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Travel can be more difficult for people with disabilities – but it shouldn’t be. When it comes to accessibility and travel, there’s a lot of news coverage surrounding the challenges that people with disabilities are met with while the journey is in progress. There can be a lot of added stress involved, and based on our survey of Fable’s tester community, we know that 80 percent of respondents feel travel anxiety in the lead up to a trip. Ensuring that travel-focused websites are inclusive and accessible is one way to alleviate some of that stress. Check out this round-up of our articles that focus on accessibility and travel: 1) How Booking.com sparks cross-team collaboration through accessible and inclusive research practices - https://lnkd.in/giSpGw6M 2) Insights: accessibility challenges in travel - https://lnkd.in/ghU_7Ruh 3) How Porter used Fable to advance accessibility - https://lnkd.in/grjz7tNh

What makes a design system accessible? Measuring the accessibility of a design system is different than measuring product accessibility. A design system isn’t something the public directly uses. Instead, the users of a design system are the product teams within an organization and how you vet it will be different. So, what makes a design system truly accessible? Its ability to help diverse product teams build accessible digital products. In our latest article, we share three levels of accessibility testing for design systems, tips for success, and more: https://lnkd.in/gCY_R7XM

Thank you to Lori Samuels for sharing why it is so important to include people with disabilities when working on digital accessibility, and how NBCUniversal partners with Fable. Link to article: https://lnkd.in/dm-sfMCE

One of the biggest components of any accessibility effort is securing and maintaining buy-in. This might mean you are building a business case for leadership, helping teams expand their knowledge, or even connecting with accessibility advocates to build a champion’s program. We know that accessibility cannot be thought of as a one-off project if you want to see long-term impact –– and if you are reading this, there is a high likelihood you already know this, too! In our latest article, we share are some tactics to build the business case for accessibility. This can help you to connect with the right people, data and strategies to continue to grow your accessibility program, as well as secure sponsorship and long-term investment: Read more on building the business case for accessibility: https://lnkd.in/g6X_k259

When it comes to accessibility research, screening who will participate in your study using rigid and specific criteria may have unintended negative effects. Learn from our article what screeners are, the impact they have on accessibility research and how to make sure you are setting yourself up to collect diverse and inclusive insights. Link to article: https://hubs.li/Q02H73p20

Fable is growing! We’re looking for a Vice President of Finance, Head of Engineering, and an Enterprise Account Executive to join us in our mission to make the digital world more accessible for over 1 billion people with disabilities. Learn more about these roles and apply below: Vice President of Finance: https://lnkd.in/gejG86pG Head of Engineering: https://lnkd.in/gUjJC9Pi Enterprise Account Executive: https://lnkd.in/gSRK2Wg5

It’s important to help your organization realize the full potential of how accessibility training shapes culture and creates efficiencies in the long run. So, how do you move accessibility training from your wish list to your done list? Learn more about creating a culture of accessibility through education: https://lnkd.in/g8yBEe4k

The Disability:IN Conference is coming up next week and we’re proud to be sponsoring! Will you be attending? We'd love to connect. Check out a session featuring Fable’s Accessibility Research Manager Elana Chapman, book a time to chat one on one with a member of our team, or say hi at our booth. More info: https://lnkd.in/gN9Xmgr6

Only one in four of Fable’s community survey respondents felt what they wanted to watch had all the accessibility features they need. What are some of the root causes of this gap? “There’s this constant underestimation of disabled people and assumptions about the products and services that we use or don’t use, the topics we may or may not be interested in. And there’s also an underestimation of our economic buying power. Whilst we do have this trillion dollar spending power - including our friends and family - we can’t always rely on that to keep us considered. It will get us in the door and start the conversation, but we have to go beyond proving ourselves with economic power and look at how we can get people to make the decisions to include accessibility within everything. As companies start providing more accessibility, we see more disabled people in decision making positions, too. I think that’s so important: we need disability representation throughout media production roles, and on teams who are building platforms and apps for TV.” –Keely Cat-Wells Thank you to CEO of Making Space Keely Cat-Wells and Fable’s Head of Accessibility Innovation Kate Kalcevich for their discussion on media, accessibility, and disability. 

The survey results from Fable’s community on media accessibility highlight the need for change in Smart TVs, cable and satellite TV, set-top boxes, and streaming services. While some progress has been made, with most respondents finding accessibility satisfactory, there is much room for improvement. Media companies have a substantial opportunity to increase customer satisfaction and loyalty by investing in improvements to accessibility features, training customer service representatives in accessibility, and ensuring installers are knowledgeable about accessibility features. Read the latest Fable Insights: https://lnkd.in/gw_u_GXJ