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July 28, 2023 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President

Should I use an accessibility overlay?

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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

May 24, 2023 by Ellen DeCesare

WCAG 2.2 Release: What’s the delay?

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Introduction The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) announced another delay in the release of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. We previously anticipated the release of WCAG 2.2 in May 2023—what’s the delay? WCAG 2.2 Review Process Before the release of a new WCAG version, a working group provides feedback to the initial draft.… Continue Reading WCAG 2.2 Release: What’s the delay?

Filed Under: Featured Articles, WCAG, WCAG 2.2 Tagged With: accessibility, digital accessibility, WCAG, wcag 2.2, website accessibility

May 16, 2023 by Jackie Menne

DOJ NEW RULES: Truly Accessible Web Information and Services for Users with a Digital Disability

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Introduction Just as steps exclude people who use wheelchairs from a building, inaccessible websites can exclude people with a range of disabilities from accessing critical State and local government services.   Potential New Guidelines The Department is proposing technical requirements that will provide concrete standards for public entities on how to provide access to all… Continue Reading DOJ NEW RULES: Truly Accessible Web Information and Services for Users with a Digital Disability

Filed Under: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Featured Articles, Justice, Legal Awareness Tagged With: accessibility, ada, Americans with Disabilities Act, DOJ, website accessibility

April 26, 2023 by Tyler Melone

Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part Three

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Introduction The long-awaited Web Content Accessibility Guidelines update, WCAG 2.2, is finally slated for release in May 2023. If you haven’t already, check out our insights into the first four guideline updates in our blog Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part One and the next three guidelines in Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part Two. We expect WCAG 2.2… Continue Reading Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part Three

Filed Under: Featured Articles, General, WCAG, WCAG 2.2 Tagged With: accessibility, WCAG, wcag 2.2, website accessibility, website accessible

April 26, 2023 by Tyler Melone

Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part Two

 Introduction The long-awaited Web Content Accessibility Guidelines update, WCAG 2.2, is now scheduled to be released in May 2023. If you haven’t already, check out our insights into the first four guideline updates in our blog Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part One. WCAG 2.2 is expected to come packaged with nine new success criteria. The W3C… Continue Reading Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part Two

Filed Under: Featured Articles, General, WCAG, WCAG 2.2 Tagged With: accessibility, digital accessibility, WCAG, wcag 2.2, website accessibility

March 29, 2023 by Tyler Melone

Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part One

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Introduction The long-awaited Web Content Accessibility Guidelines update, WCAG 2.2, is finally slated for release in May 2023. We can expect WCAG 2.2 to include nine new success criteria. Additionally, criterion 2.4.7: Focus Visible has been modified. Let’s take a look at the first four changes.   Potential new guidelines 2.4.7: Focus Visible (Level A)… Continue Reading Understanding WCAG 2.2 Part One

Filed Under: Featured Articles, WCAG, WCAG 2.2 Tagged With: accessibility, digital accessibility, WCAG, wcag 2.2, website accessibility

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