Assistive Technology Interview Series: Captions (Closed, Open, and Live) | Webinar Video
In this interview, Heather Berg, Digital Equity Specialist, speaks with Laura Siegel about her experiences, following a brief overview of deafness and hearing loss.
Assistive Technology Interview Series: Zoom Text & Other Low Vision Tools | Webinar Video
Watch Accessible Web's Heather Berg as she chats with Julia Bessy about her lived experiences using low vision tools.
Assistive Technology Interview Series: Screen Readers | Webinar Video
From leadership to interns, each stakeholder should understand their accessibility role. And that accessibility is important and achievable!
When Should Testing with Assistive Technologies Take Place? | Webinar Video
Building assistive technology testing into your web accessibility workflow is important. But where exactly does it fit?
Answer Accessibility Feedback in Five Steps
Have you received accessibility feedback on your website? Don’t panic! That means your accessibility feedback workflow is active, indicating users can report barriers. That’s great! You can now take this opportunity to improve your site for everyone. If you don’t have this workflow set up, get tips on setting one up. Keep these steps in mind to […]
Assistive Technologies | Webinar Video
Learn about different types of assistive technologies including screen readers and alternative input devices.
UX Testing – Refreshable Braille Displays
User experience testing with real users will identify accessibility and usability issues not captured through automated processes. Our experienced testers will navigate through your website using their assistive technology, including refreshable braille displays. What is Braille? Braille is a symbolic system used to represent print using raised dots that a person with visual impairments can […]
Breaking Down Communication Barriers: RogerVoice
Olivier Jannel founded RogerVoice, an app that provides a live transcript of phone calls in over 100 languages, with a mission to break down communication barriers. Inspired by smartphones’ evolving capabilities, as well as his own experiences navigating the world as hearing impaired, he knew he had to create something and differentiate it from other […]
Assistive Technology Focus: Sip and Puff Devices
Most types of assistive technology we’ve outlined in previous posts, require the use of one’s hands, motor capacity or mobility of another part of the body in order to use computer devices and the internet. That’s why, for our next post in our Assistive Technology Focus series, we’re going to discuss Sip and Puff devices. […]
Assistive Technology Focus: Braille Devices
One of the best things about being in the digital accessibility field is learning about the innovative tools that give users with disabilities the ability to access and understand content they otherwise could not experience. Assistive technology (AT) allows folks with disabilities to access computers, electronic devices and the web using additional or alternative input […]