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## Healthcare Accessibility: New Patient Intake Forms and Screen Readers

 Apr 24, 2026

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 ...

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## Online Banking Accessibility: Opening an Account

 Apr 13, 2026

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 ...

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## What Happens After You Buy: Post-Order Accessibility Barriers

 Mar 26, 2026

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

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## Retail Checkout Accessibility: What the Forms Get Wrong

 Mar 24, 2026

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

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## Why Blind Shoppers Struggle With Online Product Returns

 Feb 20, 2026

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 ...

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## Why Blind Shoppers Can’t Complete Online Checkout

 Feb 17, 2026

At the end of last year during the holiday shopping season, I wrote a series of posts covering different areas of retail websites and the accessibility difficulties I encountered ...

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## Mobile Banking Accessibility Failure: A Screen Reader User’s Online Banking Disaster

 Jan 30, 2026

This article shares a firsthand account from a blind screen reader user who encountered critical mobile accessibility failures during an online banking identity verification ...

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## What Holiday Shopping in 2025 Revealed About Accessibility: A Screen Reader User’s Experience

 Jan 5, 2026

Michael Taylor is a blind screen reader user who writes about real-world digital accessibility barriers based on firsthand experience. Summary: In this first-person recap of the ...

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## Retail Search Accessibility: A Screen Reader User’s Holiday Shopping Experience

 Dec 17, 2025

With online traffic peaking for the holidays, many shoppers are landing on retail homepages at the same time regulators are evaluating those same journeys. In Sweden, the Post and ...

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