I’ll make this quick. A few minutes ago, my wife (Laura Ruby) gave me a heads up that my old office at the U.S. Department of Justice announced a new regulation for web accessibility under Title II of the Americans…
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…
A Better Approach to the Nexus Test
I have been thinking about writing this blog post for some time. It reflects my changing opinion over the course of over twenty years working in web accessibility. During that time, I’ve come to believe that the so-called “nexus” test…
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…
Legal Update: June 2022
I hope everyone had a safe and festive Fourth of July! I’m really excited to be back to my monthly legal update—because it means that I’m not blogging about overlays! So let’s jump right into some of this month’s interesting…
Best Practices for Overlays– Part 3
I’ll keep this update short. I’m moving further development of the overlays best practices back to email only. If you would like to participate in this discussion, feel free to drop me a message at ken.nakata@convergeaccessibility.com. If you have participated…
Best Practices for Overlays– Part 2
This week, I’m continuing with the second part of my Gaining Clarity on Overlays series. As I mentioned last week, this is part of my work to help the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP) develop a set of best…
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…
Best Practices for Overlays
A few months ago, I received an unusual call from Christopher Lee and Mark McCusker at the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). They asked me to work as a consultant for them in two areas—helping develop a grievance process…
Legal Update: May 2022
Here’s my monthly legal update a day early! All things considered, May was a pretty slow month in my morning Lexis feed… Stretching the Nexus Requirement: Can a Vending Machine be a Place of Public Accommodation? Courts in California continue…