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

Harvard University and M.I.T. Sued Over Failure to Caption Online Content

An advocacy group for the deaf, along with four deaf and hard of hearing individuals, filed two federal class action lawsuits today against Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute for Technology (MIT), claiming discrimination under the Americans for Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Continue reading Harvard University and M.I.T. Sued Over Failure to Caption Online Content