When a website links to content it does not own or control, it is easy for assistive technology users to miss that they’ve ended up on a different domain that likely has different accessibility, privacy, and security controls than the…
Sometimes the Best Accessibility Fix is a Usability Fix
Teams often arbitrarily divide work into two piles: “UX defects” and “accessibility defects”. That split creates the belief that accessibility is an add-on rather than a dimension of good design. In practice, accessibility gains often come from fixing ordinary UX…
Why Separate Guest and Logged In States Create Accessibility Barriers
Do you have differing logged-in and logged-out experiences for your users? Do you merge the two when someone logs in? If you don’t, you are creating accessibility barriers. People often think of accessibility as something that happens on the surface…
Why You Need to Close Open Objects When Users Navigate Away
Imagine opening a dropdown, expanding an accordion, or opening a dialog box, then following a link that loads a new object. The old object is still programmatically marked as open. That means it lingers in the accessibility tree. If you…
How to Avoid Boiling the Accessibility Ocean
Accessibility is often framed as a gigantic task that requires attention to everything at once. People sometimes describe that type of endless activity as “boiling the ocean.” The phrase reflects how things feel when accessibility relies on a small group…
Accessibility Contractors Have Their Place-But It’s Not Everywhere
The all-contractor “accessibility team” has become an increasingly common pattern in organizations trying to build some semblance of an accessibility program while avoiding headcount limits and long-term commitment in expensive locations. While it appears to be an attractive shortcut, unless…
Five accessibility trends to watch in 2026
Accessibility methodology continues to mature. In many organizations, it is moving beyond ad hoc remediation toward more structured, repeatable practices. Even as enforcement signals vary by region, organizations that operate across jurisdictions or sell into markets with stronger accessibility expectations…
2026 Accessibility hiring looks busy, yet the patterns show underlying weakness
Accessibility job postings are up. On a11yjobs.com, even at the end of the year, when things typically slow down, the volume differs meaningfully from what it was even six months ago. Recently, I saw 17 new roles in a single day.…
Everyone Loses When Paying Fines Becomes a Business Strategy
Compliance failures are triggering urgency or internal organizational reckoning less frequently. Instead, they prompt budgeting discussions, legal modeling, and risk acceptance exercises. Fines, legal fees, and settlement agreement costs are appearing in budgets. Legal teams estimate exposure ranges. Finance teams…
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,…