The hidden history of screen readers
Programmers who are blind pioneered accessibility software.
How Deaf Advocates Won the Battle for Closed Captioning
Whenever people "watch captions in noisy environments such as gyms and bars, they have the deaf community to thank."
The story of the Americans with Disabilities Act is all about bridges
On the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Vilissa Thompson and David J. Johns call for a radical inclusivity among movements for civil rights that reflects the pioneering history of bridge-building that made the ADA possible. They say it's urgent to look through a disability lens at the inequities being intensified during the Covid-19 pandemic.
The First U.S. Web Accessibility Agreement was Signed Twenty Years Ago this Week
Twenty years ago this week (on March 14, 2000) Bank of America became the first company in the United States to sign an agreement to make its website accessible to people with disabilities. The agreement referenced the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 1.0 at a time when the standard was