If you want to be perceived as inclusive, you have to BE inclusive. Otherwise, your words and actions are merely performative. Let’s face it; Zoom meetings can be tedious. An entire business sector has popped up, focusing on making presentations…
Regaining your accessibility spark
All jobs have up and down cycles. Try these steps to get back on the upswing when you are on a down cycle in your accessibility journey. Authors note: Because of Medium’s refusal to address its accessibility issues for both authors…
Why accessibility bugs are a good thing and how to handle them
Hint: “fix the bug” is probably the least important item on the list It is incredibly common when I do accessibility podcasts, I am asked, “what does accessibility success look like to you?” I, perhaps oddly, count beginning to get…
Should you describe yourself and your location in remote meetings?
Absolutely, but there needs to be a balance between the right amount of data and Too Much Information (TMI). Once, I was on a panel with a moderator and four other individuals scheduled to last 45 minutes. The moderator for…
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…
Why doing an instant ADA website compliance review is a terrible idea
TL;DR — you will get an inaccurate, incomplete, and biased report of your actual accessibility status, plus potentially create significant legal liability This article is not legal advice. This is a general opinion article and should not be relied upon…
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…
What the Department of Justice / Rite AID settlement agreement means to developers
TL;DR — if you don’t pay close attention to accessibility, you are effectively committing professional malpractice. On November 1, 2021, the Department of Justice published a settlement agreement it entered into with the nationwide pharmacy chain Rite Aid specifically concerning the inability…
Can I go to beta with an inaccessible product?
The more important question is, why would you want to do that? I get asked the question, “Can I go to beta without being accessible?” frequently. This question usually comes outside of my employment situation, most often from companies that…
Accessibility Micro-coaching
A technique for honing everyone’s accessibility skills Ever since the Internet was invented, training and communications trends have centered around getting those materials focused, more compact, shorter, and more effective. Why go to an all-day training when you can get…