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Accessibility in Office 365—enabling greater digital inclusion – Office Blogs

The 2016 International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD), focuses on laying the foundation for a future of greater inclusion for persons with disabilities. In honor of IDPD, we invite all Office 365 customers to lay the foundation for a more inclusive digital environment by discovering and using accessibility capabilities built into Office 365. CreateContinueContinue reading “Accessibility in Office 365—enabling greater digital inclusion – Office Blogs”

The woman featured in Apple’s accessibility video also edited it

Apple’s accessibility features help this woman with cerebral palsy make films. https://youtu.be/XB4cjbYywqg Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: The woman featured in Apple’s accessibility video also edited it

Apple brings AirPod-style streaming, Live Listen accessibility to MFi hearing aids

  Apple has enhanced its iOS accessibility features for users with hearing impairments, adapting its enhanced Bluetooth-based streaming to Made For iPhone hearing aids while introducing Live Listen, a feature that uses an iPhone’s mic to focus on conversations in loud environments.   Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Apple brings AirPod-style streaming,ContinueContinue reading “Apple brings AirPod-style streaming, Live Listen accessibility to MFi hearing aids”

17 Adjustments You Can Make to Your Website  for Better Accessibility

Web developer Mary Gillen shares 17 adjustments you can make to your website today that make it more accessible to visitors with disabilities. WCAG 2.0 … Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: 17 Adjustments You Can Make to Your Website Today That Make It More17 Website Adjustments You Can Make Today for BetterContinueContinue reading “17 Adjustments You Can Make to Your Website  for Better Accessibility”

How to Describe Complex Designs for Users with Disabilities – Salesforce UX

You’re a developer who has just been handed a complex design spec. You know the designs support accessibility because your UX team read a… … in Section 508 contains one very sage suggestion. It states that, “… sufficient information about a user interface element including the identity, operation and state of the element shall beContinueContinue reading “How to Describe Complex Designs for Users with Disabilities – Salesforce UX”

Some tough love: Stop the excuses, already.

Over a year ago, Dale Cruse called me “militant” about accessibility. I know I use strong language at times, but I actively try to have a softer touch. I think he meant it kindly anyway… … The core Web technologies necessary to make web content accessible are not new. The needs of users with disabilitiesContinueContinue reading “Some tough love: Stop the excuses, already.”

3 steps to fulfill 80% standards with 20% effort

3 steps to fulfill 80% standards with 20% effort Make your website usable with keyboard only: make sure that focus outline is visible all the time and user can determine which element is currently focusedno extra/unnecessary TAB stopsno tabstop traps (when you cannot get out of an element with the keyboard) Implement smart focus management:ContinueContinue reading “3 steps to fulfill 80% standards with 20% effort”

Dos and don’ts on designing for accessibility | Accessibility | Posters

Dos and don’ts on designing for accessibility Karwai Pun, 2 September 2016 — Design, User research Karwai Pun is an interaction designer currently working on Service Optimisation to make existing and new services better for our users. Karwai is part of an accessibility group at Home Office Digital, leading on autism, and has created these dosContinueContinue reading “Dos and don’ts on designing for accessibility | Accessibility | Posters”

I Don’t Want to Be ‘Inspiring’ – The New York Times

Just putting this here. Forging an identity apart from my disability is hard enough. Misguided sympathy makes it harder. .. Disabled people cannot be expected to forge an identity beyond their disability or to diminish the impact that their disability has on them personally, psychologically or emotionally when they are deprived of the very extensionsContinueContinue reading “I Don’t Want to Be ‘Inspiring’ – The New York Times”

Provide accessible images | Online Accessibility | harvard.edu

Provide accessible images Images can be effective way to convey meaning, such as to provide additional information to text content or to assign labels to buttons. Text alternatives are vital for people who can’t see them. When icons are added as images, the best practice is the same as for providing alternative text for images. WhenContinueContinue reading “Provide accessible images | Online Accessibility | harvard.edu”

Making Information Accessible – Dyslexia Friendly Style Guide

For people with dyslexia, the ability to read and understand text can be affected by the way in which text has been written and produced. If you are producing information to be read by others, it is important to remember that up to 10% of your readers may have dyslexia. Dyslexia friendly text will haveContinueContinue reading “Making Information Accessible – Dyslexia Friendly Style Guide”

