AccessAbility Officer Blog

Knowledge Versus Skill-Based Corporate Training and Certification Programs Expectations for digital accessibility and disability inclusion have never been higher. These are no longer feel good cultural and social responsibility initiatives. Digital accessibility and ADA compliance are prioritized strategic objectives with realizable business impacts. However, many organizations are left trying to solve a few big questions […]

California Suing Digital Design Agencies, Integrators, and Vendors for Inaccessible Websites? California law AB 1757 (C. Garcia, Stats. 2022, ch. 341), also known as the California Internet Accessibility Act, went into effect January 1, 2023 and mandates all websites created and maintained by state agencies must be accessible to individuals with disabilities. That’s old news, […]

Over 50% of ADA accessibility lawsuits are against Ecommerce online retailers. Here's how to protect yourself...

When you really go blind – A True Story of Pedestrian Safety & Inaccessible Public Transportation It’s a little windy and a little chilly. I hate the wind. It might rain too. That’s when you really go blind-Standing next to the road on a rainy windy day… At an intersection that doesn’t consider safety, accessibility, […]

Inflation is soaring. The cost of basic needs is stretching budgets… The US is technically in a recession. And the 2023 economic forecast isn’t all sunshine and rainbows either. And that’s why there’s no better time than right now to ramp up surcharges and put more pressure on stretched wallets!

If you are not born blind, losing sight is incredibly difficult. Sight is so precious, valuable, and intrinsically embedded into everything we do as a society, in culture, and business. Think social media. Movies and television. Driving. Sports. Education. Facetime. And yet sight is simultaneously, incredibly, underappreciated. Until it is gone. And sometimes it goes […]