Accessibility in the News — 3/3/2023.
A new report released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that the federal government is not complying with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal agencies to ensure that their websites are accessible to individuals with disabilities. The report shows that one in 10 public-facing websites at major federal departments and agencies are not fully accessible, and three in five internal websites are not accessible. Some departments and agencies did not report conducting any accessibility testing of internal websites, and key government agencies did not have adequate resources or staff trained to implement policies, processes, and procedures. Despite this, the DOJ has ramped up its enforcement efforts to compel private businesses to comply with accessibility standards, and private plaintiffs have been filing a record number of website accessibility lawsuits. The report highlights the need for reasonable website accessibility standards that recognize the real challenges that businesses face in making and keeping their websites accessible.
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Section 508 Report To Congress And The President Accessibility Of Federal Electronic And Information Technology
February 21, 2023 | Source: DOJ and GSA (PDF)
Long Overdue Report Shows Deficient Accessibility for Many Federal Websites
February 27, 2023 | Source: Seyfarth Shaw
Federal Websites Fall Behind in Accessibility Requirements
February 28, 2023 | Source: FEDmanager
After 10 years, limited maturity of agencies’ Section 508 programs ‘largely unchanged’
March 2, 2023 | Source: Federal News Network
On February 21, 2023, the Department of Justice and the General Services Administration (GSA) issued Section 508 Report to the President and Congress: Accessibility of Federal Information and Communication Technology. The Department of Justice and GSA have worked together to submit this report based on data from February, 2021 through August, 2022 that was collected and analyzed by GSA. This information sheds light on the degree to which federal agencies are making progress on compliance with Section 508…
National News (U.S.)
Rodeo and NRG Park resolve ADA violations
February 23, 2023 | Source: Department of Justice, Southern District of Texas
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (SDTX) has completed the investigation into the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo (HLSR) and NRG Park, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The investigation announced in 2022 was conducted under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and expanded to include NRG Stadium, NRG Center, NRG Arena and NRG Park Outdoor areas. It evaluated the accessibility for disabled individuals attending the Rodeo and using the NRG complex…
MTA to award contracts for 17 accessible stations in 2023
February 24, 2023 | Source: Intelligent Transport and West Side Rag and Railway Track and Structures and News 12 and Patch
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) has announced that it is strengthening its commitment to make the New York City (NYC) subway 95% accessible, with contracts to be awarded for 17 additional accessible stations in 2023. The 2020-2024 Capital Program is MTA’s most ambitious accessibility programme, with $5.2 billion available to make 67 stations accessible – more than the previous three capital programmes combined. In 2022, contracts had been awarded for 13 new stations, including eight stations as part of the agency’s first public-private partnership package…
About 2 of every 3 Chicago polling places aren’t fully accessible for people with disabilities
February 24, 2023 | Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Elections officials are making progress in providing fully accessible polling places throughout the city, but many Chicagoans with disabilities will still face barriers at their polling places when they vote Tuesday. About one-third of the city’s election day polling places are fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act standards, according to new data. A WBEZ analysis of new polling place accessibility ratings from the Chicago Board of Election Commissioners shows wide geographic disparities in access to ADA-compliant polling places…
Colorado Launches Tool to Improve Government Accessibility
February 24, 2023 | Source: GovTech
Colorado will now be offering a digital tool, Aira, to help Coloradans who are blind or have low vision navigate the world around them more easily. In a video introducing the new tool, a user is connected with a representative who is able to give detailed directions through the state Capitol building. As government services become increasingly digital, there is a related push to ensure these services are as inclusive as possible. From user experience to accessibility testing, government agencies are looking to simplify the digital government experience for all…
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Montana’s first certified autism center wants to buy permanent home
February 26, 2023 | Source: NBC
HEARTism is a non-profit community center in Corvallis, serving the needs of autistic children and young adults. It’s designed to help participants uncover and enhance their unique interests and talents. The center has leased a building in Corvallis for six-and-a-half years. But it was recently notified that its lease will not be extended. It’s now on a capital campaign to raise money to buy a facility. “We’re connected with approximately 50 families in the Bitterroot that have children of all different disabilities,” said HEARTism founder Jessica Fitzpatrick…
Senator Markey Demands Musk Reinstate Twitter’s Accessibility Team, Online Features For Users With Disabilities
