Removing Barriers to Your Websites and Software
Barriers, walls, and division tactics may appear to be the new society norm, but simmering underneath are companies and people throwing open their doors to everyone wanting to work, learn, and contribute in positive ways. Not everyone has the desire to plug in to life. Sometimes it takes a traumatic event to push past what you know and believe. For those of you who develop software and online apps, design websites or create digital marketing strategies, one area you are not often taught enough about is how to break down barriers and open up full access and reach. It’s not something taken seriously unless an event occurs, like a lawsuit or public customer complaint. Typically, from the first team gathering…
Accessibility and Inclusive User Experience
There is growing interest in web accessibility around the world, with more companies seeking to make their web properties inclusive and user friendly for all people. Perhaps it’s to increase conversions, or create an ethical brand, but whatever the driving force behind the increase in accessibility testing and need for specialists, in the United States, there remains resistance. With the pending vote by the US Senate on H.R. 620, the amendment to the ADA passed by the House to change accessibility laws, I’ve been asked repeatedly whether a website should be accessible. Nearly every website usability audit or web design client I speak with places accessibility at the bottom of the pile of things to plan for. Educating them is…
Kim Krause Berg Usability Podcasts
The following podcasts are interviews where I discuss usability, accessibility, SEO and how it is applied to websites. The podcasts are lively, informative and contain resources and tips. Dan Shure EvolvingSEO Experts on the Wire UX, usability, accessibility – are CORE essentials of modern SEO. I’ve seen sites get crushed in the last year with these issues. That’s why I invited today’s guest – Kim Krause Berg – onto the show. She is an expert in usability, UX and accessibility. In fact, she provides these services TO SEOs. UX & ACCESSIBILITY – ESSENTIAL LESSONS FOR SEOS W/KIM KRAUSE BERG Matt Bailey Endless Coffee Cup Series Matt Bailey and I go way, way back to the early days of website design…
H.R. 620 Will Not Prevent Drive-By Accessibility Lawsuits Because It Does Not Address Website Accessibility
There are many conflicts with the recent vote to pass H.R. 620 of the ADA by the House of Representatives. The most alarming is requiring a law where one already exists. As the House pushes forward waiting for the Senate to vote and turn the bill into law, propaganda from credit unions and the banking industry, along with the uneducated press, continue to be released. The purpose of H.R.620, ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017, is to find ways to stall and prevent civil lawsuits by handicapped persons facing a barrier to entry of a business. Specifically, Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act made businesses legally required to make buildings accessible to handicapped persons. This is why…
