There’s no such thing as fully automated web accessibility
uxdesign.cc
Protect yourself and your company from buying an ineffective product that claims it makes websites accessible.
5 Reasons Organizations Don’t Make Their eLearning Accessible
elearningcouncil.com
Is making your organization's eLearning accessible a business objective? If not, why not?
The real ROI of making your products more accessible
techcrunch.com
Accessibility isn’t, like many believe, kryptonite for profits. It is a moneymaker. Remember this: The cost of noncompliance is about three times higher than that of complying.
A bad accessibility trend I’ve noticed
ericwbailey.design
A bad accessibility trend I’ve noticed is industries with a lot of gravitas thinking that their use cases are somehow different and special. Somehow, the thinking becomes “our UI component is different because we deal with healthcare/banking/taxes/etc.”
Business community still has a way to go with internet accessibility for disabled
cnbc.com
Michael Hingson, former national ambassador for the 'Brail' Literacy Campaign and chief vision officer at accessiBe joins The Exchange on the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. He details the problems with accessibility online, citing the fact that 380 new websites are created every minute and programmers that make websites more accessible can't keep up. We need a "scalable solution," Hingson tells Kelly Evans.
Buying Habits of People with Disabilities
essentialaccessibility.com
Today’s consumers with disabilities participate fully in society. They are employers and employees, home owners and car owners, spouses and parents, students and retirees. They are working, shopping, banking, vacationing, commuting, paying their bills and accessing a complete range of services in their communities.
Research shows 26% of disabled people unable to use key apps
diversityq.com
Businesses miss out on 3.5 million UK customers through inaccessible apps – and the £249 billion spending power of disabled people.
The Business Case for Closed Captions - Ai-Media creating accessibility, one word at a time
ai-media.tv
Closed captions are no longer used only as an accessibility tool. They are now an essential part of communication in business.
Accessibility and Inclusivity: Distinctions in Experience Design
uxbooth.com
The web is for everyone. When it is well designed. When it isn’t, it is a barrier. Creating frustration, denying access, failing to represent individuals, and disenfranchising groups. When designers and developers are successful, the web realizes its potential: working for all people. Accessible. Usable. Inclusive. But what does this actually mean for UX teams who have the power—and responsibility—to make it happen?
Voice Search: An Accessibility Feature Adopted En Masse
tpgi.com
While people often view incorporating accessibility into products as a burden or a “nice to have,” baking it into your product development and design cycles can actually pay dividends. At a very high level, accommodating people’s limited abilities often means an unapologetically user-focused design approach, which results in a far more usable product. When you make something easy to use for someone with a disability, the end product is often an effortless experience for users without disabilities—the holy grail for product design.
Video: Gregory Frazier's Innovation In Audio Description
youtube.com
How can a blind or visually impaired person enjoy the theatre? Or movies, television, and other audiovisual productions? How can visual experiences effectively be made verbal?
A Complete Guide To Accessibility Tooling
smashingmagazine.com
In a new short series of posts, we highlight some of the useful tools and techniques for developers and designers. Recently we’ve covered HTML Emails and SVG Generators. This time we look into different kinds of tools to help you streamline your accessibility testing process. Don’t miss the next one.
Solid Start
solidstart.info
Are you a person that makes digital things for other people? Awesome—because this page is all about making things for people. There are four ways you can improve your creation for everybody. All four ways are testable, fixable and they improve usability for everybody.
A gorgeous, accessible color system
radix-ui.com
An open-source color system for designing beautiful, accessible websites and apps.
From A Colourblind Designer To The World: Please Stop Using Red And Green Together • Baseline •…
baselinehq.com
Colourblindness affects around 1 in 100 people. So why are so many interfaces still problematic for colourblind users, and how can designers help?
How to write accessible descriptions for interactive charts
highcharts.com
In this guest blog post, textBOX will walk you through a selection of Highcharts charts to explain how to utilize a new and unique image description method to effectively describe your content.
