The life of a person with a disability can still be difficult, but it is improved by tech — as long as you have access, and can afford it. Occasionally when I find myself in one of those “dammit why…
Life Before the ADA
The ADA turned 29 last week. These are things that people thought were acceptable before the ADA passed. This is what my life USED to be like No curb cuts My mother is 5′ 4″ and 120 lbs soaking wet.…
Accessibility Fail Fast — Execution
Second Part of a Two-part article Part one is located here Accessibility Fail Fast Step 1: Smoke test using an automated accessibility test suite A smoke test is a non-exhaustive set of tests that check to see if critical functions work. The…
Accessibility Fail Fast Testing Prep
Good planning will prevent the need to run multiple complete manual accessibility test cycles. It was Thomas Edison who famously said: I have not failed, I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work While Thomas Edison never had to deal…
Difficult conversations about disability and birth defects
Prenatal testing is directly linked to the sharp decrease in congenital medical conditions around the developed world. Is that a good thing? TRIGGER WARNING: This article includes discussions about pregnancy termination. Any off-topic, rude, or religious-based comments will be deleted.…
How the focus on Digital Employee Experience is leaving out People with Disabilities
“Digital Experience” and “Digital Transformation” are rapidly trending titles on job boards. But what does that mean? And does the digital employee experience and digital transformation work for people with disabilities or leave them behind? James Robertson defined digital employee experience (#DEX) as…
Accessibility Participants, Managers, and Leaders
There are three groups of people in Accessibility: Participants, Managers, and Leaders. All are necessary but each wears a different hat. Which are you? Accessibility Participants Accessibility participants come in a number of flavors. They can be: Members of an…
I’m Broken and It’s Beautiful
A new anthem for disability rights I’m in Canada for the summer. The Maritimes, not one of the big population centres (the largest city in the entire province of New Brunswick is the size of Sunnyvale California, and I’m not…
This Week in Accessibility: Griffin v. Dept. of Labor Credit Union
Another rare defendant’s victory, but really not substantially different than Diaz v. Kroger Serial plaintiffs in digital accessibility lawsuits tend to choose a subsection of potential defendants, then sue as many of them as they can. These are frequently referred to as…
Disability and AI Bias
Researchers/legislation are focused on AI Bias with respect to gender and race. Few people are examining AI bias with respect to disability. In May, San Francisco passed an ordinance banning the city governmentfrom using facial recognition technology. The primary concern exhibited…
