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August 10, 2015 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President Leave a Comment

WeCo Hosts “Access for All” ADA Visit Creating Accessibility Cultural Exchange

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Our staff learned that many of our counterparts working on IT accessibility, and the needs of people living with disabilities, across the globe, do not have access to the level of accessible technology we enjoy in the US. One of our new friends from an African nation shared with us: “Many of our people don’t have computers, let alone screen reader software.” Continue Reading WeCo Hosts “Access for All” ADA Visit Creating Accessibility Cultural Exchange

Filed Under: Access Awareness, ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Diversity, General, Inclusion, Making a Case for Accessibility Tagged With: a11y, accessibility, ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive devices, assistive technology, human rights, Inclusion, section 508

February 5, 2015 by Sue Ann Rodriquez Leave a Comment

Kate’s Story: IT Accessibility and Living with a Hearing Impairment

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Kate, a Certified Test Consultant (CTC) at WeCo, who has a hearing disability, relies on visual elements and captioning when accessing the Internet. Continue Reading Kate’s Story: IT Accessibility and Living with a Hearing Impairment

Filed Under: Free Accessibility Library, General, Stories Tagged With: access website, accessibility, Americans with Disabilities Act, assistive devices, assistive technologies

April 1, 2014 by Chad Koch Leave a Comment

Do You Have A Sticky Keyboard

WeCo Accessibility Specialist, Chad Koch, using his wrist guard and pointer stick on his lap top computer keyboard.

Living with a motor skill-related disability, I rely on technology called “sticky keys” and voice recognition software. I also use typing splints on my hands because I cannot use my fingers. Continue Reading Do You Have A Sticky Keyboard

Filed Under: Access Awareness, General Tagged With: access website, accessibility, accommodation, assistive devices, assistive technologies, disabilities, Disability Employment, Disability Employment Awareness, Dragon Naturally Speaking, Equal Opportunity Employment, Reasonable Accomodation, section 508, Speech Recognition Software, Sticky Keys, WCAG, WCAG 2.0, website accessibility

March 10, 2014 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President Leave a Comment

When the Assistive Device is No Assistive Device

Question Mark on Computer Key

Part of the reason I was interested in entering the field of web and electronic accessibility was the believe that my years of experience using computers and the internet while living with a motor skill-related disability could be put to use for the benefit of others. Imagine my surprise, then, when I learned I didn’t… Continue Reading When the Assistive Device is No Assistive Device

Filed Under: Access Awareness, General, Stories Tagged With: accessibility, assistive devices, assistive technologies, assistive technology, disabilities, disability, technology

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