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January 21, 2021 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Are Accessibility Overlays Overbaked?

Person slumped on desk and laptop computer keyboard with thought cloud:" Another website telling me to use their tool bar instead of my screen reader?"

It’s not always easy for us to explain to clients that what most people living with disabilities want, includes the ability to decide HOW we access websites…tools (overlays) appear to many of us more about making the companies and developers feel better, than creating an accessible option for us, because they can consider our accessibility needs “fixed.”   Continue Reading Are Accessibility Overlays Overbaked?

Filed Under: Accessibility Overlays, Featured Articles, General, Inclusion, Legal Awareness, Making a Case for Accessibility, Social Awareness, WCAG Tagged With: accessibility overlays, accessibility tool bars, Inclusion, website accessibility

March 2, 2020 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

WCAG 2.2 Draft: Quick Look

New Draft: W CAG 2.2 title. Below are circles with the following labels: WCAG, Perceivable, Understandable, Operable and Robust.

On Feb. 28, 2020 a new working draft of Web Content Accessibility Guideline (WCAG) version 2.2 has been released for public review and comment.  If you’re working on accessibility for your organization and/or project, it’s important for you to know that another level of WCAG is anticipated.  This blog article provides “at-a-glance” background information on this new version of the WCAG and a direct link to the working document. Continue Reading WCAG 2.2 Draft: Quick Look

Filed Under: Access Awareness, Featured Articles, General, Legal Awareness, Making a Case for Accessibility, Updates, WCAG, WCAG 2.2 Tagged With: ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, digital accessibility, Inclusion, people with disabilities, WCAG, wcag 2.2, website accessibility, website accessible

February 14, 2020 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Making Social Media Accessible: The Basics

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Making social media accessible is not only inclusive, it’s good business. Learn the basic principles in this article, the first in our series on social media accessibility. Continue Reading Making Social Media Accessible: The Basics

Filed Under: Featured Articles, General, Social Media Accessibility

November 19, 2019 by Jen Hurst

Epilepsy and Digital Accessibility

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Seizures may be triggered by flashing lights and strobing effects. Developers should avoid using any potentially dangerous effects in their digital content. Continue Reading Epilepsy and Digital Accessibility

Filed Under: Featured Articles, General Tagged With: digital accessibility, epilepsy, seizures

October 15, 2019 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Three Ways Your Company Can Become a Disability Employer

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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 Three Ways Your Company Can Become a Disability Employer

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

July 24, 2019 by Jen Hurst

The ADA and Digital Accessibility

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The ADA was signed into law in 1990. There has been much discussion about whether or not the ADA also applies to digital accessibility. Continue Reading The ADA and Digital Accessibility

Filed Under: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Featured Articles Tagged With: ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, digital accessibility

June 26, 2019 by Sue Ann Rodriquez Leave a Comment

Screen Readers/Magnifiers and Braille Displays: How They Work

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It’s hard to imagine being without technology these days, especially for people who live with a sight-related disability or are blind. Continue Reading Screen Readers/Magnifiers and Braille Displays: How They Work

Filed Under: Featured Articles, General Tagged With: assistive technology, digital accessibility, sight disabilities

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