February 27, 2023 | Source: Senator Edward Markey and TechCrunch and Ability Magazine and Appuals
Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) is calling on Chief Executive Officer of Twitter Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s Accessibility Team and support the development and implementation of critical online features so that users with disabilities can fully access and utilize the social media platform. In his letter to the company, Senator Markey highlighted a variety of devastating changes under Musk’s leadership for disabled Twitter users, including Twitter Spaces no longer offering automatic closed captions, which prevents users who are deaf or hard of hearing from engaging with Spaces…
Voters With Disabilities Still Face Hurdles in Chicago Elections
February 27, 2023 | Source: Governing
Last November was supposed to be the first time Chicago polling places were fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Instead, as voters cast their ballots in city elections through Tuesday, just over a third of the polling places — often schools, park district facilities, libraries or churches — are fully accessible by ADA standards. Some say the city has made promising improvements since the U.S. Department of Justice first flagged accessibility problems at polling places in Chicago and in other big cities in 2016…
Campus design for access and inclusion
March 2, 2023 | Source: Times Higher Education
Equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) is at the top of university agendas. As part of this, institutions need to create accessible campus environments for those with a disability – physical or other. A growing number of young people entering higher education identify as having special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) that require specific support, according to the recent government SEND review. Campus design should take into account visible and invisible disabilities and architects can play an important role in this…
Blind social media star Molly Burke shatters stigmas: ‘Show the person behind the blindness’
March 2, 2023 | Source: Fox11
Molly Burke is challenging the way people see beauty. The blind beauty vlogger and social media influencer lost a majority of her vision when she was 14 years old to retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Now, through social media, she is on a mission to educate people about the common misconceptions about blindness, advocate for universal and accessible design and normalize and humanize disability. She has the personality and pizzazz to be a TikTok trendsetter. But at 14 years old, Burke turned to social media at her darkest point…
Blind man shows the reality of what people with different eye conditions can actually see
March 2, 2023 | Source: MSN
A man who is blind in one eye has shown how there are a range of ways different eye conditions can affect people’s sight. In a TikTok video, Mike Mulligan (@blindonthemove) an orientation and mobility skills instructor is able to show viewers through putting various glasses over the camera that demonstrate the blind people do not all have the same experience. “A big misconception about blindness is that everyone who is blind sees pitch black,” Mulligan said…
‘Fighting for my life’: Disability advocates call for higher wage for PCAs
March 2, 2023 | Source: WGBH
Local disability organizations hosted a rally in Boston Wednesday to call for better wages and working conditions for personal care attendants, or PCAs, who support people with disabilities and help them live independently. Advocates say the state program faces a “crisis” of staffing shortages. More than 100 PCAs and the people who rely on them made their way from the 32BJ SEIU union hall to The Embrace statue on the Boston Common, and then marched into the State House to deliver a letter with demands to Gov. Maura Healey’s office…
Nation’s Disability Services At Breaking Point, Report Finds
March 2, 2023 | Source: Disability Scoop
After warning for years of an impending collapse in the disability services system, advocates say that the crisis is here with a new report painting a dire picture of the situation across the country. Programs are closing, people with developmental disabilities are being turned away and providers are failing to meet federal requirements, according to the analysis out this week from United Cerebral Palsy and the American Network of Community Options and Resources, or ANCOR…
Disability advocates hope Healey budget “Turns the Tide” on staffing crisis
March 2, 2023 | Source: WWLP
Advocates for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities on Thursday hailed Gov. Maura Healey’s fiscal year 2024 budget plan, saying the investments the new administration plans to make in MassHealth day programs and workforce supports would address the persistent capacity and staffing issues that keep thousands of people from getting the services they want. The Arc of Massachusetts pointed to six specific aspects of Healey’s budget (H 1) that Executive Director Leo Sarkissian said “should address the crisis triggered by the pandemic and give hope to those waiting for assistance.”…
Oregon students with disabilities would have equal access to school under new bill
March 2, 2023 | Source: OPB
Oregon school districts would no longer be able to limit educational time for students with disabilities without their parent’s consent under a measure that passed the state Senate on Thursday. The right to access a public education with a licensed instructor for all Oregon students is a right they have under state and federal laws. But some students with disabilities are being quietly removed from school or only offered abbreviated days or online instruction.
