Webinar: Evaluating Organizational Readiness for Accessibility

Evaluating Organizational Readiness for Accessibility

I get asked these questions all the time at our Refresh Detroit and Metro Detroit WordPress meetup groups:

We know our organization needs to improve web accessibility.
Where do we start?
How do we get a strategy in place?
How do we make sure it’s successful?

Those aren’t uncommon questions for organizations. Continue reading Webinar: Evaluating Organizational Readiness for Accessibility

Takeaways from 2019 Digital Accessibility Trends with Tim Springer, Founder of Level Access

Takeaways from Digital Accessibility Trends

Thanks to Accessibility New York City (A11y NYC) livestreaming their April 2018 meetup last night, I was able to attend Tim Springer’s presentation 2019 Digital Accessibility Trends.

I didn’t know much about Springer’s background, he’s been doing accessibility work for 20 years. He started his accessibility journey when he was an undergraduate student at Stanford University.

Now CEO at Level Access, Springer developed Level Access’s core technology and led development of InFocus, the first commercial web accessibility testing software.

In recognition of his work, Springer was recently awarded a Champion of Change award by the White House. Continue reading Takeaways from 2019 Digital Accessibility Trends with Tim Springer, Founder of Level Access

5 Ways You Can Participate Online in Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2018

Two attendees at GAAD 2016 testing a website with a screen reader
Two attendees seated in front of laptop computer, testing a website with a screen reader
Attendees at our Refresh Detroit Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2016 event

Thursday, May 17, 2018 marks the seventh anniversary of Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), the annual worldwide event to encourage people to learn about digital accessibility.

Events and activities will be held around the world to get people talking, sharing, and learning about digital disability and users with different disabilities. Continue reading 5 Ways You Can Participate Online in Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2018