Welcome to Global Accessibility Awareness Day Trivia!
As you may have guessed from the title, today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! If you don’t know what GAAD is, it is “to get everyone thinking and learning about digital…
Digital Accessibility and Compliance
Walking and Driving with Guide Dogs
Did you know there are only about 10,000 guide dogs in the United States? With only 0.003% of the population using a guide dog, it is understandable that people do…
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?
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…
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,…
Short note on alt in HTML
It is no longer a WCAG 2.0 conformance failure to have an <img> without an alt attribute, as long as the img element has an accessible name provided using another…
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…
Some stuff that doesn’t work between the DOM and Shadow DOM
Been reading a few new articles on Web Components and accessibility, which lead me to re-read an old post I wrote: Notes on Web Components + ARIA. I noted the…
New DOT Rules Means Greater Access for Air Travelers
In the mid-1920s Juan Trippe set out to establish an airline network with the goal of linking America to the world. With the birth of his airline, Pan American World…
Guide to iOS 7 Accessibility Enhancements
With the release of iOS 7, Apple has added many new accessibility features that make an iPhone and iPad easier to use for people with disabilities. NEW IOS 7…
Yes, they are here; yes they can!
How much do you know about cerebral palsy (CP)? How much do you know about the people who live with this condition? What can they do? Are they “like us”? How…
Mini Dragon Unveiled
HANDS-FREE, EYES-FREE – A NEW WAY FOR INTERACTING WITH MOBILE Nuance announced yesterday that they have launched their new version of Dragon Mobile Assistant for Android. For users with difficulty using…
Windows Accessibility Features for Persons with Dexterity Disabilities
Persons with dexterity disabilities may have little or no motor control in their hands to perform daily tasks. Many of them (including yours truly) still can operate the computer using…