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Web Accessibility: The effort at Capital One Bank – SD Times

Web and mobile development focuses on technological inclusiveness, such as across operating systems, browsers and devices. Yet, as organizations become even more digital over time, human accessibility still isn’t getting the attention it should because there’s a general lack of awareness about the issue and how best to address it. … Where to start IfContinueContinue reading “Web Accessibility: The effort at Capital One Bank – SD Times”

There’s Always Something to be Done: Liz Henry on Being Disabled in Tech

… Liz is currently the release manager for Mozilla, and has worked in two eras of tech: the 1990s and the mid-2000s to the present. She learned her computer skills from tinkering with computers from a young age, and having the freedom to experiment. In addition to her work in open source software, Liz isContinueContinue reading “There’s Always Something to be Done: Liz Henry on Being Disabled in Tech”

Accessibility according to actual people with disabilities

“If you have a disability, what’s the hardest thing about browsing the web?” The answers to Safia Abdalla’s tweet are truly eye-opening and shows us what web accessibility should really be about.  In this article I’ll summarize and group the main topics that people bring up in the thread.But do click on the tweet andContinueContinue reading “Accessibility according to actual people with disabilities”

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

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”

Accessibility and me: Marian Foley | Accessibility

This blog [post] by Marian Foley is the first in a series of blog posts about people with access needs. The aim of the series is to raise awareness of the different ways people access websites, common issues faced and what designers and developers can do to remove the issues. Marian Foley, content designer andContinueContinue reading “Accessibility and me: Marian Foley | Accessibility”

Why accessibility is good for business (according to my mechanic) » Simply Accessible

I was lucky to find my mechanic, Pete. There was only one problem. A single, 6” step that stood between my wheelchair and his garage. … There was only one problem. A single, 6” step that stood between my wheelchair and Pete’s office. Most people wouldn’t even notice, but it was enough of a hindranceContinueContinue reading “Why accessibility is good for business (according to my mechanic) » Simply Accessible”

Being a deaf developer

… Some deaf people successfully become programmers. It’s mostly thought-based, often solitary work, where all your output is written down. Specifications and bugs come to you (in an ideal world, at least) on paper and in ticketing systems instead of through other people’s noiseholes. Some areas aren’t quite so fabulous (I’m looking at you, interminableContinueContinue reading “Being a deaf developer”

How a Running App Helps a Blind Runner Train Solo

Before Simon Wheatcroft starts running near his home in Doncaster, Great Britain, he finds where the grass begins on his left and takes one step to his right, positioning himself in the center of a ribbon of sidewalk. Like any run, light poles and street signs jut slightly onto the path on occasion. curated by (Lifekludger)ContinueContinue reading “How a Running App Helps a Blind Runner Train Solo”

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”

The iPhone setting that changed this man’s life.

..Todd Stabelfeldt is able to control the entire iPhone interface, thanks to an iOS setting called Switch Control. Also known as switch access, it’s an accessibility feature for people with physical disabilities who can’t use a touchscreen in the traditional way. It turns a complicated user interface into something that can be controlled with basicContinueContinue reading “The iPhone setting that changed this man’s life.”

Mega menu accessibility on adobe.com « Adobe Accessibility

… Our first major decision in implementing our Adobe.com mega menu was to respect user expectations for global navigation. As an accessibility engineer, it’s tempting to want always want to implement the appropriate WAI-ARIA design pattern for the widget I’m developing. In this case, working on a menu, I looked to the WAI-ARIA Menu orContinueContinue reading “Mega menu accessibility on adobe.com « Adobe Accessibility”

Smartphones, apps are liberating the blind and visually impaired

Ruben Morales, a blind 59-year-old retired engineer who lives in this Silicon Valley city, has used a specialized screen-reading program for years to write and run spreadsheets on his desktop computer. But recently, he figuratively cut the cord to his desktop and joined the mobile revolution. … learning how to use an iPhone’s features for vision-impairedContinueContinue reading “Smartphones, apps are liberating the blind and visually impaired”

Why You Need to Know About Online Accessibility with Dennis Lembree – Social Light

Every once in a while a story surfaces involving a company that is forced to pay out big bucks because their website isn’t accessible to people with disabilities. People shake their heads and say “bad company,” but may not actually understand what online accessibility is and what they need to do to make their ownContinueContinue reading “Why You Need to Know About Online Accessibility with Dennis Lembree – Social Light”

Lesson in Accessibility at Amusement Parks | Eric Lipp

…but then we went to Banshee and were stopped, properly, by the parks staff and I was asked if my brace was soft. I said “parts of it are hard.” I was then informed that I would be unable to ride this massive, new attraction because, “per manufacturers’ specs” no guest wearing a brace orContinueContinue reading “Lesson in Accessibility at Amusement Parks | Eric Lipp”

Tech helps the disabled, like me, be more independent – Queens Chronicle: Queenswide

When I lost my eyesight, I began researching various assistive technologies that might help me regain my independence. The solutions at the time had the power to allow me to work, learn and live life with some degree of normalcy with one exception: the cost.A desktop magnification system that could assist me with reading printedContinueContinue reading “Tech helps the disabled, like me, be more independent – Queens Chronicle: Queenswide”

Story of ‘good will’ highlights Lifekludger concept – Santa Cruz Sentinel

This story from the Santa Cruz Sentinel shows the power of connection and what can be achieved when a Maker (Jon Bjornstad, a Santa Cruz freelance computer programmer) is backed by a Giver (Roy and Ana Cook of Saratoga) to help a Liver (Karadole, a paralyzed woman who lives in Croatia) – with the endContinueContinue reading “Story of ‘good will’ highlights Lifekludger concept – Santa Cruz Sentinel”