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Are your applications and processes unintentionally excluding people with disabilities? Hopping on the #AI bandwagon, but ignoring exclusion scenarios? 3 min video to help understand where things can break down 👉🏽 https://lnkd.in/e6TfNTf4 Learn more about Microsoft Inclusive Tech Lab & resources 👉🏽https://lnkd.in/gT5tjUVa #MSFTAdvocate #inclusion #diversity #culture #accessibility

It's Global Accessibility Awareness Day! #GAAD Did you know that over 1 billion people worldwide live with a disability? Creating accessible digital experiences is crucial for inclusion. Here are some easy tips to get you started: Use alt text for images! Write clear and concise language. Ensure keyboard navigation works flawlessly. Use color contrast to improve readability. Let's work together to build a more inclusive digital world! https://wllw.co/dPDDNTF7R

♿ #OnThisDay 34 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) became law. Today, we celebrate the anniversary of this landmark as #DisabilityIndependenceDay: adaanniversary.org #ADA34 To learn how the ADA has improved lives, check out the #ThanksToTheADA hashtag! The ADA both protects against employment discrimination and ensures people with disabilities can access goods, services, and communications. The civil rights law also underpins policies on accommodations, ranging from accessible parking to work-from-home and flexible scheduling. Outside of governance, the ADA also motivated major changes in tech as well. New assistive technologies make it possible to navigate past access barriers and limitations, improve connections and overall quality of life, and adapt the world to be more inclusive of diverse needs. As technology advances online and elsewhere, there is more work to do to ensure websites, apps, and new devices are accessible to all people. We call all NCWIT Alliances, tech inventors and designers to join us in celebrating the inclusive creativity the ADA continues to inspire.

Happy IDPD (International Day for Persons with Disabilities)! Set up by the United Nations, on 3rd December each year we think about how we protect the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities (be they permanent, temporary or situational), and how we ensure people with disabilities can fully, equally and effectively participate in society. And this includes our digital, on-line world. Accessibility is like a blueberry muffin. You can't simply push the blueberries in after it's been baked! Much better to include them right from the start. And if we don't intentionally include, we will likely unintentionally exclude. Gen AI is a transformational technology, but how do we ensure it doesn't 'leave some people behind' through unintended exclusion? Today, we've been hearing about digital accessibility from the wonderful Arin Clement, who's taken us through the ways IBM designs accessibility into its digitial products through the development cycle, tests and iterates to improve. Really good to be exposed to, and learn about, a largely hidden - but important - world of digital accessibility. Lots learned from a great teacher. #techforgood #accessibility #IDPD #GenAI #PwDA #disability Alix Horton Andrew Merewether-Helps Phoebe Goff (ACIM), Elisa Pearson

Do you know what is the EAA? Hint - it's not Essential Amino Acids for all the gym freaks out there 😂 It's an important new EU regulation that will have a real impact on how the User Interfaces of the future will be designed. Patrycja Walencik Zuzanna Cwiakala Arkadiusz Radek do you have any insights? #ux #userexperience #eaa #visualimpairment #eu #accesibility #europeanaccessibilityact

Question to all designers and software creators: How is your company preparing for the European Accessibility Act (EAA)? Are you implementing specific actions to ensure both compliance and inclusivity? https://lnkd.in/djj5w_XP In 2025, the EAA will take full effect. This means products and services across the EU must be more accessible for people with disabilities. The goal is to remove barriers and promote equal opportunities for everyone. Projects that already prioritize accessibility as a standard—rather than a 'nice to have' feature—will likely find it easier to adapt to this regulation. But what about the rest? What do you think about this? I'm curious to hear your opinions and insights. How are you tackling these changes? #Accessibility #EAA2025 #InclusiveDesign #UniversalDesign #RegulatoryCompliance #AccessibilityMatters #Inclusion #DesignThinking #TechForGood #UXDesign #DigitalInclusion #AccessibilityStandards #EqualOpportunities #Innovation #EuropeanUnion

POP QUIZ: Can you spot 3 #DigitalAccessibility practices used in this post? Join us in celebrating Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Today is about getting people to talk, think, and learn about making the digital world accessible to the over one billion people with disabilities around the world 🌎 Read our news post to learn why #DigitalAccessibilityMatters and how you can be a part of the change: https://ow.ly/FWp850RFLNn #GAAD #InclusionForAll #InclusionMatters

Image: A yellow sign in a grassy field with the words "Digital Inclusion" and two upward-pointing arrows. Digital Access & Title III of the ADA The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) promotes equality for people with disabilities, addressing discrimination in public life. As technology becomes essential, digital access ensures everyone, including those with disabilities, can navigate and understand online content. However, ADA's regulations need to evolve with the digital age. Title III of the ADA mandates that businesses open to the public must be accessible, leading to significant court rulings. Companies can follow the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) to comply. Accessibility isn't just about compliance; it's about inclusive design from the start, involving users with disabilities in testing, and consulting experts. This approach not only meets legal standards but also broadens customer reach and increases productivity. Despite the challenges, making digital content accessible benefits everyone. Join us in advocating for a more inclusive digital world. #ThanksToTheADA #InclusiveWorkplace #BetterBottomLine #AccessibilityMatters

This month we celebrate three impactful years of AudioEye’s A11iance Team! This dedicated group of accessibility experts, all of whom have disabilities, has conducted over 4,400 expert audits, identified 35,000+ accessibility issues that automated tools missed, and helped make over 3,400 customer websites more inclusive! And we are just getting started! Our A11iance Team members bring invaluable insights by using assistive tech like screen readers, joysticks, and text to speech to identify and fix real-world challenges to web accessibility, driving lasting change across the digital landscape, and making sure that the way the world works, works for all! Learn more about their incredible work and how AudioEye continues to build with the community to remove every barrier to digital access at https://lnkd.in/exKsdTKr Alt text: Press Release: AudioEye's A11iance Team Celebrates Three Years During National Disability Employment Awareness Month #NDEAM #DigitalAccessibility #AssistiveTechnology #InclusionMatters #AccessibilityChampions #DEIA

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities—a day to reflect and advocate for equal access to information, technology, and opportunities for people with disabilities. Emerging technologies, especially AI, have the potential to be life-changing. From describing images to formatting documents for the blind, AI can help break down barriers and enhance digital accessibility. But this progress comes with responsibility. AI must be developed and used thoughtfully to ensure quality, equity, and inclusion for all. Let’s harness the power of technology to create a more accessible and inclusive world! #IDPD #Accessibility #Inclusion #AIForGood