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Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

August 16, 2023 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Disability Simulations: Accessibility and DEI

People conducting disability simulations as part of a development process.

Disability simulations are an area of controversy for many of us living with disabilities. They are also a big deal for teams seeking to make digital spaces accessible.  In addition, disability simulations are posing difficult decisions for companies adding disability to their DEI (diversity, equity and inclusion) efforts. This article is designed to help you… Continue Reading Disability Simulations: Accessibility and DEI

Filed Under: Diversity, Featured Articles, General, Inclusion, WCAG

July 28, 2023 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Should I use an accessibility overlay?

Hands typing on a laptop.

What is an accessibility overlay? “Overlays are a broad term for technologies that aim to improve the accessibility of a website. They apply third-party source code (typically JavaScript) to make improvements to the front-end code of the website.” Overlay Fact Sheet Overlays do exactly as their name describes.  They lie on top of your website… Continue Reading Should I use an accessibility overlay?

Filed Under: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Featured Articles, General, Inclusion Tagged With: accessibility, accessibility overlays, Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive devices, assistive technologies, website accessibility

June 28, 2023 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Changes to AB 1757 Could Reshape Legal and Disability Rights Landscapes

Introducing the new AB 1757 On June 12, 2023, the Judiciary Committee of the California Assembly rewrote the content of their existing bill impacting digital accessibility: AB 1757. According to a recent blog released by accessibility law firm Seyfarth, this change “…would effectively make WCAG 2.1 Level AA the required standard for websites and mobile… Continue Reading Changes to AB 1757 Could Reshape Legal and Disability Rights Landscapes

Filed Under: Access Awareness, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Featured Articles, Free Accessibility Library, General, Justice, Legal Awareness, WCAG, WCAG 2.1 Tagged With: accessibility, ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, WCAG, wcag 2.2, website accessibility

June 12, 2023 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

How History, Laws and Societal Norms Continue to Exclude Users with Disabilities from the Digital Experience

The Disability Models Overtime Smart Chart showing the 1500's "Less Than" Moral Model, the 1970's "Medical Problem" Disability Right Movement Begins Medical Model, the 1980's Claiming Disability as Identity Social Model and 1990's to Today: "I am more than my disability" Beyond Societal Model.

Complete presentation found here: https://youtu.be/cSHXN7ot-Rk When we look back over history and examine the laws and societal norms that have emerged, it’s not difficult to understand the digital exclusion people with disabilities are encountering today.  In fact, the persistence in which the digital accessibility industry seeks to exclude such users, matches closely the attitudes toward… Continue Reading How History, Laws and Societal Norms Continue to Exclude Users with Disabilities from the Digital Experience

Filed Under: Featured Articles, Inclusion, Social Awareness Tagged With: accessibility, digital accessibility, disabilities, disability, Discrimination, Inclusion, people with disabilities

October 1, 2022 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Disability Employment: Yes You Can

A group of office workers, including a women seated in a wheel chair.

Despite a new focus on disability employment, the disability employment rate remains largely unchanged.  Based upon our experiences at WeCo, here are three ways you can become a more successful disability employer. Continue Reading Disability Employment: Yes You Can

Filed Under: Disability Employment, Diversity, Featured Articles, Inclusion, Reasonable accommodation Tagged With: Disability Employment, Reasonable Accomodation

July 22, 2022 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

The ADA and Websites: Changing How We View People with Disabilities

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has become a significant force for website accessibility, generating waves throughout the US legal system. But it’s also challenging the world to see people with disabilities in a different light. The ADA’s history and website accessibility The National Law Review marks the ADA’s application from a human rights law… Continue Reading The ADA and Websites: Changing How We View People with Disabilities

Filed Under: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Featured Articles, Free Accessibility Library, Inclusion, Justice, Lawsuits, Legal Awareness

June 21, 2022 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Mobile Accessibility and Inclusion

Closeup view of a mobile application accessibility feature on a phone.

Our lives are powered by mobile convenience.  It’s how we apply for jobs, pay bills, order food, make and keep friends. Consider what would happen if you had to function in the mobile world without sight.  This is why mobile accessibility apps are not just a good thing to do, they’re a necessary part of… Continue Reading Mobile Accessibility and Inclusion

Filed Under: Featured Articles, General, Inclusion, Mobile Accessibility Tagged With: assistive technology, Inclusion, Mobile Accessibility

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