Accessibility Summit Returns for Seventh Year

Accessibility Summit attendees watching presentation

The two-day online conference all about accessibility returns for the seventh year with a roster of accessibility experts from around the world.

Once again, I’m partnering with my friend Scott Williams, Web Accessibility Coordinator at the University of Michigan, to host a group meeting room for the live Accessibility Summit conference on September 6 and 7, 2016. Continue reading Accessibility Summit Returns for Seventh Year

On Customer Service & Video Accessibility

lit up service sign against a dark sky

Last week, when I saw the new video tutorial from InVision, I wanted to share it with my design friends and followers on Twitter.

It was a short, less than three-minute video that got right to the point. Several friends use Sketch and I thought they would enjoy the video.

But the instructional video didn’t have captions.

I was disappointed. Continue reading On Customer Service & Video Accessibility

What I Learned About NPR’s Audio Player and Volume Control

National Public Radio First Listen audio player controls for The Jawhawks Proust album

Earlier this year, I wrote about the lack of volume controls in video and audio players and how frustrated I was with having to manage volume globally across all applications on my laptop.

Two months later, I published a follow-up post, with information about the SoundCloud and National Public Radio (NPR) audio controls. Continue reading What I Learned About NPR’s Audio Player and Volume Control