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Mental Health Accessibility

Digital accessibility for websites, software, mobile applications and documents, can be tricky for those of us living with mental health disorders.  Mental illnesses can make it difficult to focus on, process, and understand information.    This can create challenges for people navigating websites that are not tailored to our content management and design needs. As the…
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New ADA Website Guidance: Quick Review

On March 18, 2022, the DOJ released new web guidance for the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA.  The guidance offers a roadmap for how government agencies, private and nonprofit businesses, can meet the needs of users with disabilities on the web. Long anticipated, the guidance comes on the tails of many ups and downs,…
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IAAP's Stance on Accessibility Overlays

Written by WeCo’s Team of Accessibility Specialists who live with disabilities In early 2022, the International Association Of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) released a position statement on accessibility overlays.   The statement included recommendations, and caution, for organizations exploring the use of software often referred to as accessibility overlays. There’s been a sharp rise in companies and…
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WCAG 2.2 Update

According to the What’s New in WCAG 2.2 Working Draft, the WCAG 2.2 is scheduled to be completed and published by June 2022. As a person who tests for accessibility every day, I’m looking forward to the WCAG 2.2’s release. While there are going to be nine new success criteria, a few of them I’m…
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The ADA: Where do we go from here?

The Americans with Disabilities Act is a civil rights law. Most often associated with street and building access, it also governs goods, services, and information made available to the public, including websites. The ADA applies to everyone who places information out for public consumption, including private industry, or nonprofits – any organization that is putting…
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Released a few times each month, WeCo’s Blog puts accessibility information at your fingertips.  Written by our Accessibility Specialists and Certified Test Consultants who live with disabilities, we also feature guest entries from Accessibility Experts from around the world. Some of the topics we cover include:

  • Best practices for developing accessible websites, software and mobile applications
  • WCAG 2.0/2.1 AA and Section 508 Standards
  • Developments on digital requirements and on the Americans with Disabilities Act
  • The latest changes in digital accessibility and assistive tech for people living with disabilities
  • Updates on worldwide accessibility legislation, guidance and practices
  • Accessibility tips by users who live with disabilities
  • Personal stories from WeCo’s Certified Test Consultants and Accessibility Specialists, all of whom live with disabilities

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