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October 1, 2022 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Disability Employment: Yes You Can

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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

September 7, 2022 by Ellen DeCesare

Accessible Multimedia and the WCAG

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) include many different success criteria regarding digital accessibility. Which ones are specific to making accessible multimedia? In this article, we will take a quick look at WCAG guidance related to accessible multimedia. Specifically, we’ll look at audio and video content. 1.2.1 Audio-only and Video-only (Prerecorded) (Level A) Information conveyed… Continue Reading Accessible Multimedia and the WCAG

Filed Under: Audio, Featured Articles, Free Accessibility Library, Media, Videos, WCAG Tagged With: accessibility, accessible multimedia, audio accessibility, digital accessibility, sight disabilities, visual accessibility

September 7, 2022 by Ellen DeCesare

Captions and Audio Descriptions

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Are you trying to make sure your videos are accessible to all users, but aren’t sure exactly what’s needed? In this article, we’ll discuss captions and audio descriptions. We’ll cover what they are, who they benefit, and when they should be used. Captions Captions are a text version of the audio content in a video,… Continue Reading Captions and Audio Descriptions

Filed Under: Audio, Featured Articles, Free Accessibility Library, General, Media, Videos, WCAG

August 18, 2022 by Ellen DeCesare

Tips on Accessible E-Learning

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Since the COVID-19 pandemic, e-learning has become a standard for higher learning education.  Yet many students living with disabilities find themselves in the position of troubleshooting their own accessibility needs. This can diminish their learning experience and exclude them. Here’s our Accessibility Team’s quick list of ways you can create a more accessible, inclusive e-learning… Continue Reading Tips on Accessible E-Learning

Filed Under: COVID-19 Impacts on Disability, COVID-19 Pandemic, Featured Articles, Free Accessibility Library, General, Inclusion Tagged With: accessibility, accommodation, COVID-19 Impacts on Disability, education, Inclusion, technology

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

July 13, 2022 by Ellen DeCesare

Accessible Mobile 101

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Over half of the world’s internet traffic now takes place over mobile connections. As the market share of people move towards mobile devices, we can guess that the focus on mobile is here to stay.  It’s important to note that mobile environments can offer some extremely innovative accessibility solutions.  This article will give you a… Continue Reading Accessible Mobile 101

Filed Under: Featured Articles, General, Inclusion, Mobile Accessibility, WCAG, WCAG 2.1

June 21, 2022 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Mobile Accessibility and Inclusion

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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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Released a few times each month, WeCo’s Blog puts accessibility information at your fingertips.  Written by our Accessibility Specialists and Certified Test Consultants who live with disabilities, we also feature guest entries from Accessibility Experts from around the world. Some of the topics we cover include:

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