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- 5 Photos That Depict What Life Looks Like From The Lens Of A Colour-Blind Person
- By: Komal Singh (Scoop Whoop)
- Posted: March 23, 2023
- Describing yourself during meetings
- By: Tom Babinszki (Even Grounds)
- Posted: March 20, 2023
- Audiobooks Are Thriving, but Could AI Take Over?
- By: Erin Carson (CNET)
- Posted: March 19, 2023
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- How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students
- By: A. Kim Clark (The Conversation)
- Posted: November 14, 2022
- COVID-19 showed digital accessibility is critical. Advocates don't want you to forget
- By: Abrar Al-Heeti (CNET)
- Posted: May 20, 2021
- Supporting Digital Service-Learning through Campus Collaboration
- By: Lance Eaton and Danielle Leek (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: April 21, 2021
- Asynchronous Video Conversations: 11 Tips and Best Practices
- By: Rob Gibson (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: March 1, 2021
- Accessibility and AI: Microsoft Details Its Plans for a More Inclusive Future
- By: Zackery Cuevas (PC Magazine)
- Posted: March 9, 2023
- 11 Museums in the U.S. That Are Accessible to All Visitors
- By: Alison Fox (Yahoo! Life)
- Posted: December 4, 2022
- Game Accessibility Feature Tags are now Available on Microsoft Store for Xbox
- By: Brannon Zahand, Senior Gaming Accessibility Program Manager (Microsoft Xbox Wire)
- Posted: November 16, 2021
- User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata 1.0: Final Community Group Report
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Community Group
- Posted: September 27, 2021
- Categories: Accessibility Features; User Interface (UI); User Experience (UX)
- NIST Finalizes Recommendations on Removing Barriers for Voters With Disabilities
- By: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Posted: March 24, 2022
- 7 tangible ways to make vaccine websites more accessible
- By: Catharine McNally (Fast Company)
- Posted: February 26, 2021
- Six Tips For Making Vaccination Registration Websites More Accessible For All
- By: Stephen Rosa (Forbes)
- Posted: April 5, 2021
- Audiobooks Are Thriving, but Could AI Take Over?
- By: Erin Carson (CNET)
- Posted: March 19, 2023
- Can A.I. Treat Mental Illness? New computer systems aim to peer inside our heads—and to help us fix what they find there
- By: Dhruv Khullar (The New Yorker)
- Posted: February 27, 2023
- The overlay personalization farce
- By: Karl Groves (Karl Groves)
- Posted: February 27, 2023
- AudioEye Will Get You Sued
- By: Adrian Roselli (Adrian Roselli)
- Posted: February 26, 2023
- Ask AI - Accessibility Overlays
- By: Jeff Singleton (Convergence Accessibility)
- Posted: February 23, 2023
- ‘Tremendous potential’: Why some disability advocates laud ChatGPT
- By: Seb Starcevic (The Christian Science Monitor)
- Posted: February 17, 2023
- Automated testing won’t solve web accessibility
- By: Eric Eggert (Eric Eggert)
- Posted: February 15, 2023
- Exclusive: John Fetterman Is Using This Assistive Technology in the Senate to Help With His Stroke Recovery
- By: Mini Racker (Time)
- Posted: February 1, 2023
- Captioning isn't just for those with hearing loss anymore: Why Gen Z loves subtitles
- By: Gene Myers (NorthJersey.com)
- Posted: January 17, 2023
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- How public radio stations can serve deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences
- By: Abby Turner (Current)
- Posted: December 16, 2022
- 11 Museums in the U.S. That Are Accessible to All Visitors
- By: Alison Fox (Yahoo! Life)
- Posted: December 4, 2022
- Subtitles can be terrible: Netflix's head of accessibility explains how growing up with deaf parents impacts her work
- By: Sam Tabahriti (Business Insider)
- Posted: September 24, 2022
- Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements: First Public Working Draft
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: September 28, 2021
- Asynchronous Video Conversations: 11 Tips and Best Practices
- By: Rob Gibson (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: March 1, 2021
- Accessibility of Remote Meetings
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: July 22, 2022
- Five 2022 accessibility trends
- By: Sheri Byrne-Haber (UX Collective)
- Posted: January 2, 2022
- Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements: First Public Working Draft
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: September 28, 2021
- XR Accessibility User Requirements
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: August 25, 2021
- Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Posted: April 21, 2021
- Surge in remote working due to COVID fuels record employment for people with disabilities
- By: Don Lee (Los Angeles Times)
- Posted: December 15, 2022
- The world's largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations
- By: Rachel Treisman (National Public Radio)
- Posted: October 21, 2021
- Cinemas returning to 'normal' ends a golden age for accessibility: We need a new normal, not a return to the old.
