaf, had hearing loss (plus those peoples’ friends and family) refused to do business with a company that didn’t caption its videos?
Make People with Disabilities Part of your Accessibility Testing Program
Do you have an optimal accessibility testing program abilities mix?
Accessible Social Media
Picture of hands swiping on a phone with words representing Friends, Community, Sharing, Blog, Follow, Networking, and icons representing music and email Read more
What one wheelchair user thinks about being called “wheelchair-bound”
The phrase is still in widespread use and needs to be banished, just like the “r” word
Online Mentoring
Why giving back should be the obligation of everyone who has had the privilege to be successful.
Accessibility Bingo
This is not a game you want to win. Especially in Blackout mode
Accessibility and Open Source
Open Source projects can improve adoption and spread the “accessibility love” if they make their base code work for people with disabilities. Contributors can help.