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57 MILLION AMERICANS HAVE A DISABILITY According to the new figures released by the Census Bureau on July 25, 2012, 56.7 million Americans (18.7% of the U.S. population) have some…
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Accessibility Abbreviations
Updated: May 28, 2024 Abbreviations, acronyms, and initialisms Related to accessibility and disability Related to organizations, departments and agencies Related to legislation, regulations, and standards All relate to USA unless…
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The First Public Working Draft of Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module Published
The First Public Working Draft of Digital Publishing WAI-ARIA Module 1.0 was published by the Protocols and Formats Working Group in coordination with the Digital Publishing Interest Group. The specification extends WAI-ARIA 1.1 to define Ontology…
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iOS & Android Screen Reader Gesture Reference Cheatsheet in French
In April Interactive Accessibility’s CEO Kathy Wahlbin posted a blog with iOS and Android Screen Reader Gesture Reference Cheatsheets. The blog caught the attention of a French accessibility blog, Atalan Le Blog.
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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 great news about the University of Colorado-Boulder (CU-B): the US Department…
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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.
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New Chrome Accessibility Extensions
In a May 9, 2015 article PC Magazine summarized two new extensions for Chrome that allow users to customize their experience on web pages: Color Enhancer – helps users with color blindness better…
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iOS & Android Screen Reader Gesture Reference Cheatsheet
Mobile Accessibility is critical to reaching all audiences. A product is accessible when a person with a disability can have an experience equivalent to that of a person without a…
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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 I’ve been advocating for economic stimulus and price subsidies – Federal/State…
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Could a Video Game be the Key to Improving Functional Vision for Children with Vision Disabilities?
A team of neuroscientist and video game designers from the University of Lincoln, UK and the WESC Foundation, a leading specialist school for children with disabilities in the UK, have…
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iOS 8 Accessibility Features Delivers in the Details
While other mobile platforms are making strides in accessibility, iOS has always been a clear leader. Given the buzz from this year’s annual developer conference, iOS 8 will deliver again….
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Planting the Accessibility Seed
I’ve spent more than twenty years developing applications and websites. That’s a lot of time spent sitting in a cubicle, head down, coding, and racing toward deadlines to make the…
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Mobile Accessibility on the Move
Even though WCAG 2.0 was written before smartphones put mobile accessibility in the public eye, WCAG 2.0 was written to be forward-thinking and has proved to be so. During this…
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Personalized Voices for Non-Verbal Individuals
I am non-verbal, and one of the reasons that I haven’t been fond of voice synthesizers is that the synthesized voice never sounds like mine. Yes, although I cannot verbalize,…
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Ola Mundo – An App for Children with Verbal Communication Difficulties
Ola Mundo is a project established in early 2012 in Israel by parents of children with special needs aimed to meet a need that had been very challenging to them until…
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Talking Prescription Labels from CVS
CVS/pharmacy now provides ScripTalk prescription labels for home delivery from its online pharmacy, CVS.com. The talking label provides a safe and convenient way to access the information on prescription labels…
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A Rose by Any Other Ability…
Co-workers can start to become a bit like family. As we become familiar with them it is their personality, humor, kindness and daily contributions to the business that stand out…
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iOS Accessibility at ATIA
As the world becomes increasingly reliant on mobile devices for productivity in their work and personal lives, it is increasingly important that we look at the accessibility of the device…