AKA The Pitfalls of Accessibility Testing Have you ever had a simple project around the house that spiraled out of control? For example, that dripping bathroom faucet. Along with that constant drip…drip…drip, there is also a nagging voice reminding you…
Why UX (and Not Developers) Should Drive Accessibility
What’s the Problem in a Nutshell? The reason why most organizations fail at accessibility is because they don’t focus on UX. That may not seem startling until you realize exactly what I’m saying. You’ll find plenty of people who will tell…
Legal Update: June 2021
Welcome to the June legal update! We’ve been getting great feedback on these monthly posts because it helps readers quickly and easily keep up with the legal developments in web accessibility. Plus, I’m finding it helpful to write them up…
Why We Created WCAG Testing Scripts That Don’t Use Assistive Technology
AT-Free Testing Scripts? In the accessibility world, our focus is on making sure that users with disabilities– including those who use assistive technologies (AT)– are able to access and interact with digital media as easily and robustly as users without…
Watch Our Presentation on Winn-Dixie
A Great Webinar A few months back, the folks at 3PlayMedia asked me to present at their Access at Home Virtual Conference. My session was about the impact of the 11th Circuit’s reversal of the Winn-Dixie decision. Now that the…
Join Our Upcoming Webinar with 3PlayMedia
Reserve Your Spot Now! Join Us and 3PlayMedia!!! APOLOGIES for the late notice!!! At 2pm EST on Tuesday June 8, we are presenting at 3PlayMedia’s ACCESS at Home Webinar Conference. 3PlayMedia is an industry leader in captioning services. We have been asked…
Legal Update: May 2021
Welcome to the second in my series of monthly updates on web accessibility legal developments—my attempt to keep up with my Lexis feed while also letting you know what’s going on in the world of web accessibility litigation. Ugh…. More…
Web Accessibility is Broken (Part 3)We Expect New Results from the Same Tools
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…
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…