Written by Kelsey Lu, Accessibility Intern, published and edited by Sheri Byrne-Haber — Digital accessibility tends to be a topic that gets labeled as an “if we have time, we’ll do it” topic. However, accessibility is incredibly important because it’s about making things work for people with disabilities. Incorporating accessibility features is necessary because it opens avenues for a historically excluded group to…

You have to create policies and procedures to keep it accessible. That’s why everyone needs to use an Accessibility Maturity Model. — TL;DR It’s not enough to get a product accessible. The entire product experience should be accessible. The processes needed to attain product experience accessibility must be consistently repeatable. To accomplish continued accessibility, organizations need to implement processes and systems that can objectively measure whether the correct steps have been taken to…

A high-level overview of accessible alternatives to very complex graphics — TL; DR Just because something is complicated and intensely visual doesn’t mean it can’t be made accessible. Everything has to be accessible; however, accessible doesn’t mean identical, it means equivalent. The ADA didn’t make stairs illegal. The ADA requires that there be a ramp and elevator to provide people with mobility issues…

I can no longer support “disability as an afterthought” — Authors note: Because of Medium’s refusal to address its accessibility issues for both authors and readers, I’ve moved my last three years of blogs to Substack. Please sign up there for notices of all new articles. Thank you for your continued readership and support. You don’t matter Your needs don’t matter You don’t deserve to be treated equally

If you want to be perceived as inclusive, you have to BE inclusive. Otherwise, your words and actions are merely performative. — Authors note: Because of Medium’s refusal to address its accessibility issues for both authors and readers, I’ve moved my last three years of blogs to Substack. Please sign up there for notices of all new articles. Thank you for your continued readership and support. Let’s face it; Zoom meetings can…

We want to be spectators. Many of us want to be or are, participants. So why is it that we face so many freaking barriers? — Authors note: Because of Medium’s refusal to address its accessibility issues for both authors and readers, I’ve moved my last three years of blogs to Substack. Please sign up there for notices of all new articles. Thank you for your continued readership and support. As a die-hard San Francisco Giants…

A question that is currently winding its way through American courts — Authors note: Because of Medium’s refusal to address its accessibility issues for both authors and readers, I’ve moved my last three years of blogs to Substack. Please sign up there for notices of all new articles. Thank you for your continued readership and support. It was one of the earlier…

In theory, absolutely. But it’s taking federal courts a while to get there. Meanwhile, Web3 is coming, and blockchain is already here. — Authors note: Because of Medium’s refusal to address its accessibility issues for both authors and readers, I’ve moved my last three years of blogs to Substack. Please sign up there for notices of all new articles. Thank you for your continued readership and support.

All jobs have up and down cycles. Try these steps to get back on the upswing when you are on a down cycle in your accessibility journey. — Authors note: Because of Medium’s refusal to address its accessibility issues for both authors and readers, I’ve moved my last three years of blogs to Substack. Please sign up there for notices of all new articles. Thank you for your continued readership and support.