5 Simple Ways to Learn About Accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

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Today, May 9, 2012, is the first annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Conceived by Los Angeles web developer Joe Devon, GAAD’s mission is to raise awareness of digital  accessibility and people with different disabilities. Joe encourages every web designer, developer, user experience professional to spend one hour today to experience first-hand the impact of… Continue reading 5 Simple Ways to Learn About Accessibility on Global Accessibility Awareness Day

Google and Adobe on Video Accessibility

This week I attended the Google and Adobe Share Their Video Accessibility Strategies webinar from 3Play Media with guests Naomi Black, Accessibility Engineering Program Manager at Google and Andrew Kirkpatrick, Group Product Manager Accessibility at Adobe Systems joining Josh Miller, co-founder of 3Play Media to discuss video accessibility strategies, impact of HTML5 on video, recent… Continue reading Google and Adobe on Video Accessibility

Accessibility Summit: Integrating Accessibility Across Devices

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After attending last year’s outstanding Accessibility Summit, I couldn’t see how Environments for Humans could present an even better conference. But they did, kudos to Ari Stiles and Christopher Schmitt for all their work planning the summit! The second annual Accessibility Summit online conference didn’t disappoint, bringing together experts from around the world to share… Continue reading Accessibility Summit: Integrating Accessibility Across Devices