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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

Event Ticket Website Accessibility: At the Event

Editor's note: Michael Taylor looks at three things he ran into inside the venue (the digital ticket, a QR-code program, and an in-seat ordering app), and each one is something ...
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When Accessibility Issues Stop Me and When I Can Work Around Them

Editor's note: Michael Taylor sorts the screen reader barriers he runs into by how badly they hurt him, from unlabeled checkout fields that end a purchase outright to keyboard ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Ecommerce, Screen Reader Accessibility

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What I Wish Developers and QA Teams Understood About Screen Readers

Editor's note: Michael Taylor describes the barriers that clear an automated scan and still stop him cold, which is the category of problem most likely to be sitting on your site ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Screen Reader Accessibility

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How I Shop an Unfamiliar Website With a Screen Reader

In today’s post, I am going back to basics. Every interaction I have on the internet happens without a mouse, so the way I navigate an unfamiliar website looks nothing like how a ...

Web Accessibility, Accessibility Testing, User Experience, Ecommerce, Screen Reader

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Airline Website Accessibility: Online Check-In Barriers

If a traveler can't check in, they might not fly, and online check-in hides several barriers that stop screen readers cold. Michael Taylor is blind and navigates the web, ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Airline Accessibility, Screen Reader Accessibility, Travel & Hospitality Accessibility

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Airline Website Accessibility: Booking and Seat Selection While Blind

A booking can go smoothly right up to checkout, then collapse at seat maps, unreadable fields, and unlabeled checkboxes. Here are the checkout barriers to check for on your own ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Airline Accessibility, Screen Reader Accessibility, Travel & Hospitality Accessibility

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Airline Website Accessibility: Comparing Flight Results while Blind

The results page is where travelers spend the most time, and it's where reading and comparing flights with a screen reader turns into a slog. Here is what to check on your own ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Screen Reader Accessibility, Travel & Hospitality Accessibility

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Airline Web Accessibility: Filters That Break for Screen Reader Users

Once a search returns dozens of flights, filters are how a traveler narrows the list, unless the filter controls lock a screen reader out. These are the filter barriers to check ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Screen Reader Accessibility, Travel & Hospitality Accessibility

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Airline Website Accessibility: Flight Search Fields That Fail Blind Travelers

Before a blind traveler can compare a single flight, they have to fill out the search form, and that is exactly where many airline sites break down. Here are the input barriers to ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Airline Accessibility, Screen Reader Accessibility, Travel & Hospitality Accessibility

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