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Accessible Web Podcast – Ann E. Dolloff and Norm Staunton on Adaptive Recreation

The Accessible Web Podcast is excited to welcome two more special guests to this week’s episode. Ann E. Dolloff and Norm Staunton will be joining our hosts, Peter Jewett and George Heake to discuss adaptive recreation. Ann E. Dolloff, M.Ed., CTRS, has been full-time faculty in the Recreation Therapy Program at Temple University since 2012. […]

A Q&A with our new team member, Nicole Alli

Last month, we welcomed 2 software engineers to our team! Nicole Alli has joined Accessible Web’s goal in making the internet accessible to everyone, regardless of ability. This also means that our team has just become international, as she joins us from Toronto, Canada. Join us in welcoming Nicole, and learn more about her background […]

Client Highlight: New American Funding

We would like to congratulate our amazing client, New American Funding on achieving WCAG 2.1 AA conformance on their site EmilyCaryl.com! Emily Caryl Ingram has been in the mortgage industry for over 20 years. From small mortgage brokers to megabanks, she focuses on her relationship with her customers and prides herself in addressing her client’s […]

Apple’s New Software Updates and Service, SignTime.

Apple Inc. recently announced new software updates designed to enhance the experience for people with mobility, vision, hearing, and cognitive disabilities. These updates, all slated to be available later this year, are being released across multiple Apple devices.  People with limb differences will be able to navigate Apple Watch using AssistiveTouch. iPad will support third-party […]

Accessible Web’s CPACC Certified Team Grows

As the Accessible Web team grows, we are continuing our dedication to ensuring our team are experts in web accessibility. Part of our continued efforts in staying educated on the growing accessibility sphere is having all of our team members become CPACC Certified. The CPACC is the IAAP’s “foundational certification, representing broad, cross-disciplinary conceptual knowledge.” […]

31 Years of the ADA – A Look Back at the Groundbreaking Law

Accessible Web is proud to support the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 31st Anniversary. Signed into law in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush, it serves as a landmark event in the movement for accessibility. On July 26th we celebrate this important civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and ensures that people […]

Disability:In Conference Awards

As the space of web accessibility grows there is a growing number of exceptional businesses and individuals who are dedicated to ensuring inclusivity. Accessible Web is excited to be taking part in the Disability:In Conference this week. Not only does this opportunity allow us to learn from industry experts, but we can also recognize those […]

Accessible Web Podcast: William Lynch on Civil Rights

The Accessible Web Podcast will be joined this week by William Lynch. Lynch currently serves as Assistant General Counsel for the Fair Housing Compliance Division. As a Compliance Division attorney, Lynch is responsible for providing counsel on agency and grantee compliance with various fair housing and civil rights laws. Including the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with […]

Micro-volunteering in Accessibility: Be My Eyes

Hans Jørgen Wiberg, a visually impaired furniture craftsman, started Be My Eyes to become more independent. Be My Eyes is a free app that connects blind and low-vision people seeking visual assistance with a network of volunteers via video calls.  How it works: This expands beyond the day-to-day tasks. Their Be My Eyes for Work […]