This article is based on Abid Virani and Alwar Pillai’s talk at A11yNYC. Alwar’s career started as a user experience (UX) designer. She attended the Masters of Inclusive Design program at OCAD University in Toronto. The program helped her learn about her biases as a designer. Some of the decisions she made created a barrier […]
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Older Adults and Digital Inclusion
Feb 25, 2025This article is based on the A11yNYC talk by Tom Kamber, executive director of Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) from AARP. Older Adults Technology Services (OATS) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping older adults harness the power of technology to improve their quality of life and enhance their social and civic engagement. Tom Kamber […]
Audio Description in Advertising
Feb 10, 2025This article is based on the A11yNYC talk by Eric Wickstrom and Liz Gutman of the International Digital Centre (IDC). In this presentation, Eric and Liz discuss audio description (AD) advertising. They’re astonished that companies haven’t used this tool to reach consumers in the blind and low-vision community for the past decade. When the FCC […]
At a time when visual content drives engagement and shapes brand identity, accessibility often becomes an afterthought. Yet, for millions of users who rely on image information and assistive technologies, accessible content is a necessity. To bridge this gap, companies like Scribely are pioneering innovative solutions. By specializing in high-quality image descriptions for photos, videos, […]
This article is based on Fred Moltz’s talk at A11yNYC. Nine years ago, Fred Moltz started Verizon’s accessibility program. He built it from the ground up, which helped him evolve into a disability advocate and champion. When Fred started his accessibility journey, he did not have a disability. Then, five years ago, he was in […]
This article is based on Andrew Hedges’ talk at A11yNYC. Andrew Hedges has been building the web professionally since 1998. This is the year that section 508 passed and one year before the publishing of version 1.0 of the World Wide Web consortium’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Fast-forward kind of two and a half […]
Accessibility Under a New U.S. President
Jan 8, 2025In this episode of Accessibility Insights, we talk with Michal Nowicki of the CommLaw Group. Michal’s work has focused on disability issues primarily technology-based. Michal has expertise in the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) and works to advocate for the widespread implementation of audio description. Hello, everyone. This is Thomas Logan from […]
This article is based on Vlado Vince and Natalie Kertes’s talk at A11yNYC. Vlado Vince, IT director at Perelman Performing Arts Center (PACNYC), has been doing IT in the performing arts space for 10 years. It’s a fascinating in-between space, between something hugely non-technical — such as all sorts of things that you put out […]
This article is based on Xian Horn’s talk at A11yNYC . Xian’s presentation talks about the do’s and don’ts of disability representation in the media. Her first tip is to stay humble and don’t assume that you know better than someone who has lived experience of disability. Xian shared a story about when she met someone […]
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Captioning Lyrics and Copyright Laws
Oct 8, 2024In 2015, Attorney John F. Stanton published [Song ends] Why Movie and Television Producers Should Stop Using Copyright as an Excuse to Not Caption Song Lyrics in the UCLA Entertainment Law Review. The short version is that “copyright defense” is not a valid argument for not captioning song lyrics in movies or shows. Making song […]