Southwest ADA Center
A program of the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU) at TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston, Texas | Provides technical assistance, training and materials dissemination on the ADA to Texas, Arkansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
Easter Seals Project ACTION (ESPA)
ESPA is a federally funded training and technical assistance center cooperative agreement between Easter Seals, Inc. and the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration. It promotes cooperation between the transportation industry and the disability community to increase mobility for people with disabilities under the ADA and beyond.
Beyond ALT Text: Making the Web Easy to Use for Users With Disabilities
Nielsen Norman Group (NNG) is a consulting and research firm, specializing in user experience and usability. NNG conducts research on design trends around the world, across industries, companies, and user types. They have a number of publications that provide simple design guidelines that anyone can follow to improve user experience and usability, including reports on […]
DOJ Releases a Report on Accessibility of Federal Government Electronic and Information Technology
The DOJ has released its Section 508 report, “Accessibility of Federal Electronic and Information Technology,” to the President and Congress. The report provides findings based on a survey of federal agencies on the accessibility of their electronic and information technology (EIT) and the procedures used to implement Section 508. From 2010 to 2011 the DOJ […]
Mark Derry
Owner of Eastlake, Derry & Associates, LLC Accessibility Solutions An original article contributed by John Salmen Mark Derry is a true entrepreneur in the field of Universal Design (UD). While many in the field gravitated to UD while working as architects or designers, Mark’s professional expertise was honed not through formal education but practical experience. […]