The Vessel: Is NYC’s Newest Landmark Accessible for All?
When I first heard about The Vessel, New York City’s new interactive landmark created by Thomas Heatherwick and Heatherwick Studio, I was curious how they would incorporate...
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Designing With Accessibility in Mind | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap
On October 1, 2019, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “Designing With Accessibility in Mind.” Presenter Regine Gilbert,User Experience Designer and professor at...
Equal Entry and LCI Tech Partner for an Enhanced Accessibility Experience
LCI is one of the largest employers of Americans who are blind and visually impaired, currently employing over 350 individuals that are blind or low vision. LCI creates over 2,000...
PUXL, the Accessibility-First Framework: What is it and How Does it Work? | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap
On September 12, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “PUXL, the Accessibility-First Framework: What is it and How Does it Work?“. The presentation was led by Iñigo...
Q&A With Makoto Ueki, Director, Infoaxia, Inc.
Makoto Ueki is a web accessibility expert based in Tokyo, Japan. His company Infoaxia provides a wide range of accessibility consulting services with full support for compliance...
Interactive 3D-Printed Models for Students with Visual Impairments | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap
On August 6, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “Interactive 3D-Printed Models for Students with Visual Impairments“. Professor Shiri Azenkot from Cornell Tech,...
Turning Sights into Sounds: The Art of Audio Descriptions
What’s an Audio Description? Audio description is an optional narration track intended for blind and low-vision consumers of visual media. A narrator talks through a presentation,...
Data Visualization: Tips for Making Complex Graphical Content Accessible to All | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap
On June 13, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “Data Visualization: Tips for Making Complex Graphical Content Accessible to All”. Presenter Doug Schepers,...
Disability Pride Parade NYC 2019: Event Recap
On Sunday, July 14, New York City held its Fifth Annual Disability Pride Parade, organized by the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities (MOPD) and Disability Pride NYC....
M-Enabling 2019: Summit Recap
Intro and Overview The M-Enabling Summit Conference and Showcase was held in Washington DC June 17 – 19. M-Enabling is dedicated to promoting accessible and assistive technologies,...
Q&A With Jennison Asuncion, Engineering Manager, Accessibility, LinkedIn
How did you get started in accessibility? The summer after graduating from high school, I had the opportunity to participate in a program called SCORE (Summer Computer...
Lower Literacy: It’s Not the User, It’s the Product! | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap
On June 4, 2019, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Lower Literacy: It’s Not the User, It’s the Product!” Presenter Damien Senger, Design Systems & Accessibility...