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Disability and COVID — is the glass half empty or half full?

Because someone’s “opportunity” in one country is another person’s “I can’t believe we are still effing doing it this way” somewhere else What do these articles have in common? WSJ — Coronavirus Strains Safety Net for People With Disabilities The Guardian…

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Accessibility and Online Surveys

Because “COMPANY NAME doesn’t want input from people with disabilities” is a crappy headline that is SUPER avoidable Accessible surveys come from combining an accessible survey builder with an accessible survey Surveys are like design systems. Even if you have…

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10 Reasons to switch to centralized budgeting for accessibility

Centralized budgeting is a key activity for creating an accessibility environment that will mature more quickly It is the second half of April, and in the accessibility world, that means three things: IEP season starts for the next school year…

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Managers as caregivers during COVID

All of us are facing one challenge right now, but many are facing several. How managers handle that will dictate their post-COVID work relationships Don’t hang out your privilege like wet underwear on a clothesline by assuming what works for…

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I’ve got my accessibility certification — Now what???

A successful accessibility career isn’t only about accessibility. And in tech, you need to be continuously learning. Note: I am not endorsing any of the classes below, I have not taken any of them personally. But I’ve had a generally…

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An open letter to vendors seeking customers via social media

First impressions in sales cold-calls are everything. Don’t send a message that padlocks a door before it can be opened. I just passed 10,000 connections on LinkedIn, largely curated around three main areas of subject matter. Not surprisingly to anyone…