Does Your Company Website Violate the ADA? Part 2-Top Ten Considerations for a Web Accessibility Policy

In Part I of this series, we discussed the uncertainty concerning whether the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to websites of private businesses, and, if so, the specific requirements that would apply to websites. Additionally, we discussed that even if under no legal obligation to do so, businesses need to be aware of theContinueContinue reading “Does Your Company Website Violate the ADA? Part 2-Top Ten Considerations for a Web Accessibility Policy”

Does Your Company Website Violate the ADA? Part 1

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is most commonly thought of as prohibiting workplace discrimination against individuals with disabilities and requiring the elimination of physical barriers to public locations.  But a recent wave of litigation presents a less obvious application of the ADA that may have a far broader impact: the potential application of theContinueContinue reading “Does Your Company Website Violate the ADA? Part 1”

PAVE 2.0: A New Generation of the Web Tool for PDF Accessibility 

The ICT-Accessibility Lab of the ZHAW, in collaboration with the Swiss Blind and Visually Impaired Association (SBV), has developed a web tool called PAVE which quickly and easily makes existing PDF documents accessible. This is critical for allowing existing screen-reading programs to read the correct content. With PAVE 2.0, the existing web tool has beenContinueContinue reading “PAVE 2.0: A New Generation of the Web Tool for PDF Accessibility “

The ultimate guide to web content accessibility

Websites with standards-compliant code all follow the typical W3C standards. But there’s a whole different level of compliance when it comes to WCAG, also known as the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines. The same people who produce the HTML5/CSS3 specs organize and officiate these guidelines, so it’s truly an international system of coding standards. Most webContinueContinue reading “The ultimate guide to web content accessibility”

New accessible purchasing rules for Australian government – Information Access Group

In great news for people with disability, last month the Australian Government announced that all levels of government will adopt an internationally aligned standard for purchasing websites, software and digital devices. This means that, when governments buy products and services, they must be accessible. … So, this is a great step forward for inclusion inContinueContinue reading “New accessible purchasing rules for Australian government – Information Access Group”

How to do Web Accessibility QA: Part 2 | Viget

  Accessibility QA starts with broadening your frame of reference and understanding what it’s like to use a computer in unfamiliar ways. With that understanding, we can dive into actual testing. The usual starting point is to read the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (aka WCAG), which define the current accessibility standard. (The older Section 508ContinueContinue reading “How to do Web Accessibility QA: Part 2 | Viget”

How to do Web Accessibility QA: Part 1 | Viget

If you’re nervous about doing accessibility QA for the first time, I’m with you. Thanks to Jeremy Fields and others, I had multiple background sessions — but I still felt lost when it came time for real testing. Don’t sweat it; a11y testing is straightforward once you understand a few foundational concepts. Here’s my two-partContinueContinue reading “How to do Web Accessibility QA: Part 1 | Viget”

Building Accessibility Culture by David Peter | Model View Culture

  The world we live in perpetuates many kinds of ableism all the time. Fixing (“changing”) the world doesn’t rest on a single axis, or even three, but we can reduce injustice by making our websites and workplaces accessible for people with disabilities. Building Accessible Websites and Products The Internet is often touted as aContinueContinue reading “Building Accessibility Culture by David Peter | Model View Culture”

Accessibility advocates tweet their barriers | Toronto Star

Disability advocates are hoping social-media campaigns will publicly shame organizations into taking action on accessibility. Tim Rose made headlines this month when he posted on Facebook about his harrowing back-and-forth with Air Canada, who refused to let him take a direct flight from Toronto to Cleveland because they said his wheelchair was too big toContinueContinue reading “Accessibility advocates tweet their barriers | Toronto Star”

WCAG is not scary anymore – A progressive approach to Website Accessibility | Herin Hentry

WCAG is not scary anymore was the title of my presentation at A11yCamp, Melbourne 2016 representing Planit Software Testing, Accessibility Services which received good feedback from the audience. I thought I will follow that up with an article on LinkedIn to share with a larger audience. … Source: WCAG is not scary anymore – AContinueContinue reading “WCAG is not scary anymore – A progressive approach to Website Accessibility | Herin Hentry”