Tag: disability equity

Blind People Should Lead Agencies for the Blind

For decades, the most important concept in disability equity has been nothing about us without us. Recently, some in our community have begun using nothing without us as their call to action. The sad reality that most agencies for the blind aren’t run by blind people is an affront to both concepts of disability equity…… Continue reading Blind People Should Lead Agencies for the Blind

Comment on Title II Web Accessibility Rule Addressing Equity

Here is another comment I posted on the Department of Justice’s proposed rule on Web Accessibility under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This comment addresses the need for the Department of Justice to consider disability equity, not just eventual equality of opportunity. This rule, and all future rules and guidance documents authored…… Continue reading Comment on Title II Web Accessibility Rule Addressing Equity

Comment on the Inequitability of WCAG

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

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

Our Next Topic is Disability Justice

In building on our discussion of disability equity from the last episode, the next episode of the Demand Our Access podcast will focus on the related topic of disability justice. The disability justice episode will take place on Saturday, June 3 at 2:00 PM EDT. As always it will be on the American Council of…… Continue reading Our Next Topic is Disability Justice

Significance is Information

Between my job and the websites I manage I write tons of content. One of the consistent challenges I face as a writer is how to convey the significance I attach to a word or words to all of my potential readers. People unaware of how screen readers actually read content by default usually have…… Continue reading Significance is Information

Complaint Based Civil Rights Laws are Designed to Provide Few Civil Rights

Civil rights laws including the Americans With Disabilities Act and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 are developed by Congress to largely depend on the public filing complaints with the government and/or suing violators. Passage of these laws is accompanied with lots of fanfare and celebration. Politicians brag about their commitment to civil rights, equality,…… Continue reading Complaint Based Civil Rights Laws are Designed to Provide Few Civil Rights

Much About Us Without Us

Many in the disability community know the most important aspect of disability equity is nothing about us without us. Simply put, the idea is that decisions made impacting the disability community should not be made without major input from the disability community. I would extend the nothing about us without us idea to mean things…… Continue reading Much About Us Without Us