Drupal - the number one open-source CMS for accessibility
agiledrop.com
In this article, we take a look at the features that make Drupal the top content management system for accessibility needs.
Dyslexia Training, in partnership with Made By Dyslexia
education.microsoft.com
1 in 5 children are Made By Dyslexia and have the skills needed for the jobs of the future (identified by the World Economic Forum), but 80% of dyslexics leave school unidentified.
A Non-Driver’s Critique Of CarPlay Shows Accessible Infotainment Systems Help More Than The Driver
forbes.com
As fate would have it, my girlfriend’s dad is on a two-month road trip across part of the country in his RV this summer. He isn’t due home until September, so he’s graciously letting us babysit his brand-new 2021 Nissan Rogue Sport in the meantime.
Wearable brain-machine interface turns intentions into actions
labnews.co.uk
A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis, even those struggling with locked-in syndrome - when a person is fully conscious but unable to move or communicate. The new system is based on the user's motor-imagery and could control a wheelchair, robotic arm, or other devices.
This startup wants to replace the white cane for blind people
fastcompany.com
Using advanced technologies such as lidar—also used in autonomous vehicles—Strap’s assistive device is aimed at helping visually impaired people navigate their environment.
Video: Super Mario 3D All-Stars Has An Accessibility Problem - Discussion With a Disabled Gamer
youtube.com
Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a major sales success, but it's a little less successful when it comes to accessibility that prevents everyone from being able to enjoy it equally....or at all. Anthony shares his experience with us and offers pointers for Nintendo, and all developers, to help make their games more accessible to a wider audience.
Three Ways to Bring Your ‘A’ Game to Accessibility
modernrestaurantmanagement.com
Beyond the proven existential economic threat of COVID-19, restaurant owners and operators are facing uphill-battle challenges to their defining characteristic, accessibility.
Triple-A Game Publishers Are Finally Taking Accessibility Seriously
builtin.com
Thanks in large part to these developers who are blind.
Facebook issues new accessibility guidelines for VR developers
engadget.com
The recommendations are just that: recommendations.
Gamasutra - Creating inclusive communities through accessible community management
gamasutra.com
Accessibility isn't a single task; it's a process that touches every aspect of game development, including community management.
Which inbuilt accessibility features are better: iPhone or Android?
londonvision.org
In time for Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we've reviewed the inbuilt accessibility features of Android and iPhone smartphones.
Accessible, Not Just Discoverable: Ensuring Accessibility in Digital Collections
libraryjournal.com
During the American Library Association (ALA) Virtual Annual Meeting, Lauren Geiger, metadata librarian, and Emily D. Harrison, digital projects specialist, both from Mississippi State University Libraries, discussed how to ensure that accessibility in digital collections is not limited to discoverability.
Accessible banking features in 2020
mozo.com.au
We’ve gone digging to find accessible banking features for people with disabilities in Australia.
University of Kerala developing automatic sign language recognition system
disabilityinsider.com
The Central University of Kerala is developing an automatic sign language recognition system for people with hearing disabilities.
Apple Announces 'Multifaceted Collaboration' With Gallaudet University
iphoneincanada.ca
Apple and Gallaudet are teaming up to provide new accessible technologies, career options, learning opportunities, and more to students.
Beyond Another Zoom Call
davebanesaccess.medium.com
Planning for inclusive future workplaces.
Considerations When Designing Or Building Your App For People With Motor Impairments
travelforall.guide
Accessibility is (thankfully) receiving a fair amount of attention in web development circles these days. As designers and developers we should all be seeking to create experiences that are as inclusive as possible. With that in mind I’d like to talk about designing for motor impairments, an aspect of accessibility that I think is often overlooked.
How Dubai has become one of the most accessible cities in the world
euronews.com
How has Dubai become one of the most accessible cities in the world? In this episode of Focus, Euronews meets 'people of determination' there to find out.
The History of Disabled People
howwegottonow.com
One in seven people on Earth are disabled in some way. In the United States, one in five people are disabled.
