November 2026 - Sheri Byrne-Haber's Blog

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Why I Am Against Disability ID Cards

I was recently tagged in a proposal for a disability ID card, which prompted me to write why I oppose these programs. Some current US proposals are state-based and add a disability symbol or notation to a driver’s license or…

Why I Am Against Disability ID Cards

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Month: November 2026