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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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What Patient Portals Still Get Wrong for Screen Reader Users

Editor's Note — May 11, 2026 After this post was scheduled, HHS issued an Interim Final Rule (effective May 7, 2026) extending the Section 504 web and mobile accessibility ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Healthcare

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What It's Like To Pay A Healthcare Bill When You're Blind

A text comes in from my provider with a link to pay my balance. I'm blind, so I navigate the web with a screen reader, and within about thirty seconds of tapping that link I ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Healthcare

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Healthcare Accessibility: New Patient Intake Forms and Screen Readers

When I fill out healthcare intake forms as a new patient, the same accessibility issues come up almost every time: unlabeled fields, required-field markers my screen reader can't ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Healthcare

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Online Banking Accessibility: Opening an Account

As I've written about before, online banking accessibility is central to my daily life. Banking has moved so far online that without full access to the software, I simply can't ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Financial Services

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What Happens After You Buy: Post-Order Accessibility Barriers

Editor's note: Michael Taylor is blind and shares first-hand accounts of accessibility barriers in everyday digital experiences.

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Ecommerce

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Retail Checkout Accessibility: What the Forms Get Wrong

Editor's note: Michael Taylor is blind and shares first-hand accounts of accessibility barriers in everyday digital experiences.

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Ecommerce

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Why Blind Shoppers Struggle With Online Product Returns

The weeks after the holiday season are one of the busiest times of the year for product returns. Gift exchanges, extended return windows, and unwanted purchases all increase the ...

Web Accessibility, Retail, User Experience

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