PAC NYC built accessibility into its digital ecosystem from the very beginning, creating a smoother and more usable experience for all visitors. Through user journey testing, Equal...
This article is based on a presentation by Elina Ashimbayeva, who explains how deeper values shape the way people design technology and work together. It describes how small...
Google Docs replaces pasted URLs with page titles automatically. This small change helps people who use screen readers or voice control navigate more easily. It shows how building...
Centralizing design and engineering help organizations build better digital services. Fragmented experiences often occur when teams solve the same problems in isolation. This leads...
Accessibility remediation is the technical work that removes barriers in your product’s code. Equal Entry reviews your issue list, prioritizes fixes by user journey, and works...
This article, based on a presentation, explores how social accessibility affects daily experiences. It highlights the importance of recognition, the barriers people face in public...
PDF accessibility is a long-standing challenge. Many documents are hard to navigate, expensive to fix, and difficult for assistive technology to interpret. This article explains...
This article explains how to support people who communicate in diverse ways, including those who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). It covers the Communication...
A digital accessibility audit shows how well your product works for people with disabilities and anyone using accessibility tools. Equal Entry’s audit reveals where people get...
Charlie Triplett explains how accessibility becomes sustainable when it is built into the everyday tools teams already use. Instead of relying on mindset shifts or expecting...
In this article, based on his presentation, Thomas Logan explores the accessibility lessons shared in a detailed presentation on Meta Horizon Worlds and the Meta Quest 3. It...
Accessibility issues often appear quietly: After a plugin update, a new comment, or a small content change no one notices. Manual audits catch the big, complex problems, but...
At an A11yNYC meetup, Lina Trifon, Senior Product Manager of Accessibility, shared practical strategies for building sustainable accessibility programs. Drawing from lived...
Most people take reading for granted. But for those with print disabilities, access to books, news, and learning materials can be life-changing. The Andrew Heiskell Braille and...
Based on Dr. Angela Young’s A11yNYC talk, this explores how inclusive design transforms raw data into stories everyone can understand and act on. They unpacked the hidden costs of...
This article explains why accessibility audits are essential for websites and digital content. It shows how even small design changes can create barriers for users. The Equal Entry...
Based on Irina Morozova’s A11yNYC talk, this explores how thoughtful content and inclusive design can make digital experiences more accessible for people with limited English...
James Warnken, who is legally blind, shares how his background in digital marketing led him to a career in accessibility. In this conversation, he talks about using social media to...
This article is based on four lightning talks given at A11yNYC. Raquel Ronzone from Perkins School for the Blind discusses broadening engagement in accessibility innovation. New...
Through his work, Cameron Cundiff develops tools to make digital spaces more inclusive. So, he created the Accessibility Nerd project to explore the intersection of technology,...
This blog post, based on a talk by Kai Wong and Asha Sachdeva at A11yNYC, explores strategies for championing digital accessibility. The speakers emphasize that anyone, regardless...
In this A11y Insights podcast episode, accessibility expert Nic Steenhout shares personal stories and critiques Canada’s accessibility laws, saying they often lack enforcement. He...
In this A11yNYC recap, Jeremy Rivera explains how developers and designers can build accessible digital experiences using free tools. Tools help catch common issues like poor color...
Audio description makes videos more accessible for people who are blind or have low vision by describing visual elements. Blizzard’s Kiriko video uses great audio description...
This post explains how traditional tools like the System Usability Scale don’t always work for people with disabilities, so Fable created a new version called the Accessible...
Tom Kamber talks about the founding of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) to help older adults learn and use technology to improve their lives. It started with one woman who...
This post explains why audio description in advertising is still rare, even though millions of blind and low-vision people want and need it. Companies often say it’s too expensive...
This conversation explores the challenges of writing good alt text and why relying only on AI isn’t enough. Alt text needs to match the purpose of the image and fit the context...
This article is based on Fred Moltz’s talk at A11yNYC. Nine years ago, Fred Moltz started Verizon’s accessibility program. He built it from the ground up, which helped him evolve...
