This is the text of a comment I submitted in response to the proposed rule on web accessibility Under Title II of the Americans With Disabilities Act. The process of developing the WCAG is not at all equitable or inclusive of members of the disability community. The WCAG is developed by the Web Accessibility Initiative…… Continue reading Comment on the Inequitability of WCAG
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Proposed Title II Web Accessibility Rule
Proposed Rule Introduction to the Rule On July 25, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a proposed rule that if adopted would clarify what state and local governments must do to have their web content be considered compliant with Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (Title II). You can read the entire…… Continue reading Proposed Title II Web Accessibility Rule
Why Advocacy Organizations Don’t Call for More Equity in the WCAG
Introduction During the live version of the podcast we had a good discussion about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). If you want to listen to the prerecorded podcast file, or if you want to read the text of what I said, the post Introducing The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines offers that information. As the…… Continue reading Why Advocacy Organizations Don’t Call for More Equity in the WCAG
Introducing The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Introduction Before giving a brief history of WCAG and describing its technical components at a very high, hopefully easy to follow level, I’m going to discuss what I believe is the most important thing people need to know about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines–the reality that their development is inequitable and largely excludes people with…… Continue reading Introducing The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
Our Next Episode is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
On Saturday, June 17, we will be discussing the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines at 2:00 PM EDT. As always, the live version of the podcast will be on The American Council of the Blind’s ACB Media channel five. The prerecorded version along with the script and links to related resources will be posted here and…… Continue reading Our Next Episode is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
effective communication Under Titles II and III of the ADA
Disclaimer The information presented in any of the Demand Our Access podcast episodes, on the Demand Our Access website, or otherwise shared in conjunction with or through association with the Demand Our Access project is expressly not individual legal advice. Applying the law depends on the circumstances and events that comprise every situation. Since legal…… Continue reading effective communication Under Titles II and III of the ADA
Orozco v. Garland
Introduction I am writing this post about a case called Orozo v. Garland. The link will take you to a page about the case on the website of Public Justice. Public Justice is one of the firms that represented Jahinnslerth Orozo (Orozo) in his appeal against Merrick Garland in his capacity as the attorney general…… Continue reading Orozco v. Garland
Filing A Complaint Over Trouble Paying Medical Bills
Background Information I am a patient of the Legacy Health system. A couple of months ago, I was emailed about a bill I needed to pay. I opened the MyChart iOS app and signed in to the service. As soon as I went to pay my bill, there was an accessibility issue. The screen where…… Continue reading Filing A Complaint Over Trouble Paying Medical Bills
An Accessible Resume
Everyone knows a resume is a critical part of finding a job. If you, like me, have a visual disability preventing you from reading print, you also know understanding how to format a resume can be difficult. Recently, I have been wanting to update my resume. As always the idea of doing so was becoming…… Continue reading An Accessible Resume
Demoing the Code of Federal Regulations with JAWS
In this demonstration, I briefly show what it is like to access the Code of Federal Regulations with version 2023 of the JAWS for Windows screen reader. The code of Federal Regulations is where federal agencies publish what it means to comply with laws when Congress has delegated its authority to make rules to federal…… Continue reading Demoing the Code of Federal Regulations with JAWS