How a CodePen Support Ticket Turned into a Great Conversation
It all started with us submitting a support ticket. No threats. No demands for escalation. Just a simple support ticket. We know that’s not the answer most people expect with...
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Accessibility Testing with People with Disabilities | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap
On June 1, 2021, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Accessibility Testing with People with Disabilities: Tips and tricks from the experts at Fable.” Sam Proulx,...
The Past, Present and Future of Accessibility in Mozilla Hubs | Accessibility VR Meetup Recap
Hubs works towards the Mozilla mission of keeping the internet open and accessible to all by providing an ecosystem for communities, organizers, educators, artists, and developers...
Q&A With Roland Dubois, Product Design Manager & UX Lead, Shop-Ware
Roland Dubois is the Product Design Manager and UX Lead at Shop-Ware, XR Accessibility at Virtuleap, publisher of the WebXRNews.com Newsletter, and creator of GRAVR — a globally...
How Do You Say “People with Disabilities” in Japanese?
The Japanese language consists of two writing systems known as hiragana and katakana based on Chinese characters. Together, they’re known as kana. Hiragana and katakana are easily...
Accessing Innovation | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap
On April 27, 2021, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Accessing Innovation.” Presenter Cat Noone — a product designer, co-founder, and CEO of Stark — the startup...
Q&A With Matt May, Head of Inclusive Design, Adobe
Matt May is Adobe’s head of inclusive design. His work includes integrating inclusive design practices across every aspect of the Adobe user experience, training and mentoring the...
What Happens When a Blind Person Test Drives VoiceOver Recognition?
Prior to releasing it, Apple promised iOS 14 would come with enhanced accessibility features. Sure enough, the company came through. Out of all the added accessibility...
What We’ve Learned from Hosting VR Meetups in Mozilla Hubs for One Year
Equal Entry founder Thomas Logan had the good fortune to present at one of the first virtual reality education-related conferences. After he presented at Educators in VR, he...
What It’s Like for a Deaf Person at a Captioned VR Presentation
Editor’s note: For the purpose of this article, captions and subtitles are interchangeable. Captions are the text that appears on the screen capturing the audio. Almost a year ago,...
Accessible Virtual Reality for People with Limited Mobility | Accessibility VR Meetup Recap
Virtual reality (VR) offers new and compelling ways for users to interact with digital content. These include immersive experiences that are beneficial in various domains, such as...
Q&A With Samantha Evans, Certification Manager, IAAP
Samantha Evans is the Certification Manager at the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). Her role focuses on promoting, guiding, and developing a series...