Facebook's New Way to 'See' Photos for the Blind, Visually Impaired

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Facebook offers its users a window into the worlds of their friends, families, and colleagues. However, for visually impaired and blind users, that window is frequently…Read more

Flight Sends Grounded AODA Expectations Soaring

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My expectations about AODA and its real-life implementation may have been grounded in a frustrating reality lately, but a recent travel experience has set my optimism…Read more

Key Non-Visual Signs for Visually Impaired Online Navigators

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Following Jay's post, I've been thinking a lot about what "sign posts" I…Read more

Experiencing the Web as a Near Totally Blind User - First-Hand Accessibility Part I

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I've talked in detail about specific accessibility improvements that affect me directly as a blind computer user. In a new series that I'm starting this week I want to…Read more

Accessibility Matters - Exploring the Hows and Whens of Alternative Text

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The most frustrating part of accessing the web as a blind user, in my opinion, is images. Whether they're infographics or pictures used to add a visual element to an…Read more

Putting the Info Back into Infographics

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Infographics must die.

At least that was the feeling I expressed a few months ago on Twitter. It was a visceral reaction to my frustration with graphical…Read more