Michael Taylor
Recent Posts
Mobile Accessibility Narration: A Frustrating Shopping Experience
Dec 1, 2025
I have been shopping early Black Friday deals for the better part of a month. I recently made a purchase of some holiday decor from a fairly large online housewares retailer using ...
Web Accessibility, Retail, User Experience, Ecommerce, European Accessibility Act
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
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 ...
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 ...
Mobile Ticketing Accessibility: Buying Haunted House Tickets with a Screen Reader
Oct 23, 2025
Around this time every year, I get that Halloween itch for a night of spooks, scares, and hair-raising fun. My family and I settled on a haunted house tour as our annual Halloween ...
Restaurant App Accessibility: A Screen Reader Experience When Menus Won’t Scroll
Oct 9, 2025
I recently attended a birthday celebration at a restaurant for a family member and wanted to familiarize myself with the menu before arriving at the restaurant. I was able to find ...
Common Accessibility Challenges When Interacting With Navigation Menus
Oct 1, 2025
Navigation menus are key to the core functionality of almost all modern websites. Usually expandable from a button in the top left or right corner of the page, these menus can ...
Campus Visit Scheduling Accessibility: Why Higher-Ed Forms Fail Blind Students
Sep 26, 2025
If your scheduling form requires a mouse, sighted assistance, or workarounds, it is not accessible. For many prospective students, scheduling a campus visit is the first hands-on ...
