A Cautionary Tale… Go to any McDonald’s restaurant in the world and there’s a good chance you won’t be able to order a milk shake, ice cream cone, or frozen dessert because the machine is broken. According to an article…
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Web Accessibility is Broken (Part 2)Lack of Knowledge Transfer
A Continuing Problem… Last week, I talked about the elephant in the room of web accessibility consulting– the current model is broken. Jeff and I knew this when we started Converge Accessibility and we’re trying to do things differently. Sure,…
Web Accessibility is Broken (Part 1)Most Consultants Don’t Address Design
Our Current Web Accessibility Consulting Model is Broken Jeff and I have been helping companies with web accessibility for over 15 years now, even though our backgrounds in web and digital accessibility extend far beyond that. In most of those…
First Steps to an Accessible Website (Part 4)
Web Page Headings It has been some time since our last post on the topic, “First Steps to An Accessible Website” and we are happy to be able to turn our attention once again to this topic! In Part 1…
Legal Update: April 2021
Maybe Starting a Regular Series? A few weeks ago, I mentioned that I would be starting a series that just provides regular updates on recent cases in web accessibility. This week seemed like a good time to kick off this…
WebAlign: Proving a Proof of Concept
TL;DR Cliff Notes Version. If you want to use a great product like WebAlign to change your organization’s accessibility culture, your organization will likely ask you to perform a pilot project (aka “proof of concept”). This is an opportunity to…
11th Circuit Reverses Winn-Dixie– What It Means to You
Yes, Winn-Dixie Was Reversed! Earlier today, my friend and former fellow Department of Justice Senior Trial Attorney Marc Dubin sent me a copy of today’s decision by the 11th Circuit in Gil v. Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc., 2021 U.S. App. LEXIS 10024 (11th…
Retesting the Standing of Testers
New Updates in Lexis Last week, I made a quick video blog to talk about a relatively new case, Mejico v. Alba Web Designs, LLC, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 13354 (W.D. Va. 2021). In the process, I read through months…
Yes, Virginia, Purely Online Businesses Are Covered By The ADA
Huh, I Didn’t See This Coming… This decision was really a surprise. How is it that no one is talking about this case in the web accessibility community? Video Resources Mejico v. Alba Web Designs, LLC, 2021 U.S. Dist. LEXIS…
2021 Web Accessibility Legal Update
Overview Every year, I give a quick update on the interesting issues that come up in web accessibility litigation. This is my latest update. If you decide to watch this video and want to case citations, you can also download…