Digital Accessibility News

As an employer, there are many ways you can improve the accessibility of your workplace for disabled workers, and one of the biggest is having flexible telework policies. For years, different groups within the disabled community have faced a range of problems with transportation, including being physically unable to drive, not having wheelchair accessible public transit options, having sensory issues that impair functioning when driving...

A New York resident has included Elon University in a series of lawsuits alleging the university’s website design violates the Americans with Disabilities Act. Emanuel Delacruz filed the lawsuit Aug. 2 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. He has also filed similar lawsuits against dozens of other companies and universities going as far back as 2017. He is seeking...

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) — Thaddeus Longmire was born without arms, but that doesn’t stop him from playing the game he loves. “Football is very fun and being a tight end blocking and feeling like a part of the team,” said Thaddeus, a junior high student in Coralville. “No one really said I couldn’t do it, they just gave me, like, looks. That made me feel...

For severely disabled people, it’s no exaggeration to say that Apple Accessibility transforms lives – but it can be difficult to appreciate the impact that even minor-sounding changes can make until you see it for yourself. Colin Hughes is a former TV producer and now disability campaigner who kindly showed me around his home to see how he uses both Accessibility features and HomeKit control...

It was only when she watched TV at a friend's house as a child that Heather Dowdy realized people didn't always use subtitles. Dowdy, who was hired as Netflix's first director of product accessibility last year, used to watch shows like "Family Matters" at home when she grew up in Chicago in the 1990s. The subtitles would always be on, because her parents are deaf....

Cell phones are becoming more accessible, but gaps remain — including fewer features for people with cognitive disabilities, emerging issues such as vehicle connectivity, and surprising roadblocks such as poor battery life, according to the latest biennial analysis of cell phone accessibility by Georgia Tech’s Center for Advanced Communications Policy (CACP). “Not all cell phones are created equal as far as accessibility, especially when it...

Touchscreen kiosks and other types of self-service transaction machines (SSTMs) are a common feature in places of public accommodation, government offices, and other buildings and facilities, allowing users to independently conduct a range of transactions and functions. The U.S. Access Board has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on supplemental accessibility guidelines for different types of SSTMs, including electronic self-service kiosks, for persons...

HelloFresh class action lawsuits overview: Who: Consumers filed several class action lawsuits against meal kit company HelloFresh this year. The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service also issued a public health notice over ground beef products in some of its kits. Why: Claims against HelloFresh revolve around its auto-renewal practices, online website accessibility and promotional text messages. The public health notice was...

DES MOINES, Iowa — People who are deaf and hard of hearing face unique challenges this general election, including accessibility and information. A couple of the questions some hearing-impaired voters may have: Will I be able to cast my vote at the polls? How can I become informed about who's on the ballot?...

WASHINGTON — On Friday, U.S. Senate Aging Committee Chairman Bob Casey, D-Pa., Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Jon Tester, D-Mont., and House Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Mark Takano, D-Calif., sent a letter to U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Denis McDonough, urging the VA to do more to make the agency’s websites and information technology accessible to people with disabilities....

This is an article about a proposed law in the United States. The proposed law is called the Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act. It was introduced in the US Congress in September of 2022. The law would require regulations to tell everyone how to make websites and software accessible to disabled people. The law says that people with disabilities are discriminated against when they...

Daria Korzhavina is an active young woman. She is a journalist, civic and political activist, co-founder of the Fight for Right NGO, human rights activist, winner of the Top 30 Under 30 award, and a mother of a seven-year-old daughter. She constantly uses websites and social networks, and reads and writes a lot on the Internet. She is also blind. A screen reader helps her...