5 Questions To Think About This #DisabilityPrideMonth
forbes.com
Much of the disability community itself seems to have adopted an open, but cautious “wait and see” attitude towards Disability Pride Month. The positive potential is obvious. But so are the potential pitfalls.
What Disability Pride Means When You Aren’t Proud to Be Disabled
themighty.com
"Disability isn't always pretty."
What Disability Pride Means When You Have an Invisible Disability
themighty.com
"Disability pride may not look like posting photos of yourself 'looking disabled,' and that's OK."
Why I Proudly Call Myself a Crip, Queer Feminist
themighty.com
"Don't flinch at the word, it is mine, not yours."
Accessible Activism
docs.google.com
Thank you for engaging with Accessible Activism, a guide created to help transform the way disabled people plan for and participate in multiple forms of activism with the support of community and fellow organizers. We hope this contributes to the life-affirming and essential practice of interdependence within activism.
Video: Kitty O'Neil: Deaf racecar driver, daredevil and stunt legend
youtube.com
In this new YouTube video series, musician and disability inclusion advocate Lachi explores the cultural contributions of people with disabilities and how they transformed America. This pilot episode for the series investigates the amazing life of racecar driver, stunt legend and daredevil Kitty O’Neil (1946-2018) and how her deafness impacted her career in Hollywood in the 1970s.
Preserving Black American Sign Language in the Deaf community
abcnews.go.com
"It felt so free to me. It felt good to just communicate. You know, that was who I was. That was my culture. That was my identity.”
Activist Alice Wong On The Joys And Challenges Of Being Disabled
kalw.org
Disability activist Alice Wong has been recognized by former President Obama, Time Magazine and most recently British Vogue. She’s editor of "Disability Visibility," an anthology featuring writers who give their take on living with disabilities today.
Stopping The Hero And Victim Narratives For Disabled People
disabilityhorizons.com
Disabled blogger Chloe Tear explains why the hero and victim narrative should stop for disabled people and we should be treated equally.
A Reading List for Disability Pride Month
clmp.org
For Disability Pride Month, observed annually during the month of July, we asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature they have published by writers who identify as people with disabilities.
7 More of the Best Audiobooks to Celebrate Disability Pride Month
bookriot.com
Find some of the best audiobooks by and about disabled, chronically ill, Deaf, and neurodivergent authors for Disability Pride Month.
Real Stories From People With Disabilities 2021
refinery29.com
Real people tell their stories of what it's like to live with a disability in 2021.
TikTok Creators with Disabilities Find Community on the App
verywellhealth.com
TikTok has become a popular social media site for disabled creators, where they can share their experiences and create a community online.
The Quest to Honor Disabled Patients Buried in Anonymous Graves
atlasobscura.com
Historically, institutions often interred their dead with simple markers. In Massachusetts, researchers are learning about the patients' lives and the facilities' fraught legacies.
Where People With Disabilities Do Best
nytimes.com
Readers react to an essay by David Axelrod about how his daughter has thrived in an institution.
When Your Wheelchair is Your Legs: Holding Airlines Accountable For Broken Mobility Equipment
rootedinrights.org
Travel these days gives me a bit more anxiety than it used to. It’s never easy, as I wrote about years ago, and a lot has changed. There’s my usual luggage, and my service dog, Pico. He is truly a joy to fly with as he rests at my feet and naps for the entire flight. There’s my custom-fit wheelchair with power-assist wheels, which took 18 months to obtain through insurance and still left me with several thousand dollars in out-of-pocket costs. Expensive? Sure. However, it’s a small price to pay for independence. So understandably, when I travel, there’s added stress when it comes to the treatment of my wheels by the airline. There are things we can do as wheelchair users to reduce the likelihood of damage, but as with anything in life, there are no guarantees. Traveling is especially stressful for wheelchair users. It’s why many of us avoid flying altogether.
When "Help" Hurts - Unbias The News disability rights
unbiasthenews.org
Is your desire to help more important than my consent? How #MeToo gave me a language to claim my disbility rights.