- By: Lisa Wehrstedt (Digital Spy)
- Posted: October 8, 2021
- More Companies Are Looking to Hire Accessibility Specialists
- By: Ann-Marie Alcántara (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: September 1, 2021
- COVID-19 showed digital accessibility is critical. Advocates don't want you to forget
- By: Abrar Al-Heeti (CNET)
- Posted: May 20, 2021
- Stanford researchers identify four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their simple fixes
- By: Vignesh Ramachandran (Stanford News)
- Posted: February 23, 2021
- 4 reasons why hiring disabled workers is good for business
- By: Cat Noone (Fast Company)
- Posted: February 16, 2021
- Audiobooks Are Thriving, but Could AI Take Over?
- By: Erin Carson (CNET)
- Posted: March 19, 2023
- The overlay personalization farce
- By: Karl Groves (Karl Groves)
- Posted: February 27, 2023
- Software accessibility for users with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD)
- By: Eva Katharina Wolf (UX Collective / Medium)
- Posted: February 16, 2023
- Exclusive: John Fetterman Is Using This Assistive Technology in the Senate to Help With His Stroke Recovery
- By: Mini Racker (Time)
- Posted: February 1, 2023
- Captioning isn't just for those with hearing loss anymore: Why Gen Z loves subtitles
- By: Gene Myers (NorthJersey.com)
- Posted: January 17, 2023
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- How Accessible Typography Makes Classrooms More Inclusive
- By: Chloe Gordon (PRINT Magazine)
- Posted: January 17, 2023
- 11 Museums in the U.S. That Are Accessible to All Visitors
- By: Alison Fox (Yahoo! Life)
- Posted: December 4, 2022
- TikTok rolls out new accessibility and translation tools to bring its content to more users
- By: Aisha Malik (TechCrunch)
- Posted: July 21, 2022
- A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech
- By: Bill Chappell (National Public Radio)
- Posted: May 12, 2022
- The universal symbol system making beauty products accessible to blind consumers
- By: Hannah Cole (Packaging Europe)
- Posted: December 17, 2021
- Why Motion on Websites and Digital Content Is a Problem
- By: Meryl Evans (Equal Entry)
- Posted: December 16, 2021
- Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Posted: April 21, 2021
- DoE Grant to Fund Digital Materials for Disabled Students
- By: News Staff (Government Technology)
- Posted: October 11, 2022
- Exclusive: John Fetterman Is Using This Assistive Technology in the Senate to Help With His Stroke Recovery
- By: Mini Racker (Time)
- Posted: February 1, 2023
- Captioning isn't just for those with hearing loss anymore: Why Gen Z loves subtitles
- By: Gene Myers (NorthJersey.com)
- Posted: January 17, 2023
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- How public radio stations can serve deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences
- By: Abby Turner (Current)
- Posted: December 16, 2022
- 11 Museums in the U.S. That Are Accessible to All Visitors
- By: Alison Fox (Yahoo! Life)
- Posted: December 4, 2022
- Subtitles can be terrible: Netflix's head of accessibility explains how growing up with deaf parents impacts her work
- By: Sam Tabahriti (Business Insider)
- Posted: September 24, 2022
- TikTok rolls out new accessibility and translation tools to bring its content to more users
- By: Aisha Malik (TechCrunch)
- Posted: July 21, 2022
- U of R researchers make surveys more accessible for Deaf, DeafBlind
- By: Ally Peters (Rochester First)
- Posted: June 8, 2022
- Oscars Telecast Will Feature Free Live ASL Interpretation on The Academy’s YouTube Channel
- By: Abbey White (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Posted: March 25, 2022
- 911 accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing
- By: Amelia Mueller (Waxahachie Sun)
- Posted: January 12, 2022
- Why Motion on Websites and Digital Content Is a Problem
- By: Meryl Evans (Equal Entry)
- Posted: December 16, 2021
- Young viewers prefer TV subtitles, research suggests
- By: Ian Youngs (BBC News)
- Posted: November 15, 2021
- Learning to Listen from Deaf Communities (Casting Light #6)
- By: Jasmin Kent Rodgman and Vilma Jackson (I Care If You Listen)
- Posted: October 27, 2021
- Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements: First Public Working Draft
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: September 28, 2021
- Twitter Adds Captions for Voice Tweets After Criticism
- By: Ann-Marie Alcántara (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: July 16, 2021
- Describing yourself during meetings
- By: Tom Babinszki (Even Grounds)
