Accessibility in the News—8/3/18.
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“Let the shameful wall of exclusion finally come tumbling down.”
― George H.W. Bush, on the White House South Lawn on July 26, 1990
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National News (U.S.)
Adaptive Technology Programs Turn to Robotics and IoT to Help People Who Have Disabilities
July 6, 2018 | Source: Government Technology
Smart technologies, such as robotic telepresence and the Internet of Things (IoT), are capturing the attention of adaptive technology programs in state and local governments, as well as educational institutions, according to experts. IoT and robotic telepresence are among the latest adaptive technology (AT) efforts states are deploying…
Undergraduate’s Fine Motor Research Can Give Physical Therapists a Hand
July 20, 2018 | Source: Texas Education Magazine
It can be difficult for those with a fine motor disability to complete certain gestures. An undergraduate researcher is studying how different forces or force combinations may be more strenuous to conduct than others. By having volunteers perform specific motions, his research has the ability to assist physical therapists in demonstrating therapy processes to patients…
Rahm Emanuel’s newest mission: Make transit accessible
July 20, 2018 | Source: Chicago Business Journal
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is on yet another new mission — to make Chicago’s transit system 100 percent accessible to people with disabilities. The mission is going to take 20 years to complete. And the city has not yet put a price tag on the project. And Emanuel is running for re-election in February. The mayor’s office is billing the plan as the “first-ever” to make the city’s public transit system 100 percent accessible…
NYC Comptroller’s report cites lack of accessible subway stations
July 20, 2018 | Source: Progressive Railroading
Gianaris report claims New York City Transit system worst in nation for ADA accessibility
July 30, 2018 | Source: Times Ledger
28 Years After ADA’s Passage, Subway Accessibility Still ‘Disgraceful,’ Experts Say
July 30, 2018 | Source: City Limits
Only 24 percent of MTA New York City Transit’s (NYCT) 472 subway stations are accessible to riders with disabilities, according to a recent report by New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer. That figure is the lowest among U.S. metropolitan rail systems, Stringer’s report stated. Although some U.S. rail systems were built after the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed in 1990, subway systems in Boston and Chicago are nearly as old as New York City’s but are more accessible, according to the report…
Most business websites are sitting ducks for ADA suits, experts say
July 22, 2018 | Source: Sun Sentinel
Business owners who think that building a wheelchair ramp and grab bars in the restroom will ward off South Florida’s accessibility testers and their lawsuits need to fire up their computers, go to their websites and ask: “What’s missing?” Lawsuits accusing businesses of failing to ensure that their websites are accessible to deaf, blind, or otherwise disabled customers have been on the rise in recent years and show no sign of tapering off…
Motherhood and fertility may hold clues to Alzheimer’s risk for women
July 23, 2018 | Source: CBS News
New Alzheimer’s Drug Slows Memory Loss in Early Trial Results
July 25, 2018 | Source: NY Times
A woman’s fertility might help predict how likely she is to develop dementia later in life, two new studies suggest. Women who were very fertile appeared to have some protection against dementia, a Kaiser Permanente study found. This included women who had more children, more years of fertility, and menstruation that started earlier and ended later in their lives, explained lead researcher Paola Gilsanz…
What It Says To My Daughter When Lawmakers Treat Accessibility As An Afterthought
July 26, 2018 | Source: HuffPost
“Airplane! Airplane!” We were sitting at an airport gate waiting to board, and my sweet then-3½-year-old daughter was chanting and pointing as she looked out the big window. The excitement was overwhelming to witness, and I got emotional at the sound of her voice. We were about to go on our first family vacation. Families like mine don’t usually go on vacation. We spend a lot of time in hospitals and doctors’ offices. My daughter Xiomara is one of millions of Americans with complex medical needs…
Website accessibility lawsuits continue to plague hotels
July 26, 2018 | Source: Hotel Management
The hotel and lodging industry has long been a target of Americans with Disabilities Act litigation. To no surprise, the industry has been hit hard by the latest wave of ADA litigation involving website accessibility, or so-called “surf-by” litigation (coined because someone simply visits a website to search for potential barriers to access). Countless demand letters and lawsuits alleging that a company’s website is inaccessible have resulted in private settlement agreements given the uncertain legal landscape…
A Front-Page Insult to People With Disabilities
July 26, 2018 | Source: New York Times
Lawsuit scams go way beyond the wheelchair con
July 26, 2018 | Source: NY Post & The Jewish Voice
It is one of the distinct pleasures of urban life to be able to wake up on an otherwise fine summer morning, make yourself a cup of coffee, then choke on it at the sight of the front page of your local tabloid. But the cover of The New York Post on Thursday — the 28th anniversary of the Americans With Disabilities Act — was more shocking than usual. It promoted a damaging misperception about people with disabilities, on a day better suited to celebrating their progress in one of the most neglected areas of American civil rights…
