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Accessibility: Regulations and the Withdrawal of Proposed Rules

Disability issues, Government Services /

Regulations and the Withdrawal of Proposed Rules Recently, there has been much discussion among the disability community about the withdrawal of proposed rules by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on the A.D.A. Two of the four proposed withdrawals may have a significant impact on disabled individuals and particularly those that have litigation pending for non-compliance, […]

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Accessibility: Choosing a Vendor

Disability issues, Government Services /

Choosing a Vendor: Many companies are starting to realize that promoting 508 compliances within their organizations is advantageous for business communications. It allows reaching a larger audience AND avoids potential legal complications.  Selecting a vendor is a critical step.  Here are a few helpful suggestions for a starting point. Deciding that your organization can and

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Accessibility: Developing Content

Disability issues, Government Services, Uncategorized /

All my articles share a common trait… They all refer to utilizing accessibility tools and following guidelines from W3C to help keep content available to an assistive reader or utilizing captioning or audio descriptions. But what about the actual content, that is the message itself that is being communicated? Writing content can be somewhat difficult

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Accessibility: Inclusive Design

Disability issues, Government Services /

Starting with “Inclusive Design” in Mind When considering all the various points of accessibility; navigation, transcripts, descriptions and so forth, it is even more sensible to include these aspects when planning a document, video or other material. Being proactive with WCAG points when creating materials with accessibility as a key factor will assist greatly later

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Revising Social Impact Spurred A Decade of Growth

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The following is a reprint of an article posted by: Allen Proctor. Feb 5, 2018 Revising Social Impact Spurred A Decade of Growth Posted by Allen Proctor in Critical Success Factors Pearl Interactive Network operates, staffs, or manages call centers for Federal agencies and prime contractors. It gives hiring priority to skilled and talented disabled

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Accessibility: Net Neutrality

Company news, Disability issues, Government Services /

Net neutrality has recently been a popular topic of conversation within the disability community. But what is it, and what does it mean for the disability community? By definition, net neutrality, or open Internet, is a principle that Internet service providers (ISPs) should give companies/individuals access to all legal content and applications on an equal

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Accessibility & Assistive Technology: One Marines Story-The Human Connection

Disability issues, Government Services, Job and Career Tips, Success story, Veteran Services /

Normally, I write about technical aspects and various applications of assistive technology, and the positive effects on the business and disability community. Since I want to give a complete detail of those effects, I would be remiss if I didn’t include how assistive technology impacts the humans who use it and a concrete example of

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Accessibility: Is Your Business Leaving Money on the Table?

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Accessibility & Technology – Every Industry Making products and various services accessible for assistive readers, and providing greater keyboard control are two major aspects of providing accessibility within electronic communications (i.e. Web sites, e-mails). It is becoming more important to the retail industry and other types of businesses to provide for accessibility, as competition for

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Accessibility – Top Ten Automation Errors

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Frequently, when discussing accessibility issues with business owners and others, the topic of 508 “automation” comes up. While some automation programs are very good and cover a lot of key points and information, keep in mind these types of programs cannot replicate end users experience precisely, and it is wise to have a 508-professional do

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