October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (#NDEAM). One disturbing and largely illegal action erects an enormous barrier that people with disabilities struggle to overcome. That action is placing an employee with a disability on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP)…
Accessibility Meme Monday: New arrival at Spirit Halloween: The Invisible Disability Costume
New arrival at Spirit Halloween: The Invisible Disability Costume ! What’s included? Oh, all the usual perks, like: – Disbelief and judgments – Unwanted advice – Gossip and assumptions Of course the sunflower lanyard is conveniently not included — because…
Accessibility Meme Monday: What I Dislike about Halloween:
What I Dislike about Halloween: Candy Corn: Hard pass. It’s basically wax covered in sugar pretending to be candy. Inaccessible Houses: Nothing says “spooky” like realizing I can’t even get to the front door for trick-or-treating. If the house is…
Types of Accessibility Headache
Accessibility professionals know all too well the types of headaches this image points out: Schedule — Rushed timelines make it impossible to build accessibility from the start. Training — Teams struggle to implement, validate, and maintain accessibility without proper education.…
Accessibility Meme: Inclusive Form Design on Active Submit Button and In-field Validation
Inclusive form design isn’t a luxury, it’s a civil right. Most registration processes are forms based. Without accessible forms, people who use assistive technology can’t get through the door. When we talk about submit buttons, the choice to make them…