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Michael Taylor

Michael Taylor
I am a regular contributor to the UsableNet blog on digital accessibility. I develop, write, and edit content for the company blog related to my experiences with digital accessibility. I explore various areas of the digital world and combine my unique perspective as a screen reader user with my fun and creative writing style to deliver an informative and engaging final product. My goal is to advance the company's marketing initiatives while also raising awareness about digital accessibility and how it affects the lives of real-world assistive technology users. My work covers everything from common accessibility challenges to robust and accessible design to tutorial-like content for specific web elements.

Recent Posts

Hotel Website Accessibility: Check-in, Messaging, and In-Stay Barriers for Blind Guests

Once a booking is done, the hotel experience moves into apps and mobile sites: contactless check-in, in-stay messaging, and digital guides. It is the same shut-out that shows up ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, mobile accessibility, travel, hospitality

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Hotel Website Accessibility: Browsing Room Options

When a hotel's room-selection page runs on images, visual-only markers, and status text a screen reader can't reach, a blind traveler loses the exact details that decide a ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, mobile accessibility, travel, hospitality

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Real Estate Website Accessibility: Property Listing Pages and Screen Readers

Property listing pages are where buyers decide on a home and reach out to an agent, and where an inaccessible page stops a screen reader user cold. The same barriers run through ...

User Experience, Screen Reader, Real Estate

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Real Estate Website Accessibility: Search Filters and Screen Readers

Search filters are how a buyer narrows a home search, and when they are not accessible, a screen reader user cannot finish the one task the page exists for. The same barriers run ...

User Experience, Screen Reader, Real Estate

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Real Estate Website Accessibility: Browsing Search Results With a Screen Reader

On a real estate site, the search results page is where the hunt begins, and where a screen reader user can be turned away before reaching a single listing. The same barriers ...

User Experience, Screen Reader, Real Estate

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Chain Restaurant Online Ordering: How Post-Order Tracking Fails Blind Customers

Wrapping up the chain restaurant online ordering series, today's post is about everything that happens after I hit submit. Order tracking, chat with the driver, status updates, ...

mobile accessibility, Restaurants

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Chain Restaurant Online Ordering: Where Checkout Breaks for Blind Customers

Picking up the chain restaurant online ordering series, today's post is about checkout. Different chains handle it differently, but I keep running into the same handful of ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Restaurants

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Chain Restaurant Online Ordering: How Item Customization Fails Blind Customers

Picking up where I left off on chain restaurant online ordering, today's blog is about item customization. Almost every chain restaurant ordering system lets you customize what ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Restaurants

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Chain Restaurant Online Ordering: How the Menu Fails Blind Customers

In 2026, nearly every major chain restaurant I order from has moved to online ordering. A lot of them offer perks and discounts if I order through their website or app, but as a ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Restaurants

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