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How to Start with Accessibility as your 2023 Resolution

Jan 26, 2023
As we move into 2023, many of us are beginning to implement our New Year's resolutions. If you are thinking about digital accessibility as your resolution in 2023 but are unsure ...

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Why App & Web Accessibility is Essential For Travel (Guest Post)

Dec 16, 2022
The holiday travel season is in full swing. Now is the perfect time to discuss app and web accessibility on travel websites. As a blind assistive technology user, I'll focus this ...

Web Accessibility, Mobile Apps, User Experience

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Web Accessibility Examples from a Blind Shopper

Dec 2, 2022
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, ...

Web Accessibility, Retail, User Experience

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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 ...

Web Accessibility, User Experience, Restaurants

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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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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 ...

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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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