This article is based on Andrew Hedges’ talk at A11yNYC. Andrew Hedges has been building the web professionally since 1998. This is the year that section 508 passed and one year...
An attorney explains that a change in the U.S. presidential administration does not eliminate legal risk, as Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) lawsuits and active state laws...
When the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) came out, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) added a process for reporting captioning problems. Not...
This article is based on Vlado Vince and Natalie Kertes’s talk at A11yNYC. Vlado Vince, IT director at Perelman Performing Arts Center (PACNYC), has been doing IT in the performing...
This article is based on Xian Horn’s talk at A11yNYC . Xian’s presentation talks about the do’s and don’ts of disability representation in the media. Her first tip is to stay...
In 2015, Attorney John F. Stanton published [Song ends] Why Movie and Television Producers Should Stop Using Copyright as an Excuse to Not Caption Song Lyrics in the UCLA...
San Jose Downtown Association CEO Alex Stettinski wrote an op-ed published in San Jose Spotlight. Stettinski affirms that the association supports the Americans with Disabilities...
Local and state government organizations should be able to share information about the accessibility of various technology products they use. If a local government organization...
This article is based on a talk Shafik Quoraishee gave at A11yNYC. Mobile has its own accessibility guidelines and standards. They align with the web accessibility guidelines and...
Many of us working in digital accessibility feel that IT departments treat accessibility as a low priority. However, other compliance areas like privacy and security get a high...
A lawsuit starts when a plaintiff files a complaint that identifies violations committed by a defendant. After a lawsuit begins, a defendant can ask the judge to dismiss the...
This article is based on a talk Vishnu Nair gave at A11yNYC. Video games are a pastime and an escape for many. They allow people to explore and experience complex, fantastical...
Flor Jimenez, a person who is legally blind, has filed a class action lawsuit in California against the Hyatt. The plaintiff alleges the hotel’s website puts up barriers for people...
For a while now, disability inclusion and accessibility professionals have expressed concerns about artificial intelligence bias against people with disabilities. Of course, this...
Thomas Logan completed the Edstutia Instructor Certification in Extended Reality (ICXR). He spent several months learning how to make immersive and engaging presentations in...
The purpose of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is to ensure products and services are accessible to people with disabilities. The EAA achieves this by providing the minimum...
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is issuing a new update to Section 504 regulation to require that web content and mobile applications adhere to Web Content...
This article is based on a talk Isaac Zablocki, co-founder of ReelAbilities and the director of film programs at the Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan, gave at A11yNYC about the 2024...
A class action lawsuit is suing Dunkin’ for $5 million for charging extra for its lactose-free options. The lawsuit claims the company formerly known as Dunkin’ Donuts is violating...
This article is based on a talk Jesse Beach who supports a team of engineers at Meta and a founding contributor to the jsx-a11y-eslint-plugin, gave at A11yNYC. During the pandemic,...
The Attorney General of the United States has signed a final rule that will update its regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This long-awaited rule...
In a world driven by advanced technology such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR), and extended reality (XR), the key to genuine advancement lies in embracing...
Automated testing tools for accessibility are software applications that evaluate websites, applications, and documents for compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines...
Christian Cousquer has worked in digital accessibility for 17 years. He’s an accessibility and immersive technology consultant in his company called Ilargia. He’s an information...
The Equal Entry team has eaten at Sweetgreen many times. The team appreciates the fast-casual chain’s varied and unique healthy salads. Recently, Ali Colak has filed a lawsuit...
In Minnesota, a Plaintiff who is legally blind alleges Christopher and Banks’ website is not accessible to screen readers. The case states this denial of full and equal access to...
Editor’s notes: The conversation in this post has been edited for clarity. Here’s the Maine Website Accessibility lawsuit transcript that matches the podcast. A small business in...
There was no law governing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) designation for State agencies in New York. Signed in 2023, this new bill makes the most current version of...
Five major U.S. pharmacy and grocery chains reached a settlement with the Justice Department. The settlement indicates the companies will ensure people with disabilities can access...
FACIL’iti is a French accessibility overlay company. The company sued two accessibility leaders who participated in a conversation about accessibility overlays alleging defamation....
