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Beyond compliance: Empathetic hyper-accessible UX

Being minimally accessible is a given for today’s websites. But meeting all WCAG criteria simply ensures users are not blocked from accessing content. As UX designers, we aim for a much higher standard — to delight all users and ease their journey through an experience toward a goal. We don’t just want an avoidance of […]

Preventing the digital accessibility scavenger hunt

Online and virtual learning remain an integral part of higher education. As we continue to spend much of our time in digital environments, understanding and practicing digital accessibility is more critical than ever. It’s imperative to provide campus personnel with tools and resources that help them learn how to remove potential barriers of digital materials. […]

Six levels of A11Y maturity: Know where you are to know where you are going

Physical spaces may have large hurdles to achieving accessibility, but digital spaces should be open to all. However, the reality is that the web has many spaces that are only open to some.  Institutions understand the importance of accessibility but don’t always know how to get there. In this talk, we will look at the […]