Accessibility in the News — January 22, 2021. 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[…]
READ MORE about Starting With Inauguration Day, New Administration Makes Accessibility a PriorityCongress Fails to Pass Accessibility Guidelines, What Will 2021 Bring For Accessibility Legislation?
Accessibility in the News — 1/15/2021. 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 Congress Fails to Pass Accessibility Guidelines, What Will 2021 Bring For Accessibility Legislation?Taking a Look Back On Accessibility in 2020
Accessibility in the News — 1/8/2021. 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 Taking a Look Back On Accessibility in 2020Accessibility in the News: Voting Accessibility
Accessibility in the News: Voting Accessibility The most widely covered accessibility story of the year centered around voting. We saw dozens of weekly articles reporting on the November US elections. Setting politics aside as much as possible while talking about an election, for many voters with disabilities the 2020 election had high stakes. As COVID-19 cases continued to rise leading up to November 4th, questions of voter accessibility remained uncertain.[…]
READ MORE about Accessibility in the News: Voting AccessibilityAccessibility in the News: 2020 Year End Review
Accessibility in the News — 12/31/2020. We made it, 2020 will be officially over at the stroke of midnight across all countries and time zones around the world! I want to thank all of the subscribers to Accessibility in the News for all of your help and continued support throughout 2020 and I wish you and your families a happy and healthy New Year. Special thanks to my son, Sean McElaney, for his[…]
READ MORE about Accessibility in the News: 2020 Year End ReviewJustice Department Pushes for Inclusion for People With Disabilities
Accessibility in the News — 12/18/2020. 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 Justice Department Pushes for Inclusion for People With DisabilitiesAccessible Overlay Tools: Realities and Myths
This post adapted from the article, “Accessible Overlay Tools – Realities and Myths” originally published in the December 2020 issue of Mealey’s™ Litigation Report: Cyber Tech & E-Commerce. Mealey’s is a subscription-based information provider and a division of LexisNexis. In recent months there has been much discussion regarding accessibility overlay tools claiming to completely remediate an inaccessible site to Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0/2.1 level AA. The allure of[…]
READ MORE about Accessible Overlay Tools: Realities and MythsVPAT: The Ultimate Contracting Guide
What does VPAT® stand for? VPAT stands for Voluntary Product Accessibility Template. A VPAT is a document template used to create a report on how accessible an information and communication technology (ICT) product is. ICT products include software, mobile applications, websites, documentation, or hardware. The generated report helps the procurement community assess the level of accessibility conformance during the market research and proposal evaluation stages. Once the VPAT is complete, it becomes an Accessibility[…]
READ MORE about VPAT: The Ultimate Contracting GuideSenate Passes Bill Giving People With ALS Faster Access to Social Security Disability Insurance and Medicare
Accessibility in the News — 12/11/2020. 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 Senate Passes Bill Giving People With ALS Faster Access to Social Security Disability Insurance and MedicareTransportation Accessibility: Amtrak Reaches Agreement With DOJ on Disability Discrimination
Accessibility in the News — 12/4/2020. 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 Transportation Accessibility: Amtrak Reaches Agreement With DOJ on Disability Discrimination