Recently I spoke on a panel at the M-Enabling Summit about Accessibility in SaaS (Software as a Service). This is basically what I do, all day, every day, and I’ve been doing it for many years (so many years that it’s starting to get embarrassing—unless I started in accessibility when I was five years old!).
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Virtual workshop in October in the US: Testing Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility
Join us for a half-day, virtual Mobile Site and Native App Accessibility Testing Workshop on Thursday, November 3rd from 12:30PM to 4:30PM Eastern Time (in the US). AccessibilityOz CEO and digital accessibility expert Gian Wild will teach participants about the unique accessibility issues on mobile sites and mobile apps, including hover traps, VoiceOver swipe traps
Check out these virtual accessibility events!
What’s new on AccessibilityOz.com: Did you catch the premiere episode of our webinar series Accessibility Voices? AccessibilityOz CEO Gian Wild sits down (virtually) with Sheri Bryne-Haber, Accessibility Architect at VMware and accomplished disability advocate. Keep an eye out for upcoming episodes! New on the blog: But what does she look like? A commentary on subpar
But what does she look like? A commentary on subpar audio descriptions
With more and more movies having audio descriptions, I’m watching more and more. And I’m… not satisfied. What are audio descriptions? A short explanation for readers who are not familiar with a term “audio description”: audio description is a narration that provides information about visual elements so that the element can be perceived by a
Introducing a new webinar series: Accessibility Voices
In our newest upcoming webinar series, Accessibility Voices, our CEO Gian Wild sits down (virtually) with some of the most knowledgeable and influential specialists in the digital accessibility field. In these one-on-one interviews, we’ll get to know how these experts started their unique journeys into accessibility, and where they think the field is headed now.
iOS Voice Control saves the day!
Simplified summary The Voice Control feature in iOS is very helpful for accessibility testers. This feature shows the accessible name of all interface controls on mobile apps. This makes it much easier to control the device with voice, because you can see the correct labels. Voice Control is also easy to turn on. Article text
Happy holidays from AccessibilityOz
A quick look back at 2021… Where we went It’s been another unprecedented year for everyone, AccessibilityOz included. We stretched our digital footprint at 11 virtual conferences, many of which featured our CEO Gian Wild’s presentation on Mobile Accessibility: Testing Mobile Sites and Native Apps for Accessibility, including: In
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
Accessibility Basics Part 1: Overview of accessibility
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. What is online accessibility? Online accessibility is the ability for a person with a disability to understand and use a