May 20, 2021 is Global Accessibility Awareness Day (it’s actually the 10th anniversary since it launched off a single blog post). The pandemic has shown how technology can be both a barrier and a gateway for users with a hearing, visual, mobility or cognitive disability. This month offers an opportunity to take a look back at how our systems supporting work, education, healthcare and government adapted. From a practical perspective, making[…]
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Last year, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP) began acting on Directive (DIR) 2018-04, placing an increased emphasis on disability inclusion in the workplace. In order to accomplish that goal, the agency said it will be conducting “focused reviews” of compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires federal contractors to take affirmative action to recruit, hire, promote, and retain individuals with disabilities. Focused reviews may[…]
READ MORE about Digital Accessibility Checklist for Section 503 Focused ReviewsMicroassist Announces Partnership with AAAtraq to Enhance Digital Accessibility for Technology Purchasing
Microassist Inc. announces it has partnered with AAAtraq. This means that procurement customers will more easily be able to embed ADA compliance measures. Making procurement accessible Microassist Inc, a leading provider of digital accessibility and usability solutions, today announced it has partnered with AAAtraq. The partnership means that procurement customers will more easily be able to embed ADA compliance measures within their processes. Ensuring procurements meet accessibility compliance measures is vital[…]
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January | February | March| April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December At Microassist, we are proud to reaffirm our commitment to supporting efforts to fully implement accessibility and inclusion and ensuring the same principles of barrier-free access outlined in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) also extends to digital environments. Digital content that is accessible to people with visual,[…]
READ MORE about Disability Awareness Calendar8 Lessons Learned for Converting In-Person Training to Virtual Training
Some training presentations, team meetings, and event brainstorming sessions are ‘simple’ enough to move online for a virtual meetup. However, recreating a training experience that is both engaging and effective online typically requires more than uploading a PowerPoint deck to your video-conferencing platform, or building in time for participant questions. Well before the reset to “work-from-home”, learning designers and HR professionals often struggled with how to take an existing, effective[…]
READ MORE about 8 Lessons Learned for Converting In-Person Training to Virtual TrainingElearning & Online Accessibility Tools for Training & HR Leaders
How to engage all your learners when faced with moving training online? Training Managers have a lot to do – especially as you have team members moving to working remote, that were in-office last week. How do you continue to address accessibility for your organization’s training program as you move more elements online? There are things that you’ll be able to do that are not difficult. Ensuring that designers check[…]
READ MORE about Elearning & Online Accessibility Tools for Training & HR LeadersCreating Accessible Excel Documents
Microsoft Excel contains helpful tools you can use to create barrier-free spreadsheets with accessibility features. Spending only an extra minute or two, you can use Excel’s ‘Check Accessibility’ feature to review and help make your work more user friendly for someone using adaptive technologies such as a screen reader. To begin, click the Check Availability icon on the Review tab, The Accessibility Checker will highlight any potential errors[…]
READ MORE about Creating Accessible Excel DocumentsADA Turning 30: Legal and Accessibility Impacts of COVID-19
This July 26th marks the 30th anniversary of a landmark decision that changed the lives of people living with disabilities. Back in 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act or (ADA) was passed and signed into law. It effectively prohibited discrimination against people with disabilities in all areas of public life. It would be a year later, August 6, 1991, that the first web page made by Tim Berner-Lee would go[…]
READ MORE about ADA Turning 30: Legal and Accessibility Impacts of COVID-19The Value of Digital Accessibility Statements: A Checklist for Getting Started
This post adapted from the article, “The Value of Digital Accessibility Statements: A Checklist for Getting Started,” originally published in the September 2019 issue of Mealey’s Litigation Report: Cyber Tech & E-Commerce. Mealey’s is a subscription-based information provider and a division of LexisNexis. Copyright © 2019 by Dallas Richard. Any commentary or opinions do not reflect the opinions of Microassist or LexisNexis, Mealey’s. What is an accessibility statement? We will begin with the[…]
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