Category Archives: ACCESSIBILITY

5 Things You Need to Know About Web Accessibility

JANUARY 8, 2016 This fall, the Department of Justice postponed its proceeding to adopt regulations on web accessibility for a few more years. The prolonged delay in those regulations has created a perfect storm for more litigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). As a result, many companies should be adding web accessibility to theirContinueContinue reading “5 Things You Need to Know About Web Accessibility”

Creating incentives for digital inclusion: Microsoft announces support for G3ict charter for accessible technology – Microsoft on the Issues

[In December, 2015], Microsoft announced our support for the newly announced Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict) charter, Promoting Global Digital Inclusion through ICT Procurement Policies & Accessibility Standards. The charter calls on governments worldwide to promote the inclusion of persons with disabilities by demanding only accessible technology from their suppliers. We areContinueContinue reading “Creating incentives for digital inclusion: Microsoft announces support for G3ict charter for accessible technology – Microsoft on the Issues”

Free web accessibility tools round-up — bread crumbs — Medium

  Free web accessibility tools round-up If you’re like me, you’re one of the web developers on your team tasked with taking something seemingly-boring – like a mortgage calculator – and making it: Look and work fantastically. Something like Google Docs meets Facebook meets Spotify meets Snapchat… SnapDocBookify? Yeah, make that. Meet the demands ofContinueContinue reading “Free web accessibility tools round-up — bread crumbs — Medium”

Slack’s interface is not accessible to screen readers – Don’t use Slack? — Hacker Daily

Slack’s interface is not accessible to screen readers as – despite the fact that it is HTML – there is no semantic value to speak of in it. It’s all DIVs and SPANs, monkeys and undergrowth – nothing to guide you. Seeing that I enjoy Slack at work, I set out to consider running aContinueContinue reading “Slack’s interface is not accessible to screen readers – Don’t use Slack? — Hacker Daily”

The Future of Accessibility Innovation | Foreign Policy

The 2015 FP Global Demographics Student Essay Contest, underwritten by AARP, invited college and graduates students from around the world to participate in an intergenerational discussion about the opportunities presented by a rapidly aging world. Dozens of students from nearly every continent shared their ideas with FP. The winning essay is presented below. The developmentContinueContinue reading “The Future of Accessibility Innovation | Foreign Policy”

Accessibility is More Than Code: Takeaways from the Future of Web Design SF Conference 2015 — Medium

v long, v good… There were many talks that struck chords with me, but none so much as Jennison Asuncion’s talk about digital accessibility. I have to say sheepishly, that before this talk, digital accessibility was not something that I ever prioritized or even designed specifically for, nor has it been something a client hasContinueContinue reading “Accessibility is More Than Code: Takeaways from the Future of Web Design SF Conference 2015 — Medium”

accessibility videos for iOS and android

According to the National Health Interview Survey, there are over 20 million people with vision loss. If you need access to the Internet, it can be upsetting that as devices get smaller, so do the font sizes. The good news is that there are a lot of new and innovative ways to access the web. … Check outContinueContinue reading “accessibility videos for iOS and android”

Games reveal the contrasting colors of accessibility

I had to hear it from Wil Wheaton. Talking to the creators of open-world hit game Uncharted on his show,Conversations with Creators, the geek legend praised a feature that helps you guide protagonist Nathan Drake around its vast, sprawling environment: “And I love there’s that subtle yellow path,” he said. “I never got lost!” WhenContinueContinue reading “Games reveal the contrasting colors of accessibility”

How this portable wooden ramp is changing wheelchair accessibility – The Globe and Mail

You don’t really know the meaning of accessibility unless you use a wheelchair or hang out with someone who does. I only started to understand one fall evening while wandering the streets of downtown Montreal with my friend André, in search of a bar or restaurant where he could get his wheelchair through the door.ContinueContinue reading “How this portable wooden ramp is changing wheelchair accessibility – The Globe and Mail”

EdTech and the accessibility paradox | Christensen Institute

Summer Cox is an exceptional student education coordinator at Henry County Public Schools in Georgia. For a number of years, her district has pursued personalized learning. That’s given Cox a front seat to a new movement in education, which calls for recreating classrooms in a manner that supports learning for each child. Cox has aContinueContinue reading “EdTech and the accessibility paradox | Christensen Institute”

Articulating and Advocating for Accessibility by Matt May | Model View Culture

[tl;dr] Tech workers should be advocating for accessibility – how to get started and what to expect. by Matt May on June 9th, 2014 I have one technical specialty to speak of: building systems and processes that make technology easier for people with disabilities. Most people in technology, surprisingly, don’t know what accessibility means. It’sContinueContinue reading “Articulating and Advocating for Accessibility by Matt May | Model View Culture”

