Celebrating GAAD: Beginning Accessibility Tips
The inception of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) started with a single blog post, written by a Los Angeles web developer named Joe Devon. Jennison Asuncion, an accessibility professional from...
View ArticleScreen Readers/Magnifiers and Braille Displays: How They Work
It’s hard to imagine being without computers, laptops, and mobile devices these days. This is especially true for people who require the use of assistive technology to utilize these modern...
View ArticleThe ADA and Digital Accessibility
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990. It is a civil rights law that was created to ensure that people with disabilities will have...
View ArticleThree Ways Your Company Can Become a Disability Employer
Disability employment has moved to the front of business talk these days. We are facing what could be the largest labor shortage in recent history, so there’s been much discussion about the roughly 80%...
View ArticleEpilepsy and Digital Accessibility
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, with approximately 50 million people worldwide who are living with epilepsy. In fact, there are more people living with epilepsy than with...
View ArticleMaking Social Media Accessible: The Basics
Is it possible to make social media accessible to people with disabilities? At WeCo, social media accessibility is a part of doing business every day, so we’re happy to share what we know. If you apply...
View ArticleWCAG 2.2 Draft: Quick Look
The W3C has released a working draft of the newest Web Content Accessibility Guideline version: WCAG 2.2. If you’re working on accessibility for your organization, it’s important to know that this new...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Reactions Puts People with Disabilities at Peril
As we all settle into a solid first week of mass self-distancing in the US due to COVID-19, we can applaud ourselves for listening to experts, disrupting our lives and “hunkering down.” However, what...
View ArticleBathrobe Accessibility Check: Basic Tips
Without a daily commute, working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic is giving many of us more breathing room in our schedule. For many businesses and services, it’s also a time when clear,...
View ArticlePublic Statements and Listening vs. Hearing
In these days of long buried frustration, years of horrific and repeated injustices, when new voices are emerging (many for the first time), we, as caring people, want to respond. We want to respond in...
View ArticleThe ADA and Digital Accessibility
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush on July 26, 1990. It is a civil rights law that was created to ensure that people with disabilities will have...
View ArticleThree Ways Your Company Can Become a Disability Employer
Disability employment has moved to the front of business talk these days. We are facing what could be the largest labor shortage in recent history, so there’s been much discussion about the roughly 80%...
View ArticleEpilepsy and Digital Accessibility
Epilepsy is the fourth most common neurological disorder, with approximately 50 million people worldwide who are living with epilepsy. In fact, there are more people living with epilepsy than with...
View ArticleMaking Social Media Accessible: The Basics
Is it possible to make social media accessible to people with disabilities? At WeCo, social media accessibility is a part of doing business every day, so we’re happy to share what we know. If you apply...
View ArticleWCAG 2.2 Draft: Quick Look
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has released a working draft of the newest Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG): version 2.2. If you’re working on accessibility for your organization, it’s...
View ArticleCOVID-19 Reactions Puts People with Disabilities at Peril
As we all settle into a solid first week of mass self-distancing in the U.S. due to COVID-19, we can applaud ourselves for listening to experts, disrupting our lives, and “hunkering down.” However,...
View ArticleBathrobe Accessibility Check: Basic Tips
Without a daily commute, working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic is giving many of us more breathing room in our schedule. For many businesses and services, it’s also a time when clear,...
View ArticlePublic Statements and Listening vs. Hearing
In these days of long buried frustration, years of horrific and repeated injustices, when new voices are emerging (many for the first time), we, as caring people, want to respond. We want to respond in...
View ArticleAre Accessibility Overlays Overbaked?
Our Accessibility Team and Client Relations Specialists deal with many confused clients, wondering why they can’t just pop an accessibility overlay or a user tool, on their website and call it...
View ArticleWhat We Like About WCAG 3.0 by WeCo’s SMEs
As a team of SME’s who live with disabilities, the new WCAG 3.0, released for public comment in January, gives us a lot to like. This article doesn’t list everything, but it will give you an idea...
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