Accessibility Strategy for Procurement
This is the second in a series of posts looking at accessibility strategy from the perspective of different roles…
Accessibility Strategy
How Product Managers, Marketers, and Executives (non-developers) can use ARC Platform to Deliver Accessible Content
TPGi’s ARC Platform is a very powerful tool for developers to identify and fix underlying accessibility issues. It provides…
Accessibility Strategy for Product Management
This is the first in a series of posts looking at accessibility strategy from the perspective of different roles…
Using the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit to Build Capacity
2020 is the year the web got real, and digital accessibility capacity is needed now, more than ever. With…
Challenges to digital accessibility now and in the future
Earlier this summer, I was invited to give a talk at an event organized by the Ed-ICT research consortium,…
EU Directive on the Accessibility of Public Sector Websites and Mobile Applications
The European Union (EU) Directive on the Accessibility of Websites and Mobile Applications requires EU member states to make…
Section 508 Refresh (Part 2)
The wait is over! The January 18 delayed compliance date for the revised Section 508 standards is almost upon…
Easy steps for including disabled people in your workforce
Are you tapping into the valued and valuable workforce of people with disabilities? Over my 20 years in accessibility…
Masterplanning the Digital Campus to Support Learners with Disabilities
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.
Accessibility for Business and Pleasure
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?
Fear-Based Incentives or System 2 Thinking: Which Accessibility Road Will You Choose?
A few weeks ago, several of us were in Florence, Italy attending the annual W4A conference when we received…
Complementing Standards by Demonstrating Commitment and Progress
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.
Is Accessibility a Supply or Demand Issue?
Jim Tobias has me thinking….Is the 508 Refresh delay a Supply (Industry) or a Demand (Government) issue? For years…
