Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires that Brick and Mortar businesses allow "full and equal enjoyment" of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations that the businesses provide uniformly to everyone. Historically, ADA litigations have...
Most individuals believe that optimization for accessibility is an aspect that affects websites only, but that is not the case. Your social platform should be accessible, and you can achieve that by embracing an inclusive social media design. Inclusivity...
In the United States alone, according to the CDC, approximately 1 in 4 Americans, or 61 million people, suffer from some form of disability. About half of these individuals suffer from hearing or vision impairment: 28 million are deaf...
Seiichi Miyake was a Japanese inventor who invented a system of block slabs to navigate the streets after learning a friend’s vision was becoming impaired. Originally known as Tenji Blocks, also commonly known as tactile blocks/domes today, they were...
There is an increasing trend around the world to implement an accessible design in web development. Governments are mandating that both the public and private sectors comply with accessibility guidelines and standards. This trend is a positive development for...
Most people don't set out to design their websites to exclude people - after all, anyone who comes is a potential customer. However, there are myths such as accessibility not fitting in with aesthetics that can cause sites to...
Aesthetic and accessibility are often thought of as opposites when talking about website design and development. A common train of thought is that you can't have a decent looking website while also including all the features necessary to allow people...
When the Internet first became widely available to the public in the 1990's, it was like another frontier of human experience was opening up before our eyes. We could now send instant messages to people across the street, or...
As our day-to-day operations are continually moving online, legal standards are changing to adapt to the times. In order to make the internet properly accessible for individuals with disabilities, all web content must be perceivable, operable, understandable and robust by...
Section 508 is a 1998 amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that requires by law that all federal agencies make their electronic content accessible to everyone, including those with disabilities. In order to meet standards, technologies must be determined...