Yes, Digital Product Owners: Accessibility is your accountability, too.
I saw a post a few weeks back where Jennison Asuncion pointed out that "#ProductManagement is the last frontier when it comes to building awareness/buy-in and establishing its role in the #a11y equation." I completely agree.
The Centre for Accessibility Australia is a not-for-profit in Western Australia empowering those who wish to create inclusive design and access to improve website and app accessibility solutions.
The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT)
Our mission is to foster collaborations in the technology space that build inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities. Our vision is a future where new and emerging technologies are accessible to the workforce by design.
Convincing Companies to Do UX and Accessibility (Video)
The relationship between accessibility and usability and the best ways to convince companies to take both seriously were some of the audience questions answered by Jakob Nielsen at the Virtual UX Conference.
Making A Strong Case For Accessibility — Smashing Magazine
Accessibility is often overlooked or bolted on to the end of a project. Let’s figure out how to implement and advocate for accessibility from the inception of a project to the release or handoff and beyond.
The GAAD Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to disrupt the culture of technology and digital product development to include accessibility as a core requirement. Our vision is for accessibility to be built into the product development lifecycle for technology and digital products.
Establishing metrics for accessibility ROI - Karl Groves
This post is a follow-up to my prior article titled "Understanding the cost of not being accessible". If you haven’t read that one, then this one will make a lot less sense, so please check that one out first. At the conclusion of the previous post, it is logical to determine that we've now come
Understanding the cost of not being accessible - Karl Groves
I've been writing on this site for a long time. In that time, I've written over a dozen times on the accessibility business case. Time and again, the message I've hoped to convey is that issue prevention is the best way to save money. Once lawyers become involved, all roads lead to one destination -
Zero Project - for a world with zero barriers. The Zero Project finds and shares solutions that improve the daily lives and legal rights of all persons with disabilities.
This FREE webinar took place on 20 July 2021. It featured a panel of leaders from Accenture, AbilityNet, Intuit and the Business Disability Forum. Find out more about the panellistsThe Business Case
Why should you invest in digital accessibility? What is the return on investment, and how do you measure success? Our infographic below includes a range of related statistics.We'll share these
How to Determine If a Company Knows About Digital Accessibility
An organization held a training session for more than 400 attendees. The purpose of the training was to educate attendees on digital accessibility. In the audience were a few digital accessibility …
BBC case study: proving Return on Investment (ROI) - Hassell Inclusion
Our founder, Jonathan Hassell, when he was BBC Head of Usability & Accessibility, was tasked with proving the value of digital accessibility to the BBC, and to sustain and grow the corporation’s commitment to inclusion over time. Find out how he did this by: maximising the audience for services, minimising reputational risk and customer complaints, and creating positive reputational value by ensuring people with disabilities knew about accessibility improvements, winning accessibility awards, and sharing best practice publicly…
Developing Web Accessibility Presentations and Training: Overview | Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | W3C
WAI offers materials for speakers, lecturers, educators, and other presenters to help their participants understand more about web accessibility. The materials provide a range of information from introductory slides for those new to accessibility, to statistics and demos for experienced trainers. This set of resources includes:
Disability Rights Advocates - Advancing equal rights for people with all types of disabilities nationwide.
DRA is a national and international organization dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights of people with disabilities. Run by and for people with
Since 1921, The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) has been a leader in expanding possibilities for the millions of Americans living with vision loss.
Getting instant return from your accessibility testing - Karl Groves
This is a repost of an old article on the Tenon blog. Since that's being sunsetted, I'm reposting it below. The Accessibility Business Case is something I’m very interested in thinking and talking about. Historically, many in the web accessibility field have produced various facts and figures providing a business justification for accessibility. On my
We are a not for profit membership organisation that exists to transform the life chances of disabled people working through and with business to create a disability smart world.
Hadley Vision Resources | 100 Years of Empowering Adults with Vision Loss
The mission of Hadley is to create personalized learning opportunities that empower adults with vision loss or blindness to thrive - at home, at work, and in their communities.
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