Class Cert Nixed in Wheelchair Accessibility Lawsuit Against Steak ‘n Shake
July 26, 2018 | Source: The Legal Intelligence
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upended the grant of class certification to two disability rights advocates who sued the Steak ‘n Shake chain for lack of handicap accessibility to its restaurants. Chief Judge D. Brooks Smith wrote in the court’s opinion that the plaintiffs failed to meet a procedural requirement, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a), and thus the case had to be sent back to the lower court for further review…
Asking About Compliance? You May Be Asking The Wrong Question
July 26, 2018 | Source: LFLegal
During a recent presentation about the digital accessibility legal space I was asked a question. It was about a word that pops up with increasing frequency as fear of lawsuits drives too much of the digital accessibility world. The “C” word — compliance. The question was this: If the captions on online videos are 65% accurate do you think that would comply with legal responsibilities? This is the kind of question that arises when people are driven by fear. When people forget what accessibility is about. Even forget what the law is about…
Website Accessibility Suits Threaten Omnichannel Sales
July 27, 2018 | Source: Law360 (Subscription)
In the course of the development of the common law, with its unique dependence on a sometimes unholy alliance between enacted and judge-made law, curiosities will arise. Retailers, auction houses and others with consumer websites that support physical sales facilities have seen this recently, as lawyers around the country have driven in fifth gear to their nearest federal courthouses to file lawsuits on behalf of the visually impaired, claiming that those websites exclude the visually impaired from equal access in violation of federal law…
Accessibility advocate sues city of Edina
July 27, 2018 | Source: ECM Publishers
The city of Edina is in mediation talks with a doctor who describes himself as a crusader for the enforcement of accessibility laws. David Ketroser, who has a history of suing property owners when he sees violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act and state building code, has served the city of Edina with four lawsuits related to handicapped parking accessibility – two at city-owned liquor stores, one at a parking ramp at 50th and France and one at Edina City Hall…
Two Recent Rulings Likely to Generate Copycat Website Accessibility Lawsuits
July 27, 2018 | Source: STEPTOE & JOHNSON
This week, the District Court of the Western District of Washington rejected an online retailer’s argument that an Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) claim was moot based on remedial action taken to improve the retailer’s website after the complaint was filed. This follows on the heels of a similar decision last month from the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that a website remediation plan resulting from a settlement in an almost identical earlier-filed suit is not enough to moot a new lawsuit’s demand for injunctive relief under Title III of the ADA.
A perfect beach day in California takes some prep if you’re using a wheelchair, but it can be done
July 30, 2018 | Source: LA Times
Your perfect beach day may await you somewhere along California’s 840 miles of coastline. Mine looks like a long stroll along Stinson Beach in Marin County, where an all-terrain wheelchair gets me right to the shoreline to comb for heart-shaped pebbles. You can borrow beach wheelchairs free at dozens of locations up and down the Golden State. Lightweight and sporting big tires that move across sand, these chairs allow people with mobility disabilities to experience the beach in ways that weren’t possible a generation ago…
Automakers Must Deliver on the Promise of Self-Driving Car Technology
July 30, 2018 | Source: New York Times
When I bought my most recent car — a 2014 Chrysler Town and Country —the salesman walked me through the list of available upgrades. I could get a leather interior and heated seats without a problem, but there was one glaring oversight: accessibility. As a wheelchair user, I’ve found that no major automaker offers an accessible vehicle as standard. For this recent purchase, I had to pay more than $25,000 — on top of the car’s list price — for features like hand controls, a ramp and locks for my chair…
How do you enforce civil rights? Under Betsy DeVos, a stark shift in approach
July 30, 2018 | Source: Washington Post
A few months into the Trump administration, the Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights circulated a memo to agency investigators. They were no longer required to consider “systemic” bias when presented with a single claim of discrimination. Instead, the agency’s goal was to swiftly rule on individual complaints. On its own, it was a small move. But a year and a half later, it is clear that the 2017 memo marked the start of a steady march toward narrowing the agency’s approach to racial discrimination and civil rights enforcement…
Policy changes may limit help to students suing for equaled access
July 30, 2018 | Source: Education Dive
The National Federation of the Blind, the Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, and the NAACP have initiated a lawsuit arguing that changes to how the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights processes complaints were “illegal and contrary to the purpose of the office,” NPR reports. The lawsuit focuses on four aspects of the new policy for processing cases submitted to the OCR. The office now dismisses cases it considers forming a pattern and which may include multiple requests by the same party…
Staircases in Space: Why Are Places in Science Fiction Not Wheelchair-Accessible?
