With 948,208 people with disabilities living in the five boroughs of New York City as of 2014, the availability of accessible transit options is of immense importance in order for us to remain active, engaged members of our community and take advantage of everything the city has to offer. Although I’ve been living in NYC […]
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Cameron Cundiff is a software engineering leader with a focus on Voice UI and digital accessibility. His work in accessibility has been recognized by the White House, and others. When he’s not at Adobe, he’s working on AccessLint accessibility CI testing, and creating drawings and paintings. When did you first get started in accessibility? I started working on […]
Jonathan Paul Katz is a civil servant and writer in New York City. For his job, he writes content and makes accessible communications for a City agency. He is interested in access in urban spaces and housing. His focus is on disabled immigrants and people with cognitive disabilities. He is also interested in accessible signs, […]
Tech Inclusion New York 2018 Highlights
Jul 27, 2018My first year attending Tech Inclusion New York left me with some very strong feelings. I’d found it so intellectually stimulating, but felt disappointed at the level of inclusion of people with disabilities. What I think I took for granted while writing my recap of the 2017 conference is the sheer amount of time, energy, […]
Adina Halter is Sr. Product Manager and Chief Technologist for Accessibility at Comcast where she ensures the accessibility of all Comcast products from web, to mobile apps, set top box applications, smart-home applications and other internet-of-things offerings. She is a member of the W3C’s Web Accessibility Initiative Education and Outreach working group and tweets, instructs […]
On May 17, 2018, Equal Entry CEO Thomas Logan was a featured presenter at NYC Digital Inclusion & Accessibility 2018. The one-day conference for City employees was co-hosted by NYC Digital, of the Mayor’s Office of the CTO, and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities. The purpose of the event was to empower City […]
Grace Jun is a designer, educator, and social entrepreneur based in New York. By merging fashion with technology, she pushes the boundaries of universal design to be inclusive of disability and aging. When did you first get started in accessibility? I can recall my first introduction to accessibility in two ways: (1) Design & (2) […]
Q&A with Tim Springer, CEO of Level Access
Mar 27, 2018This installment of our Accessibility Activists column is an interview with Tim Springer, CEO of Level Access. He also led the development of InFocus, the first commercial software for testing web accessibility. When did you first get started in accessibility? In 1999. The initial business plan for what became Level Access was to build a […]
Thomas Logan, Equal Entry CEO, recently delivered a presentation at Princeton University about APS technology. APS stands for Accessible Pedestrian Signal Device. You may have noticed these devices at crosswalks, where they help people who are blind or low-vision know when they can safely cross a street. The current APS solution is a sign box […]
Section 508 Refresh: Five Things You Should Know
Feb 15, 2018The Section 508 requirements were established in 1998, and they require Federal agencies to develop and procure technology accessible to people with disabilities. Over the past 20 years, many technological changes have taken place, and these changes have necessitated updates to the Section 508 requirements. After a great deal of consideration and development by the […]