California is considering adopting a new law (AB-1757) that adopts Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1 level AA as the level of accessibility that websites and mobile...
The Department of Justice found that Oklahoma’s Mobile ID app violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining a visual-only facial scanning requirement that made...
Quest Diagnostics offers laboratory services. At a doctor’s request, patients visit a Quest location for blood draws and other lab procedures. The company installed digital...
It’s not news that traveling on airplanes is fraught with challenges for people with disabilities. In late 2021, Disability Advocate Engracia Figueroa died after an airline damaged...
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights (OCR) investigated the New College of Florida for not making its website and social media accessible to everyone. A public...
This article is based on an A11yNYC talk given by Lainey Feingold, a disability rights lawyer, public speaker, and author. What is digital accessibility? Accessibility is captions....
The U.S. Department of Justice has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) [PDF] on how to update the regulations for Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to...
There’s no such thing as 100% accessibility. There will always be at least one person who prefers something different from the majority. If there’s one thing video games are known...
A Supreme Court case about the accessibility of hotel websites has understandably caught the attention of the disability and accessibility community. Here’s the short version....
When hosting an online meeting with people from all over the world, it isn’t realistic to expect everyone to be fluent in the same language. As discussed in a previous post about...
This article is based on a talk Kevin Berg, VP of solution engineering at Evinced, gave at A11yNYC . Artificial intelligence (AI) can help solve the digital accessibility problem....
When a major worldwide publication writes about accessible websites, we take notice. That’s exactly what happened when the Economist published Lawsuits over disabled Americans’...
This article is based on a talk David Winslow, software engineer at Figma, gave at A11yNYC. For those who aren’t familiar with it, Figma is a tool that allows people to share and...
Incorporating diverse locomotion styles in virtual reality (VR) is crucial for creating an inclusive and accessible experience. By offering options such as teleportation, arm...
Closed captions provide another way for people to get audio information in various media formats, such as movies and TV shows. Captions are essential to ensure that dialogue, sound...
Close your eyes and visualize a loved one. Can you see the person’s facial features? Can you visualize them with eyes open, closed, or both? Someone who experiences extremely vivid...
Meta has nine accessibility Virtual Reality Checks (VRC) for creating accessible virtual reality (VR) experiences for people with disabilities. This looks at Accessibility...
A new Kansas law will allow businesses to sue plaintiffs and their counsel over “abusive” litigation related to websites not complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act....
It’s not realistic to expect everyone attending meetings will speak the same language. That’s why it’s important to discuss how to make events accessible in more than one language....
How did Thomas Logan get started in accessibility? It all started in 2002 when he was a student at the University of North Carolina. There, he met Jason Morris, a graduate student...
Procurement officers and employees responsible for purchasing products for a company may request an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) based on the ITI Voluntary Product...
Equal Entry conducts many audits. In doing the work, we make suggestions on how to make something accessible and improve the user experience. We want to share what we’ve discovered...
AccessAbility Officer has a job readiness training program designed for non-sighted vocational rehabilitation customers who want to be digital accessibility testers. Students...
In virtual reality (VR), users can look around and interact with 3D objects inside a virtual world by wearing a headset and holding two hand controllers. Often, you have to...
Very few video games have earned as much hype and won as many awards in the past year as Vampire Survivors. It’s all the more remarkable when you remember it’s a $5 game made by...
I came to New York to see my first-ever captioned live Broadway show. I’ve seen captioned movies at the theater. But I had never attended a live show that had captions. Once, I...
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines require all non-text content to have a text alternative provided. Though this requirement has existed for over 20 years, there is no...
Technology solutions often overlook children and seniors. So, Equal Entry worked with VRTogether and Azalee Group to design a user study to understand how children and seniors can...
While in New York City, Thomas Logan and I went to New York University’s Ability Project. It’s an interdisciplinary research space dedicated to the intersection between disability...
Equal Entry held a user research study on virtual reality accessibility for blind users in New York City. This involved nine participants who commuted from their homes to the NYU...
