Jeff Singleton, Author at Converge Accessibility

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…

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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…

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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…

First Steps to an Accessible Website (Part 7)

Keyboard Testing Welcome to Part 7 of our “First Steps to An Accessible Website” blog series! This post is focused on an often-overlooked critical part of an accessible website – keyboard support! Keyboard accessibility is something automated accessibility scanning tools…

Screen Magnifiers Are No Longer The Only Option For Low Vision Users: What Are They Using?A Guest Blog Post by James Warnken

TL;DR Here’s a question for accessibility experts: what technologies do low vision users actually use in 2022? I surveyed hundreds of low vision users through social media and learned that the assumption that low vision users only use screen magnifiers…

A Different View into Accessibility Overlays

Something Old, Something New A Google search for “do accessibility overlays work” will provide you with several websites that mostly put accessibility overlays/plug-ins in a negative space. This isn’t new information and probably doesn’t come as a surprise. There are…

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