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The Windows Accessibility tools help people with a variety of disabilities every day. Here’s a quick overview of all the tools. Microsoft has been at the forefront of accessibility and first took steps to address it in 1990 with Windows 3.0. Now with Windows 11, they’ve ramped up their Windows Accessibility tools with new features… Continue reading A Beginner’s Guide to Accessibility Tools on Windows

Online trends change daily, especially with social media usage being one of the most popular online activities. In 2021, over 4.26 billion people were using social media worldwide, which analysts predict will increase to almost six billion in 2027 (Statista). While things like emojis and hashtags have proven to be tried and true online staples,… Continue reading Making hashtags and emojis digitally accessible

Heading levels have meaning, especially for screen reader users and search engines. That means one unique first level heading per page, with the other headings representing the page content similar to the index of a book: easily scannable and semantic. Write well-structured headings, because what is good for your reader, is also good for your… Continue reading What is Accessible heading structure

Google Calendar is a shareable online calendar through which you can also coordinate meetings, making it a popular tool used by companies worldwide. Its entirely cloud-based, online nature means anyone can access it anytime from anywhere, making it ideal for remote workers and those on the go. But, as with any tool, you must keep… Continue reading How to Make Google Calendar Accessible

Introduction In the digital age, creating accessible content is more important than ever. One critical aspect of web accessibility is the use of alt text for images, which ensures that screen reader users can access and understand visual content. This blog post will explore the importance of alt text, discuss best practices based on the… Continue reading The Importance of Alt Text for Screen Reader Users: A Guide to Best Practices and Accessibility

Millions of people across the world use Google Docs for creating online documents. While it is widely considered an alternative to MS Word, people with disabilities might find it challenging to use, as it lacks certain key accessibility functionalities that MS Word has. With that said, you can make your Google Docs more accessible to… Continue reading How To Make Your Google Document Or Presentation More Accessible

For many years, people with certain disabilities advocated for the right to work from home. These advocates presented this alternative arrangement as a reasonable workplace accommodation. However, companies frequently denied such requests. Then, the pandemic hit.   Businesses around the world made rapid and extreme modifications to their work processes. Suddenly, remote work was the norm,… Continue reading How Helpful Is Remote Work for People with Disabilities?

Making QR codes more accessible and improving business accessibility Quick Response (QR) codes are two-dimensional barcodes that can be scanned with smartphones and other digital devices. They can store a wide range of data, from website URLs to photos and videos. They are commonly used in advertising and marketing campaigns, to send and receive payment-related… Continue reading How to Make QR Codes Useable for Everyone

People working remotely is no longer unusual, so the National Security Agency (NSA) has produced a short Best Practices PDF document detailing how remote workers can keep themselves safe from harm. In fact, the guide can also be applied to people using computers at home generally and is written in a way that’s easy to… Continue reading How to work from home securely, the NSA way

Meet the first-ever accessibility engineer at The Washington Post Feb. 1, 2023, 2:20 p.m. Audience & Social Reporting & Production “It is definitely stressful to be the first in this new role. I feel deep down like I need to justify its creation with every step that I take.” As some newsroom roles go the… Continue reading Meet the First-Ever Accessibility Engineer at the Washington Post