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Retail Homepage Accessibility and the European Accessibility Act

Nov 26, 2025
With online traffic peaking for the holidays, many shoppers are landing on retail homepages at the exact moment regulators are doing the same. In Sweden, the Post and Telecom ...

Web Accessibility, Retail, User Experience, Ecommerce, European Accessibility Act

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Screen Reader Accessibility Q&A: October 2025 Webinar

Nov 19, 2025
In October 2025, my colleague Joe from UsableNet led a live webinar where he demonstrated what it is like to use a screen reader on a real website. During the session, Joe ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience

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AI will be a Big Win for Blind Users, Not a Shield From ADA Lawsuits

Nov 18, 2025
AI is rapidly becoming a transformative force for blind users navigating the web, and the latest announcements from JAWS underscore just how significant that shift may be. In this ...

Web Accessibility, ADA Website Compliance, ADA Lawsuits, AI

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HHS Section 504 Digital Accessibility: What Healthcare Providers Must Know

Nov 17, 2025
At a Glance The US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) updated Section 504 rule now explicitly requires many HHS-funded organizations to meet WCAG 2.1 Level A and AA ...

Healthcare

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What to look for in your WCAG Audit

Nov 13, 2025
A website accessibility audit is the first step toward improving your web accessibility for everyone. But not all audits around the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are ...

Web Accessibility, ADA Website Compliance, Accessibility Testing

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Dynamic Accessibility Remediation: Developer-Led, Not Automated, New Report Reveals

Nov 10, 2025
A recent W3C community report explains why developer-led remediation is essential and where automation can responsibly accelerate the work. Automation and AI are valuable for ...

Web Accessibility, AI

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HHS Section 504 Digital Accessibility FAQ for Healthcare Providers

Nov 6, 2025
In 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a major update to its Section 504 regulations. For the first time, HHS has made it explicit that web ...

Healthcare

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After NDEAM: Building an Inclusive Corporate Culture

Nov 4, 2025
NDEAM is over, but the work continues. As a blind professional who uses a screen reader, I aim to demonstrate how culture and accessibility intersect in three key areas of work ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Workplace Accessibility, NDEAM, Accessibility-First Culture

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Halloween Accessibility Nightmares: 3 Real Barriers a Blind Shopper Faced in October

Oct 30, 2025
With Halloween tomorrow, it felt like the right time to share a few accessibility horror stories from real tasks I tried to complete this month. In this blog, I will describe ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Ecommerce

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