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 […]
Accessible Web Podcast: Blaise Liffick on Computing and Assistive Technologies
The Accessible Web Podcast will be joined this week by Blaise Liffick. Liffick joined the computing field when computers were room-sized monsters. Working for companies such as IBM and Eastman Kodak, Liffick was on the front lines as computers evolved. When the age of desk-top computers finally arrived, he became senior editor of BYTE Magazine, […]
Accessible Web Podcast: Deaf Link’s Kay Chiodo and Dan Heller
The Accessible Web Podcast is excited to welcome another special guest to this week’s episode. Kay Chiodo and Dan Heller from Deaf Link will be joining Peter Jewett and George Heake to discuss current issues in the accessibility space. Deaf Link is a Woman-Owned Business started in 2002 to help organizations provide equitable and effective […]
Accessible Web Podcast: Karl Horvath on Accessibility in Education
In this week’s installment of the Accessible Web Podcast, Peter Jewett and George Heake will be joined by special guest Karl Horvath. This week’s episode will focus on Accessibility in the educational space. Karl Horvath is the President of Campus Consortium, a nonprofit organization focused on improving IT in higher education. Accessibility has become a […]
Accessible Web Podcast: Dan Goldstein on Accessibility and Civil Rights
The Accessible Web Podcast is excited to announce our first guest. Dan Goldstein, a prominent civil rights attorney from Baltimore, has played a crucial role in the push for increased accessibility. During his time as counsel for the National Federation of The Blind, Goldstein fought to ensure the Americans With Disabilities Act applied to the […]
Client Highlight: Samaritans
Continuing our Global Accessibility Day posts, we would like to congratulate another one of our stellar clients who has achieved WCAG 2.1 AA conformance. Samaritans is a suicide prevention nonprofit focused on breaking down the stigma of mental health. It is dedicated to ensuring its helpline is there to support those struggling with their mental […]