That’s Why Adults with Cerebral Palsy Need Access to Healthcare, Too.
rootedinrights.org
Being a disabled kid is hard. I think that’s something everyone knows, including abled people. But even when you’re a disabled kid, you don’t get prepared for the world of being a disabled adult. Over the past year, I’ve found an incredible community of disabled adults, but so much of my disability seems rooted in my childhood, and I can’t pull it out. I have cerebral palsy (CP), which is notorious for being perceived as a childhood disorder.
I Am A Wheelchair User, And Walking Is Not My Goal
ginlemonade.com
The kid recently asked me if I wished I could walk. And I know we’re supposed to build up suspense in our writing, but I told her no.
A letter to my younger self
nmdunited.org
Aubrie Lee is an artist with an engineering degree from Stanford University. She enjoys riddles, holographic foil, and jackets with inside pockets. You can follow her on Twitter and find more of her work at aubrielee.com.
Charlotte Hyde: The pros and cons of self-advocacy
limpingchicken.com
A couple of months ago, I gave a talk at the University of Reading Disability and Neurodiversity Research Showcase. In my talk, I discussed the barriers I faced at university and how I dealt with them. One of the tools I mentioned was self-advocacy.
A lesson in vision impairment: The things that should be taught in school
myblurredworld.com
We learn the complexity of algebra, but where does life's realities slot into the equation? Let's have a lesson in vision impairment.
Why ABA Can Be Extremely Damaging to Autistic People
themighty.com
"Neurodivergence needs to be accepted."
Autism self-diagnosis... Yay or Nay?
autistictic.com
What is self-diagnosis? What is self-diagnosis not? Why do some people support it, and others oppose it? Should we accept autism self-diagnosis or not? Why?
You've heard of micro-aggressions, I want to talk about micro-affirmations
metro.co.uk
Making micro-affirmations part of our lives is not a magical cure, but could go some way towards changing the culture we live in.
Youth with multiple marginalized identities more likely to be bullied
disabilityinsider.com
As per a study published today in JAMA Network Open, identity-based bullying causes poor mental and physical health.
Disabled Doctors Were Called Too ‘Weak’ To Be In Medicine. It’s Hurting The Entire System
huffpost.com
More than a dozen doctors with disabilities say discrimination, lack of support and “grind culture” make it nearly impossible to thrive in their chosen careers.
NYC Mental Health Emergency Response Pilot Had Positive Impact: Data
insider.com
Early data from an NYC pilot program shows more people experiencing mental health emergencies accepted assistance from non-police response teams.
Podcast: Conservatorships and Disability Rights
judithheumann.com
On this episode, Judy is chatting with Judith Snedeger, a disabled woman from Kentucky who was put under guardianship and stripped of her rights once she turned 18. With the support from a whole team of people including from one of our other guests, Laura Butler from My Choice Kentucky, Judith successfully fought to terminate her guardianship. Along with Laura and Judith, Judy is joined by Elysia Macini Duerr who is a Staff Attorney at Disability Rights Pennsylvania and and Morgan Whitlach who is the Legal Director of Quality Trust for Individuals with Disabilities. She also serves as the Lead Project Director of the National Resource Center for Supported Decision-Making.
In the U.K., Autistic People Are Locked Away in Modern-Day Asylums
themighty.com
"This is human rights abuse."
Moving From Survival
disabilityvisibilityproject.com
This op-ed by the author was recently rejected by The New York Times’ (NYT) opinion section. In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic it is critically important to center disabled people in policy conversations about community living and care as infrastructure. A recent collection of letters to the editor from NYT about the Better Care Better Jobs Act was extraordinarily inadequate. Enjoy!
The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits
nytimes.com
Is it profiteering — or justice?
Disabled activists block major highway ahead of state budget debate
timesofisrael.com
Protesters have been demanding benefit boosts for handicapped and elderly for years; group warns there will be continued demonstrations if 'demands are not met'.