- Posted: March 20, 2023
- Exclusive: John Fetterman Is Using This Assistive Technology in the Senate to Help With His Stroke Recovery
- By: Mini Racker (Time)
- Posted: February 1, 2023
- How Accessible Typography Makes Classrooms More Inclusive
- By: Chloe Gordon (PRINT Magazine)
- Posted: January 17, 2023
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- How public radio stations can serve deaf and hard-of-hearing audiences
- By: Abby Turner (Current)
- Posted: December 16, 2022
- Accessibility of Remote Meetings
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: July 22, 2022
- A nonspeaking valedictorian with autism gives her college's commencement speech
- By: Bill Chappell (National Public Radio)
- Posted: May 12, 2022
- Oscars Telecast Will Feature Free Live ASL Interpretation on The Academy’s YouTube Channel
- By: Abbey White (The Hollywood Reporter)
- Posted: March 25, 2022
- How online conferences add together accessibility and inclusivity
- By: Rika Kobayashi, Vanessa Moss, Goedele Roos, Rebecca Ingle, Julianna Olah, and Milica Feldt (Chemistry World)
- Posted: March 24, 2022
- Disability organizations call on DOJ to finalize online accessibility rules
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: February 28, 2022
- Meet the Teacher Empowering Visually Impaired Students With Next-Gen Tech
- By: HP, Inc. (3BL Media)
- Posted: February 17, 2022
- Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Lessons From the Pandemic
- By: Karen Tamley (G3ict)
- Posted: February 8, 2022
- Theatre Accessibility Smartphone App GalaPro Acquired by The Shubert Organization
- By: Logan Culwell-Block (Playbill)
- Posted: February 3, 2022
- Widest Possible Audience: NBC Sports Enhances Olympic, Paralympics Accessibility
- By: (NYSJ Sports-Entertainment Business News Service)
- Posted: January 31, 2022
- The tech industry's accessibility report card for 2021:How the industry fared this year.
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: December 31, 2021
- Accessibility awareness is on the rise, but is it turning into action?
- By: Joe Devon (TechCrunch)
- Posted: December 26, 2021
- The world's largest movie theater chain is adding open captions at 240 U.S. locations
- By: Rachel Treisman (National Public Radio)
- Posted: October 21, 2021
- The red flag meme is a red flag for accessibility: How experts say we can make our memes more legible
- By: Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch)
- Posted: October 20, 2021
- Cinemas returning to 'normal' ends a golden age for accessibility: We need a new normal, not a return to the old.
- By: Lisa Wehrstedt (Digital Spy)
- Posted: October 8, 2021
- This delightful new podcast describes memes for people who are blind or visually impaired
- By: Talib Visram (Fast Company)
- Posted: March 8, 2021
- Asynchronous Video Conversations: 11 Tips and Best Practices
- By: Rob Gibson (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: March 1, 2021
- Stanford researchers identify four causes for ‘Zoom fatigue’ and their simple fixes
- By: Vignesh Ramachandran (Stanford News)
- Posted: February 23, 2021
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- 11 Museums in the U.S. That Are Accessible to All Visitors
- By: Alison Fox (Yahoo! Life)
- Posted: December 4, 2022
- Increasing our Focus on Inclusive Technology
- By: Dave Dame (Microsoft Accessibility Blog)
- Posted: May 10, 2022
- Meet the new Adaptive Accessories from Microsoft [Video] (4:15 mins)
- By: Microsoft Surface (Microsoft Corporation)
- Posted: May 10, 2022
- NIST Finalizes Recommendations on Removing Barriers for Voters With Disabilities
- By: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Posted: March 24, 2022
- Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
- By: U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
- Posted: March 18, 2022
- Five 2022 accessibility trends
- By: Sheri Byrne-Haber (UX Collective)
- Posted: January 2, 2022
- XR Accessibility User Requirements
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: August 25, 2021
- Disabled Shoppers Struggle With Inaccessible Self-Checkouts
- By: Katie Deighton (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: November 21, 2022
Includes updates and news on Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), United States Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 504), United States Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Section 508), Texas Administrative Code Chapter 206 (TAC 206), Texas Administrative Code Chapter 213 (TAC 213), and more.
