The Digital Accessibility Maturity Lifecycle
When we talk about the accessibility lifecycle, you may associate it with having a beginning and an endpoint. While every organization clearly needs a starting point for accessibility, there is…
Digital Accessibility Compliance
Digital Accessibility: Whose Responsibility is it, Anyway?
Irrespective of size, industry, maturity, etc., task delegation across an organization is necessary; without it, individuals may assume that certain things are “someone else’s responsibility” and they remain unfinished. Considering…
UX Series 6: Connecting UX With Digital Accessibility Strategy
The previous posts in this series introduced the user experience design process and how we can integrate accessibility into each step of this process. In this final post in the…
Next Steps After Your Website Accessibility Scan
If you’re reading this article because you’ve signed up for TPGi’s free website accessibility scan, congratulations! You’ve just taken the first step towards improved accessibility and user experience. (If you…
UX Series 5: Usability Testing and Digital Accessibility
In the previous post in this series, we highlighted the importance of evaluation in the user-experience design process. This post explores the practicalities of usability testing—one of the most valuable…
UX Series 4: Digital Accessibility and the UX Testing Process
The previous post in this series discussed the user experience (UX) design process, and it emphasized the importance of gathering evidence to make design decisions. This post focuses on the…
Set up Monitoring for Your Website
An overall understanding of your website’s accessibility is critical knowledge for every organization, large and small. Once you know where you stand, you can start making plans for improvement. And…
The Ingenuity, Limitations, and Accessibility of Contactless Self-Service Kiosk Options
A post-COVID world has accelerated the adoption of a variety of technologies that provide customers and users with a contactless self-service kiosk experience. For example, contactless purchasing – historically used…
Review your Corporate Digital Accessibility Policies / Statement of Intent
The cornerstone of an accessibility program is its digital accessibility policy or statement of intent. Developing an accessibility policy gives the entire organization a clear and consistent understanding of accessibility…
Training Your Staff on How to Support People with Disabilities
People with disabilities are just like everyone else, with various physical or cognitive differences. However, it may not be intuitive for your staff to support them without a little training….
The Terms and Impact of Digital Technology on People with Disabilities
Digital technology has, without a doubt, made our lives more convenient. With a few clicks of a mouse or a couple of taps on a mobile device, we can deposit…
The 30th Anniversary of the ADA
Almost 30 years ago, on July 26, 1990, George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into law. In honor of this momentous piece of legislature, TPGi will…
Website Compliance – What’s in a Name?
Whatever you want to call it – “website compliance,” “web compliance,” “ADA compliant website” – it all comes down the same thing: conforming to web accessibility standards. Web accessibility standards…
WCAG 2.0 Compliance
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are the accessibility standards set forth by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international group whose mission is to ensure universal equal access…
Digital Accessibility Lawsuits
Updated: March 15, 2023 People with disabilities use the internet as much as (and possibly more than) those without disabilities. Like anyone else, they want to take advantage of the…
WCAG Checklist
Created by the W3C, the WCAG 2.1 checklist and the WCAG 2.0 checklist provide specific information on the success criteria for making digital content accessible. Follow the links below as…
ADA Certification for Websites
Many of our clients ask us if we can give them an “ADA certification” or a “WCAG certification” to prove that their digital content is accessible. While we would love…
Mobile Accessibility
What is Mobile Accessibility Testing? Mobile accessibility testing is the process ensuring that your mobile app or website is usable by all people, regardless of their physical or cognitive abilities….