by Carol Gann | Nov 6, 2020 | Accessibility
Third quarter accessibility lawsuits have been on the rise, despite the dramatic drop earlier this summer. At first glance, the Q2 decrease in digital accessibility lawsuits looked like a good indication that the transition from in-person to online was going well....
by Carol Gann | Nov 5, 2020 | Accessibility
GAAD Co-Founder and Founding Partner of Diamond, Joe Devon has been appointed as the 2020 Accessibility Internet Rally (AIR) Program Chair. AIR is an award-winning global web accessibility competition and virtual volunteer event: teams of designers and developers...
by Carol Gann | Nov 4, 2020 | Accessibility
The tech industry has the ability to make the world a significantly more accessible place for everyone. Groceries, prescriptions, clothes, and other household items can be delivered to your door in just a few clicks. TV shows can be captioned. Books can be read aloud....
by International Associations | Nov 3, 2020 | Web Accessibility
Is it Better to have a Web Accessibility Statement or Policy? In 2017 we saw a spike in web accessibility demand letters and suits. The ski resort industry alone saw at least 40 websites hit with lawsuits. Website owners are scrambling to either build new...
by Carol Gann | Nov 2, 2020 | Accessibility
Using accessibility overlays to make your website accessible to everyone might sound like a great idea. Installing an overlay plugin and trusting it to do the complex and nuanced work of correctly structuring tag trees on your website is tempting if you just don’t...