Before COVID, virtual events tended to be a Plan B or used in companies with remote workers. After the pandemic hit, virtual meetings became a necessity. Meetup, a website that...
We scoured the many news announcements to find the most talked about accessibility news of 2022. We made a list. Checked it twice. Put it all into a form for you to decide. Here...
This is the Japanese translation of the English blog post, “Virtual Reality User Study with Children and Seniors in a VR Experience.”...
Testing iOS 16 Live Captions (beta) revealed that it has bugs. The post details how to solve the annoyance of the floating button using an Accessibility Shortcut, but the core...
Katsutoshi Tsuji joined our virtual reality (VR) accessibility research and provided a lot of insightful feedback. You can read what he shared in Virtual Reality Accessibility: 11...
The current platforms and systems used in virtual reality (VR) technologies cannot be used by people who are blind. Equal Entry believes that VR should be accessible to all people...
Virtual reality is a visual medium. Because of this, you may be surprised to learn that there are many low vision and blind people who enjoy virtual reality. One of those people is...
In digital accessibility, the team of accessibility specialists includes blind team members who exemplify the spirit of digital accessibility. These accessibility specialists also...
Automatic captions are often the subject of many jokes. They’re also the cause of viewers’ ire. Mirabai Knight wants to change that by educating people on the value of human...
In this article, my friends Ken Nakata from Converge Accessibility, Josef Pevsner from National Organization on Disability, and I come together to discuss and analyze the recent...
An organization held a training session for more than 400 attendees. The purpose of the training was to educate attendees on digital accessibility. In the audience were a few...
Accessibility advocate and legally blind gamer offers a deep dive into how people with low vision interact with Virtual Reality (VR), noting that while the technology can be...
Accessibility Virtual Reality (A11yVR) Meetup has held many of its meetups in Mozilla Hubs. We’ve had one in AltspaceVR. And now we’ve tried our third virtual reality environment...
Thomas Logan and I met with Chancey Fleet at New York Public Library’s Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library. We explored the library where we found many books filled...
Equal Entry audits hundreds of web pages, from retail shopping sites to news aggregators to custom web apps that solve custom problems. We manually navigate your sites with a...
It wasn’t long ago that most developers knew nothing about accessibility. Ian Hamilton talks about the accessibility of gaming and whether the industry is making progress. He also...
Photo credit: Andi Weiland | Boehringer Ingelheim, Societypix.org In this article, my friends Ken Nakata from Converge Accessibility, Josef Pevsner from National Organization on...
Heather Burns is a program manager at heart, passionately curious, always looking for ways to improve anything she can. After a 20-plus-year career at Microsoft, she’s excited to...
In this article, Ken Nakata from Converge Accessibility, Josef Pevsner from National Organization on Disability, and I come together to discuss and analyze the consent decree [PDF]...
What is “Comfort Rating” and why is it important? Think about when you start watching a movie or a TV show. It’s common to see content rating at the start of the show. In the past,...
Lori Samuels is the Senior Director of Accessibility at NBCUniversal. She leads strategic accessibility programs to institute best practices in inclusive design, provide training...
Eiko Kimura is the first person with a severe disability who is a member of the House of Councillors in Japan. Here’s a little background on Japan’s National Diet for those not...
Lainey Feingold is a disability rights lawyer who has worked in the digital accessibility space since 1995. She helped negotiate the first web accessibility agreement in the United...
Have you ever attended a presentation where a slide has an animated clip (GIF)? And it keeps repeating itself? Or on social media where a comment has an animated GIF that plays...
Alycia Anderson is an accomplished TEDx motivational speaker, published writer, corporate inclusion consultant, and founder of The Alycia Anderson Company. Alycia’s authenticity...
Sheri Byrne-Haber is a prominent global subject matter expert in the fields of disability and accessibility in business and educational settings. She is best known for launching...
Christine Hemphill is an inclusive researcher, designer, and innovator. She is the Managing Director of Open Inclusion, a global agency based in the UK that she founded in 2015 to...
I’m nearsighted. When I was a child, my friends would often hold up two fingers making a V sign and ask, “How many fingers do you see?” “I can see the number of fingers, but I...
