Accessibility Strategy for Procurement
This is the second in a series of posts looking at accessibility strategy from the perspective of different roles…
August 17, 2021 | Accessibility Strategy
This is the second in a series of posts looking at accessibility strategy from the perspective of different roles…
July 23, 2021 | Accessibility Strategy, ARC Platform, Business
TPGi’s ARC Platform is a very powerful tool for developers to identify and fix underlying accessibility issues. It provides…
July 23, 2021 | Accessibility Strategy
This is the first in a series of posts looking at accessibility strategy from the perspective of different roles…
May 12, 2020 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
2020 is the year the web got real, and digital accessibility capacity is needed now, more than ever. With…
October 7, 2019 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Earlier this summer, I was invited to give a talk at an event organized by the Ed-ICT research consortium,…
April 26, 2018 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
The European Union (EU) Directive on the Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications requires EU member states to make…
January 12, 2018 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
The wait is over! The January 18 delayed compliance date for the revised Section 508 standards is almost upon…
June 28, 2017 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Are you tapping into the valued and valuable workforce of people with disabilities? Over my 20 years in accessibility…
April 14, 2016 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Organizations that deliver online learning must be strategic and holistic in their accessibility approach, ensuring all necessary structures are in place to support accessible and equitable experiences for learners with disabilities. Responsibility for accessibility must be distributed appropriately across all stakeholder groups. By adopting stewardship activities common in physical campuses, a more strategic approach can be applied to the digital campus. Masterplanning the digital campus means addressing near-term activities with a long view—one that takes into account the underlying infrastructure as well as the surface-level structures where people engage more directly in the learning process. This paper presents foundational activities around policy, process, programs, and practice that are necessary to support the creation of a sustainable, accessible online learning environment.
January 5, 2016 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Can we rethink accessibility in more effective and sustainable terms—ones that generate a positive return on investment for providers and a pleasurable user experience for everyone?
June 26, 2015 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
A few weeks ago, several of us were in Florence, Italy attending the annual W4A conference when we received…
May 22, 2015 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Improving web accessibility can be challenging, particularly for organizations with large, complex digital estates and internal organizational structures. Efforts can be guided by technical standards, but there are shortcomings with treating accessibility for people with disabilities as a compliance effort. Using the Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design as an approach to remediation of accessibility barriers in the built environment as a parallel, we explore an approach to improving digital accessibility that places value on conscious, pragmatic decision-making and sharing of evidence of progress.
February 6, 2015 | Accessibility Strategy, Development
Jim Tobias has me thinking….Is the 508 Refresh delay a Supply (Industry) or a Demand (Government) issue? For years…