Forrest Gump in suit staring with the caption: "Europe has an Accessibility act? Why didn't anyone warn me?

Accessibility Meme: Europe has an Accessibility act? Why didn’t anyone warn me?

When laws are passed in the European Union, a long timeline follows, allowing each country to implement its local version. We’ve seen this process with the European Accessibility Act (EAA), which officially passed on June 7, 2019. The EAA will…
Continue reading “Accessibility Meme: Europe has an Accessibility act? Why didn’t anyone warn me?”…
The only thing worse than not having an accessibility statement on your website is having one and not acting on its promises

The only thing worse than not having an accessibility statement on your website is having one and not acting on its promises

An accessibility statement isn’t just words on a page. Accessibility statements are a commitment to ensuring that everyone can access and use your digital content. When a company publishes an accessibility statement but fails to deliver on its promises, it…
Continue reading “The only thing worse than not having an accessibility statement on your website is having one and not acting on its promises”…
Accessibility is not a problem to be solved. Accessibility is a culture to be built

Accessibility is not a problem to be solved. Accessibility is a culture to be built

There is a big focus on disability inclusion and accessibility during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. These organizations need to remember, accessibility is not a problem to be solved. It’s a culture to be built. In building that culture, organizations…
Continue reading “Accessibility is not a problem to be solved. Accessibility is a culture to be built”…
You can spend a small amount of money on accessibility and be VERY effective, or a huge amount of money and not make a dent in the backlog

You can spend a small amount of money on accessibility and be VERY effective, or a huge amount of money and not make a dent in the backlog

Last week, I introduced the concept that accessibility is a culture to be built, not a problem to be solved. Apparently it resonated with a lot of people because I got thousands of reactions and Krispy Kreme actually include this…
Continue reading “You can spend a small amount of money on accessibility and be VERY effective, or a huge amount of money and not make a dent in the backlog”…
when you can’t expense a stapler, but you can make accessibility decisions that cost your company hundreds of thousands of dollars

when you can’t expense a stapler, but you can make accessibility decisions that cost your company hundreds of thousands of dollars

At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter whether the decision to be inaccessible, was made deliberately or by accident. The legal costs, rework, and opportunity costs can be astronomical. Alt: Fry from Futurama “shut up and take my…
Continue reading “when you can’t expense a stapler, but you can make accessibility decisions that cost your company hundreds of thousands of dollars”…
I don’t always test accessibility, but when I do, I only test with screen readers

I don’t always test accessibility, but when I do, I only test with screen readers

The majority of the WCAG guidelines have to do with vision loss. That doesn’t mean that vision loss is the only thing that accessibility teams should be focused on. It means that it’s extremely difficult to take some thing that…
Continue reading “I don’t always test accessibility, but when I do, I only test with screen readers”…
newsletter-icon-enveloppes

Yes, I know you hate these dialogs. Me too. But you are here for a reason, which is probably to read one of my articles without having to pay for a Medium members. And I’m good with that. I'm just asking for your email so when my book is for sale (ETA Feb 2021) I can let everyone know.

And if I ever get my newsletter started, I can let you know about that too. Here are my promises to you:

1. I promise never to give away or sell your email

2. I promise never to email you more than once per month

3. I promise to only ever email you about accessibility/disability-related issues

4. You can put a fake email in (please make it foo@bar.com to make it easy for me to filter out) or unsubscribe any time you want.

You have Successfully Subscribed!