Paul Adam Bookmarklets For Accessibility – Maxability

Paul J Adam the well known expert in the accessibility industry has published bookmarklets for testing the accessibility bugs on web pages. These bookmarklets are easy to use. All that you need is a web browser and internet connection to use them. Curated by (Lifekludger) Read full article at Source: Paul Adam Bookmarklets For AccessibilityContinueContinue reading “Paul Adam Bookmarklets For Accessibility – Maxability”

PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC 2)

PAC 2 tests PDF files quickly with respect to accessibility. PAC 2 is the support of experts and stakeholders in the evaluation tests. The completely newly developed version of PAC 2 examines the PDF / UA-conformity of PDFs. The PDF review has been further improved, so that PAC 2 You can even better assist youContinueContinue reading “PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC 2)”

Taxi app Gett makes travel easier for disabled Londoners | TechRadar

Ride-hailing app Gett has announced a new partnership with Assist-MI, an app that helps disabled users interact with services and communicate their access needs. Using the app, disabled customers will now be able to hail one of 8000 black cabs in the capital (or 2000 more elsewhere in Britain) with priority booking and up toContinueContinue reading “Taxi app Gett makes travel easier for disabled Londoners | TechRadar”

The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s | TechCrunch

My aim with this article is to critique the iPhone 6s from the perspective of a person with disabilities, focusing on aspects of the phone which I feel influence its accessibility. Using And Carrying The iPhone 6s I’ve argued in the past that although conventional wisdom dictates that accessibility mostly refers to software, it applies just as aptly to hardware. TheContinueContinue reading “The Accessibility Of The iPhone 6s | TechCrunch”

European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Commission proposes to make products and services more accessible to the disabled persons

Commission proposes to make products and services more accessible to the disabled persons Brussels, 2 December 2015 The European Commission today proposed a European Accessibility Act, which will set common accessibility requirements for certain key products and services that will help people with disabilities at EU level to participate fully in society. http://europa.eu/!Dc74TF @ copyrigthContinueContinue reading “European Commission – PRESS RELEASES – Commission proposes to make products and services more accessible to the disabled persons”

Making Accessibility Simpler, With Ally.js – Smashing Magazine

A long read but worth it. One of the first things you’ll learn when looking at ARIA is that supporting keyboard navigation is fundamental. And the first step to understanding keyboard navigation is to understand what focus is. And this is where I tripped, because nobody knew (in detail) which elements could receive focus andContinueContinue reading “Making Accessibility Simpler, With Ally.js – Smashing Magazine”

“Learn More” Links: You Can Do Better

Summary: The phrase ‘Learn More’ is increasingly used as a crutch for link labels. But the text has poor information scent and is bad for accessibility. With a little effort, transform this filler copy into descriptive labels that help users confidently predict what the next page will be. Some trends are subtler than others. MuchContinueContinue reading ““Learn More” Links: You Can Do Better”

London Closer to Setting Standard for Commuter Accessibility

Google’s charitable arm has donated $1 million to help spread blind navigation technology throughout cities worldwide. Starting in London, the Wayfindr program will develop an app that works with Bluetooth beacons to guide users through physical environments with audio cues but, more importantly, it’s developing the first open standard for such systems globally. Curated by (Lifekludger) ReadContinueContinue reading “London Closer to Setting Standard for Commuter Accessibility”

The Accessibility Guide for Windows 10 and Office 2016 – helping students with special needs – Education – Site Home – MSDN Blogs

A Microsoft focused Education ICT blog from Australia covering K-12 ICT, TAFE ICT and University ICT, on subjects such as LMS and VLE systems, education CRM systems for student recruitment and student retention, cloud-based education and learning analytics and assessment. Source: The Accessibility Guide for Windows 10 and Office 2016 – helping students with specialContinueContinue reading “The Accessibility Guide for Windows 10 and Office 2016 – helping students with special needs – Education – Site Home – MSDN Blogs”

Accesskey replacement proposal

Abstract This document proposes a replacement specification of the HTML accesskey attribute, to enable important use cases and solve important bugs. Status of This Document This document is merely a public working draft of a potential specification. It has no official standing of any kind and does not represent the support or consensus of anyContinueContinue reading “Accesskey replacement proposal”

Pixi becomes Accessible – Goodboy™

Pixi is now Accessible! That’s right accessible. What am I talking about? Read on…Some users navigate the internet using the keyboard rather than mouse or trackpad. Users with certain disabilities interact purely the keyboard or an accessibility switch and blind users rely on assistive technology such as screen readers and so on. This is where using canvasContinueContinue reading “Pixi becomes Accessible – Goodboy™”

Facebook Plans to Improve Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users | GOOD

… For seeing-impaired users, however, Facebook’s inherently visual offerings can make using the social network a difficult proposition. And while Facebook has long worked on tools to make their site—particularly its “photos” functionality—more accessible to those with visual impairments, reports of a new feature indicate the company is preparing to up their usability in a significantContinueContinue reading “Facebook Plans to Improve Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users | GOOD”