Deconstructing the Rite Aid settlement agreement 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 of people with disabilities to use both Rite Aid’s COVID…
The majority of people with disabilities can’t file an unemployment claim without help.
There’s no excuse, but plenty of blame to go around. Deferred maintenance on state unemployment systems is the common denominator. Unemployment applications are skyrocketing due to COVID. All of these state unemployment systems were built with public money, which means…
Even free software needs VPATs …
…If you want a Section 508-regulated organization to use it. Part 2 of a multi-part series on accessibility and open source software. Read Part 1 here. Accessibility Myth: Free software doesn’t require VPATs. VPATS are only required when software is purchased. Accessibility…
Having a VPAT is not the same thing as being accessible
Companies that view VPATs as a “checkbox” exercise frequently confuse the two. In reality, VPATs can be chock-full of exceptions that block people who use assistive technology from getting in the front door. I try to write thoughtful, sometimes geeky…
People with Disabilities — Big Brother Wants to Watch You
You know you are a society in turmoil when there is so much bad news in the political world that this New York Times headline got completely overlooked in the other chaos in New Zealand and with Manafort and Mueller:…