Christopher Hills is a Switch Accessibility and Video Production Engineer based in Brisbane, Australia. He is a passionate storyteller, utilizing the power of video and technology to raise awareness around accessibility issues. As a developer with Cerebral Palsy, Christopher is committed to exploring innovations in accessible technology through his company HandsOptional. How did you get […]
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Using iPhone One-Handed With the Popsocket
Mar 15, 2019As smartphones increase in size, they also become increasingly difficult to use with one hand. This has become such a common problem for everyone and not just people with disabilities, that multiple companies have released accessories aimed at allowing everyone to use their smartphones more easily with one hand. These include a variety of cases […]
Léonie Watson is Director of TetraLogical, an inclusive design company focused on emerging and existing technologies, customer experience, and research and development, combined with a mix of traditional accessibility consultancy. She is also a member of the W3C Advisory Board, co-Chair of the W3C Web Platform Working Group and co-organizer of the Inclusive Design 24 (#id24) conference. How […]
On January 22, 2019, Accessibility NYC hosted a meetup entitled “Time Traveler’s Guide to Accessibility Mechanics.” Presenter Léonie Watson, accessibility engineer and Director of TetraLogical discussed the changing landscape of accessibility mechanics in the advent of the Accessibility Object Model (AOM). She charted the evolution of accessibility mechanics from HTML to ARIA and Javascript before […]
In early June 2007, at 33 years of age, Avi Golden was admitted to Columbia Hospital in New York for surgery on an mitral valve prolapse (MVP) repair that was discovered near the aortic valve in his heart. During the surgery, Avi experienced a stroke on the left side of his brain, leaving him with right-sided […]
On January 8, 2019, Accessibility NYC hosted a meetup entitled “If It’s Interactive, It Needs a Focus Style.” Presenter Eric Bailey, designer at thoughtbot with a focus on accessible and inclusive design, described how important focus styles are in establishing a comprehensive design system. He discussed the intersection of WCAG compliance and Inclusive Design, as […]
On December 4, 2018, Accessibility NYC hosted a meetup entitled “Pair Programming: Better Than Adderall.” Presenter Matt Kleiman, software engineer at Pivotal Labs, described how his Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) and other learning disabilities deterred his success on traditional software development teams. He shared how the process of pair programming provides him with a feedback loop for […]
I’d been looking forward to the release of the Xbox Adaptive Controller (XAC) since it was announced. Like so many other millennials, I loved playing video games as a young child, however, I was never very good because my cerebral palsy leaves me with extremely limited fine motor skills in my right hand. At some […]
On November 8, 2018, Accessibility NYC hosted a Meetup entitled “An Evening With Victor Calise, NYC Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities.” Commissioner Calise described New York City’s comprehensive plan to improve quality of life for New Yorkers with disabilities. He shared information and resources provided by his office related to transportation, employment, financial empowerment, […]
On September 11, 2018, Accessibility NYChosted a meetup entitled “WCAG 2.1: An Evening With Andrew Kirkpatrick, Head of Accessibility at Adobe.” Presenter Andrew Kirkpatrick discussed the process used to develop WCAG 2.1, what new requirements are included, and what resources are available to support implementation of the new standard. Here are some highlights from Kirkpatrick’s […]