- Justice Department Secures Agreement with University of California, Berkeley to Make Online Content Accessible to People with Disabilities
- By: U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
- Posted: November 21, 2022
- Casey Leads Bipartisan Letter Demanding Answers from Department of Justice on Lack of Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities
- By: (United States Senate Special Committee on Aging)
- Posted: June 30, 2022
- Senators ask DOJ to enforce accessibility rules for state and local websites
- By: Benjamin Freed (State Scoop)
- Posted: June 13, 2022
- Justice Department and EEOC Warn Against Disability Discrimination:Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools Can Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
- By: U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
- Posted: May 12, 2022
- U.S. Department of Education Announces Intent to Strengthen and Protect Rights for Students with Disabilities by Amending Regulations Implementing Section 504
- By: U.S. Department of Education (US DOE)
- Posted: May 6, 2022
- Justice Department Issues Web Accessibility Guidance Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
- By: U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
- Posted: March 18, 2022
- 911 accessibility for the deaf and hard of hearing
- By: Amelia Mueller (Waxahachie Sun)
- Posted: January 12, 2022
- UH agrees to resolve web accessibility issues
- By: U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of Texas, U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
- Posted: September 8, 2020
- The Key to Making Cybersecurity More Accessible to Everyone
- By: Karen Renaud (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: September 6, 2022
- NIST Finalizes Recommendations on Removing Barriers for Voters With Disabilities
- By: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
- Posted: March 24, 2022
- Centering Disability in Technology Policy: Issue Landscape and Potential Opportunities for Action
- By: Henry Claypool, Claire Carey, Alexander C. Hart, and Linnea Lassiter (American Association of People with Disabilities)
- Posted: December 22, 2021
- Casey Leads Bipartisan Letter Demanding Answers from Department of Justice on Lack of Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities
- By: (United States Senate Special Committee on Aging)
- Posted: June 30, 2022
- Asking the Right Questions for Procuring Inclusive, Accessible Technology
- By: Kyle Shachmut from Harvard University (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: October 25, 2021
- Encouraging Equitable Decision-Making in Academic Technology
- By: Courtney Plotts and Jenae Cohn (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: September 15, 2021
- The HECVAT: A 5-Year Anniversary Update
- By: Nick Lewis (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: July 26, 2021
Check out the many examples of innovations that have been inspired by solving challenges for people with disabilities.
- These tools help visually impaired scientists read data and journals: Innovative software and modes of presentation are helping to broaden access to the literature
- By: Alla Katsnelson (Nature)
- Posted: March 6, 2023
- New sound navigation technology enables the blind to navigate
- By: Reichman University (Medical Xpress)
- Posted: March 3, 2023
- How to Create an Effective Tactile Graphic
- By: Meryl Evans (Equal Entry)
- Posted: February 9, 2023
- I'm a Blind Scientist and Inventor. More Disabled Kids Should Have the Opportunities I Had
- By: Joshua Miele (Time)
- Posted: December 16, 2022
- 11 Museums in the U.S. That Are Accessible to All Visitors
- By: Alison Fox (Yahoo! Life)
- Posted: December 4, 2022
- New Initiative Expands Awareness of Digital Accessibility in College Programs
- By: idesignedu.org (PR Newswire)
- Posted: October 25, 2022
- Science ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to blind students
- By: Shelly Brisbin (Texas Standard)
- Posted: October 25, 2022
- This technology makes data accessible to blind and visually impaired people
- By: Mary Louise Kelly, Michael Levitt, and Christopher Intagliata (National Public Radio's All Things Considered)
- Posted: August 19, 2022
- Texas A&M Team Translates Thousands Of Pages Of Math Into Braille
- By: Dorian Martin (Texas A&M Today)
- Posted: August 4, 2022
- Joshua Miele — Building Technology & Public Awareness for Better Accessibility
- By: Chet Cooper (Ability Magazine)
