Three Ways to Participate Online in Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021

Caitlin Geier standing at front of room, attendees seated at high-top tables

Hard to believe it’s been 10 years since the launch of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the annual worldwide community event to raise awareness about digital accessibility.

Time flies!

I remember the first GAAD event and how I celebrated it locally in southeast Michigan. Continue reading Three Ways to Participate Online in Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2021

May 14, 2021: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about four types of survey content, find out why it’s important to design content that creates inclusive, accessible services, discover what CSS container queries are and how to use them in your work, and more. Continue reading May 14, 2021: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

4 Helpful Accessibility Resources from the Web Accessibility Initiative

team members working on digital devices and reviewing paper printouts of charts on a conference table.

As someone who’s been an accessibility advocate for over 15 years, I’m often asked questions from fellow web designers, developers, and colleagues about web accessibility resources.

The most common questions are:

  1. How can I convince managers and stakeholders of the business case for web accessibility?
  2. Do you know of any accessibility-related videos? I want to show my team the impact of accessibility on people with disabilities.
  3. I’m looking for accessibility resources for our content writers, designers, developers, and managers. Any suggestions on where to look?
  4. How can I start to evaluate the accessibility of a web page?

Continue reading 4 Helpful Accessibility Resources from the Web Accessibility Initiative