The short answer is “absolutely.” The long answer, of course, is more complicated than that. First of all, disabilities are almost always thought of in…
For starters, for every 1 % increase in people with disabilities working, $25 billion would be added to the US economy. Many people start the year with…
TL;DR: They internalize the dominant paradigm: abled is good, disabled is bad. Exhibit #1: Governor of Texas, Greg Abbott Greg Abbott is a wheelchair user,…
I’ve broken the suggestions I am making below many, many times. I’m trying harder not to do that in the future. Product owners and people…
You can’t consider yourself accessible in the broadest sense of the word without considering non-technical factors that disproportionately impact people with disabilities There are two…
Good news, but simultaneously depressing because female leadership is so vastly underrepresented in both government and private business In the article “What Do Countries With…
All accessibility managers should be comfortable communicating the following facts and the reasons behind them. Fact #1: All accessibility (digital and physical) is a civil…
The ADA requires you to litigate. Why isn’t there an office where I can just file a complaint? The ADA turned 30 on the day…
Women are 20 % more likely to have a disability than men. Workforce discrimination of any form impacts us more. Note: every “bad” HR behavior…
The phrase is still in widespread use and needs to be banished, just like the “r” word If you’re not disabled and you don’t have…