- Posted: July 13, 2022
- Making data visualization more accessible for blind and low-vision individuals
- By: Adam Zewe (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Posted: June 2, 2022
- Cornell Students Improve Math Accessibility for Students With Disabilities
- By: Rory Confino-Pinzon (The Daily Cornell Sun)
- Posted: March 24, 2022
- The universal symbol system making beauty products accessible to blind consumers
- By: Hannah Cole (Packaging Europe)
- Posted: December 17, 2021
- Disabled Astronauts Blaze New Space Trails: Efforts are underway to make space missions more accessible
- By: Rachel Crowell (Scientific American)
- Posted: October 20, 2021
- Additional Photography: The mission to break barriers to space travel for people with disabilities - Mission: AstroAccess has the goal of sending one of its ambassadors to space (The Verge)
- Students can learn with their mouths as well as with their eyes and hands: The finding is a win for education accessibility for blind and low-vision students
- By: Alyssa Paparella from Baylor College of Medicine (Massive Science)
- Posted: October 12, 2021
- UK Faculty Member, Alumna Expand Access for Students Who Are Blind
- By: Jenny Wells-Hosley (UKNow)
- Posted: April 13, 2021
- Supplemental Resource: Tactile Graphics for Geoscience Education (University of Kentucky)
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- A Look Inside Google’s New ‘Live Captions For Calls’ Accessibility Feature For Pixel
- By: Steven Aquino (Forbes)
- Posted: March 14, 2022
- Open access to research can close gaps for people with disabilities
- By: Bonnielin Swenor and JR Rizzo (STAT)
- Posted: September 6, 2022
- Senator Markey calls on Elon Musk to reinstate Twitter’s accessibility team
- By: Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch)
- Posted: February 27, 2023
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- Bryce Dallas Howard Is Quietly Leading The Charge For Normalizing This Accessibility Standard
- By: Lindsey Willard (Suggest.)
- Posted: January 1, 2023
- TikTok rolls out new accessibility and translation tools to bring its content to more users
- By: Aisha Malik (TechCrunch)
- Posted: July 21, 2022
- Misuse of Twitter’s Alt Text Feature Draws Criticism From Accessibility Advocates
- By: Katie Deighton (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: July 15, 2022
- Twitter tests alt text changes to make platform more accessible
- By: Vish Gain (Silicon Republic)
- Posted: March 10, 2022
- The red flag meme is a red flag for accessibility: How experts say we can make our memes more legible
- By: Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch)
- Posted: October 20, 2021
- ‘May Be An Image’: What It’s Like Browsing Instagram While Blind
- By: Kait Sanchez (The Verge)
- Posted: July 30, 2021
- Twitter Adds Captions for Voice Tweets After Criticism
- By: Ann-Marie Alcántara (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: July 16, 2021
- This delightful new podcast describes memes for people who are blind or visually impaired
- By: Talib Visram (Fast Company)
- Posted: March 8, 2021
- These tools help visually impaired scientists read data and journals: Innovative software and modes of presentation are helping to broaden access to the literature
- By: Alla Katsnelson (Nature)
- Posted: March 6, 2023
- Accessibility Issues That Must Not Be Named
- By: Paul Martz (AppleVis)
- Posted: March 1, 2023
- Campus design for access and inclusion: Advice for institutions to develop more accessible and inclusive campuses for students and staff with disabilities
- By: Jon Roylance (Times Higher Education)
- Posted: March 2, 2023
- How Accessible Typography Makes Classrooms More Inclusive
- By: Chloe Gordon (PRINT Magazine)
- Posted: January 17, 2023
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- I'm a Blind Scientist and Inventor. More Disabled Kids Should Have the Opportunities I Had
- By: Joshua Miele (Time)
- Posted: December 16, 2022
- Justice Department Secures Agreement with University of California, Berkeley to Make Online Content Accessible to People with Disabilities
- By: U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
- Posted: November 21, 2022
- How accessibility for disabled university students can benefit all students
- By: A. Kim Clark (The Conversation)
- Posted: November 14, 2022
- New Initiative Expands Awareness of Digital Accessibility in College Programs
- By: idesignedu.org (PR Newswire)
- Posted: October 25, 2022