Devon Persing is an accessibility specialist at Shopify, and has been working in digital accessibility since 2012. Her current focus is on accessibility programming and education...
Typically, I never shy away from new software and technology. However, the thought of diving into virtual reality (VR) feels daunting. Still, that doesn’t damper my excitement in...
by Alwar Pillai, CEO and Co-Founder, Fable I started Fable, an accessibility platform powered by people with disabilities because I wanted to change the status quo around...
Screen Reader 101 discusses the basics of using a screen reader and getting started with one on a computer. This sparks interest and conversations as it reveals that blind people...
Wendy Chisholm is a principal accessibility architect at Microsoft. She leads AI for Accessibility, a $25 million grant program that aims to accelerate the development of...
“If you had to choose, would you have a human captioner or an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter at a live online event?” Equal Entry’s Owner Thomas Logan asked me. My...
“What is a screen reader anyway?” I remember asking this very same question when being introduced to the wonderful world of assistive technologies. The person told me that a screen...
Rich Schwerdtfeger was the CTO for Accessibility at IBM and chairman of the board for Knowbility. He helped develop the first GUI screen reader for the IBM PC. Rich has led...
The talk highlighted learnings about how to do research with people with facial palsy and the challenges of adapting the headset and creating experiences for them. Marg Laing and...
Any company thinking about acquiring another company (the target) will not jump into a deal without doing a thorough analysis. While two companies may look compatible on paper,...
Captions in cross-reality (XR) provide an opportunity for participants with language barriers or hearing and speaking differences to communicate across. This talk covered the...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
Samantha Evans is the Certification Manager at the International Association of Accessibility Professionals (IAAP). Her role focuses on promoting, guiding, and developing a series...
On February 2, 2021, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Accessible Wayfinding Systems will Start a New Era of Accessibility.” Presenter Idan Meir — the...
With a lifelong passion for Disability Advocacy, entrepreneur Daman Wandke has ten years of experience testing IT Accessibility in the public and private sector. He has worked with...
We host a monthly Accessibility Virtual Reality meetup in Mozilla Hubs. The goal of the meetup is to continuously learn and document best practices for virtual reality...
Roland Dubois and I are continuing our explorations of WebXR Accessibility. We’ve made an interface that is keyboard accessible, screen readable, and voice controllable (see “Does...
On August 18, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “Providing Remote Services for The Disability Community During The Pandemic.” Presenter Jonathon Epstein —...
Sharron Rush is the award-winning co-founder and Executive Director of Knowbility, nonprofit advocacy, consulting, and training company based in Austin, Texas. Since 1998, Sharron...
This new normal has turned a fast, reliable, and convenient way to communicate into an essential part of our day-to-day. Be it for work, for school, or even for our daily...
Dr. Joel Snyder is President of Audio Description Associates, LLC and Director of the Audio Description Project, American Council of the Blind. One of the first audio describers,...
Roland Dubois and I are continuing our explorations of WebXR Accessibility. We’ve made our interface keyboard, screen readable, and voice controllable in “Does WAI-ARIA even work...
Roland Dubois and I recently started weekly meetings where we are working collaboratively to investigate and advance the state of accessibility in Web XR experiences. How many of...
Meryl K. Evans is a Digital Marketing Pro, and author of Brilliant Outlook Pocketbook and the co-author of Adapting to Web Standards: CSS and Ajax for Big Sites. How did you get...
On October 6, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “5 Things I Learned from the Accessibility Community.” Presenter Marcy Sutton, freelance web developer,...
In this day and age when technology is at its peak, communication and information dissemination are vital in our highly digital world. One of the strongest and most effective...
Sarah Pulis has worked in digital accessibility and inclusive design for over 10 years. She co-founded Intopia over 4 years ago which is now the largest digital accessibility...
When accessible technologies for the blind started to become more of a fixture in the global IT industry, blind people all over the world, myself included, became more expectant...
On July 2, 2020, a visitor to the Equal Entry website left us the following message: This accessibility Comment Web page May have 2 errors and 5 Alerts Suggested Screen TOOL and...
