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Accessibility Spotlight

We put a spotlight on accessibility advocates, both internally and externally, and their ongoing efforts to make the world a more accessible place.

Spotlight on Access: The Vermont Assistive Technology Program

True accessibility goes beyond the digital world. Discover how the Vermont Assistive Technology Program (VATP) empowers independence through equipment loans, hands-on trials, and community outreach—and learn how physical AT connects to digital inclusion.

Accessible Web Auditor Coauthors Web Accessibility Study

Our own Meagan Griffith coauthored an article in the journal Interacting with Computers. The research paper entitled “Quantifying the Cost of Web Accessibility Barriers for Blind Users” looks at the issue of web accessibility from a different angle than many of the articles on the subject that come before it. Lots of research has been […]

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 […]

Disability Drives Innovation: Accessibility Spotlight

Haben Girma, the first person who is deaf-blind to graduate from Harvard Law School, believes that disability drives innovation. She uses the example of two Italian friends whose desire to correspond through letters sparked the invention of the typewriter. One was blind and the other sighted, so the latter created a machine where his friend […]

Accessibility Updates: Windows, Firefox, and Apple

We’re always thrilled to hear about technology companies updating their products specifically for accessibility. Not only does improved technology enhance experiences for people with disabilities, but these updates move the needle further toward progress. Let’s hope other companies and organizations follow suit because everyone benefits from accessibility. Here are some of the highlights from the […]

Accessibility Spotlight: Neil Squire Society

Helping people with disabilities gain confidence and independence through the computer When Bill Cameron’s cousin, Neil Squire, was in a car accident that left him unable to move his leg or arms or to speak, Bill was determined to find a way to help Neil communicate.  This determination eventually led to the Neil Squire Society, […]