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An accessibility review of the new Medium site

At the beginning of February, Medium launched a new format. I have highlighted Medium’s lack of concern over severe accessibility problems in a previous article and many LinkedIn posts and private messages to people who work for Medium. These issues entirely block…

Many accessibility problems would be solved if business did three things

Three adjustments to the way we do business could vastly improve the world for people with disabilities I’ll be honest, most of the time, when I do panels or talks on accessibility, I recycle a fair amount of old material.…

Sheri Byrne-Haber’s most popular accessibility/disability inclusion blogs of 2021

They broadly fall into four distinct groups — 1) litigation, 2) the accessibility book I authored on May, 2) general accessibility commentary, and 4) disability inclusion. I started blogging a little over three years ago because I was angry that…

The four pillars of accessibility overlay marketing

Fear, Guilt, Inspiration Porn, and Pay to Play Accessibility overlays are tools that detect and dynamically repair HTML accessibility issues in non-mobile environments. And what accessibility manager or product owner WOULDN’T want a solution that does that? Write an annual…

Seating chart for SF Broadway showing of rent. ADA Wheelchair prices are equal to the lowest price in the house.

You should NOT be able to resell accessible seating tickets

You must certify that you have a disability to buy an ADA ticket. Why should you be able to resell it at an inflated price to someone without a disability? In the US, public shows such as sporting events, live…

Tall seated woman (Sheri Byrne-Haber) wearing bifocals with a blue ribbon and medal around her neck next to a large archery target with many arrows sticking out of it, including six with pink fletchings and blue tips in the gold center

What it’s like to be a liberal, female, disabled archery competitor

My last two tournaments have involved some terrible comments from other competitors. I won the last one anyways. 23 months ago, we had a group of teammates visiting from Austin and the Pacific Northwest. We wanted to do a group…

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What do American employers owe their employees with mental health conditions

This situation will become more prevalent thanks to the pandemic. This article will start with a general discussion on accommodations and then move on to the specifics of a mental health condition. Is the employer required to provide accommodations? Unless…

Naomi Osaka cancels the French Open

Why her actions are so important to people with mental health issues and disabilities Naomi Osaka: was the 2nd seed in the French Open is ranked the #2 female tennis player in the world is a 4-time grand slam winner…

Yellow and black book cover “Giving a Damn about Accessibility a Candid and Practical Handbook for Designers by Sheri Byrne-Haber”

Why I wrote “Giving a Damn About Accessibility” and why you should read it

I wrote the accessibility book I needed 17 years ago when I made my career shift to focus on disability and accessibility. In 2004, I was struggling with a miserable career. I finished law school in 1997. I spent a…

Simplified flywheel for amazon. More customers leads to more suppliers leads to greater scale leads to greater efficiency leads to lower prices and back to more customers

What does an “accessibility flywheel” look like?

Flywheels distill complicated sets of business processes down to the most critical inflection points, enhancing stakeholder focus. A business flywheel is an alternative to the more traditional “funnel” that graphically portrayed processes must follow to get and keep customers. The…

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