San Jose Downtown Association CEO Alex Stettinski wrote an op-ed published in San Jose Spotlight. Stettinski affirms that the association supports the Americans with Disabilities Act to ensure non-compliant spaces are compliant. However, they don’t support lawsuits with the “sole intention to financially benefit from it.” “San Jose’s small businesses have encountered way too many […]
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Local and state government organizations should be able to share information about the accessibility of various technology products they use. If a local government organization spends money to evaluate the accessibility of a product, it should make that information freely available to other local and state government organizations. Vendors don’t want everyone to know about […]
Mobile Accessibility Tools: Camera Switches and More
Aug 27, 2024This article is based on a talk Shafik Quoraishee gave at A11yNYC. Mobile has its own accessibility guidelines and standards. They align with the web accessibility guidelines and standards. But that’s just a precursor. Before diving in, here’s a quick history of accessibility for mobile devices. Mobile devices haven’t been around for that long. The […]
Many of us working in digital accessibility feel that IT departments treat accessibility as a low priority. However, other compliance areas like privacy and security get a high priority. We’ve noticed that IT executives tend to view privacy and security from a risk-based perspective. Accessibility typically operates from a civil rights perspective. In this episode, […]
A lawsuit starts when a plaintiff files a complaint that identifies violations committed by a defendant. After a lawsuit begins, a defendant can ask the judge to dismiss the complaint as “moot,” which means that all of the violations alleged in the plaintiff’s complaint are already fixed and are not likely to recur. This argument […]
This article is based on a talk Vishnu Nair gave at A11yNYC. Video games are a pastime and an escape for many. They allow people to explore and experience complex, fantastical worlds on their terms. “The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” is an action-adventure game. Players scan their environment, make split-second decisions, depending […]
Hotel Accessibility Class Action Lawsuit
Jul 16, 2024Flor Jimenez, a person who is legally blind, has filed a class action lawsuit in California against the Hyatt. The plaintiff alleges the hotel’s website puts up barriers for people who use screen readers. The barriers prevent the plaintiff from enjoying full, equal access to the company’s products and services. The complaint alleges that this […]
For a while now, disability inclusion and accessibility professionals have expressed concerns about artificial intelligence bias against people with disabilities. Of course, this is on top of many people’s concerns about AI’s making up information and data collection privacy. Lawmakers in the state of Colorado have been concerned about this, too. The Colorado Sun reports […]
Thomas Logan completed the Edstutia Instructor Certification in Extended Reality (ICXR). He spent several months learning how to make immersive and engaging presentations in virtual reality. In this presentation, Thomas demonstrates new accessibility options built into the Edstutia social virtual reality platform. He also reviews Equal Entry’s previous work in this space. He discusses how […]
The European Accessibility Act and Irish Law
Jun 11, 2024The purpose of the European Accessibility Act (EAA) is to ensure products and services are accessible to people with disabilities. The EAA achieves this by providing the minimum accessibility requirements for all products and services that fall within its domain. It will go into effect on June 28, 2025. Now the EAA been implemented into […]