End of Year Twitter Updates

Dec 12, 2009

Things have been extremely busy on all fronts, so this post will take a moment to review some recent developments in digital accessibility pulled from Twitter.

Google Announces Closed Captioning on YouTube

Nov 22, 2009

Google announced this week that automatic closed captioning features will be added to YouTube.

Why Universal Design is Important

Nov 1, 2009

Developing products with Universal Design principles in mind is not a matter of catering to the “lowest common denominator,” but rather a sound strategy that benefits all your customers.

Web Accessibility for the Hearing Impaired

Aug 16, 2008

While speaking to various groups this summer, a number of folks have raised the topic of web accessibility for the hearing impaired. While it’s true that much attention is deservedly given to users with vision and motor skill impairments, we must not forget this segment of the demographic that also benefits from efforts to improve digital accessibility.