Summer is coming to an end up here in Seattle. The days are now noticeably shorter— the sun sets about 2 hours earlier than in the middle of June. While the cooler weather and gorgeous autumn colors are nice, it’s…
Unlock the Future of Document AccessibilityHow AI and Automation Are Revolutionizing Compliance
Overview Join accessibility and compliance industry leaders, Ken Nakata and Kristin Yokota on October-3rd (Thursday), 2024 to learn about how accessibility and document remediation have evolved dramatically over the last few years. What began as manual, time-intensive processes now benefits…
Legal Update: August 2024
Up here in Seattle, summer starts and ends late. Even though it’s the end of August, we can expect to see warm, sunny days through early October, but there will also be occasional days that forebode the dark times ahead.…
The Importance of Communication in Accessibility Testing
One of the unique characteristics of digital accessibility is that organizations accomplish it in many ways. Regardless of how the process is defined, it is crucial that it is well-defined and that there is clear communication between all involved. Outlining…
Legal Update: July 2024
This month was slow so I decided to have some fun kicking the tires of Lexis+ AI—the new AI version of Lexis. The results were “interesting” but leaves me convinced that lawyers are not in any danger of being replaced…
Legal Update: June 2024
Up until this last weekend, I had very little to report on—then came the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises. But first things first… TL;DR I never expected or wanted this post to go on as long as it…
The Supreme Court’s Latest Gun Ruling—And Why it May Affect Web Accessibility
On Friday, the Supreme Court tossed out a Trump-era prohibition against “bump stocks,” which functionally make regular semi-automatic rifles into machine guns. The Court’s opinion is weird and shouldn’t raise much controversy even with the gun lobby, because it doesn’t…
Podcast with James Warnken and Ken Nakata
James Warnken and Converge Accessibility James Warnken is a young, super-bright technologist and marketer, and a good friend of Converge Accessibility. He’s been a guest blogger several times. He’s also a huge fan of our WebAlign solution, regularly takes part…
Legal Update: May 2024
I get the feeling that judges and legislators around the country are starting their summers early because my Lexis feed was very slow this month. Here’s what I found. Mootness Can Work Against Lazy Plaintiffs In earlier posts, I’ve mentioned…
Two Important AI Developments Affecting Accessibility
Two developments have popped up within the last week that are causing a stir on the internet. While lots of people in the disability community are concerned about AI, relatively little has been said about these two developments in the…