July 31, 2018 | Source: io9
So why the hell are there so many staircases in space? I never used to notice stairs. They were simply a way for me to get from one place to another. Occasionally they were tiresome, but they never actually stymied or stopped me entirely. Eventually, I managed to get where I needed to go. Then I started using a wheelchair. Suddenly, stairs became a barrier that prevented me from getting from here to there. One step was often enough to stop me in my tracks…
Q&A: Making playgrounds fully accessible for all kids
July 31, 2018 | Source: EdSource
Olenka Villarreal is changing the way people think about playgrounds, an effort that began with a simple question: Shouldn’t her daughter Ava, who has developmental disabilities, be able to use swings at the park just like anyone else? At that time, the answer was that she couldn’t. There were no swings at schools or parks in her community that could support Ava safely since she needed a swing with a harness — and swinging was one of the therapeutic treatments specialists had suggested…
Accessibility on the go: mobility for everyone
July 31, 2018 | Source: IBM
Erich Manser has run 18 marathons and set an Ironman world record for a physically-challenged athlete. He’s also legally blind. For him—and all athletes who are blind—carefully navigating the swirling stampede of runners, the chaotic cowbell-banging crowds, and the crush at water stations can be exceptionally tricky, even with the help of a guide. So when Manser ran the Boston Marathon in 2017 he tried something new—Aira, a service that links smartglass technology with a smartphone app…
Minimum wage shouldn’t be something you work your way up to, even if you have disabilities
July 31, 2018 | Source: NBC News
There is a lot of money to be made in exploiting people with disabilities, and after decades of work by disability rights activists to fight for our to participate in much of civic life on our own terms, those who would make money exploiting us have hired lobbyists to return us to the days when our labor was deliberately undervalued for their profit. Not that the exploitation of people with disabilities ever truly ended — even in the ostensibly nonprofit sector. For example, Goodwill Industries (among many others) notoriously takes advantage of Section 14(c)…
11th Circuit Determines Informational Websites for Places of Public Accommodation Are Subject to ADA
July 31, 2018 | Source: Greenberg Traurig & PDF
On July 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit issued a precedent-setting decision regarding how websites are viewed under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). In Dennis Haynes v. Dunkin Donuts LLC, et al., No. 18-10373, ___ F. 3d ___ (11th Cir. 2018), Dunkin Donuts conceded that its shops are places of public accommodation covered by the ADA but argued that its website is neither a place of public accommodation nor a good, service, facility, privilege, or advantage of its shops, and therefore its website is not covered by the ADA…
Some Credit Union ADA Cases Will Stay in Court, Judges Rule
July 31, 2018 | Source: Credit Union Times
In recent months, District Court judges have thrown out several lawsuits against credit unions over allegations that their websites do not comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), but recent court filings show that at least three credit unions facing similar suits may be in for a tougher battle. Judges for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Eastern District of Virginia have denied motions to dismiss cases against Casco, Michigan-based Belle River Community Credit Union; Jackson, Michigan-based Aeroquip Credit Union and Silver Spring, Maryland-based FedFinancial Federal Credit Union…
Students Seeking Equal Access to Education May Find Federal Help Harder to Come By
August 1, 2018 | Source: Special Needs Digest
During their daughter’s freshman year of high school, Paul and Joy Orton spent afternoons describing biology diagrams and illustrations to her. She is blind, and the materials given to her in class were not in a format she could read. Their daughter had no trouble understanding the material, but she was dependent on her parents. She wanted to learn on her own, like her classmates did. Her parents successfully lobbied their northern Alabama district for a Braille biology textbook…
Cuomo tells SUNY Purchase to accommodate student with cerebral palsy
August 1, 2018 | Source: NY Post
Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday told SUNY Purchase to accommodate a 19-year-old with cerebral palsy who was unable to attend the school because he was not allowed to have a room in his dorm for his caregiver. “All students have a right to pursue a higher education regardless of disability,” Cuomo said in a statement, a day after The Post broke the story. “I applaud Nick Astor for his achievements and resolve, and I have urged SUNY Purchase to accommodate him.”…
Your dreams could be an early clue to Parkinson’s disease
