Accessibility in the News — 6/03/2022. NOTE: To get news like this every week in your inbox, before it hits our website, subscribe to our Accessibility in the News e-newsletter. There are no ads or graphics, and we never send spam. Just use the sign-up form on this page to subscribe and stay up to date! Feature Story Skip to National News (U.S.) | Skip to International News More Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about Canada Is Working Hard To Reach Goal Of Accessible Canada Act, Are They Hitting Their Targets?New Illinois Legislation To Protect People With Disabilities From Housing Discrimination
Accessibility in the News — 5/27/2022. NOTE: To get news like this every week in your inbox, before it hits our website, subscribe to our Accessibility in the News e-newsletter. There are no ads or graphics, and we never send spam. Just use the sign-up form on this page to subscribe and stay up to date! Feature Story Skip to National News (U.S.) | Skip to International News More Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about New Illinois Legislation To Protect People With Disabilities From Housing DiscriminationA Credibility Checklist for the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®)
I frequently receive questions asking how to review an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) based on one of the four Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPAT) versions. At Microassist, I teach both a four-hour and eight-hour course on purchasing, which includes interpreting an ACR. As anyone who has attempted to interpret one of these attestations will tell you, the task of interpretation will vary in complexity depending on the type of product,[…]
READ MORE about A Credibility Checklist for the Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT®)Companies Big and Small Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Accessibility in the News — 5/20/2022. NOTE: To get news like this every week in your inbox, before it hits our website, subscribe to our Accessibility in the News e-newsletter. There are no ads or graphics, and we never send spam. Just use the sign-up form on this page to subscribe and stay up to date! Feature Story Skip to National News (U.S.) | Skip to International News More Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about Companies Big and Small Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness DayThe Importance of Organizational Leadership in Developing an Accessibility Culture: Buy-In, Metrics, and Structure
This is the third in a series of nine discussions on 8 Key Elements for Creating a Culture of Accessibility with Jeff Kline. We’re delighted to have the opportunity to speak with Jeff today about how organizational leadership influences the culture of accessibility. In this interview, Jeff discusses getting leadership buy-in, why a bottom-up approach to accessibility doesn’t work, driving accountability with metrics, and using the organization’s structure and process[…]
READ MORE about The Importance of Organizational Leadership in Developing an Accessibility Culture: Buy-In, Metrics, and StructureSeveral Companies Hit With Class Action Lawsuits For Inaccessible Websites
Accessibility in the News — 5/13/2022. NOTE: To get news like this every week in your inbox, before it hits our website, subscribe to our Accessibility in the News e-newsletter. There are no ads or graphics, and we never send spam. Just use the sign-up form on this page to subscribe and stay up to date! Feature Story Skip to National News (U.S.) | Skip to International News More Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about Several Companies Hit With Class Action Lawsuits For Inaccessible WebsitesWith Housing Woes Affecting Most Of The Country, How Bad Is It For People With Disabilities?
Accessibility in the News — 5/6/2022. NOTE: To get news like this every week in your inbox, before it hits our website, subscribe to our Accessibility in the News e-newsletter. There are no ads or graphics, and we never send spam. Just use the sign-up form on this page to subscribe and stay up to date! Feature Story Skip to National News (U.S.) | Skip to International News More Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about With Housing Woes Affecting Most Of The Country, How Bad Is It For People With Disabilities?Supreme Court Rules That Puerto Ricans With Disabilities Can Be Excluded From Federal Safety Net Program
Accessibility in the News — 4/29/2022. NOTE: To get news like this every week in your inbox, before it hits our website, subscribe to our Accessibility in the News e-newsletter. There are no ads or graphics, and we never send spam. Just use the sign-up form on this page to subscribe and stay up to date! Feature Story Skip to National News (U.S.) | Skip to International News More Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about Supreme Court Rules That Puerto Ricans With Disabilities Can Be Excluded From Federal Safety Net ProgramMicroassist Team Member Earns Accessible Document Specialist Credential
We are excited to share that Shannon McMahon, one of Microassist’s Document Remediation Specialists, recently earned the Accessible Document Specialist (ADS) credential from the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). Shannon’s hours of study and preparation, in addition to her work remediating documents for Microassist’s clients, puts her in an elite class of only 81 ADS certificants worldwide. The IAAP ADS program qualifies professionals who create and test accessible documents.[…]
READ MORE about Microassist Team Member Earns Accessible Document Specialist CredentialCalifornia District Attorney Takes Aim At Fraudulent ADA Lawsuits
Accessibility in the News — 4/20/2022. NOTE: To get news like this every week in your inbox, before it hits our website, subscribe to our Accessibility in the News e-newsletter. There are no ads or graphics, and we never send spam. Just use the sign-up form on this page to subscribe and stay up to date! Feature Story Skip to National News (U.S.) | Skip to International News More Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about California District Attorney Takes Aim At Fraudulent ADA Lawsuits