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Why COVID-19 contact tracing apps must be accessible

People with disabilities should benefit from emergency software. They also WANT to participate. Contact tracing won’t work without them. COVID-19 coronavirus: Tracing app ‘unusable’ for the blind and those with low vision No one in accessibility was surprised by this…

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Remote user research utilizing participants with disabilities

WFH is also resulting in RFH (Research From Home). This requires adaptations for participants with disabilities Many of us are still under lockdown orders for weeks, or even longer. Second waves of COVID are well documented in states and countries…

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Ten things to improve conference call accessibility

WFH has made video conference accessibility more critical than ever, especially for participants with disabilities. Try to avoid these pitfalls. All of us are suffering from zoom fatigue at the moment. But people with disabilities frankly have it harder. My…

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“As Designed” is a useless bug closure status — especially for people with disabilities

Just because it was designed that way, doesn’t mean it was a good idea. As someone who started off in software testing over 30 years ago, and then transitioned into accessibility, I’ve seen some crazy bug closure statuses. Won’t Fix…

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Accessibility best practices for screenreader testing

Things accessibility/product owners should be doing to decide what screen readers to test and how to test them. Chart description: The results of the annual WebAIM survey from 2019 shows the trendlines for Voiceover, NVDA, and JAWS as a primary…

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How long do people with disabilities have to sue over inaccessibility?

The statute of limitations clock does not start ticking until the problem is resolved, says one Colorado court Warning: This article is NOT intended to be taken as legal advice by any reader. Go find a real lawyer if you…

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Don’t just design accessible products, build accessible experiences

Use your user journeys to map out all employee and customer touchpoints and make sure they are all accessible. Design accessible products “What the heck is offensive about that, Sheri?” you are probably saying to yourself. Followed by “Duh, isn’t…

This Week in Accessibility: Initial Ruling in Braille Gift Card Cases

Dominguez v. Banana Republic — SDNY says lack of Braille gift cards in a retail setting NOT an ADA violation Last October, the law firms that brought you a significant number of website accessibility lawsuits moved into litigating over the lack…

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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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