New Report Says Most Organizations Don’t Involve Disabled People In Website Testing

“Nothing About Us Without Us” may be a long-standing maxim within the disability rights movement but a sizeable proportion of creators of digital content appear yet to receive the memo.
From Segways to Ceefax: how inclusive design helps everyone

Many tech innovations were originally designed to help people with disabilities. These 10 examples have become part of everyone’s lives.
Mobile Usability Made Simple

Mobile usability isn’t just to create a mockup of a website to fit a certain device size, It’s about paying attention to how users use those devices and understand that mobile experience is unique.
Announcing “Access,” a Short Film About Accessibility

Today I released Access, my short documentary about accessibility. It follows Cory Joseph through a typical day, showing how he uses his smartphone, Braille display, tactile watch, and guide dog (named Vine) to navigate the world.
To Anyone Who Doesn’t Understand ‘the Point’ of Blind Emojis

In 2018 it was announced that a new series of disability-inclusive emojis would be released in 2019. These emojis included wheelchair users, amputees, deaf individuals and, to my delight, blind characters.
The Importance of Inclusive Design

Everyone should be able to access information or use a product and/or service easily.
Pinterest Just Redesigned Its App For Blind People

Here’s how the company confronted its own shortcomings on inclusive design–and systemically redesigned its app for everyone.
Universal design is for everyone, everywhere

It doesn’t work for anyone unless it works for everyone.
Mother Knows Best

Most Americans will be aging-in-place by choice or necessity according to a National Survey on Housing and Home Modification Issues conducted by AARP. [1] The Administration on Aging reported that 28% of older Americans in 2012 lived alone and among women aged 75 and over almost half lived alone.