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Why H.R. 3417 and Digital Accessibility Matters

May 26, 2025
Author: Justin Heard
The Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (H.R. 3417) has been reintroduced in the House. This bipartisan legislation aims to

Attacking Section 504, Digital Accessibility, and Learning

May 22, 2025
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Section 504 and the Right to Accessible Education In previous posts, we explored the legal arguments for the attack on
Introduction to Hidden Accessibility Trade-offs For many people, accessibility and inclusion can feel daunting. The list of requirements seems overwhelming, and
The Struggle of Inaccessible Signatures for Blind Users It's the end of a long workday, and I've arrived at the
Overview Many blind children experience signs of ADHD or autism that go unnoticed, mislabeled, or misunderstood. In this piece, I
SSI Marriage Penalty 2025: How "I Do" Can Cost Disabled Couples Benefits This blog highlights three key points: The financial disadvantage
Overview - Your Path to Becoming a Certified Accessibility Tester Below is the program overview, one case study, insight on
Overview: The SSDI benefits cliff creates significant barriers to employment for people with disabilities, often trapping them in a cycle
Overview Imagine losing the support that enables you to build a career. That's the reality facing millions of disabled Americans
Overview: Disabled parents face systemic discrimination in child custody cases, despite ADA protections. Unjust family separations are driven by family court bias
Overview of Legal Arguments to Dismantle Section 504  17 states filed lawsuits against Section 504 claiming unconstitutionality.  The claim centers on gender

Getting Hired Playbook Interest Form

October 29, 2024
Author: Accessability Officer
Vocational Rehabilitation counselors fill out the short interest form below! Then we’ll reach out to answer all your questions and begin
Introduction to ADA Compliance: Understanding Your Legal Responsibilities as an Employer This article is designed to help you assess, analyze, and

DIY Digital Accessibility Compliance Guide

September 9, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
The DIY Digital Accessibility Compliance Guide was created to help you improve your brand and customer loyalty, Search Engine Optimization,

How Dazzle Dry Achieved ADA Compliance with AccessAbility Officer

September 9, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Leveraging ADA compliance to broaden reach and Increase Sales Passion. Partnership. Persistent Pursuit of Excellence. These driving forces are behind VB

Buying Guide for Digital Accessibility Compliance

July 17, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Why Digital Accessibility Matters Have you ever encountered a website that made you feel excluded due to inaccessible content? Unfortunately,

How to Make Your Word Documents Accessible

June 27, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Creating accessible Word documents ensures that all users, including those with disabilities, can access and understand your content. Additionally, creating accessible

How to become a software engineer… even if you’re blind

June 18, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Tanner Gers: All right, great. Hey everybody. Good morning, good evening, good afternoon, wherever you are tuning in from. I appreciate

How to systematically get more interviews in 2024

March 29, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Despite unemployment rates at multi-decade lows, disabled job seekers are struggling to get a single job interview, let alone land

Automated Accessibility Tools vs. Overlays: Pros and Cons

March 4, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Both automated digital accessibility testing tools and accessibility overlays, also known as accessibility widgets, play a role in advancing digital

Digital Accessibility Compliance Part 3: Bridging Skills Gaps

February 1, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Companies who do not invest in people lose. They lose across organizational retention, productivity, and revenue…  They lose across employee engagement,

What Are The Best Questions For Disability Workplace Surveys?

January 24, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
The outcomes of your disability workplace reporting framework depend on the quality of the questions you ask your employees.

Digital Accessibility Law Or Snake Oil

January 17, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Information and knowledge are powerful. But what if you can’t access it even when protected by law? A new bill was

Digital Accessibility Compliance Part 2: Accessibility Overlays

January 7, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
This is Part 2 in a series on how to achieve digital accessibility compliance. For “The Proven Path To Digital

How to Develop Disability Workplace Reports & Frameworks

January 7, 2024
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Disability Workplace Reporting Introduction This guide is designed to support HR leaders looking to improve disability employment programs, specifically focusing on

The Proven Path To Digital Accessibility Compliance Part 1

November 7, 2023
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Knowledge Versus Skill-Based Corporate Training and Certification Programs Expectations for digital accessibility and disability inclusion have never been higher. These are

California Suing Digital Agencies for Inaccessible Websites

July 7, 2023
Author: AccessAbility Officer
California Suing Digital Design Agencies, Integrators, and Vendors for Inaccessible Websites? California law AB 1757 (C. Garcia, Stats. 2022, ch. 341),

6 Steps to Fix Common E-commerce Accessibility Issues

May 9, 2023
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Check out our video for this blog! The pandemic taught us a lot of things about ourselves. What we value culturally,

Going Blind – Story of Safety & Inaccessible Public Transit

October 4, 2022
Author: AccessAbility Officer
It’s a little windy and a little chilly. I hate the wind. It might rain too. That’s when you really

NYC Taxi Rule Surcharges Equity or Ableism?

October 2, 2022
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Contents I’ll Take Unconscious Bias and Ableism for One Thousand. What Does Discrimination, Segregation, and Ableism Every Day Look Like? Who Really Pays

Lessons from Arizona Medical ADA Discrimination Lawsuit

May 18, 2022
Author: AccessAbility Officer
If you are not born blind, losing sight is incredibly difficult. Sight is so precious, valuable, and intrinsically embedded into everything

About Us - Who We Are at AccessAbility Officer

March 22, 2022
Author: AccessAbility Officer
We are people first and relationship focused at AccessAbility Officer. Doing business with those we know, trust, and share values

2 Disability Gaps in Talent Strategy & How to Address Them

March 22, 2022
Author: AccessAbility Officer
Recruiting disabled employees is often the first step a company takes when it wants to improve disability diversity and inclusion. Fueled