Sen. Sara Gelser Blouin, D-Corvallis, who shepherded the bill through the legislative process, said she heard from dozens of parents whose children with disabilities were not able to access instructional time…
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International News
Hull to trial ‘smart’ crossings and bus stops to enhance accessibility
February 23, 2023 | Source: Hull CC News- UK
Smart technology designed to make bus stops and pedestrian crossings more accessible will be trialled in Hull next month. Hull City Council has teamed up with Sm@rt Technology to try out the Smart Cross and Smart Bus solutions at four locations in the city throughout March. Sm@rt Technology is a company that develops and manufactures devices to everyday tasks easier for people with visual impairment and other disabilities. Smart Cross allows touch-free use of pedestrian crossings, making them more accessible for people who may find pressing a button difficult, such as those with Parkinson’s disease…
TV Access Project: a coalition of broadcasters pledge to make the TV industry more accessible for disabled talent
February 23, 2023 | Source: Disability Horizons- UK
The TV Access Project (TAP) is a coalition of 10 of the UK’s biggest broadcasters and streamers who have pledged to work together to deliver real improvements in access for disabled talent across the TV industry. It was launched at last year’s Edinburgh Festival and in February, Channel 4 and the BBC appointed two of the industry’s most experienced practitioners to lead and manage the TAP. The TV Access Project (TAP) was created by Channel 4, the BBC, ITV, Paramount, Sky, Netflix, Amazon, Britbox, UKTV and Disney…
Some Toronto residents still scrambling through snow on sidewalks 3 days after storm, advocate says
February 25, 2023 | Source: CBC- Canada
Three days after a winter storm dumped up to 15 centimetres of snow on Toronto, a number of the city’s sidewalks have not been cleared making access a challenge for people in wheelchairs, families with strollers and elderly people walking. Accessibility advocate Russell Winkelaar says sidewalks are always hit and miss after a big snowstorm and people “can be stuck at the mercy of whoever is cleaning [their] street.” “Wheeling around the streets, It can be totally dependent on which businesses shovelled, and that’s sort of the crux of it all,” Winkelaar told CBC Toronto on Saturday…
Train operator creates accessible travel simulation to improve inclusion
February 27, 2023 | Source: AT Today- UK
Train operator Northern has gained a prestigious national award for its unique and innovative approach to improving accessibility on trains and at stations, including its accessible travel simulation and mobility scooter permit scheme. The Accessible Travel Simulation “Serious Game” by Northern won the Customer Service Excellence category at the Rail Business Awards last week and has been developed to support people who are anxious or need Passenger Assistance, including disabled customers and those with hidden conditions, to build confidence to travel by train…
Accessible rentals in short supply amid calls for minimum accessibility standards for all new houses in NSW
February 26, 2023 | Source: ABC- Australia
Le Hoa Tseng likes to sit in her wheelchair on the front porch of her unit in Sydney’s inner west and chat with her neighbours as they come and go. “Like a security guard,” she says. But lately, there are fewer and fewer familiar faces at her Concord West apartment complex. Many of the old tenants have moved out and some of the new ones stay for just a few months. Soon it will be Ms Tseng’s turn to leave. After three years she is being forced to move out. In mid-January, her real estate agent called one of her daughters on a Saturday to check her mother was moving out the following Monday…
‘How long must we wait?’ Disabled people want stronger accessibility legislation
February 27, 2023 | Source: Stuff- New Zealand
Disabled people want stronger accessibility legislation in Aotearoa, a parliamentary select committee has heard. Stories of discrimination and exclusion were shared with the Social Services and Community Select Committee by submitters who were giving feedback on the Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill. In its current state, should the bill be passed into law, an accessibility committee made up of mostly disabled people would be established…
Tanni Grey-Thompson raises car charging point access concerns
February 28, 2023 | Source: BBC- UK
Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson is calling for improved access for all users of electric vehicle charging points. The 11-time Paralympic gold medallist, who uses a wheelchair, said she had to opt for a diesel vehicle rather than an electric model as “accessibility is being ignored”. She is seeking government assurances that more will be done to make charging points more accessible in the future. The Department for Transport said charge points should be reachable. It added they should also have “adequate space”…
Autistic father develops language tool for ‘the unreachable and unteachable’
March 2, 2023 | Source: Irish Times- Ireland