Bill Curtis-Davidson is a Senior Consultant – Emerging Tech Accessibility at Wheelhouse Group, supporting PEAT’s Future of Work Initiative. In this role, he works to advance...
On July 2, 2020, Accessibility VR hosted a Meetup entitled Improving Mobility by Assisting Cognition: A Case Study. Presenter Romain Delgrange, cognitive psychologist and...
“See the world together” is the tagline for the unique, philanthropic mobile application “Be My Eyes.” As defined on their website, this is a free app that connects blind and...
Mariella Paulino creates systems and tools that center on helping people interact better with the world around them. As a Deaf technologist, she has worked in tech as a software...
Accessibility advocates from around the world came together last week to hold A Future Date, a virtual conference hosted on YouTube of curated sessions from cancelled major...
In December 2019, Equal Entry, TetraLogical and Infoaxia jointly announced a new international accessibility alliance. Today we are pleased to announce that Intopia has joined us....
On Tuesday, March 14th, I hosted a webinar with Chancey Fleet titled, “Live Audio Descriptions for 360-Degree Video: Best Practices.” The webinar gave Chancey and I an opportunity...
The scene: a Mac user is trying to test color contrast with a tool like The Paciello Group’s Colour Contrast Analyser. When they grab a color using the color picker, it doesn’t...
Larry Goldberg leads Accessibility at Verizon Media. In 1990, he founded and directed the WGBH National Center for Accessible Media, an R&D center for new media policy, standards...
In an increasingly data-driven world, persons with special needs, particularly the blind, may find themselves left in the dark when it comes to visual representations of...
With many employers switching to remote work and schools moving online, it’s no surprise there’s an explosion of video and conference calls. With that in mind, I’m thankful for two...
2019 was another banner year for lawsuits filed under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title III alleging discrimination on the basis of digital accessibility. Suits filed...
Debra Ruh is a Global Disability Inclusion Strategist, Market Influencer, internationally recognized keynote speaker, published author, branding expert, successful entrepreneur,...
I reviewed the Mozilla Hubs interface with our CEO, Thomas Logan using my JAWS screen reading application. I have added additional details on how to join the Accessibility VR...
When technology becomes accessible, it becomes better for everyone. Apple has proven this once again with the release of their newest accessibility feature called Voice Control. ...
I am Rhea Althea Guntalilib, a totally blind digital accessibility ninja. I conduct accessibility and usability tests for different web and mobile products and services. With my...
On February 4th, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “Designing for Assistive Tech in Adobe XD”. Presenter Cameron Cundiff, Software Engineer at Adobe, gave a...
Xian Horn is a joyful half-Asian woman with Cerebral Palsy who serves as a teacher, speaker, beauty advocate, blogger and Exemplar for the AT&T NYU Connect Ability Challenge toward...
Equal Entry Accessibility Consultant James Herndon is presenting Live Audio Descriptions for 360-Degree Video: Best Practices at CSUN 2020. As a preview to his presentation, he...
Can your brain wrap around the thought that a single tweet or a TV show could potentially kill you? Sounds far-fetched you might say, but technology says otherwise. Reality check:...
On January 7, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a Meetup entitled “EdTech and HigherEd: Considerations for Digital Accessibility.” Presenter Zarina Mustapha, Senior...
Every year on December 3rd, the United Nations (UN) celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities by holding an event at its headquarters in Manhattan, NY. Since I...
On November 21, 2019, I gave a webinar for 3Play Media on behalf of Equal Entry, titled “The Best Way to Create Audio Description.” There were over 130 attendees who learned about...
Regine Gilbert is a user experience designer, educator, and international public speaker with over 10 years of experience working in the technology arena. She has a strong belief...
In the summer of 2013, I decided to transition from walking with a cane to having a guide dog. I was matched with a sweet black lab named Karleen. Karleen helps me with many...
In an age when life is tightly tied with technology, it is no surprise that most products and services are slowly translated into digital forms. The banking industry is no...
