Overview Every year the accessibility conferences kick off around March. The 2023 year is no different. The PacRim conference was held March 6 and 7 in Honolulu, Hawaii. The CSUN conference was held March 13 thru 17 in Anaheim, California.…
Ask AI – Accessibility Scanners vs Manual Testing
Poking at the Robot Overlords Last we spoke with ChatGPT, one of the more popular Artificial Intelligence (AI) engines today, we got ChatGPT’s opinion on how effective accessibility overlays are compared to coding to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).…
Ask AI – Accessibility Overlays
Robot Overlords With the recent resurgence in popularity of Artificial Intelligence (AI) many worry if robots are going to take over the world. It is likely already too late to worry about that. While we wait for our Robot Overlords…
Hidden Accessibility Gems
Accessibility Settings Today’s desktop computers and mobile devices have built-in accessibility settings to allow users to adjust their experience according to their needs. These settings vary between operating systems (OS). When an update to the OS is applied, it can…
A Simpler Approach to Document and Web Accessibility
Overview This year I had the opportunity to present at the Educause Annual Conference 2022 on behalf of AbleDocs. The topic of discussion was a simpler approach to document and web accessibility. This is because organizations tend to struggle with…
Accessing the Digital World with a Visual Disability
Blindness is a Spectrum Blindness is a spectrum and can affect people in a variety of ways. A visual disability cannot be corrected with contacts, glasses, or surgery. For me, my visual disability is caused by genetics, which cannot be…
Communication Around Digital Accessibility Must Improve: How Users and Businesses Alike Are Failing to Advance Digital Accessibility
Overview When it comes to enhancing usability and accessibility on your website, do you ask your audience? Do they know how to get a hold of you when they run into a challenge or barrier? Do they believe you care…
Does Accessibility Stifle the Creative Process?
Don’t Shoot the Messenger Over the last 15+ years I have regularly presented at accessibility conferences and have also conducted several training sessions on the topic of creating accessible digital content. More than once I have been told by some…
First Steps to an Accessible Website (Part 8)
Page Titles This is Part 8 of our “First Steps to An Accessible Website” blog series! This post is going to focus on page titles (i.e., the title element). Why? Because… page titles are critical in helping users quickly identify…
State of Montana Digital Accessibility Roundtable
What is it? This week Greg Rogers, formerly with Outlook Business Solutions, and myself have the honor of presenting at the State of Montana Digital Accessibility Roundtable. We have been invited to speak on the topic of “Demystifying Digital Accessibility…