August 1, 2018 | Source: CBS News
Actor Alan Alda revealed that he has Parkinson’s disease — and in an interview Tuesday on “CBS This Morning,” the award-winning actor said an unusual dream helped lead to his diagnosis. Alda, best known for his portrayal of Army Capt. “Hawkeye” Pierce in the TV series “M*A*S*H, was diagnosed three and a half years ago after experiencing a lesser-known early sign of Parkinson’s. He said he asked his doctor to test him for the disease after reading an article about how physically acting out your dreams can be one of the earliest precursors of the neurological disorder…
I’m Not ‘Bound’ To A Wheelchair; I Was Freed By One
August 1, 2018 | Source: Huffington Post
What do you think of when you hear the phrase “confined to a wheelchair”? Do you feel pity? Do you focus on a loss of mobility? To me, the words conjure an image of fragility and weakness. They create a sense of being trapped ― of being held back. Confined: the word itself means restricted, limited, cramped and inadequate. “Wheelchair bound” is not much better. It has all the same connotations as “confined to a wheelchair,” while also managing to sound like a very specific BDSM preference. Being bound to a wheelchair sounds simultaneously horrific and titillating…
Website Accessibility Lawsuit Calls Foul on the Miami Heat
August 2, 2018 | Source: Klein Moynihan Turco
A Florida man has brought a class action lawsuit against the Miami Heat Limited Partnership (“Miami Heat”) for violating Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). Andres Gomez, the Plaintiff named in the website accessibility lawsuit against the Miami Heat, is alleging that, as a blind man, the Miami Heat’s online store does not provide him with full accessibility. Many business owners are aware of more traditional ADA lawsuits brought by people with disabilities who have been barred access to certain public accommodations…
The ADA Is a Serial Litigator’s Dream
August 2, 2018 | Source: The Patriot Post
In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became the law of the land, prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities and making sure they have access to the same opportunities as everyone else. In 2008, the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA) expanded the definition of “disability” and overturned two court cases that allowed unnecessarily high standards of ability to be imposed on the claimants in those cases…
Jack Fact — Statistics from Colour Blind Awareness indicate that color blindness affects 8% of males and 0.5% of females globally, with around 2.7 million of those living in the UK.
International News
Prince William’s response to assistive tech during visit- June 29, 2018 | Source: Access & Mobility Professional- Israel
Prince William’s visit to Israel included a demonstration from one of the country’s leading assistive technology firms which has produced a wearable artificial intelligence device that allows blind people to read and recognise faces. The Duke of Cambridge said OrCam’s MyEye technology was “absolutely incredible” and added: “That will help many people I am sure. What brilliant tech.”…
Advocacy groups urge governments to step up for seniors
July 20, 2018 | Source: BC Business- Canada
Advocates from a multitude of organizations across Canada are gravely concerned about decreasing services for elderly consumers. In light of Greyhound’s recent announcement that it will cancel almost all routes in British Columbia, advocates have joined together to implore companies to consider the broader impacts of their business decisions. Surrey alone is home to almost 10 percent of B.C.’s senior citizens…
Open-source map of accessible restaurants in Calgary growing into something beautiful
July 20, 2018 | Source: The Star- Canada
A call on Twitter for a list of accessible restaurants has led to an online mapping movement to plot out user-friendly restaurants around the city. On Monday, Calgary-based tech entrepreneur Travis Martin saw a tweet from Natasha Gibson asking Councillor Druh Farrell if she knew of some accessible restaurants for her senior parents. A few hours later, Martin had the beginnings of a Google map plotting accessible restaurants around the city…
Implement national accessibility standard law – PWDs tell government
July 21, 2018 | Source: Graphic Online- Ghana
Persons with disability (PWDs) have called on the government to make the National Accessibility Standards a priority in its undertakings to enable them to live independently and participate fully in all aspects of life. They said although their rights were guaranteed by both the country’s laws and international conventions, they complained that in reality the provisions had offered them little protection against discrimination…
Blind gold medalist Mary Fisher wants better accessibility written into disabilities law
July 21, 2018 | Source: Stuff- New Zealand
