Darren Walker and the Ford Foundation: Disability Awareness and the Dynamics...
“The paradox of privilege is that it shields us from fully experiencing or acknowledging inequality, even while giving us more power to do something about it.” –Darren Walker, President of the Ford...
View ArticleWeb Accessibility Spotlight Interview — Ben Mattlin
User1st’s Spotlight interviews highlight individuals who have advanced the rights, opportunities and boundaries of what was thought possible for individuals with disabilities. This interview format...
View ArticleEuropean Parliament Approves EU-Wide Web Accessibility Directive to Ensure...
On October 26th, the European Parliament approved a new directive to ensure that public sector websites—among them websites for hospitals, courts, universities, administrations, and libraries—meet...
View ArticleWSJ: Since 2015, More than 240 Businesses Nationwide Sued in Federal Court...
On November 1, 2016, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published an article focusing on the rise in lawsuits against companies over inaccessible websites. More than 240 businesses have been sued across the...
View ArticleWeb Accessibility Spotlight Interview — Randy Lewis
User1st’s Spotlight interviews highlight individuals who have advanced the rights, opportunities and boundaries of what was thought possible for individuals with disabilities. This interview format...
View ArticleQ&A Session with WCAG Working Group Regarding WCAG 2.1 Update
On October 12, 2016, the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) published a blog post exploring a possible update to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 standards. This new iteration—WCAG 2.1,...
View ArticleWeb Accessibility Spotlight Interview — Simon Wheatcroft
User1st’s Spotlight interviews highlight individuals who have advanced the rights, opportunities and boundaries of what was thought possible for individuals with disabilities. This interview format...
View ArticleWeb Accessibility Spotlight Interview — Brett Heising
User1st’s Spotlight interviews highlight individuals who have advanced the rights, opportunities and boundaries of what was thought possible for individuals with disabilities. This interview format...
View ArticleInternational Day of Persons with Disabilities 2016
Promoted by the United Nations (UN), International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) is an annual event held on December 3rd around the globe. Held for the first time in 1992, the main objective...
View ArticleWeb Accessibility Spotlight Interview – Mark Pollock
User1st’s Spotlight interviews highlight individuals who have advanced the rights, opportunities and boundaries of what was thought possible for individuals with disabilities. This interview format...
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