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This webpage profiles risk statements related to accessibility. Some of the risk statements relate to an institution failing to assign a department or person to coordinate institution-wide accessibility, failing to provide accessible instructional materials in a timely manner, and failing to provide an accessible website. Specific cases are referenced below each risk statement, which can provide context. #accessibility

This article explains how to create an accessible drag-and-drop interaction. #accessibility

This study explores the barriers impacting educators in higher education who teach digital accessibility. It also compares the perspectives of teachers across the United States, India, and Switzerland. #accessibility

The PDF Association is making its standards available for free because of member sponsors. You can download the PDF/UA-1 and PDF/UA-2 standards from their website. This information will hopefully benefit remediators and developers. #accessibility

I really enjoyed Eric Eggert's new article on WCAG levels. When the WCAG Guidelines were being created members tried to correlate the different levels (A, AA, AAA) based on how difficult they'd be to implement. It would be helpful if the standards within each level designation were checked again. The standards could be regrouped based on their current level of difficulty. Please check out the full article for more information. #accessibility

It is exciting that Be My Eyes is partnering with major companies like Hilton, Microsoft, P&G, and Sony. This will hopefully allow customers who are blind or have low vision to use the app to get help from company representatives when navigating a hotel or using a new product. #accessibility

The AccessText Network is back online. I highly recommend using them as a resource if you create accessible books for college students with disabilities. AccessText is returning thanks to the Association of American Publishers. #accessibility

I enjoyed Apple's Relay advertisement showcasing paralympic athletes and athletes without disabilities competing. The advertisement reflects the joy of competition and the freedom of attaining a state of flow. We all enjoy those feelings at our core. I also appreciate how their video player seamlessly supports audio descriptions, which is something YouTube still does not support. #accessibility

This article explores common web accessibility barriers that are negatively impacting people with disabilities. These barriers can prevent people with disabilities from entering the workforce. The article's author is helping to conduct a study to help people who are blind or have low vision use assistive technology to overcome these barriers and attain employment. It will be interesting to learn of the study's results hopefully in 2025. #accessibility

This article highlights how AI is transforming instructional design. A lot of the ideas brought up in the article like AI providing personalized or adaptive learning, tutoring, gamification, and AI-enhanced assessments can benefit students with learning disabilities or who are neurodiverse. As someone with ADHD receiving immediate feedback and lessons that use a variety of mediums to convey key concepts can help me stay engaged. #accessibility

This website has a lot of helpful information about the ADA. I found this research article interesting because it summarizes the need for accessible online classes and how students in K-12 are more likely to request accommodations than in college. #accessibility

The W3C Accessibility Principles page breaks down the different principles of web accessibility. This includes perceivable, operable, understandable, and robust. They also link to many helpful examples and design personas, which can help you consider a variety of users. hashtag #accessibility