Mark Miller, host, and Dara Golding, producer, speak with Heather Pressman, Director of Learning & Engagement for the Molly Brown House Museum, and Danielle Schulz, Senior Manager of Lifelong Learning…
Mark Miller, host, and Dara Golding, producer, speak with Christina King, an ocularist at the Center for Ocular Prosthetics in Portland. Today, they talk about the unexpected paths Christina’s career…
Mark Miller speaks with Brandon Cole (aka superblindman on Twitch). Brandon Cole is a man of many hats, including streamer, blogger, voice actor, podcaster, and more. Today, he and Mark…
The Accessible Canada Act (ACA) and Accessible Canada Regulations (ACR) are an important step on the road to a barrier-free Canada for Canadians with disabilities. The ACA and the ACR…
The bipartisan Senate Special Committee on Aging has become concerned that government agencies aren’t adhering to Section 508, which the committee describes as a regulation that “requires government electronic and…
“Each piece of data is a little story. In 2021, Americans with disabilities were unemployed at double the rate of Americans without disabilities. That piece of data is a little…
Ada Hoffman, author, professor, and reviewer Ada wears a lot of hats! As an author, she creates stories and has them published into books. As a professor, she teaches undergraduate…
AI seems to be learning something new all the time. Liopa, an Irish startup, has created an app called SRAVI (Speech Recognition App for the Voice Impaired), which uses AI…
No one (except for the most enthusiastic accountant) has ever called tax deductions exciting. Yet, businesses might be a little more enthusiastic about their effects. Thanks to tax deductions, a…
Strokes and disabilities are intertwined. The CDC reports that “Stroke[s] reduce mobility in more than half of stroke survivors age 65 and over.” Yet, there is hope on the horizon:…
A short time ago, three digital giants took action to make their platforms more inclusive. Instagram and TikTok added auto-captions, which make videos accessible for users who are deaf or…
The WHO recently embraced Resolution EB148.R6, “The highest attainable standard of health for persons with disabilities.” This resolution has multiple parts, including affirming that people with disabilities deserve healthcare without…
Ontario businesses and nonprofits are on the clock. Any Ontario business or nonprofit (with more than 50 employees) whose website doesn’t meet the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standard…
Our new content series, “Real People, Real Stories,” shares personal vignettes from individuals on why digital accessibility is so much more than a “nice to have” for them. Mac Potts,…
Sometimes students with disabilities are emotionally and physically harmed by the very people responsible for their care. In 2019, a ProPublica-Chicago Tribune investigation reported that school employees in Illinois were…
Like a lot of people around the world, many people with disabilities enjoy outdoor activities like hiking trails, but sometimes these activities aren’t accessible. The Essex County Accessibility Advisory Committee…
Each day, tens of thousands scientists work to answer questions about the human body. For example: can people who are blind due to retinitis pigmentosa (a genetic eye condition) ever…
