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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…
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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…
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AI will Eliminate the Need for Accessibility Professionals? I think not

Every day, there are more articles about AI replacing people in tech. Accessibility testers, who are very often viewed as “unnecessary overhead,” are not escaping this treatment. It was this “we can replace accessibility testers with software” strategy that made…
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If you're more offended by language than systemic ableism, it's time to rethink your priorities.

If you’re more offended by language than systemic ableism, it’s time to rethink your priorities.

I get the occasional complaint about my use of the word cr@p or cr@ppy in my post. Let’s get one thing straight: if the word cr@p is what gets under your skin, but you’re comfortable ignoring the very real, pervasive…
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The only thing worse than not having an accessibility statement on your website is having one and not acting on its promises

The only thing worse than not having an accessibility statement on your website is having one and not acting on its promises

An accessibility statement isn’t just words on a page. Accessibility statements are a commitment to ensuring that everyone can access and use your digital content. When a company publishes an accessibility statement but fails to deliver on its promises, it…
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Accessibility is not a problem to be solved. Accessibility is a culture to be built

Accessibility is not a problem to be solved. Accessibility is a culture to be built

There is a big focus on disability inclusion and accessibility during National Disability Employment Awareness Month. These organizations need to remember, accessibility is not a problem to be solved. It’s a culture to be built. In building that culture, organizations…
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You can spend a small amount of money on accessibility and be VERY effective, or a huge amount of money and not make a dent in the backlog

You can spend a small amount of money on accessibility and be VERY effective, or a huge amount of money and not make a dent in the backlog

Last week, I introduced the concept that accessibility is a culture to be built, not a problem to be solved. Apparently it resonated with a lot of people because I got thousands of reactions and Krispy Kreme actually include this…
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worrying about accessibility the day after you receive a demand letter is the most expensive and disruptive way to include people with disabilities.

worrying about accessibility the day after you receive a demand letter is the most expensive and disruptive way to include people with disabilities.

Too many companies ignore accessibility until they are threatened with litigation. That is the worst strategy, ever. “I didn’t know about accessibility” and “I didn’t get to it” are not excuses that will get your organization off the hook. alt:…
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