Bad Attitudes: An Uninspiring Podcast About Disability
badattitudespod.com
A less-than-inspiring exploration of disability from someone who is actually disabled. Heavy on the sarcasm, Bad Attitudes explores the reality of being disabled, how non-disabled people can become better advocates and allies, disability representation in pop culture, and the ways in which disability permeates society. Young or sensitive ears beware. N (necessarily) SFW.
Fitness Coach by Jumpy Cat: An accessible workout app
henshaws.org.uk
Fitness Coach by Jumpy Cat is a fitness and exercise app developed by Yocta Engineering for iOS and Android, which enables you to create personalised workouts. The app is free to download, but you can upgrade to the pro version which is a monthly subscription costing £1.99 per month.
Para-powerlifter launches mobile app to help disabled users access sport and fitness services
thiis.co.uk
Olympic para-powerlifter Ali Jawad has unveiled a mobile app to improve accessibility to sport and fitness for disabled people.
Simone Biles Prioritizes Her Mental Health By Withdrawing From Team USA’s Final Competition
diverseabilitymagazine.com
When you make the conscious choice to prioritize your mental health, even if it's in the middle of the Olympics, you’re winning more than you know.
Paralympic Athletes Get Equal Pay for the First Time at Tokyo Olympics
insider.com
Before the change, US Paralympic athletes received $7,500 for every gold medal they won, while Olympians received $37,500.
5 Great Moments in the History of Closed Captioning
ai-media.tv
Captioning has a long and rich history. It is, in fact, about 100 years old! We outline five of the most exciting moments in captioning history.
Disability rights advocates are worried about discrimination in AI hiring tools
technologyreview.com
The US federal agency charged with fighting employment discrimination has no plans to investigate the technology on its own.
This induction stovetop uses voice commands + haptic feedback to make cooking safer for the blind!
yankodesign.com
Cookware developed specifically for the blind and visually impaired communities requires a good blend of ergonomic and tactile design elements. While today’s product designs across industries shoot for minimalism, ditching bulky gear for a more elemental and bare look, the lack of sensory components overlooks those who might benefit from an ergonomic design, like the visually impaired community. French industrial designer Dorian Famin created Ugo, a two-part induction stovetop, to help streamline work in the kitchen for the blind community.
New device could help visually impaired avoid obstacles, research suggests
theguardian.com
Chest-mounted video camera and vibrating wristbands developed by US team reduce collisions by 37% in small study.
Vibrating vests enable those with hearing disabilities ‘feel’ music
disabilityinsider.com
Concerts and festivals in France will offer vibrating vests to attendees with hearing disabilities so they can ‘feel’ the music being played.
5 ways technology is changing how people with disabilities experience the world
news.microsoft.com
Seeing AI, Soundscape and other innovations are making the world more inclusive.
Freedom Day Fear For Disabled People
forbes.com
Not everyone can have the vaccine and not everyone who isn’t vaccinated is anti-vax. For some of these people mask wearing and social distancing have made it safe for them to go outside regularly. When we talk about “Freedom Day” we should be considering the irony of that title for so many.
Disabled quartet tell MPs and peers why assisted suicide bill is unsafe and unsound
disabilitynewsservice.com
Four leading disabled campaigners – a scientist, an academic, a consultant and a peer – have explained to parliamentarians why proposals to legalise assisted suicide would put disabled people’s lives at risk.
How ‘Freedom Day’ Feels as Someone With Chronic Illness in the U.K.
themighty.com
"Before you throw away your mask, I ask you, what would you do if you were in my shoes?"
For people with learning disabilities, ‘freedom day’ was nothing of the kind
theguardian.com
My sister and others like her are eight times more likely to die of Covid. Yet so little thought has been given to their welfare.
Biden admin says ‘long COVID-19’ could qualify as a disability
diverseabilitymagazine.com
The departments of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Justice rolled out guidance making clear that symptoms of “long COVID-19” could qualify as a disability under the federal civil rights law.