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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 12, 2014 by Liv Dirks Leave a Comment

Struggling with Accessibility – The User’s Story

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At WeCo, all of our consultants live with disabilities. We love sitting down and talking with them about what it means to live with a disability in today’s electronic world. Jeff and Lynn were happy to share some of their frustrations about finding information online. Jeff has a B.S. in business administration with a minor… Continue Reading Struggling with Accessibility – The User’s Story

Filed Under: Access Awareness, General, Stories Tagged With: accessibility, internet, website accessibility

November 5, 2013 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President Leave a Comment

Section 508 and the ADA: a Primer for Website Accessible Communication

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When organizations in the US begin the journey of designing or redesigning their websites and electronic communication products for accessibility, the first question that comes up is: what do we have to do?  Thus, all of WeCo’s accessibility training courses includes an overview of Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans… Continue Reading Section 508 and the ADA: a Primer for Website Accessible Communication

Filed Under: Free Accessibility Library, General, Legal Awareness, Section 508 (of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) Tagged With: ada, section 508, WCAG, WCAG 2.0, website accessibility, website accessible

September 11, 2013 by Lynn Wehrman - Founder/President Leave a Comment

Understanding the People Side of Website Accessibility

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Over the course of a business day at WeCo we encounter many employees who work as website developers and designers.  Most have the same question when they begin working with us: where’s the checklist? It’s extremely typical for web designers, developers and content managers to view website accessibility as purely a formula process because that’s… Continue Reading Understanding the People Side of Website Accessibility

Filed Under: ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), Inclusion, Lawsuits, Legal Awareness, Making a Case for Accessibility, Section 508 (of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973), WCAG, WCAG 2.0, WCAG 2.1 Tagged With: access website, people with disabilities, section 508, wcag2.0, website accessibility

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