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Month: June 2021

Domino’s accessibility lawsuit update

Posted on: June 25, 2021 September 4, 2021 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber
Several significant rulings were made on 6/25/21 on competing Motions for Summary Judgment 20 months after the Supreme Court kicked the Robles case back down to the district court. Case history Robles, the plaintiff, couldn’t order a pizza from Domino’s…
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What MacKenzie Scott is missing in her donations

Posted on: June 23, 2021 September 4, 2021 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber
The glaring hole in her donation plan and why it sends a terrible message to others Love Amazon or hate them, no one disputes that MacKenzie Scott is very well off, owning 4 % of Amazon stock. Ms. Scott has taken the…
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Making chatbots accessible

Posted on: June 21, 2021 September 4, 2021 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber
Chatbots are everywhere online customer service is necessary. However, few are accessible to people with disabilities. Anything a company can shift from an employee to a computer saves them money. That is why many retail companies are now using chatbots…
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Presentation hints to help participants who don’t have perfect vision

Posted on: June 9, 2021 September 4, 2021 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber
Following a few minor best practices drastically improves the experience not only for people with vision loss but also those who are neurodiverse. I’ve worn eyeglasses since I was 12. A 9-inch growth spurt in twelve months left me with…
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Naomi Osaka cancels the French Open

Posted on: June 5, 2021 June 5, 2021 Written by: Sheri Byrne-Haber
Why her actions are so important to people with mental health issues and disabilities Naomi Osaka: was the 2nd seed in the French Open is ranked the #2 female tennis player in the world is a 4-time grand slam winner…
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Recent Posts

Use and Misuse: How Abuse of Disability Accommodations Comes Back to Hurt Disabled People

Most accommodations start with a narrow purpose. Extra time on an exam lets a student with a processing disability show what they know. A parking placard puts a person with limited walking tolerance near the entrance. A camera built into…
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Foldable Phones and Accessibility: Benefits, Barriers, Weight, Care, and Cost

Apple announced the iPhone Duo, its first foldable iPhone, on September 9, 2026. ABC News reported a starting price of $1,999, with the phone arriving in stores on October 23. With Apple joining Samsung, Google, and Motorola, foldable phones are…
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Interview Accommodations: A Legal Necessity, not a Favor

When companies talk about diversity and inclusion, they often forget about a crucial aspect: accessibility in the hiring process. Did you know that your obligations as an employer under the EEOC begin with an employee’s candidacy? Don’t you want your…
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Accessible Color Choices Are About So Much More Than Just Contrast

Most accessibility conversations about color stop at the contrast ratio between a foreground color and its background. That number is easy to determine, which is why automated tools report it and why procurement language asks for it. Contrast ratios calculate…
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What do prechopped vegetables and self-tying shoes have in common?

Two things happened to me that appear to have nothing to do with each other. 1) A stranger lectured me in a gourmet grocery store about a container of pre-chopped onions. 2) A few days later, I spent another evening…
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Accessibility Game Theory

Why do capable organizations keep buying and building inaccessible products, and how do you change the payoffs? Game theory studies situations where the best move for one party depends on what the other parties do. This includes competitive procurement, contract…
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Practical Guidelines for Making Destructive Actions Accessible

A destructive action permanently changes or removes data. These include actions such as closing an account, deleting a saved credit card, wiping a profile, and canceling a subscription that cannot be reinstated. These are the moments where an accessibility defect…
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Bend, Do Not Break: Building Resilient Accessibility Programs

A passing audit measures a system on its best day, in a stable environment, with the people who built it still in the room. None of those conditions last. Accessibility resilience parallels general resilience engineering: the capacity of a system…
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Practical Steps for Disability-Inclusive Recruiting

Hiring people with disabilities shouldn’t be complicated. Yet for many organizations, disability inclusion in recruiting seems impossible. Companies write diversity statements. They say the right things about equal opportunity and post jobs on disability-specific boards. They might even host an…
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The Problem with Blanks for People Who Are Blind or Low Vision

A sighted person glances at an empty space and reads it as part of a whole. A screen reader user lands on that same empty space and reads it as a question: Is this blank on purpose, did something just…
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