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Procuring Accessible ICT for Your Business: Why It’s Important and Where to Start

The procurement process—finding and purchasing the goods and services necessary to run a business—can be lengthy...

Research and Stats 3 min read
In recent years, major businesses have encouraged more serious efforts toward accessibility in their...
Research and Stats 3 min read
It may still be somewhat rare to find leadership roles focused only on accessibility in many organizations, but as...
Research and Stats 2 min read
Person-first language (PFL) involves putting emphasis on a person rather than their disability. When using...
Research and Stats 2 min read
An effective workplace is a diverse workplace. Multiple studies show that groups with diverse backgrounds drive...
Employment 6 min read
As e-commerce increasingly becomes the preferred method for many shoppers to purchase everything from apparel and...
Digital Accessibility 3 min read
Society relies on strong leaders to provide guidance, support, and direction in making progress and affecting...
Digital Accessibility 2 min read
Removing barriers to accessibility is crucial to creating more equity within an organization, and instilling a...
Digital Accessibility 2 min read
Deciding to assign accessibility leadership within an organization is a huge step in the right direction. But...
Digital Accessibility 3 min read
In an increasingly competitive marketplace, it has become essential for all businesses to ensure that their...
Digital Accessibility 2 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
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
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
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
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 to prohibit discrimination against people...
Legal 3 min read
An estimated 32.2 percent of the population experiences negative health effects from exposure to scented products....
Employment 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
The term crip time is used by some disability theorists and advocates to describe disabled individuals’ unique...
Research and Stats 2 min read