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How Accessible Technology Changed My Life (Guest Blog)

Nov 18, 2022
My name is Michael Taylor, and I am a marketing intern at UsableNet. I was also born with a rare retinal dystrophy known as Leber’s Congenital Amaurosis. I'm a screen reader user, ...

User Experience

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2022 ADA Lawsuit Report: Insights for Business Leaders

Nov 17, 2022
Every year, we look at ADA lawsuit filings to assess what’s happening with digital accessibility lawsuits and how businesses can be proactive about lawsuit mitigation. With our ...

ADA Website Compliance, ADA Lawsuits

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Why should Social Media Be Accessible?

Nov 8, 2022
You're on Instagram about to publish a post, and you go down your social media checklist... Lighting? Gorgeous. Outfit? On point. Caption? Clever. But wait! Before you hit "Done," ...

Accessibility for Marketing

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A rectangle poster with a black-colored chalkboard background overlaid with mathematical equations. In the center of the poster, on a diagonal, is a black rectangle bordered by small teal, yellow and red rectangles. It features the 2022 NDEAM theme, “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation,” along with an equation composed of several graphics: a circular photo of a woman in a wheelchair working at a computer with colleagues, followed by a plus sign, followed by a square image of a woman who uses crutches viewing a document with a colleague, followed by an equal sign, followed by a light bulb icon. Across the top of the rectangle in small, white letters are the words National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Along the bottom in small white letters is the hashtag “NDEAM” followed by ODEP’s website address, https://www.dol.gov/agencies/odep. In the lower right corner in white lettering is the DOL seal followed by the words “Office of Disability Employment Policy United States Department of Labor.”

4 Ways to Celebrate NDEAM after October

Nov 4, 2022
October in the US is National Disability Employee Awareness Month (NDEAM). UsableNet celebrated NDEAM this year with our followers on social media by raising awareness about the ...

Web Accessibility, Workplace Accessibility, NDEAM, AI

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4 Ways to Make Online Banking Accessible

Oct 24, 2022
The popularity of online banking has grown significantly in the past couple of years. It can be a time saver for someone with a busy schedule or the only way of accomplishing ...

Accessible Design, Financial Services

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Accessibility in the Workforce: A Blind Person's Perspective

Oct 7, 2022
It's National Disability Employee Awareness Month (NDEAM), a month to celebrate those with disabilities in the workplace while showing support, and inclusive policies and best ...

Web Accessibility, Workplace Accessibility, NDEAM, AI

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How to Make Web Content More Accessible for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

Oct 4, 2022
Editor's Note: Thanks to our friends at 3Play Media for sharing how to make your content accessible for people with auditory improvements as we close out September. While Deaf ...

Web Accessibility, Video Accessibility

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International Week of the Deaf [curated content]

Sep 26, 2022
Based on feedback from the accessibility community, we've collected our most popular posts from social media on digital accessibility best practices, news, thought leadership, and ...

Web Accessibility

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Banking When Blind: The Importance of App and Web Accessibility

Sep 22, 2022
I am one of the 78% of Americans who does their banking online. I also happen to be one of the. 1 in 4 with a disability. I have been fortunate to have had, for the most part, ...

Web Accessibility, mobile accessibility, Financial Services

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