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Tag Archives: web accessibility
Inclusive Customer Service Makes (Dollars and) Sense
As we head into the busy holiday season, people will be traveling, dining out, and shopping in stores and online. This includes people with disabilities. According to A Hidden Market: The Purchasing Power of Working-Age Adults with Disabilities, working age … Continue reading
Posted in Right Resources Right Now
Tagged accessibility, customer service, web accessibility
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Event Announcement: Cloud Computing and People with Disabilities
NIDRR consultant Clayton Lewis, PhD, Professor of Computer Science and Fellow of the Institute of Cognitive Science at the University of Colorado, will present Cloud Computing and People with Disabilities, March 26th, 12:30-1:30pm EDT, at the National Science Foundation: Please … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Uncategorized, webinar
Tagged access, clayton lewis, clayton lewis phd, Cloud Computing, cognitive science, colorado, dr lewis, dr. clayton lewis, inclusive infrastructure, informative presentation, national science foundation, NIDRR, research, science, web accessibility, web services
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WebAIM Launches Two New Web Accessibility Surveys
Web Accessibility in Mind (WebAIM) is a non-profit organization within the Center for Persons with Disabilities at Utah State University that works with government, private and public organizations to make Web content more useful to people with disabilities. WebAIM has … Continue reading
Benefits.gov Proporciona Informacion sobre el Programa de Beneficios en español
Durante los últimos ocho años, Benefits.gov ha facilitado el acceso de la comunidad que habla español a la información de los programas de beneficios federales y estatales. Benefits.gov en español es un sitio espejo de Benefits.gov en Inglés. Benefits.gov en español provee una herramienta … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized, Website
Tagged accessibility, benefits, disability, Spanish, Spanish-language, web accessibility
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White House Disability Call for the Month of July, 2011
Para la versión en español de este blog, por favor, desplácese hacia abajo hasta la parte inferior de la página./For the Spanish version of this blog, please scroll down to the bottom of the page. Today’s White House Disability Call … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Legislation, Organization
Tagged accessibility, ADA, conferences, disability rights, emergency preparedness, employment, web accessibility
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For DC area folks: Seeking Participants for Usability Testing
The Paciello Group is seeking DC-area residents with mobility or fine motor disabilities to participate in usability testing on March 8th. TPG needs three people with mobility disabilities and three people with fine motor disabilities to test the accessibility and … Continue reading
Posted in Clinial/Rehab trials
Tagged DC, fine motor skills, mobility, participation, testing, washington, web accessibility
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Participate: Public hearings on Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking considering revisions to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
The ADA has dramatically increased access and opportunities for people with disabilities in the United States. It stands as a model for disability rights legislation around the world. But times and technology have changed in the 20 years since the … Continue reading
Posted in Event, Legislation
Tagged ADA, captioning, proposed rulemaking, video description, web accessibility
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Web Accessibility: Section 508 Pass/Fail Checklist from WebAIM
WebAIM (Web Accessibility In Mind) is an excellent resource for information, tools, code, legislation, and more. They’ve written a great checklist for Section 508, breaking it down into what constitutes a pass and a fail on each point. The table … Continue reading
Check It: An Open Source Accessibility Checker
AChecker is an open source web accessibility evaluation tool developed by the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre and other contributors. It’s available in a public, online version at http://www.atutor.ca/achecker/index.php. You can also download a local version in PHP and TinyMCE plugin. … Continue reading