Black Friday and Cyber Monday are considered two of the most significant shopping events of the year. As a blind shopper, I try to take advantage of as many deals as possible, ...
6 ways to make your online menu accessible this Thanksgiving
Nov 22, 2022
When I think of Thanksgiving, I think of my family sitting around the big dinner table eating delicious food, playing cards after the big meal, and the smell of dessert pies in ...
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, ...
3 Top Retail Trends (And how to make them accessible)
Aug 11, 2022
The number of online shoppers increased exponentially during the pandemic from a little over 40% to around 80% in 2021. With shelter-in-place orders and global uncertainty, we ...
Disability Pride Month: The Origins of Assistive Technology
Jul 27, 2022
Editor's Note: Thanks to UsableNet's Intern, Lily Mordaunt for contributing this post in honor of Disability Pride month. You can read more about Lily in her other blogs published ...
Traveling When You're Blind: The Importance of Digital Accessibility
Jul 7, 2022
Editor's Note: The following is a new guest blog from the UsableNet Intern, Lily Mordaunt. Last weekend was Independence Day Weekend, the busiest holiday weekend according to AAA. ...
3 Barriers to Web Accessibility That Impact Me as a Blind User (Guest blog)
May 27, 2022
Editor's Note: We are delighted to share this post in our series by UsableNet's Marketing Intern, Lily Mordaunt. Read more of Lily's posts, including how she navigates the web as ...
5 Ways Delivery Apps Don't Deliver On Accessibility (Guest Blog)
May 24, 2022
By March 2021, 47% of Americans used food delivery apps. Up from 38% in 2020, the statistics show how heavily we ended up relying on delivery services to get us through the ...
I've encountered many people in my life who have an almost mystical perception of blind people. Having the hearing of a bat and the heart of a saint, we don't concern ourselves ...
