Accessibility Specialists Need to Look Beyond Conformance

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Accessibility specialists need to look beyond conformance.

Too many accessibility specialists understand Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) but don’t understand how conformance issues may or may not impact people with disabilities (PwD).

I’ve reviewed many complaints of WCAG violations that either don’t impact PwD or only cause minor inconveniences.

Automated accessibility tools are great resources but too often results are misunderstood and/or not verified for accuracy. Continue reading Accessibility Specialists Need to Look Beyond Conformance

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Quotes to Live By

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Martin Luther King Jr. at the podium, speaking at Washington DC

Today we commemorate the 92nd birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (MLK Day), a national day of service in the United States to honor the life and work of the civil rights leader.

My first memory of participating in a local MLK Day event dates back over 20 years ago, when I joined dozens of other Habitat for Humanity volunteers inside a warehouse on Detroit’s east side. Continue reading Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Quotes to Live By

Photo of the Week: Bald Eagles on the Frozen Ice

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Large white-headed black birds with bright yellow legs and sharp talons face each other on the frozen marsh ice.

When I saw the pair of Bald Eagles standing on the frozen ice of the marsh at Lake Erie Metropark, it looked to me the birds were in deep discussion.

I first saw the eagles flying low over the treetops and when they disappeared from sight, I suspected they might have landed on the ice.

I drove toward the open marsh, passing a flock of about 150 American Robins foraging berries in the dense shrubs lining the road.

Continue reading Photo of the Week: Bald Eagles on the Frozen Ice

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