- Science ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to blind students
- By: Shelly Brisbin (Texas Standard)
- Posted: October 25, 2022
- This technology makes data accessible to blind and visually impaired people
- By: Mary Louise Kelly, Michael Levitt, and Christopher Intagliata (National Public Radio's All Things Considered)
- Posted: August 19, 2022
- Texas A&M Team Translates Thousands Of Pages Of Math Into Braille
- By: Dorian Martin (Texas A&M Today)
- Posted: August 4, 2022
- Joshua Miele — Building Technology & Public Awareness for Better Accessibility
- By: Chet Cooper (Ability Magazine)
- Posted: July 13, 2022
- Accessibility of Remote Meetings
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: July 22, 2022
- How online conferences add together accessibility and inclusivity
- By: Rika Kobayashi, Vanessa Moss, Goedele Roos, Rebecca Ingle, Julianna Olah, and Milica Feldt (Chemistry World)
- Posted: March 24, 2022
- Disability organizations call on DOJ to finalize online accessibility rules
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: February 28, 2022
- Meet the Teacher Empowering Visually Impaired Students With Next-Gen Tech
- By: HP, Inc. (3BL Media)
- Posted: February 17, 2022
- Centering Disability in Technology Policy: Issue Landscape and Potential Opportunities for Action
- By: Henry Claypool, Claire Carey, Alexander C. Hart, and Linnea Lassiter (American Association of People with Disabilities)
- Posted: December 22, 2021
- Blind People Won the Right to Break Ebook DRM. In 3 Years, They'll Have to Do It Again
- By: Damon Beres (Wired)
- Posted: October 27, 2021
- Encouraging Equitable Decision-Making in Academic Technology
- By: Courtney Plotts and Jenae Cohn (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: September 15, 2021
- Recognizing and Overcoming Obstacles: What It Will Take to Realize the Potential of OER
- By: Julie Irvine, Royce Kimmons and Jacob Rogers (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: July 26, 2021
- Supporting Digital Service-Learning through Campus Collaboration
- By: Lance Eaton and Danielle Leek (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: April 21, 2021
- Asynchronous Video Conversations: 11 Tips and Best Practices
- By: Rob Gibson (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: March 1, 2021
- Accessibility Issues That Must Not Be Named
- By: Paul Martz (AppleVis)
- Posted: March 1, 2023
- The overlay personalization farce
- By: Karl Groves (Karl Groves)
- Posted: February 27, 2023
- Automated testing won’t solve web accessibility
- By: Eric Eggert (Eric Eggert)
- Posted: February 15, 2023
- UX for All: States Push for Broader Accessibility Online
- By: Julia Edinger (Government Technology)
- Posted: May 11, 2022
- User Experience Guide for Displaying Accessibility Metadata 1.0: Final Community Group Report
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Community Group
- Posted: September 27, 2021
- Accessible Virtual Reality: Advice from a Deaf Person on How to Make It Better
- By: Meryl Evans (Equal Entry)
- Posted: September 21, 2021
- XR Accessibility User Requirements
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: August 25, 2021
- Describing yourself during meetings
- By: Tom Babinszki (Even Grounds)
- Posted: March 20, 2023
- 5 Photos That Depict What Life Looks Like From The Lens Of A Colour-Blind Person
- By: Komal Singh (Scoop Whoop)
- Posted: March 23, 2023
- Audiobooks Are Thriving, but Could AI Take Over?
- By: Erin Carson (CNET)
- Posted: March 19, 2023
- These tools help visually impaired scientists read data and journals: Innovative software and modes of presentation are helping to broaden access to the literature
- By: Alla Katsnelson (Nature)
- Posted: March 6, 2023
- New sound navigation technology enables the blind to navigate
- By: Reichman University (Medical Xpress)
- Posted: March 3, 2023
- Accessibility Issues That Must Not Be Named
- By: Paul Martz (AppleVis)
- Posted: March 1, 2023
- The overlay personalization farce
- By: Karl Groves (Karl Groves)
- Posted: February 27, 2023
- How to Create an Effective Tactile Graphic
- By: Meryl Evans (Equal Entry)
- Posted: February 9, 2023
- How Accessible Typography Makes Classrooms More Inclusive
- By: Chloe Gordon (PRINT Magazine)
- Posted: January 17, 2023
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- Bryce Dallas Howard Is Quietly Leading The Charge For Normalizing This Accessibility Standard
- By: Lindsey Willard (Suggest.)
