10 Things to Know About Chromebook Accessibility

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As Chromebooks become more commonplace, especially in schools where students and teachers use the popular laptop, it’s critical that Chromebooks have tools that make the web accessible to everyone.

A number of new accessibility features have been added to the Chromebook with the latest release of Chrome OS, which rolled out over the past couple weeks.

At the Equal Access to Software and Information (EASI) Chrome Accessibility webinar, Laura Allen, Chrome & Chrome OS Accessibility Program Manager, highlighted the new accessibility features in Chrome OS.

Allen kicked off the webinar with the following: Continue reading 10 Things to Know About Chromebook Accessibility

Two Free Webinars on Accessibility of Zoom and Chromebooks

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It’s been a while since I’ve promoted webinars from EASI (Equal Access to Software and Information) and I didn’t want to miss sharing two of their upcoming webinars in September 2018.

I discovered EASI when I started my journey to learn more about web accessibility in the mid-2000’s. They offered a range of resources that I found useful for my work.

And they hosted one of the first online accessibility webinars I took. Continue reading Two Free Webinars on Accessibility of Zoom and Chromebooks

Takeaways from 7 Principles of Inclusive Design

The Inclusive Design Principles

In her 7 Principles of Inclusive Design webinar today, Henny Swan, director of user experience at The Paciello Group, discussed how accessibility and inclusive design fit together to create usable websites and web apps that work for everyone.

Swan explained how we need to think early in our design process about how we can make our products and services inclusive. Continue reading Takeaways from 7 Principles of Inclusive Design