Introduction Emoji have become an essential part of text conversations. They are the closest thing we have to a universal language that anyone can understand, including voiceover...
In celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we are excited to feature John Samuel, Head of LCI Tech, a North Carolina-based firm that employs Americans with...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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,...
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....
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,...
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...
Fifty Shades of Grey Technology has made it possible for legally blind people like myself to do many things independently. However, shopping for clothes is arguably not one of...
Ruth Starr is an arts administrator and educator currently serving as the inaugural Accessibility Manager at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Cooper Hewitt is committed to...
Emily Ladau is a passionate disability rights activist and digital communications consultant whose career began at the age of 10, when she appeared on several episodes of Sesame...
As a DC transplant from New York City, I am used to having to cross busy intersections with a lot of traffic as a legally blind pedestrian. With proper mobility training, I am able...
Today, one of Paciello Group’s best-known tools is a very useful Colour Contrast Inspector. A standalone tool with minimal setup and footprint, the tool lets you get to what you...
Don’t just cheer on the Paralympians, get involved! My oldest daughter is a Foil fencer. I, like most fencing parents, didn’t know the first thing about the sport before she...
Christopher Hills is a Switch Accessibility and Video Production Engineer based in Brisbane, Australia. He is a passionate storyteller, utilizing the power of video and technology...
As smartphones increase in size, they also become increasingly difficult to use with one hand. This has become such a common problem for everyone and not just people with...
Léonie Watson is Director of TetraLogical, an inclusive design company focused on emerging and existing technologies, customer experience, and research and development, combined...
In early June 2007, at 33 years of age, Avi Golden was admitted to Columbia Hospital in New York for surgery on an mitral valve prolapse (MVP) repair that was discovered near the...
I’d been looking forward to the release of the Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC) since it was announced. Like so many other millennials, I loved playing video games as a young child,...
With 948,208 people with disabilities living in the five boroughs of New York City as of 2014, the availability of accessible transit options is of immense importance in order for...
Cameron Cundiff is a software engineering leader with a focus on Voice UI and digital accessibility. His work in accessibility has been recognized by the White House, and others....
While I am not familiar with the technical aspects of web design, I use screen readers to navigate the web for both work and personal use. I am comfortable with advanced screen...
Jonathan Paul Katz is a civil servant and writer in New York City. For his job, he writes content and makes accessible communications for a City agency. He is interested in access...
As far as technology companies go, Apple has had a commitment to accessibility much earlier than most. It introduced VoiceOver to Mac computers in 2005 and to the iPhone in 2009....
My first year attending Tech Inclusion New York left me with some very strong feelings. I’d found it so intellectually stimulating, but felt disappointed at the level of inclusion...
I have written in previous articles on this blog about my passion for navigating unfamiliar places. I love going for walks around the neighborhood, finding new restaurants, and...
I recently had the opportunity to work with the brilliant Song Maker app from Google Creative Lab, Yotam Mann, and Use All Five. “Song Maker is a simple way for anyone to make and...
Adina Halter is Sr. Product Manager and Chief Technologist for Accessibility at Comcast where she ensures the accessibility of all Comcast products from web, to mobile apps, set...
In November 2013, the Department of Transportation issued new rules under the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986, requiring airline websites and ticket kiosks to be accessible to...
My passion for accessible technology was ignited sixteen years ago at the University of North Carolina when I was a Computer Science undergraduate. I worked on a small team...
In March 2018, Microsoft released Soundscape — a free iOS app that uses 3D audio to help visually impaired people create a mental map of what is around. The app works by allowing...
Grace Jun is a designer, educator, and social entrepreneur based in New York. By merging fashion with technology, she pushes the boundaries of universal design to be inclusive of...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Tim Springer, CEO of Level Access. He also led the development of InFocus, the first commercial software...
The Section 508 requirements were established in 1998, and they require Federal agencies to develop and procure technology accessible to people with disabilities. Over the past 20...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Karen Gourgey, Chair of the Executive Board of the NY State Commission for the Blind. She has also...
by Sam Berman The Leap Motion Controller is an exciting new navigation and interaction device for virtual reality and personal computing on both Mac and Windows platforms. This...
by Sofia Gallo Most iPhone owners do not even know it exists, but every Apple phone comes with a feature called VoiceOver — a screen reader that allows visually impaired people to...
