Cheshire Disability Services Kenya
Cheshire Disability Services Kenya is a disability inclusion focused organization and a global alliance member of Leonard Cheshire Disability.
A11y Cat: digital accessibility resources
Kenya Disabiliy Resource
The Kenya disability resource is a online library that contains articles, videos and other information about disability.
inABLE
Opening up more inclusive educational and employment possibilities.
How society's attitudes towards the sexual lives of women with disabilities creates problems
In this article, I share the experiences of three women who have faced prejudice regarding their sexual health, on account of their disabilities.
@evekibz
Recently lost my sight , so I am trying to find my way to my new normal.
Architect's daughter (@gertiesheshe)
Senior Frontend Engineer and Founder @a11yafrica.
Senior Frontend Engineer
Founder @a11yafrica
M. Renja | LinkedIn
Founder of Able Union, a radical, indigenous and intersectional disability justice collective.
M. Renja
Accessible Inclusive Web Africa
A community where we envision a digital landscape where every user’s needs are acknowledged and addressed.
A community where we envision a digital landscape where every user’s needs are acknowledged and addressed.
Deaf eLimu Plus
Deaf eLimu Plus is a Deaf-owned startup company that provides innovative educational products and tutorial services in sign languages.
foreveryone.design – Accessibility design library
foreveryone.design – Accessibility design library
Lived accessibility – the end user perspective
It is often said that end users should be more involved in development, design, and testing. What are the main barriers for this to happen, and are there good examples to learn from?
Accessibility improvements – the public sector perspective
This session will discuss the balance between compliance reporting and user needs in accessibility statements, as well as continuous improvement of accessibility in a fast moving environment among public sector bodies.
Overlays – the policy perspective
A brief overview of the current situation in Europe when it comes to overlays, made by Roberto Scano, senior ICT accessibility expert. The panel will discuss the end user perspective of overlays as well as technical aspects, focusing on how new technology should best be handled from a policy perspective.
Accessible Pie Charts: Can they be TOO accessible?
Chad and Dax take this session to talk about the possibility of having too much accessibility in the form of multiple patterns in pie charts.
Colorblind Considerations when Creating Accessible Charts and Graphs
We share some things you can do to make your graphic colors accessible and review the WCAG success criteria 1.4.1 Use of Color. Dax gives you some easy ways to make your maps more accessible and Chad shares the color contrast ratio for Graphics and his preferences for making line graphs more accessible.
Venngage: Professional Infographic Maker
Set your business communications apart with professionally designed WCAG and ADA compliant infographic templates.
Hear & Beyond: Live Skillfully with Hearing Loss
Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan have created the ultimate survival guide to living well with hearing loss. For some readers, it will spark a sweeping life change. For others, it will be a turning point on their hearing loss journey. A must-read.
Xbox Accessibility Disability Etiquette
In an effort to help, Xbox has put together a training session to help game developers have enjoyable and productive interactions with people with disabilities. This video covers the basics of interacting with people with various categories of disabilities. After watching it, you should feel better prepared and more comfortable working with gamers with disabilities.
Creating Accessible Cultural Experiences
Accessibility consultancy TPGi discusses the development of the Bloomberg Connects app and what it means to create accessible cultural experiences.
Modernizing the Patient Experience with Self Check-in
This case study involves developing kiosks in the healthcare industry.
8 common questions about accessible UX
I want to acknowledge some of the things I hear from designers every day about accessibility and help others build inclusive work now.
Clive Loseby: The internet's accessibility problem -- and how to fix it
The internet provides access to knowledge for billions across the world, but how accessible is it really? Website accessibility advocate Clive Loseby sheds light on why many parts of the web are closed off to those with disabilities -- and lays out some steps to make being online better for everyone.
Don't Use Fixed CSS height or width on Buttons, Links, or Any Other Text Containers
Fixed heights and widths risk 'loss of content' when text is resized.
Skip links on ikea.com
A small case study about skip links on ikea.com.
Workplace Mental Wellness Resource Guide - Disability:IN
An overview of mental health disabilities commonly experienced in the workplace as well as publicly available resources designed to support both employers and employees with workplace mental wellness.
Hey designers, they’re gaslighting you
“Prove your value.” “Justify your presence.” “Demonstrate impact.” Too many organizations have convinced designers that they’re the problem — that if they just worked harder, they’d be taken seriously. But if just doing more were going to fix the problem… it’d be fixed by now.
Design Systems Week 2023
From 2 to 5 October NL Design System organises the third edition of Design Systems Week. Speakers from various organisations will join us for short talks about the how and why of design systems. This year there will be talks both in Dutch and English.
App accessibility: Commonly overlooked accessibility practices for mobile apps
Most mobile apps are still not accessible, and companies often overlook accessibility practices beyond surface-level design elements such as colors and contrast levels. This article lists some of the things that are often overlooked in app design accessibility.