NEW YORK (Reuters) – A blind man completed a 5-kilometer (3.1-mile) run in New York’s Central Park without a guide dog or human help this week. His navigation aid? Artificial intelligence through headphones plugged into a smartphone. “The safest thing for a blind man is to sit still. I ain’t sitting still,” said Thomas Panek, […]
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Meet the YouTuber who’s schooling developers on how blind people really use tech
Kristy Viers is here to show the world how you use a phone when you cannot see. Kristy Viers owned an iPhone for five years before her tech-savvy boyfriend showed her a trick: Instead of thumb typing on the screen’s tiny lettered keyboard, she could flip around her phone, and type with the six […]
Jay-Z Has 99 Problems and ADA Compliance is One
Even before COVID-19 entered our lives, it was clear that more and more businesses were realizing the importance of engaging with consumers online. Now, as most are forced to limit their in-person activities or shut them down altogether, we are seeing an even sharper trend in businesses investing in their online presence – especially with […]
Pandemic-fueled increase in online activity likely to give rise to website accessibility lawsuits
With the COVID-19 outbreak forcing most people to either shelter in place or severely limit their outside activities, people everywhere are online more than ever. As a result, website accessibility lawsuits under the Americans with Disabilities Act are expected to sharply increase. Title III of the ADA requires places of public accommodation with websites (including […]
CA Court Rules Unruh Act Requires Website to Conform to WCAG 2.0 AA, But Denies Damages for Multiple Visits to Website
On May 21, a California state court in Los Angeles held on summary judgment that the Whisper Lounge restaurant violated California’s Unruh Act by having a website that could not be used by a blind person with a screen reader, and ordered the restaurant to make its website comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Level […]
ACCESS WHEN YOU LEAST EXPECT IT: AN INTERVIEW WITH JASON MCKEE, ACCESSIBILITY SHIELD
One of the things I’ve always been fascinated about is how people come to be involved in digital access work. Sometimes it can be a personal experience relating to disability, while for others there is a ‘light-bulb’ moment where a profound need to work in the field appears unexpectedly. One person that fits the bill […]
Why these essential workers fear their jobs could be at risk
Editors Note: Sara Novic is a Deaf writer and the author of the books “Girl at War” and “America is Immigrants,” both from Random House. The views expressed in this commentary are her own. The views expressed in this commentary are solely hers. View more opinion articles on CNN. (CNN) — The need for commercial drivers has […]
COOLEST JOBS IN TECH: Google’s accessibility chief shares her advice for young techies, what it means to be an ‘integrator,’ and her favorite Google features
Eve Andersson has a cool tech job: she’s in charge of accessibility across all of Google. Andersson has been working at Google for 13 years and turned accessibility from a grassroots effort to an area of focus for hundreds of employees. Andersson spoke with Business Insider about her favorite Google accessibility features, why she’s an […]
Animal Language Barrier Broken By Digital Accessibility Software Team
Digital accessibility achieved the impossible today when the software team at Accessibility Shield launched software that allowed goats to surf the web. The breakthrough has broken down the barrier between people and animals while at the same time pushing the web into a new realm of accessibility. “This happened by accident, but it’s going to […]
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