Top Takeaways from Zoom Accessibility Webinar

Zoom accessibility features include toolbar visibility, audible notifications, and shortcut keys.

Last week I attended the Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) webinar on Zoom Accessibility, which included staff from the University of Washington (UW) and Zoom, a video conferencing service.

From my past experiences, I knew the majority of video conference services/applications weren’t accessible.

So when I heard about the EASI Zoom Accessibility webinar, I knew I didn’t want to miss it. Continue reading Top Takeaways from Zoom Accessibility Webinar

10 Ways to Improve Accessibility on Websites and Social Media

10 ways

When I chatted about accessibility with other attendees at WordCamp Denver 2018 this weekend, I shared some of my tips and blog posts on how they could improve accessibility on their websites.

After one conversation, they thanked me for the recommendations, and asked if I had a summary post that covered all the tips.

Thanks for all the info, Deborah. Appreciate your help. I know I have some work to do on my site.

Do you have a summary post with all the tips you just shared with me?

No, I replied. But that’s a good idea. I’ll publish a summary blog post in the next week. Continue reading 10 Ways to Improve Accessibility on Websites and Social Media

Podcasts and Transcripts: An Interview with Alaina Wiens

Strategy Car Podcast

Longtime readers of this blog know that I’m an advocate for adding transcripts to podcasts and captions to videos.

Not only do they make your podcasts and videos accessible to a wider audience, transcripts and captions make search engines happy: they can now index your content. Continue reading Podcasts and Transcripts: An Interview with Alaina Wiens