- Posted: January 1, 2023
- Tampa Mapping Effort Expands City Access for Visually Impaired
- By: Julia Edinger (Government Technology)
- Posted: December 21, 2022
- I'm a Blind Scientist and Inventor. More Disabled Kids Should Have the Opportunities I Had
- By: Joshua Miele (Time)
- Posted: December 16, 2022
- 11 Museums in the U.S. That Are Accessible to All Visitors
- By: Alison Fox (Yahoo! Life)
- Posted: December 4, 2022
- Science ‘on their fingertips’: Texas professor making chemistry available to blind students
- By: Shelly Brisbin (Texas Standard)
- Posted: October 25, 2022
- How to make web accessibility a part of digital marketing efforts
- By: Alan K'necht (MarTech)
- Posted: October 24, 2022
- This technology makes data accessible to blind and visually impaired people
- By: Mary Louise Kelly, Michael Levitt, and Christopher Intagliata (National Public Radio's All Things Considered)
- Posted: August 19, 2022
- Texas A&M Team Translates Thousands Of Pages Of Math Into Braille
- By: Dorian Martin (Texas A&M Today)
- Posted: August 4, 2022
- TikTok rolls out new accessibility and translation tools to bring its content to more users
- By: Aisha Malik (TechCrunch)
- Posted: July 21, 2022
- Misuse of Twitter’s Alt Text Feature Draws Criticism From Accessibility Advocates
- By: Katie Deighton (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: July 15, 2022
- Joshua Miele — Building Technology & Public Awareness for Better Accessibility
- By: Chet Cooper (Ability Magazine)
- Posted: July 13, 2022
- Technology helping those with visual impairments gain independence
- By: Kelly Vaughen (KUTV)
- Posted: July 6, 2022
- U of R researchers make surveys more accessible for Deaf, DeafBlind
- By: Ally Peters (Rochester First)
- Posted: June 8, 2022
- Making data visualization more accessible for blind and low-vision individuals
- By: Adam Zewe (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- Posted: June 2, 2022
- Increasing our Focus on Inclusive Technology
- By: Dave Dame (Microsoft Accessibility Blog)
- Posted: May 10, 2022
- The universal symbol system making beauty products accessible to blind consumers
- By: Hannah Cole (Packaging Europe)
- Posted: December 17, 2021
- Exclusive: How One Woman’s Impromptu TikTok On Autonomous Vehicles Sparked Discussion On Freedom, Privilege, And Accessibility
- By: Steven Aquino (Forbes)
- Posted: November 30, 2021
- Blind People Won the Right to Break Ebook DRM. In 3 Years, They'll Have to Do It Again
- By: Damon Beres (Wired)
- Posted: October 27, 2021
- IPTC Announces New Properties in Photo Metadata to Make Images More Accessible
- By: International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC)
- Posted: October 27, 2021
- Students can learn with their mouths as well as with their eyes and hands: The finding is a win for education accessibility for blind and low-vision students
- By: Alyssa Paparella from Baylor College of Medicine (Massive Science)
- Posted: October 12, 2021
- ‘May Be An Image’: What It’s Like Browsing Instagram While Blind
- By: Kait Sanchez (The Verge)
- Posted: July 30, 2021
- UK Faculty Member, Alumna Expand Access for Students Who Are Blind
- By: Jenny Wells-Hosley (UKNow)
- Posted: April 13, 2021
- Supplemental Resource: Tactile Graphics for Geoscience Education (University of Kentucky)
- This delightful new podcast describes memes for people who are blind or visually impaired
- By: Talib Visram (Fast Company)
- Posted: March 8, 2021
- WCAG 3.0: What you need to know about the future of accessibility standards
- By: Daniel Berryhill (UX Collective)
- Posted: November 17, 2021
- IPTC Announces New Properties in Photo Metadata to Make Images More Accessible
- By: International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC)
- Posted: October 27, 2021
- Synchronization Accessibility User Requirements: First Public Working Draft
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: September 28, 2021
- XR Accessibility User Requirements
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Working Group
- Posted: August 25, 2021
- Making Content Usable for People with Cognitive and Learning Disabilities
- By: World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)
- Posted: April 21, 2021
- Accessibility and AI: Microsoft Details Its Plans for a More Inclusive Future
- By: Zackery Cuevas (PC Magazine)
