Ok, so for whatever crazy reason, I decided to take on some studying.  I figured that since I have been testing websites for several years now, purely from a usability perspective, I should learn more about the technical stuff.  User testing is great, but I have been finding it hard to give advice to people [...]

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This week of course was full of fun at AccessU!  It consisted of two full days and a third day for post conference, as well as some great evening activities.  There was much to learn and fabulous people to talk to and network with.  I was privileged to be involved in the two first days [...]

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Discrimination of all kinds is out there, weather we as a society like to believe it or not.  The job field is no exception.  Many times, potential employees are discriminated against before they even get to an interview, especially if they are candid about their individual situations.  People are not hired based on varying factors, [...]

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The W3C has just released a new introduction to their 2005 document entitled “How people with disabilities use the web.”  This document is only in its draft stage and will continue to be updated throughout the year.  But as I read through the sections referenced in the “What is in the document” area, I found [...]

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During his campaign and throughout his term so far, President Obama has been an active advocate for people with disabilities.  He has a very promising agenda regarding the rights, education and employment of disabled Americans.  However, one area not mentioned on the agenda was the accessibility of Whitehouse.gov.  Many accessibility advocates were very disappointed in [...]

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Earlier this year, Amazon released the Kindle 2, a small portable device that lets you download e-books, magazines, newspapers and more using wireless and read at your leisure.  This new release also can read content aloud using text to speech technology.  Of course this is handy for people with any degree of print disability.  It [...]

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All right, another entity is involved in our cause!  I recently learned about Even Grounds, a website that offers accessibility consulting and a ton of fantastic and useful information.  There are many insightful articles, a blog, and a host of other available services.  You can even ask an accessibility question on-line!  Director Tom Babinszki has [...]

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In the world today, there are a growing number of people who are classified as visually impaired.  Older people are losing some or all of their vision, many have eye conditions that show up later in life.  Some people are born visually impaired and their parents spend many years trying to determine exactly how much [...]

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I recently read an article entitled, “Can hiring one employee with a disability make a difference?”  How fantastic it is that there is more and more talk on this topic!  The article sites the employment statistics I posted here in February of this year, as well as another survey taken by the Department of Labor [...]

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Adobe Systems INC. provides a variety of tools that are used around the world.  Websites are utilizing flash content to make the internet experience more fun and interactive for users.  Many are putting their content into protected PDF files, even taking it a step further and using this format for applications or forms that can [...]

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