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Month: February 2020

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Measuring Accessibility Outcomes

Posted on: February 27, 2020 March 6, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
Peter Drucker said “you can’t manage what you can’t measure”. Here’s how to gauge the success of disability inclusion / accessibility initiatives utcome is frequently quantitatively measured using benchmarks. Let’s say you need to get somewhere. You need four pieces of information…
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Disability inclusive workplaces

Posted on: February 25, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
Most diversity / inclusion articles don’t include disability. Here are things you need to consider to succeed at disability-related inclusion HBR recently published an article called 5 Strategies for Creating an Inclusive Workspace. And while the article is brilliant for addressing…
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This week in accessibility: NFB v. EPIC

Posted on: February 20, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
The inaccessible defendant won this round, but don’t count on their victory helping you in a similar situation. Recently, a Massachusetts district court decided in favor of a defendant who sold inaccessible software and dismissed a suit against them that was filed…
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Deconstructing Accessibility Statements

Posted on: February 18, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
Don’t read legal-ese? This will help you understand what accessibility statements actually say, and more importantly, why. This is MY interpretation of accessibility statement legal-ese. I am not your lawyer. You need to make up your own mind. With your…
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VMware’s First Accessibility Hackathon

Posted on: February 14, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
The first week in February marked VMware’s first accessibility week which consisted of an accessibility summit followed immediately by an accessibility hackathon. The fact that VMware held a successful accessibility hackathon only a year after starting its accessibility program is something to…
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7 things that turn good accessibility into great accessibility

Posted on: February 13, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
“It’s easy to pick on people who do a crappy job at accessibility. Why don’t you write an article on how to get people good at accessibility to up their game?” I was asked in one PM. Challenge accepted. The…
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My Superbowl hangover

Posted on: February 11, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
It is the Tuesday after the “big game” as I write this article. My annual headache is back. I don’t drink. Year after year I get aggravated beyond believe because the Superbowl producers give you a few seconds (if that)…
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10 things that indicate designers have no clue about accessibility

Posted on: February 5, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
Once you see more than one of the items below, you can be fairly sure that accessibility was not considered in design and development People frequently reach out to me* asking if a particular site is accessible. This happened last…
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To Disclose, or not to Disclose

Posted on: February 4, 2020 March 5, 2020 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber Comments: 0
That really is the question. And one lived by people with disabilities on a VERY regular basis when interviewing This article is not legal advice. If you have questions about how disclosing a disability can impact you legally, ask your…
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Recent Posts

Accessibility Triumph Thursday: BrokenLifts.org

This week, I want to highlight the BrokenLifts.org website. BrokenLifts is a grassroots initiative providing real-time information about out-of-service elevators in Berlin’s public transportation system. For wheelchair users and others who depend on elevators, this resource saves people from wasted…
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Accessibility Meme Monday: Post an accessibility statement immediately after receiving a demand letter?

I saw an accessibility consulting agency share advice on responding to an accessibility demand letter. Recommendations 1 and 2 were spot on: consult a lawyer and an accessibility specialist. However, Recommendation 3 is something I would never endorse. Of course,…
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DEI is about investing in equity and valuing people over profits. stop farming it as a question of process or policy.

If you claim to hate DEI, what you are actually saying is you don’t believe people who identify as members of underrepresented communities should be treated equally. If that realization makes you uncomfortable, sit with it for a while. Stop…
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Accessibility and DEI are Deeply Interconnected

Accessibility and DEI are deeply interconnected. Too often, organizations treat them as separate initiatives. This disconnect risks creating accessibility solutions that lack depth and fail to address the real-world challenges people with disabilities face. For accessibility to thrive, it must…
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Accessibility Triumph Thursday: Trump White House rescinds freeze memo on federal grants, ending feud with Congress

The Trump administration’s decision to rescind the federal grant freeze is a clear triumph—not just for DEI advocates, but for anyone who values constitutional integrity. Now, time and resources won’t have to be wasted fighting something blatantly unconstitutional. Sometimes, politics…
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Disability Erasure 8

Disability Erasure Step 7 came and went in the blink of an eye. A completely unconstitutional freeze on block funding for programs that would have hit people with disabilities hard. Section 8 housing, medical services, small business loans — all…
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Accessibility Fail Friday: Tell me you aren’t a senior accessibility consultant without telling me you aren’t a senior accessibility consultant.

Tell me you aren’t a senior accessibility consultant without telling me you aren’t a senior accessibility consultant. Which of these phrases is easier to read? Associate Accessibility Consultant or ASSOCIATE ACCESSIBILITY CONSULTANT How about these hashtags hashtag#AssociateAccessibilityConsultant or hashtag#ASSOCIATEACCESSIBILITYCONSULTANT Using…
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Straight out of the Project 2025 / authoritarian regime playbook

Straight out of the Project 2025 / authoritarian regime playbook. Get rid of all DEI supporters, not just people in with DEI in their titles. Of course, the entire Department of Education will end up getting the sack, so these…
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Accessibility Fail Friday: New Head of the EEOC Ordered its Staff to Halt all LGBTQ Discrimination Cases Despite the Bostock Case Still Being the law of the land.

I rarely post two hashtag#AccessibilityFailFridays in one day, but this issue is too important to wait until next week. Two days ago, the head of the EEOC was removed, possibly illegally. Today, the new head of the EEOC ordered its…
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Accessibility Meme Monday: Things That Are not DEI’s Fault; Immigration Woes Plane Crashes, Egg Prices

There were over 200 executive orders in the new administration’s first week. This is the predicted “shock and awe” approach designed to overwhelm the public with so much illegal behavior and cruelty that many will withdraw to protect their mental…
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