As previously promised, I am going to to a deep dive every month on implementing features associated with the new WCAG 2.1 AA guidelines. Last month’s discussion was on the deadline for implementing the new guidelines. This month’s deep dive is…
Embedding Accessibility SMEs in Remote Teams
Reading yet another brilliant article by Jared Spool on mature design programs combined with an accessibility resource conversation I had at R&D orientation with my new employer earlier this week reminded me that I have seen no online discussions about embedded accessibility…
This week in accessibility: Robles v. Domino’s
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals came out with a ruling in Robles v. Domino’son January 15th, 2019. This case was yet another standard accessibility class action lawsuit, with a twist. What happened? The Central District of California sided with Domino’s…
Designing Toast Messages for Accessibility
A toast is a non-modal dialog that appears and disappears in the span of a few seconds. It may also optionally have a small close “X”. Typically, toast messages display one or two-line non-critical messages that do not require user…
Behaviors to Achieve Accessibility Program Excellence
In a previous article, I highlighted activities that I think help people become good (or better) accessibility managers through improving their objective accessibility knowledge. While the activities identified in that article will provide individuals with a baseline of objective accessibility knowledge,…
This week in Accessibility: Gomez v. GNC
Gomez v. GNCshould serve as a warning to any company facing an accessibility lawsuit as to the importance of their accessibility experts actually being experts in accessibility. This case started as many digital accessibility lawsuits do: 1. Person with Disability…
Color Blindness Considerations for Designers and Content Managers
I recently read a Medium article on negative space published by a top design agency. The article had 5000 claps, so it was widely read. Unfortunately, the article’s primary example of good use of dark negative space was completely inaccessible…
Accessibility — Separate but Equal is Never OK
This week, the US DOT ruled that Scandinavian Airlines’ separate site for people with disabilities was against the DOT’s web accessibility requirements. SAS was fined 200K, of which 100K is deferred if they behave. Their defense was that the consulting company whose…