Paralympic gold medallist Mary Fisher wants better accessibility for those with disabilities written into law. The 25-year-old is campaigning with the Access Alliance (AA), a Kiwi lobby group set up to introduce an Accessibility Act to help all New Zealanders, disabled or not. Still competing in the pool, Fisher has made it her personal mission to make a difference to the lives of others who have disabilities…
Abbey Road with a wheelchair: In London, disability accessibility isn’t an afterthought
July 23, 2018 | Source: Salon- England
One of the many topics dominating the news cycle as of late is the practice of municipalities and companies removing or downright banning plastic straws. Increasingly, however, the discussion has turned toward the ableist overtones of the movement and the many ways plastic straws are vital survival tools for those with certain disabilities. In many circles, this conversation is contentious…
Sign-language hack lets Amazon Alexa respond to gestures
July 23, 2018 | Source: BBC- UK
“If voice is the future of computing, what about those who cannot speak or hear?” That is the question posed by developer Abhishek Singh, the creator of an app that allows Amazon Alexa to respond to sign language. Mr Singh’s project uses a camera-based system to identify gestures and interpret them as text and speech. Future home devices should be designed to be inclusive for deaf users, the developer says. The past few years have seen a rise in popularity of voice assistants run by Amazon, Google and Apple…
My Health Record website won’t let blind users opt out
July 24, 2018 | Source: The Guardian- Australia
Blind and vision-impaired Australians have been unable to opt out of My Health Record because the website has failed a range of vision accessibility requirements, Vision Australia says. The organisation, the country’s largest provider of low-vision services, has identified “more than a dozen ways” the My Health Record website was unusable by those with impaired vision…
The Inclusive Transport Strategy: achieving equal access for disabled people
July 25, 2018 | Source: Department of Transport- UK & Transport Network & Huff Post
Transport is at the heart of how we live our lives. It helps us get to work, stay in touch with friends and family, contribute to society and access vital services like healthcare and education. Easy access to transport is central to building a stronger, fairer economy. While many take for granted the ability to travel easily from A to B, this is not the reality for everyone…
Respect accessibility rights, boost public transit ridership
July 25, 2018 | Source: Montreal Gazette- Canada
Montreal’s public transit system is reporting plummeting ridership on buses. And while métro ridership is up, the system is not easy for many people. Lots of good ideas have been offered for making the public transit system more attractive and user-friendly. Here’s one more: Why not make our system accessible? According Statistics Canada, long-term disability affects about 10 per cent of Quebecers…
Disability takes centre stage in comedy show My Left/Right Foot – The Musical
July 30, 2018 | Source: The Sunday Post- Scotland
Last year, the National Theatre of Scotland staged two of the 38 performances focussing on LGBT issues and were one of the pioneering forces behind greater focus on trans performance at the Fringe. 2018 sees the National company once again tackling social issues in their Festival line-up, teaming up with Scotland’s only disability-led theatre company, Birds of Paradise, and musical theatre duo, Noisemaker, to create My Left/Right Foot – The Musical. It’s a comedy show focussing on disability played by non-disabled actors…
First-ever Global Disability Summit Yields 170 Commitments
July 31, 2018 | Source: IISD- UK
The Global Disability Summit resulted in 170 commitments to end stigma and tackle discrimination against persons with disabilities, and ensure that persons with disabilities have equal access and voice in society. In addition, 301 governments and organizations signed the ‘Charter for Change,’ an action plan to implement the UN International Convention on Disability. The Summit was the first ever to be convened on disability. The Governments of Kenya and the UK and the International Disability Alliance (IDA) co-hosted the event on 24 July 2018, in London, UK…
ABTA launches refreshed accessible tourism training tools
August 1, 2018 | Source: Breaking Travel News- UK & Travel Weekly- UK & TTG
ABTA has launched a refreshed version of its Accessible Tourism e-learning tool; an online tool developed to help staff working in the travel industry build on their knowledge of accessible tourism and meet customer needs. Developed in consultation with the Equality & Human Rights Commission, the online tool incorporates updated guidance in accordance with new regulations such as the Package Travel Regulations and GDPR, and reflects amendments following the 2010 Equality Act…
Accessibility Blogs and Information
Accessibility Resources
- Signs For Humanity (Video)
- AI empowers people with disabilities
- What is acceptable disability terminology?
