The DOJ issued a new rule requiring public colleges and universities to meet WCAG 2.1 standards in about 2 years. This rule applies to instructional content, which has previously been exempt. This requirement is a big step forward for accessibility but it will require universities to dedicate resources to making their web ...
AccessiBe is one of the more well known accessibility overlay companies. This FTC settlement suggests that these accessibility overlay companies have been making unsubstantiated claims about the capabilities of their software. I recommend checking out the Overlay Fact Sheet for more information. For example, a lot of the ...
This article from last year highlights how hCaptcha intentionally makes their product inaccessible and only provides a special cookie to bypass their test for people who are blind. hCaptcha customer service made some faulty assumptions and temporarily banned a blind individual from accessing their bypass cookie. Software and web ...
This website provides LMS and webpage design strategies that foster inclusion for people who are neurodiverse. The suggested strategies include making only the necessary items visible, limiting animation, and structuring numbers that match their real-world use. These types of strategies foster universal design and can make ...
This journal article explores creating an AI algorithm for dyslexic Italian university students. The algorithm was trained to provide strategies based on the challenges students were facing. It was found to have around a 90% success rate at providing useful strategies. Example strategies are highlighted in Table 2, including ...
Lainey Feingold’s article highlights how project 2025 will negatively impact people with disabilities and can set back the disability rights movement. Please check out her post for all the details. #accessibility
This article highlights the importance of making digital accessibility part of your role. It provides specific examples and tips about how to advocate for accessibility across different roles. #accessibility
This article highlights how a conservative Supreme Court could weaken the ADA. The ADA requires plaintiffs to prove intentional discrimination. Currently, there is a circuit split on what the burden of proof is. Some districts say that only deliberate indifference is required while other districts are arguing that the plaintiff ...
This dissertation explores Generative AI for Web Accessibility. It found that software developers who view AI as an ethical responsibility rather than a technical requirement are more likely to be skeptical of AI. Developers surveyed with more experience appeared more likely to have a negative view of AI than developers with ...
Colleges Must Fix Millions of Web Pages. It's About Damn Time. | Ashlee M Boyer ( ashleemboyer.com )
The DOJ issued a new rule requiring public colleges and universities to meet WCAG 2.1 standards in about 2 years. This rule applies to instructional content, which has previously been exempt. This requirement is a big step forward for accessibility but it will require universities to dedicate resources to making their web ...
AccessiBe fined $1 million for claiming it could make websites more accessible ( www.consumeraffairs.com )
AccessiBe is one of the more well known accessibility overlay companies. This FTC settlement suggests that these accessibility overlay companies have been making unsubstantiated claims about the capabilities of their software. I recommend checking out the Overlay Fact Sheet for more information. For example, a lot of the ...
Minecraft Access: A World of Blocks, Blindness, and Brilliance ( dragonscave.space )
Nintendo Needs an Accessibility Shift with Switch 2 ( access-ability.uk )
Digital Accessibility Bootcamp | American Foundation for the Blind ( afb.org )
Wall Street Took Over a Vital Sign Language Service--and Started Union Busting ( inthesetimes.com )
I was banned from the hCaptcha accessibility account for not being blind | The Blog of Michael Taboada ( michaels.world )
This article from last year highlights how hCaptcha intentionally makes their product inaccessible and only provides a special cookie to bypass their test for people who are blind. hCaptcha customer service made some faulty assumptions and temporarily banned a blind individual from accessing their bypass cookie. Software and web ...
Neurodiversity Design System ( neurodiversity.design )
This website provides LMS and webpage design strategies that foster inclusion for people who are neurodiverse. The suggested strategies include making only the necessary items visible, limiting animation, and structuring numbers that match their real-world use. These types of strategies foster universal design and can make ...
A machine learning-based classification model to support university students with dyslexia with personalized tools and strategies | Scientific Reports ( www.nature.com )
This journal article explores creating an AI algorithm for dyslexic Italian university students. The algorithm was trained to provide strategies based on the challenges students were facing. It was found to have around a 90% success rate at providing useful strategies. Example strategies are highlighted in Table 2, including ...
Project 2025 and the Threat to Disabled People ( www.lflegal.com )
Lainey Feingold’s article highlights how project 2025 will negatively impact people with disabilities and can set back the disability rights movement. Please check out her post for all the details. #accessibility
Accessibility Is Everyone’s Responsibility ( meryl.net )
This article highlights the importance of making digital accessibility part of your role. It provides specific examples and tips about how to advocate for accessibility across different roles. #accessibility
What Constitutes “Intentional Discrimination” Under The ADA? ( www.tdrlaw.com )
This article highlights how a conservative Supreme Court could weaken the ADA. The ADA requires plaintiffs to prove intentional discrimination. Currently, there is a circuit split on what the burden of proof is. Some districts say that only deliberate indifference is required while other districts are arguing that the plaintiff ...
Generative AI for Web Accessibility: Enthusiasm, Caution, and Next Steps ( atrium.lib.uoguelph.ca )
This dissertation explores Generative AI for Web Accessibility. It found that software developers who view AI as an ethical responsibility rather than a technical requirement are more likely to be skeptical of AI. Developers surveyed with more experience appeared more likely to have a negative view of AI than developers with ...