- Posted: March 9, 2023
- Campus design for access and inclusion: Advice for institutions to develop more accessible and inclusive campuses for students and staff with disabilities
- By: Jon Roylance (Times Higher Education)
- Posted: March 2, 2023
- Building and Designing Eco-Friendly Homes for People With Disabilities
- By: Kristina Zagame (EcoWatch)
- Posted: December 5, 2022
- The tech industry still has a long way to go when it comes to accessibility
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: January 16, 2023
- Surge in remote working due to COVID fuels record employment for people with disabilities
- By: Don Lee (Los Angeles Times)
- Posted: December 15, 2022
- It’s every manager’s job to support employees with disabilities
- By: Glenda Sims (Fast Company)
- Posted: November 4, 2022
- 2022 Best Places to Work- Announcing the DEI Top Scoring Companies
- By: Disability:IN (LinkedIn)
- Posted: July 20, 2022
- Justice Department and EEOC Warn Against Disability Discrimination:Employers’ Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools Can Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act
- By: U.S. Department of Justice (US DOJ)
- Posted: May 12, 2022
- DOL, ASA website brings best practices to employ workers with disabilities
- By: Katie Clarey (HR Dive)
- Posted: February 28, 2022
- Creating an Inclusive Workplace: Lessons From the Pandemic
- By: Karen Tamley (G3ict)
- Posted: February 8, 2022
- Theatre Accessibility Smartphone App GalaPro Acquired by The Shubert Organization
- By: Logan Culwell-Block (Playbill)
- Posted: February 3, 2022
- Widest Possible Audience: NBC Sports Enhances Olympic, Paralympics Accessibility
- By: (NYSJ Sports-Entertainment Business News Service)
- Posted: January 31, 2022
- Technology and Accommodations: Employment Experiences of U.S. Adults Who Are Blind, Have Low Vision, or Are Deafblind
- By: Arielle M. Silverman, L. Penny Rosenblum, Elizabeth C. Bolander, Carlie R. Rhoads, and Kelly Bleach (American Foundation for the Blind)
- Posted: January 21, 2022
- The tech industry's accessibility report card for 2021:How the industry fared this year.
- By: Cherlynn Low (Engadget)
- Posted: December 31, 2021
- Accessibility awareness is on the rise, but is it turning into action?
- By: Joe Devon (TechCrunch)
- Posted: December 26, 2021
- Categories: Research and Innovation; Workplace Culture; Meetings and Presentations
- Centering Disability in Technology Policy: Issue Landscape and Potential Opportunities for Action
- By: Henry Claypool, Claire Carey, Alexander C. Hart, and Linnea Lassiter (American Association of People with Disabilities)
- Posted: December 22, 2021
- CT universities pilot career program for people with disabilities
- By: Cayla Bamberger (CT Insider)
- Posted: December 16, 2021
- EDUCAUSE Inclusive, Bias-Free, Equitable Language Guide
- By: Greg Dobbin and Catherine Yang (EDUCAUSE)
- Posted: December 8, 2021
- NiemanLab Predictions for Journalism 2022: Accessibility becomes more than an afterthought
- By: Joe Amditis (NiemanLab)
- Posted: December 6, 2021
- How to Hire People with Disabilities (and Why It’s Smart!)
- By: Diane M. Winiarski, Certified Rehabilitation Counselor, Certified Disability Management Specialist (Kiplinger)
- Posted: November 11, 2021
- The red flag meme is a red flag for accessibility: How experts say we can make our memes more legible
- By: Amanda Silberling (TechCrunch)
- Posted: October 20, 2021
- 15 Ways to Build an Inclusive Campus Visit: Campus visits for job candidates can often create obstacles that especially impact applicants with disabilities
- By: Nazely Kurkjian and Ann R. Hawkins (Inside Higher Ed)
- Posted: October 19, 2021
- Creating inclusive hybrid work experiences – what’s new in Microsoft 365 accessibility features for Fall 2021
- By: Aleš Holeček, Corporate Vice President, Office Product Group – Engineering (Microsoft Accessibility Blog)
- Posted: October 7, 2021
- How Manufacturing Can Spearhead Diversity and Inclusion Through Accessibility Technology
- By: Chris Femia (Manufacturing Business Technology)
- Posted: September 28, 2021
- How Microsoft’s Chief Accessibility Officer Does Her Job
- By: Katie Deighton (The Wall Street Journal)
- Posted: May 3, 2021
- 4 reasons why hiring disabled workers is good for business
- By: Cat Noone (Fast Company)
- Posted: February 16, 2021