The most popular application of VR as it stands now is gaming. Never has this been more obvious than with the opening of VR World, New York City’s first virtual reality arcade....
by Sofia Gallo One of the questions I often get from my friends is, “How do you use the internet?” After all, at first glance, a computer seems like a visual tool – looking at the...
An Introduction Last month, Microsoft introduced Seeing AI – an app that would describe the world for visually impaired people using artificial intelligence technology. Due to my...
by Sam Berman Like many people, my first direct, real-world interaction with artificial intelligence was with Siri on my iPhone. It was the first implementation of artificial...
Equal Entry delivers more than reports; we deliver results. As experts in accessible technology, we conduct comprehensive audits on desktop, mobile, and assistive applications like...
Equal Entry believes that authoring tools should be available on all social media platforms, so that the content can be made accessible to everyone. Here is Thomas Logan, Equal...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Damian Sian, Senior Web Accessibility Advisor for Princeton University. Sian is also the owner of...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Ken Nakata, the Director of Accessibility Consulting at Cryptzone. Nakata is the former Senior Trial...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Bryan Garaventa. He is the founder of WhatSock and an Accessibility Fellow at SSB BART Group....
Shauna Keating gave an excellent presentation at Accessibility New York City earlier this month, and we wanted to speak with her about the important work she is doing. Keating is a...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Niclas Bergström, CEO of ReadSpeaker. ReadSpeaker converts text to speech on a variety of devices...
Sue Martin’s first book, Out of the Whirlpool, is a deeply honest and moving account of the rebuilding of her life after a suicide attempt in her youth ended in traumatic...
This month’s installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with John Huth, Young Adult Librarian for The Child’s Place in Brooklyn. He collaborates with...
This month’s installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Tiffany Yu, the Director of Business Development at REVOLT Media & TV. Yu is also the founder of...
The latest installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Svetlana Kouznetsova, founder of Audio Accessibility, a consulting service that helps make audio,...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Akash Khanolkar, founder of CrowdViz, a company that connects people who are visually impaired with...
The newest installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Bob Paradiso, Independent Rehab Engineer. With a background in programming video games, Paradiso...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Beth Rosenberg, founder of Tech Kids Unlimited, an educational organization for kids ages 8 to 18 with...
Testing software, hardware, or websites to accessibility standards can often be a classic “peeling back layers of an onion” problem. You know you need to make your offerings...
One of the holy grails of computing is to one day be able to have machines perform perfect speech recognition. The ability to control computers with speech benefits everyone, but...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Jonathan Avila, Chief Accessibility Officer for SSB Bart Group. Avila is also a participant in the WCAG...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Mirabai Knight, a realtime captioner. Knight is also a contributor to the StenoSpeak for Android...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists is an interview with John Kirkwood from CityMouse, one of New York’s first independent Internet media agencies. When did you first...
This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Alexander Shutov, creator of Dark Reader, a Chrome plugin that adjusts the color contrast in your...
Let’s start from the beginning. How did you come up with the idea of making a board game be accessible? It started early last year, in March, when I started working with a student...
Zuma, a tile-matching puzzle video game created by PopCap Games, continues to be one of the most popular free games on the internet. During play, colored balls roll around the...
Music allows people around the world to creatively express their thoughts and feelings. For people who share this passion, losing the ability to make music would be a depressing...
The New York Times reports that a recent local election frustrated many citizens by printing information on the ballot in a nearly illegible 7pt font. There is no New York state...
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「しょうがいしゃ」という言葉を文字にするとき、昨今では主に三つの書き方がみられます。「障害者」が一般的でしたが、近年では「障碍者」や「障がい者」を好む人も多いようです。なぜ人によって異なる表記を好むのか、表記を変えることにどういった意味があるのか、という事についてみていきたいと思います。どうやら、障がいには「医療モデル」と「社会モデル」と呼ばれるものがあるら...