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#Accessibility isn’t just about compliance. It’s about considering different needs and designing inclusive experiences that don’t leave anyone out. If you’re looking for a candid take on accessibility, Giving a damn about accessibility is for you. Written by Sheri Byrne-Haber, the free handbook takes a closer look at the challenges and opportunities that designing for accessibility brings along. A practical guide that explains how to fight for accessibility, even if it’s difficult. https://lnkd.in/eAyUEw_D

I read this book. It's worth it. ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ #design #accessibility #accessibledesign

Accessibility isn’t just another buzzword. It’s a fundamental human right. Good accessibility helps people with impairments use your products. In our first blog post of a series, Floris Jansen introduces you to accessibility. • What is it? • Why does it matter? • What other benefits are there? Let's work on an accessible world. Together. Read it 👉 https://lnkd.in/e-7n_cDV

This article highlights why digital accessibility is important. It provides a summary of the legal landscape, universal design, the lived experience of people with disabilities, accessibility testing methods, and the screen reading software available. It also provides a host of resources to explore the topic further. #accessibility https://lnkd.in/gKF6gWNj

🌟 Excited to kick off our Accessibility Action Plan Workshop! What's an Accessibility Action Plan, you ask? It's a living document that details the actions you've taken and intend to take to remove barriers and improve accessibility that can be used as evidence in your favor should you be sued under the ADA. Over the next few weeks, we’ll break down the essential steps to create an effective accessibility action plan for your properties. If there's a specific property type you'd like to see featured, let me know! Accessibility improves things for everyone, and I’m here to guide you through the process! 💪 What do you think should be the first step in developing an accessibility action plan? Share your thoughts in the comments! #AccessibilityWorkshop #InclusiveDesign

Did you miss my webinar on accessibility pitfalls in the production process? If so you might be happy to watch the recording here, along with some thoughts about accessibility myths too: https://lnkd.in/gm-59cVb

The European Accessibility Act is coming. As a designer, one must be ready for those changes. It's part of our job to comply with those rules when developing products, I dare say we already do it, but making it a rule can be a good thing, just to be sure. It's time, and I dare say it should have been done some time ago. #uxdesign #design #uxdesigners #accessibility #future

Accessibility means different things to different people. Ultimately, #accessibility is about removing barriers that prevent everyone from being included. Because people with disabilities face different barriers, it can be difficult to know where to begin. But as Chief Accessibility Officer (CAO), Stephanie Cadieux, has often said: ‘’Just get started. Don’t wait.’’ If we don’t get started, the culture will never change. So in the spirit of encouraging everyone to get started, and to keep going, we launched "Talking Accessibility," a series of stories and conversations about what accessibility really means and why it matters. In this series, we’ve met people with lived experience and heard from organisations who are doing the work. Our latest entry, “Reflections,” captures what we’ve learned and shared so far and offers commentary from the CAO and our office’s team of collaborators. Thank you to Office of the Chief Accessibility Officer employees Unnati Vasavada, Chief of Staff and Director, Sherri van de Hoef, Manager - Monitoring, Reporting and Engagement, Kevin Shaw, Policy Officer, and Jillian Nicol, Program Officer, Standards Development, Accessibility Standards Canada, for sharing your experience and insights. Please share widely and keep following us for more. We can’t wait to keep the momentum going! Link to the video on YouTube: https://lnkd.in/gmVtv2eK Please note that we would be happy to provide a complete transcript of the video, upon request.

May 16th is Global Accessibility Awareness Day! WCAG 2.2 updates were released October 2023. How does your digital accessibility stack up? In this post, we shed some light on the key changes (in a non-technical way). See the 9 latest success criteria for digital #A11y: https://hubs.li/Q02wR6jn0 #GAAD #GAAD2024 #DigitalAccessibility

Your website is your digital doorstep to the world, connecting prospective students to your institution and the life it offers. When it falls short in accessibility, it acts not as a bridge but as a digital divide. 🌍 🌉 But how can we reframe our thinking around accessibility - to consider it as more than "just" meeting legal requirements? What's really at stake here? 💡 To answer this, ERI's Chief Accessibility Strategist, Christine Serdjenian Yearwood, counts the cost of non-compliance and shares the powerful outcomes of accessible sites. 💻 📱 #higheredmarketing #webaccessibility #accessibilityinaction