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Measuring Accessibility Outcomes

Peter Drucker said “you can’t manage what you can’t measure”. Here’s how to gauge the success of disability inclusion / accessibility initiatives utcome is frequently quantitatively measured using benchmarks. Let’s say you need to get somewhere. You need four pieces of information…

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Disability inclusive workplaces

Most diversity / inclusion articles don’t include disability. Here are things you need to consider to succeed at disability-related inclusion HBR recently published an article called 5 Strategies for Creating an Inclusive Workspace. And while the article is brilliant for addressing…

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Deconstructing Accessibility Statements

Don’t read legal-ese? This will help you understand what accessibility statements actually say, and more importantly, why. This is MY interpretation of accessibility statement legal-ese. I am not your lawyer. You need to make up your own mind. With your…

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VMware’s First Accessibility Hackathon

The first week in February marked VMware’s first accessibility week which consisted of an accessibility summit followed immediately by an accessibility hackathon. The fact that VMware held a successful accessibility hackathon only a year after starting its accessibility program is something to…

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To Disclose, or not to Disclose

That really is the question. And one lived by people with disabilities on a VERY regular basis when interviewing This article is not legal advice. If you have questions about how disclosing a disability can impact you legally, ask your…

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Disability Pronouns

Yeah, it’s a long introduction, but what a conversation starter ! Hi, my name is Sheri Byrne-Haber my gender pronouns are she/her, and my disability pronouns are disabled and determined person When referring to personal pronouns, we mean that they…

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Documentation and Accessibility

What format needs to be accessible? PDF, HTML, or both?? Document generation engines are a big part of technical documentation these days, especially in enterprise software. Most enterprise organizations no longer use Adobe tools to create PDF files or edit…

Starting an Accessibility Consultancy

You may want to do this because it makes business sense for you, Or you may NEED to do this because of AB5 Nothing I write should EVER be construed as legal advice. But here are the steps I am…

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Out-of-state ADA lawsuit revived by Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals

Yeah, it’s a bathroom case. But digital accessibility stakeholders should pay close attention to this one There were two notable defendant wins in digital accessibility lawsuits in 2019. Mendez v. Apple and Diaz v. Kroger were tossed in no small part because the plaintiffs…

Answering the question “Are you accessible?”

Hint: Surprise ! The correct answer to “are you accessible” is never, ever supposed to be simply “yes” I despise the Museum of Ice Cream. Don’t get me wrong, I *love* ice cream. Anything with chocolate in it, for the win.…

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