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What Are Best Practices for Creating Alt Text?

Alt-text or alternative text is a short block of text used to describe images and other non-text content on a...

Digital Accessibility 3 min read
It is estimated that 98 percent of websites don’t offer full accessibility to users. Most websites even fail to...
Website Accessibility 3 min read
Many organizations today are demonstrating responsible leadership by focusing on digital accessibility. By...
Digital Accessibility 2 min read
Deadlines are crucial to keeping projects on track, and accessibility efforts are no different. It can be tempting...
Research and Stats 2 min read
For many people, cosmetics and fashion offer a form of self-expression. Unfortunately, these industries largely...
Research and Stats 4 min read
As an accessibility professional who cares about accessibility and digital inclusion, it can be tempting to aim...
Research and Stats 2 min read
We have come a long way toward workplace inclusion, but we still have further to go. Earlier this year, the Bureau...
Research and Stats 3 min read
Accessing mental health care is challenging for many reasons, many of which are largely related to systemic...
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Linggo is a Canadian-based tech company pioneering Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). AAC is how...
Education 3 min read
When you are new to all things disability inclusion, it can be a challenge to find your starting point. There are...
Employment 3 min read

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Do All Deaf People Use Sign Language?

When you encounter someone who is deaf or hard-of-hearing, your first instinct may be to use your hands to communicate. Maybe you’re fluent in...

Research and Stats 2 min read
With text making up so much of the digital content that we consume, keeping it accessible is a crucial step in...
Technology and Innovation 3 min read
One simple way clothing stores, mall outlets, gyms and fitness boutiques can build loyalty with the one in four...
Physical Accessibility 3 min read
One in four U.S. adults – or 61 million Americans – has a disability. Each one of those is a potential employee,...
Legal 3 min read
If your business requires a sales or service counter, it’s important to ensure the counter meets a set of...
Physical Accessibility 2 min read
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people...
Legal 3 min read
A few decades ago, people who were diagnosed with a disability were pigeonholed into a category and often set on a...
Research and Stats 5 min read
An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
Employment 3 min read
In the past few years, autism has been in the media more than it ever has before. This is a very positive change —...
Research and Stats 8 min read
A while after I wrote my article about autism and masking, I was asked to pen the sequel you’re reading. It's...
Research and Stats 3 min read