Enda Dodd was always so busy focusing on family and career that he never really had time to think about how he got there. There is, and was, a successful career with a healthcare multinational, as well as being a parent, with his wife Val, of twins Conor and Eoin (26). When the boys were six years old, they were diagnosed with autism. Conor was the more severely affected, being unable to communicate due to deafness, cognitive deficits, profound language disorder and global dyspraxia…
A disability-inclusive healthcare delivery system is the need of the hour
March 2, 2023 | Source: Times of India- India
For people with disabilities (PWDs) in developing countries, necessities like healthcare are out of reach for those who need it most. The harsh reality is that they face an uphill battle against poor health outcomes, discrimination, and exclusion from society’s most basic opportunities due to the impact of health inequities. The UN’s Sustainable Development Goal 3 ‘Good health and well-being for all’, aims to provide universal health coverage for PWDs to address these health inequities and improve their rights, health, and economic participation…
MPs sign up to support accessible voting with disability coalition
March 2, 2023 | Source: Home Care Insight- UK
A coalition of UK’s leading disability charities and organisations – United Response, Dimensions, Mencap and Ambitious about Autism – have launched the My Vote My Voice campaign to ensure people with autism and learning disabilities don’t miss their opportunity to vote. Alex Norris MP, Shadow Minister for Levelling Up, Housing, Communities and Local Government, hosted the reception for cross party MPs at Portcullis House in Westminster…
‘Six out of ten people killed by Covid were disabled and, for many, nothing has changed’
March 2, 2023 | Source: Mirror- UK
The Covid Inquiry: what’s worse than being disabled in the pandemic? Let’s add in some patina of age and colour. The Covid Inquiry has heard the voices of disabled people for the first time this week. Legal representatives have presented evidence from Disabled People’s Organisations including Disability Rights UK, Disability Action Northern Ireland, Inclusion Scotland and Disability Wales as part of the preliminary hearings for part of Module Two. I’m going to keep saying this figure because it’s still not in public consciousness: six out of ten people who died of Covid were disabled people. Six. Out of. Ten…
Campus must be made more accessible to students with disabilities
March 2, 2023 | Source: The Silhouette- Canada
Most university students have experienced the discomfort of some of the older lecture halls on campus; choosing between either your notebook or laptop, as only one can fit on the tiny stowaway table, is every lecture’s struggle. Now imagine this struggle for a person who already faces challenges on a day-to-day basis. The disappointment they feel when they finally reach the lecture hall after a long wait for the elevator, just to realize there is nowhere they can comfortably adjust their wheelchair without drawing the attention of the entire lecture hall…
Labor puts people with disability at core of its agenda
March 2, 2023 | Source: Coast Community News- Australia
A Labor Government will launch a partnership with Australian of the Year Dylan Alcott and the Get Skilled Access (GSA) initiative to make NSW a leader in disability inclusion and education. Announcing the $2.4M partnership alongside Alcott and Tesch, Labor leader Chris Minns pledged “world class” opportunities for the 1.3 million people living with a disability across NSW. “This announcement is an ambitious project in a number of key areas where government policies have failed; employment, education, healthcare and tourism,” Tesch said…
A Presbyterian from California helps Ukrainians living with disabilities in wartime and beyond
March 2, 2023 | Source: Presbyterian Outlook- Ukraine
Our last full day in Kyiv begins with a startle — shortly after breakfast the air raid sirens sound, interrupting a sunny and cold morning. It’s been a few weeks since the warnings have been activated in Ukraine’s capital, signaling the possibility of incoming rockets. The hotel staff is calm and the city’s traffic outside my window flows normally. One indication of the alert’s seriousness is seeing a few hundred reservists – Ukraine’s Territorial Defense Force – muster on the lawn of a building next to the hotel…
Accessibility Blogs and Information
- Hearing Loss and Computing- AbilityNet
- WID Monthly Newsletter: February 2023
- Legal Update: February 2023- Ken Nakata
- AudioEye Will Get You Sued- Adrian Roselli
- Accessibility is still not accessible – DU Clarion
- unite For Access- Accessibility at Wrexham AFC (YouTube)
- Why Every Product Needs a VPAT- Sanjay Nasta
- Wheelchair Travel Newsletter
- February 28, 2023
- Does NJ have a “Disabled Community”?- TAPinto
- UNC students camp out in call for more accessibility- WRAL
- Home Safety for Seniors- What You Should Know- This Old House
- A study on disability glare vision in young adult subjects- Scientific Reports
- The Importance Of Accessibility In Business – A Simple Guide- Globe Echo
- ‘Tester’ has standing to sue over reservation websites- Virginia Lawyers Weekly
- Healthcare and Web Accessibility: My experience as a blind patient- Michael Taylor
- California bill would help define digital accessibility and limit damages- ReedSmith
- Disabilities and edtech: How the pandemic sparked a revolution- University Business
- Mobile Experiences For Businesses: How To Boost Accessibility And Revenue- Forbes
