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Communicating with People with Disabilities

Talking with people with disabilities is just like talking to any other person, because they are like any other person. However, there are several things to keep in mind when communicating with a person with a disability. Speak to the individual People with visible disabilities are often ignored in conversations, even ones that they are

Accessibility Basics Part 2: WCAG

In this 2-part article series, we take our popular webinar and presentation “Accessibility Basics” and present it in an easy-to-understand article format. Part 1 begins by explaining what web accessibility is and why it’s needed. In this part, we introduce WCAG. The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG, were written by accessibility specialists, people with disabilities

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An important read (especially if you work in accessibility!). https://t.co/DkUwIe8wvY #a11y #accessibility #PwD - 6 days ago

"Newly compiled data shows that over 40% of the most popular websites are inaccessible for users with visual impair… https://t.co/hZfIq8yZmC - 1 week ago

In just 45 minutes, our CEO @gian will be presenting at Accessing Higher Ground! Be sure to catch her virtual sessi… https://t.co/WHyC82QMFd - 3 weeks ago

Accessing Higher Ground starts today! Our CEO @gian is running a pre-conference virtual workshop on mobile accessib… https://t.co/S1jpBsXH2E - 3 weeks ago

@Lowes went all in to include deaf employees. @sproutsfm did the opposite. Here is how that has worked out for both… https://t.co/BJG85ULaJW - 4 weeks ago

RT @DrupalSouth: Deep dive coming to DrupalSouth 'Shorts' 2021: Mobile accessibility: testing mobile sites for accessibility by Gian Wild f… - 1 month ago

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About us

AccessibilityOz is an accessibility consultancy based in Australia and the United States. Gian Wild, the founder and Director, has worked in the accessibility industry since 1998 and spent six years with the W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Working Group contributing to WCAG2. AccessibilityOz offers a range of accessibility services and products to organisations and Government departments around the world. We have completed hundreds of audits and run training sessions and seminars over the last ten years for clients including United Nations, National Science Foundation, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Bureau of Meteorology and McDonald’s.