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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

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

May 14, 2019 by Dane Dunham Leave a Comment

Celebrating GAAD: Beginning Accessibility Tips

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The purpose of GAAD is to bring awareness to challenges faced by people with disabilities. The WeCo blog is featuring beginning web accessibility tips. Continue Reading Celebrating GAAD: Beginning Accessibility Tips

Filed Under: Access Awareness, General, Inclusion Tagged With: assistive technology, digital accessibility, GAAD, Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Inclusion

April 10, 2019 by Sue Ann Rodriquez Leave a Comment

IT Accessibility & Living with Autism

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Autism can cause problems with social interaction, communication, cognitive and motor difficulties, but technology can be a huge help. Continue Reading IT Accessibility & Living with Autism

Filed Under: Free Accessibility Library, General Tagged With: accessibility, assistive technology, autism

March 3, 2021 by Chad Koch

Accessibility and Limited Fine Motor Skills

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Mouse-dependent websites, forms, and software products can be very exhausting for users who live with motor skill-related disabilities. When designing for website accessibility, it’s important to limit the need for the user to be reliant upon using their mouse. Continue Reading Accessibility and Limited Fine Motor Skills

Filed Under: Access Awareness Tagged With: accessibility, assistive technology, motor disabilities

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

March 17, 2014 by Billy Gomes Leave a Comment

Striving to Hear in a Digital World

Photo: WeCo's Lead test consultant, Kate, part of the user experience team.

By: Kate Olson (WeCo Administrative Assistant) It’s difficult to have a healthy self-image when walking into a room full of people can trigger anxiety. I have encountered enough uncertainty with my hearing abilities to know that I should be prepared for confusion and embarrassment, on my part as well as the person speaking with me.… Continue Reading Striving to Hear in a Digital World

Filed Under: General Tagged With: accessibility, assistive technology, disabilities, hearing, hearing loss, technology

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