- Accessibility Resources for Nonfiction Creators- International Documentary Association
- 3 things a blind diner wishes restaurants knew about digital accessibility- Michael Taylor
- Inclusive Technology: Challenging Ableism and Creating an Equitable Future- Darren Bates
- Successful Teams Ensure 100% of their Members Understand Keyboard Accessibility- Jennie Delisi
- Students, Professors Advocate for Greater Accessibility Resources at Cornell- The Cornell Daily Sun
- ASP forum addresses accessibility, greater community outreach after 1st draft release- The Daily Orange
- OPINION: Adam Bartrom: Check if your website is ADA-compliant- Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly
- Dimensions of Diversity: Accessibility on the Web: What You Need to Know- Buchanan Ingersoll and Rooney (Podcast)
- FACT SHEET: The Biden-Harris Administration’s Work to Support Black Disabled Americans- The White House
- Academy Award winning actress visits Spartanburg university speaking of inclusion and accessibility- WSPA 7News (YouTube)
- For Kai Owens, Accessibility Isn’t All About Technology. Accessibility Is About Companionship Too- Steven Aquino
- AI-assisted computer vision research aims to improve accessibility for deaf, hard of hearing- George Mason University
- EEOC Issues Guidance on Accommodating Job Applicants and Employees with Hearing Disabilities- Thompson and Horton
- Gender Inclusive Restroom Update: Ensuring Campus Restroom Equity and Accessibility For All- Worcester Polytechnic Institute
- LUDWiG offers disabled students a platform to practice self-advocacy, improve accessibility and educate the Lawrence community- The Lawrentian
- How accessible and inclusive is your retail online presence? Are you creating an inclusive and accessible shopping experience with technology- DLA Piper
- Updated EEOC Resource Explains ADA Requirements for Individuals with Hearing Disabilities in the Workplace- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Accessibility Announcements and Products
- World In Sign
- Accessible Arts – Minnesota State Arts Board
- FCC March 16 Meeting To Consider Accessibility Items
- Podcasts without sound? Rethinking accessibility at VPRO
- Colorado celebrates March as Brain Injury Awareness Month
- The KMAC Foundation Is Making Sailing Accessible In Coronado
- Ireland’s first hearing loss documentary airs on World Hearing Day
- Pueblo Regional Center launches virtual reality staff training program
- A step in the right direction: Ballston Spa to eliminate disability barriers
- MTA: 17 stations across NYC receiving accessibility upgrades in the future
- Piedmont Mobility Summit aims to improve accessibility to outdoor activities
- New KCI will include first accessible, all-inclusive play zone inside an airport (YouTube)
- C.O.D.E. hosts community workshop on accessibility and inclusion in community
- Apple Working on AR/VR Headset Technology to Help People With Eye Diseases
- Amazon Fire TV devices can now stream audio directly to Cochlear hearing implants
- Deem Launches Early Access to New Version of Corporate Travel Booking Website, Etta
- Mauldin Cultural Center celebrates yearslong renovations, implementing ADA accessibility
- Amazon Business Launches New AbilityOne Storefront To Advance Inclusive Procurement
- Making the outdoors for everyone- Initiative seeks to create ADA-compliant community sites
- Improving access and inclusion for people with disabilities in Greater Shepparton – opening soon
- Accessibility Recordkeeping Compliance Certification and Contact Information Reporting Requirements
- Kansas City International Airport’s New Terminal Opens, Reimagines Inclusivity and Accessibility for Air Travel
- Global Disability Inclusion Named to Fast Company’s Annual List of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2023
- Florida Department of Education’s Division of Blind Services (DBS) Announces First in the Nation Job Apprenticeship Program
- Golden 1 Center, Disability Rights Advocates, and Community Members Who Are Blind Partner to Improve Access to Sacramento Events
- Policy Recommendations for the 88th Texas Legislature to Improve Educational Outcomes for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Public School Students
Accessibility Forums, Tips, and Gaming
- Document Accessibility
- How Accessible is Like A Dragon: Ishin!?
- Creating Accessible Landing Pages: 5 Tips
- W3C Launches Beta Of New Website Redesign
- How Shadow DOM and accessibility are in conflict
- 9 Ways to Invert Screen or Picture Colors on iPhone
- Why HTML5? Exploring the latest iteration of HTML
- Simple Ways to Make Your Website Work for Everyone
- Automatic Captions: Our Experiments and Best Practices
- Open Captions vs. Closed Captions: What’s the Difference?
- A Definitive Guide On How To Perform A Web Accessibility Audit
- Google Chrome’s new zoom on mobile blows things up by up to 300 percent
- Like a Dragon: Ishin’s glossary is an amazing accessibility feature that more games need
- Brawlhalla is adding real-time captioning to “significantly boost accessibility in livestream gaming
Accessibility Statements
- PepsiCo
- ThinkUKnow
- 4aGoodCause
- Scottish Rugby
- Arcadia University
- Oxford Science Park
- National Crime Agency
- Doughty Street Chambers
- Biodiverse Landscapes Fund
- Diversity and Inclusion Office, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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