- What Is Social Security and How Does It Work?
- Texas Drivers: Deaf or Hard of Hearing Visor Card (Word Download)
- Accessibility in NY polling places coming up short (Video)
- University Of Utah- Improving Course Accessibility
- Online accessibility issues fuel new ADA litigation
- How Health Care Makes Disability a Trap | Op-Docs (Video)
- How to Make Your Home More Accessible as You Age
- Fully Integrating Accessibility into Web Design Courses
- Web Accessibility & SEO – Breaking Down the Barriers
- Increasing home accessibility makes good financial sense
- 28 Disabled Leaders You Should Be Following on Twitter
- Get started with accessibility: A primer based on experience
- W3C Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) 1.2
- Simplicity and accessibility: the beauty of digital design at airlines
- How bathroom design can be a bridge to more accessible architecture
- Auchter’s Art: Michigan “wins the award” for worst special education
- Cheap or Free Cellphone Adaptations for People with Disabilities! Part 1 Speech
- “Driving with Autism” and other Communication Impediments – Deafness PSA (Video)
- The Morning Risk Report: Record Pace for Website Accessibility Lawsuits & Fox Business
- The Accessibility Moving Forward podcast covers the accessibility of the Amazon Fire Tablet
- Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing- ADA Guide for Law Enforcement Officers
- How gamers with disabilities helped design the new Xbox Adaptive Controller’s elegantly accessible packaging
Accessibility Announcements and Products
- Prosthetics for animals (Video)
- Accessibility award for Download
- Top 10 accessible attractions in Lisbon
- Carleton To Match Cusa Accessibility Donations
- ICC Wales designed to be accessible to all delegates
- Jumpstart Congratulates Inclusive Play Grant Recipients
- Dollywood continues success with accessibility innovation (Video)
- Simbli Board Management Software Now ADA-Compliant
- Law Society welcomes criminal justice and disability report
- Careem adds accessibility features for visually impaired users
- Police Giving Deaf Drivers Cards to Help Them Communicate
- ICC Wales is taking steps towards being a more accessible venue
- Nine New Zealand organizations recognized for accessibility efforts
- Israeli Startup Honored By NYC Mayor For Making Theater Accessible
- Students Test-Drive Their Potential For A Career In ICT with Erasmus+
- Ali Center adds increased accessibility for blind and visually impaired guests
- Amazon’s Echo Show makes Alexa more accessible to the deaf and speech-impaired
- ‘MSunderstood Café’ Gives Customers a Taste of Living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- iCanConnect Helps Pennsylvania College Student Stay in Touch With Family Back Home
- Mayor Madden: Troy To Collaborate With Disability Community To Expand Accessibility
- The Inclusive Transport Strategy: Government publish vision to accessible taxi & PH sector
- Microsoft book chronicles stories behind ‘Ability Hacks’ for people with disabilities & PDF & Geek Wire
- A look at accessibility projects at 9 national parks & From trails to exhibits, parks aim to increase accessibility
- Trivantis’ Lectora Selected as Recommended Authoring Tool by The Ohio State University’s Office of Distance Education and eLearning
Accessibility Forums, Tips, and Q&A
- AFB Store
- abc to SVG
- Short note on ARIA support
- What is new in Duxbury DBT
- How to design accessible games
- Skype 7 Phase-Out Information
- WebAIM’s WCAG 2 Checklist
- Intopia Launches WCAG 2.1 Map
- W3C- WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1
- 4.1.3: Status Messages-New SC in the WCAG 2.1
- Short note on the accessibility of styled form controls
- Thread: Reclaiming ADA court costs from developers
- 10 Ways to Improve Accessibility on Websites and Social Media
- Brush up your web development skills with this $20 coding bundle
- ADA Web lawsuits are never from plaintiffs who’s automatic accessibility testing tools found issues (LinkedIn post)
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