Category: Accessibility meme

The longer I work in accessibility, the more convinced I become that organizational structure is what determines whether accessibility efforts succeed or stall. Intent is merely a small component of success. Companies love centralizing accessibility teams, until time zones, handoffs,…

I wish this were rare. It isn’t. As many other wheelchair users and I have documented, chairs get damaged far too often. I have publicly said my chair is damaged on about one out of every ten flights. When you…

“Sticky navigation” or “sticky nav” is a software design and implementation technique in which a header, menu, or other element remains fixed to the top or side of the screen as the user scrolls. Sticky navigation is extremely popular, especially…

Economic downturns affect people with disabilities more severely than the general workforce. When companies cut costs, workers with disabilities often face disproportionate layoffs, hiring freezes, and workplace barriers that make it even harder to re-enter the job market. Then, if…

October is Dyslexia Awareness Month, reminding us that accessible design directly influences how millions read and engage with digital content. Dyslexia impacts fluency, comprehension, and reading comfort, but careful accessibility practices can lower those barriers. Although there isn’t a single “fix,”…

We’ve all done it; Run a search and found no matches. Sometimes it’s because of a typo. Sometimes, it’s that there truly is nothing that matches what you are looking for. People without disabilities can easily find their mistakes or…

There is a three-party storyline that frequently appears in social media: Disabled person goes to a retail outlet (or school, hospital, restaurant, church or any other place of public accommodation). Someone at this location treats the disabled person horribly. The…