Takeaways from Accessibility Summit 2015 Day 1

Accessibility Summit

Yesterday kicked off day 1 of Accessibility Summit 2015, the annual online virtual conference organized by Environments for Humans.

For the sixth year, I co-hosted a meeting room at the University of Michigan, for web professionals in southeast Michigan.

Here are my takeaways from the sessions. Continue reading Takeaways from Accessibility Summit 2015 Day 1

How to Convert Word Documents to HTML

Hand typing on a laptop notebook

If you’ve had a website for a while, it’s likely you have several Microsoft Word documents or Portable Document Format (PDF) files converted from Microsoft Word documents on your site.

And with more people accessing the web via mobile devices, opening a Word document or PDF is problematic. Continue reading How to Convert Word Documents to HTML

Celebrating American Workers: The History of Labor Day [Infographic]

History of Labor Day: the first Monday in September is set aside to celebrate American Workers

For people living in the United States, the first Monday in September is Labor Day, a day to celebrate American workers.

And for many people, it means the last long weekend with family and friends before school starts.

Learn about the history of work in the United States, how Labor Day started, and current United State work statistics in this infographic from Office Depot/Office Max. Continue reading Celebrating American Workers: The History of Labor Day [Infographic]