Digital Accessibility

This category includes posts about web and mobile accessibility, broadly referred to as digital access.

Digital Accessibility Ethics for Publishers and Librarians A Disability Inclusion in Tech Resource

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Introduction Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech is an edited collection written by 39 authors from 10 countries with over 600 years of accessibility and disability experience. It introduces the first Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework, a values-driven actionable strategy with two goals: (1) advance digital accessibility across sectors and (2) help avoid… Read more… Digital Accessibility Ethics for Publishers and Librarians A Disability Inclusion in Tech Resource

Digital Accessibility Ethics Book Discussion Guide

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Welcome to the Discussion Guide for Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech. The editors and authors invite you to read the book with colleagues, work teams, friends, community members, Meetups, or as part of an organizational offering. This resource is intended to help guide your discussion. This resource has the following sections.… Read more… Digital Accessibility Ethics Book Discussion Guide

Digital Accessibility Ethics for the Legal Profession A Disability Inclusion in Tech Resource

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Digital Accessibility Ethics: Disability Inclusion in All Things Tech is an edited collection written by 39 authors from 10 countries with over 600 years of accessibility and disability experience.  It introduces the first Digital Accessibility Ethics Framework, a values-driven actionable strategy with two goals: (1) advance digital accessibility across sectors and (2) help disabled people and organizations avoid the risks and harms of disability exclusion in… Read more… Digital Accessibility Ethics for the Legal Profession A Disability Inclusion in Tech Resource

Digital Accessibility, Healthcare, and US Law and Regulations The ADA, Section 504, and the Affordable Care Act impact Digital Accessibility in Healthcare

Posted on Updated on June 12, 2026
Note about UpdatesBeginning of original articleUnited States federal agency resources support digital healthcare accessibilityDisabled people use the ADA to stop exclusion (and protect health and safety) in digital healthcare settingsTalking prescription labels protect healthThe Affordable Care Act has non-discrimination regulations protecting disability rights tooMore resources about Section 1557 Note about Updates This article is about… Read more… Digital Accessibility, Healthcare, and US Law and Regulations The ADA, Section 504, and the Affordable Care Act impact Digital Accessibility in Healthcare

Another Web Access Overlay Company Sued by a Small Business Class action lawsuit against UserWay alleges violations of Delaware Consumer Fraud Act and other laws

Posted on Updated on February 17, 2026
Another class action lawsuit has been filed by a small business that purchased an overlay monthly subscription, yet still got hit with a lawsuit claiming its website was not accessible. This suit against UserWay by a small online florist, described below, is similar in scope to the class action lawsuit filed against AccessiBe, another overlay… Read more… Another Web Access Overlay Company Sued by a Small Business Class action lawsuit against UserWay alleges violations of Delaware Consumer Fraud Act and other laws

Japan Celebrates Digital Accessibility All Year Long Guest article by Makoto Ueki, accessibility consultant, Tokyo

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Lainey’s introductionGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day 2025 in JapanThe roots and growth of GAAD JapanAccessible, inclusive GAADSpreading across Japan, despite weak lawMore than GAAD: Monthly Accessibility Tokyo MeetupsWant to create accessibility community where you live? Do it!About Makoto Ueki Lainey’s introduction On April 17, 2025 I joined 60 people in Tokyo for their monthly digital accessibility… Read more… Japan Celebrates Digital Accessibility All Year Long Guest article by Makoto Ueki, accessibility consultant, Tokyo

Beware of AI Accessibility Promises: US Federal Agency Fines an Overlay Company One Million Dollars After public comments, the Federal Trade Commission finalizes Order against accessiBe for misleading advertising

Posted on Updated on June 6, 2025
The new year brought weclomed digital accessibility news from the United States Federal Trade Commission, known as the FTC. The FTC is a federal (national) government agency whose mission is “protecting the public from deceptive or unfair business practices and from unfair methods of competition.” On January 3, 2025, the FTC issued a press release… Read more… Beware of AI Accessibility Promises: US Federal Agency Fines an Overlay Company One Million Dollars After public comments, the Federal Trade Commission finalizes Order against accessiBe for misleading advertising

Project 2025 and the Threat to Disabled People Disability Rights, Digital Accessibility, and Much More at Stake if Trump is elected

Posted on Updated on November 17, 2024
Project 2025 is a blueprint for a conservative overhaul of the United States government. It offers a frightening, dystopian vision of an America where people are deprived of rights, benefits, and values we have grown accustomed to. And it’s on track to become a reality if Donald Trump is elected president in November. I am… Read more… Project 2025 and the Threat to Disabled People Disability Rights, Digital Accessibility, and Much More at Stake if Trump is elected

$240,000.00 Jury Verdict (now appealed) in Blind Students’ Accessibility Lawsuit against Community College

Posted on Updated on December 10, 2025
On May 26, 2023 a jury in Los Angeles, California awarded two blind students a little over $240,000.00 in their lawsuit against the Los Angeles Community College District (LACCD). The suit was filed in 2017 by students Roy Payan and Portia Mason under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation… Read more… $240,000.00 Jury Verdict (now appealed) in Blind Students’ Accessibility Lawsuit against Community College