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Did you know that #MicrosoftTeams offers live captions and transcriptions? A feature for people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, multilingual, or those who prefer text. Stay engaged your way. msft.it/6011Y26GX

Excited to be here in Chicago representing San Francisco LightHouse for the Blind at my first Foundation Fighting Blindness Visions Conference #Visions24 #Visions2024

Our 2024 WebAIM Million analysis saw more accessibility errors, but a slight decrease in pages with WCAG conformance failures. Positive trends were found in the number of pages with low contrast text, missing alt text, empty links, and missing document language. #a11y #WebAIM

So I am unable to vote in secret in this upcoming election as voting is still not accessible for blind people. Join me and sign this open letter to the next PM to support the implementation of this long overdue change: t.ly/oZeJi RNIB #OutOfSight #BlindVotersCount

Did you know that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II now requires all state and local governments, along with their third-party contractors and software vendors, to comply with WCAG 2.1 A/AA standards? Glenda Sims breaks it down in detail: deque.com/blog/ada-title…

Don't miss Google at National Association of the Deaf Conference #NAD2024 from July 1-6 in Chicago, IL! Come explore our accessibility products and features at booth #100 and learn how we're working to build a more inclusive world. #GoogleAccessibility #a11y #accessibility

Hi, I'm writing about Accessibility Overlays again: joedolson.com/2024/07/overla… #a11y

I’m dropping by #NFB24 later this week, will you be there?

Not shocked #travel

WebAIM's Accessibility in Technology Procurement and Use training will be held September 10th. Gain insight into tools and processes that will help any organization better account for accessibility when purchasing or using third-party products. Details at webaim.org/training/procu…

A Draft Note was published on July 2, 2024, as Guidance on Applying WCAG2ICT. What does that mean for your organization? TPGi's Mitchell even explains everything you need to know. Read part 1 of Mitchell's guide: hubs.li/Q02H5qmR0 #Accessibility #A11y #Software #WCAG

Had the awesome opportunity to jam on mobile #Accessibility on the United in Accessibility podcast! If you get a chance listen in and see how you can help make #Mobile applications accessible for all! #Ios #Android #A11y #Inclusion

Yesterday I received one of the highest and most ancient honors in London, the Freedom of the City. But the celebration soured into an experience of indignity when upon arriving, I found that there was no ramp for me to access the stage. 🧵

✨ New code samples for Jetpack Compose and SwiftUI Accessibility ✨ Check out the updated resources on appt.org: appt.org/en/docs/jetpac… and appt.org/en/docs/swiftui #Accessibility #A11y #iOS #Android #JetpackCompose #SwiftUI

[Blog Post] The End of an Era: A Message From the Founder as We Announce the Closure of AppleVis applevis.com/blog/end-era-m…

Assessing components and patterns for WCAG 2.2 medium.com/design-ibm/ass…

Announcement: Episode 2 of the Accessibility and Gen AI Podcast podcast is out now! My CoHost, Eamon McErlean and I are proud to welcome #GAAD co-founder, Jennison Asuncion to the pod. Enjoy! youtu.be/X4QsrxskWHU?si… #a11y

Key to our mission is engaging the mainstream tech industry on digital #a11y topics. Please help us do that by voting for our and our partner @WebAIM’s #SouthBySouthwest presentation: "Insights From the First Digital Accessibility Salary Survey" panelpicker.sxsw.com/vote/153908 #SXSW

Call for Pre-Conference Workshop Proposals for the 2025 CSUN #AssistiveTechnology Conference is NOW OPEN and closes on Tuesday, September 24, 2024. Learn more and submit now at: csun.at/C4PCW #CSUNATC25 #a11y #Accessibility #AssistiveTech