The Virtual Office and Accessibility
Freedom and flexibility. It’s what every worker dreams of: the ability to complete assignments when and how he or she sees fit. Thanks to technological developments like high-speed internet access,...
View ArticleMoving Beyond the Checklist: Balancing Web Standards Checklists and...
As WeCo’s Accessibility Team begins to work with clients who are new to accessible communications, we begin to realize that many organizations are seeking a “check list fix” to accessibility, instead...
View ArticleThe Accessible Workplace: Applying Accessibility to Your...
Shouldering the responsibility of making your accessible to people living with disabilities is a large, and unending task. Many organizations work to develop internal processes which focus their...
View ArticleMaking Accessibility Happen in the Start-Up Realm
WeCo is a young organization with a goal of providing accessibility information to organizations who need it. Specializing in Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 verification, we facilitate your organization’s...
View ArticleSection 508 Strategic Plan: A Breakdown for Busy Professionals
After nearly a year of seeking public comment, the White House has issued the Section 508 Strategic Plan (Based onSection 508 of the US Rehabilitation Act of 1973) to assist with the more efficient...
View ArticleHow the New Level of Section 508 Accountability Touches Us All
Whether your organization is a private entity, government agency, or a company which does business with government, the implementation of the Section 508 Strategic Plan will touch all of us in some...
View ArticleWelcome to WeCo
We’re the real thing. Accessibility experts living with disabilities. We help you understand how real people living with disabilities access websites/documents/software/mobile aps and more by working...
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No ADA Web Rules: Are We Off the Hook?
Will businesses begin to use this disclaimer on their websites? “Due to the withdrawal of the ADA web rules, we are no longer making our website accessible to customers who live with disabilities.” On...
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WeCo’s Face of Accessibility Raises Public Awareness About Disability IT...
We’re on a mission and we need YOU! WeCo’s first public awareness campaign, The Face of Accessibility (FOA), is designed to help everyone understand the unique needs people living with disabilities...
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A Family Journey with Epilepsy and the Human Right to Healthcare
WeCo President, Lynn Wehrman (right) and her sister, Amy, who was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s last year, at Lynn’s wedding in 2011. November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month in the US....
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Selecting a Quality Accessibility Service
As fears over drive-by website lawsuits grow, a growing number of us are undergoing audit and remediation processes. The number of companies offering accessibility services is growing. But how do you...
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Disability Awareness: a Business Toolkit
We live in a world that is growing older and, as a result, becoming more disabled. The World Health Organization’s most recent study indicates that, in countries with a life expectancy of age 70 or...
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WCAG 2.0 AA a Global Accessibility Measure? A WeCo Client Question
About this blog post: WeCo periodically addresses questions we receive from clients in our Accessibility Blog. This question, about WCAG Global Accessibility, came from the legal counsel of one of our...
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The Cognitive Side of Cerebral Palsy: Web Design Considerations
Cerebral palsy (CP) refers to a group of neurological disorders. Cerebral means having to do with the brain and palsy means weakness or problems with using muscles. While symptoms of CP can vary...
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Hamilton and Challenging Disability Perceptions
WeCo staff members, Sue Ann Rodriquez, Laura Andert and Lynn Wehrman, pose for a photo with Hamilton actors, Miguel Cervantes (left) and Nik Walker at Fairgrounds Coffee, Mpls North Loop. Hamilton has...
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Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 Overview
Since its release in 2008, WCAG 2.0 has continued to be a viable standard for digital accessibility. However, known gaps existed in WCAG 2.0 that needed to be addressed due to the evolving needs of...
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When Movement Matters: Developing for People with Limited Fine Motor Skills
Fine motor skills are the capability to manipulate hands and fingers to perform tasks that require small, refined movements, like picking up a pen or selecting an elevator button. People living with...
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Improving User Experience Through Good Usability Design
This year’s World Usability Day (WUD) theme is “design for good or evil”. Digital design has a huge impact on the usability and usefulness of anything and everything. This is especially true for those...
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Websites and Seizures: Developing for Accessibility
November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month in the United States. According to the World Health Organization, epilepsy is the most common serious brain disorder worldwide with no age, racial, social...
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IT Accessibility & Living with Autism
April 2, 2019 kicked off National Autism Awareness month. National Autism Awareness Month focuses on raising awareness about this widespread disability as 1 in every 59 births in the United States are...
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