Web Accessibility Initiative

Phenom People Study Reveals 89 of Fortune 100 Career Sites Fail to Meet Digital Accessibility Requirements

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Tuesday, October 1, 2019
Web accessibility, Design, Urban planning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Accessibility, Disability, World Wide Web, Web Accessibility Initiative

According to the study, 89 companies failed at least one of the six examined WCAG standards.

Key Points: 
  • According to the study, 89 companies failed at least one of the six examined WCAG standards.
  • People with visual, auditory, speech, mobility, cognitive and neurological impairments are better enabled when websites take digital accessibility into account.
  • Phenom People reviewed the Fortune 100 career sites based on criteria established by the World Wide Web Consortium, which outlines how websites and content should be created for people with disabilities.
  • However, failing to meet critical accessibility standards creates a troubling problem: individuals with disabilities cannot navigate, find jobs or apply on career sites.

K-3 Research Product PebbleGo Relaunches With Accessibility for Children With Disabilities

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Tuesday, August 20, 2019
Web accessibility, Urban planning, Web development, Design, Game accessibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Accessibility, Disability, Web Accessibility Initiative

PebbleGo's transformation aligns with Capstone's commitment to inclusivity, equity, and accessibility for all students.

Key Points: 
  • PebbleGo's transformation aligns with Capstone's commitment to inclusivity, equity, and accessibility for all students.
  • Workforce Rehabilitation Act of 1973)and WCAG 2.1 AA(Web Content Accessibility Guidelines), ensuring PebbleGo is accessible to children with vision, cognitive, physical, and hearing disabilities.
  • By focusing on accessibility, we have made it easier for children with a disability to use PebbleGo for their research projects, independent reading, and other learning opportunities.
  • PebbleGo has over 1.7 billion page views which equates to every K-3 student in the United States reading 7 articles.

accessiBe launches first-ever AI-driven web accessibility tool

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Thursday, August 8, 2019
Venture capital, Legal, Internet, Data management, Technology, Professional services, Web accessibility, Web development, Design, Urban planning, Usability, Web design, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Accessibility, Web Accessibility Initiative

accessiBe has recently launched a pioneering web accessibility tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Key Points: 
  • accessiBe has recently launched a pioneering web accessibility tool powered by artificial intelligence (AI).
  • This gap has largely been due to the lack of support by existing websites for the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) .
  • In 2018, over 2,250 ADA web accessibility lawsuits were filed in federal courts against organizations that failed to provide web accessibility a rise of over 170 percent from 2017.
  • accessiBe founders are veterans of managed advertising and web agencies and started working on the project in 2016 when laws and legislations that mandated the promotion of web accessibility started to spread.

AudioEye Becomes Member of World Wide Web Consortium

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Thursday, August 1, 2019
World Wide Web, Computing, Web development, Web accessibility, Tim Berners-Lee, World Wide Web Consortium, Web Accessibility Initiative, Lisa Seeman

TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEYE), a leading developer of digital accessibility solutions that provide barrier-free website access for individuals with disabilities, is pleased to announce it has become a member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).

Key Points: 
  • TUCSON, Ariz., Aug. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AudioEye, Inc. (NASDAQ: AEYE), a leading developer of digital accessibility solutions that provide barrier-free website access for individuals with disabilities, is pleased to announce it has become a member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
  • The W3C is an international community comprised of member organizations that work closely with the public to develop high-quality standards for the web.
  • "It's an honor to join some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, ensuring long-term improvements to web accessibility."
  • The mission of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), www.w3.org , is to lead the Web to its full potential by creating technical standards and guidelines to ensure that the Web remains open, accessible, and interoperable for everyone around the globe.

Government of Canada invites youth leaders to help build a more accessible Canada

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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
Urban planning, Accessibility, Web accessibility, Ergonomics, Transportation planning, Urban design, Terminology, Design, Royal assent, Web Accessibility Initiative, OCAD University, 41st Canadian Parliament

All these measures complement the proposed Accessible Canada Act, which has been adopted by the Senate and is awaiting Royal Assent.

Key Points: 
  • All these measures complement the proposed Accessible Canada Act, which has been adopted by the Senate and is awaiting Royal Assent.
  • The proposed legislation is another concrete step that the Government of Canada is taking to break down barriers to accessibility.
  • It's partnerships like this onebetween OCAD U and our governmentthat help build a more accessible Canada, where everyone is fully included.
  • Since 2015, the Government of Canada has supported over 2,000 accessibility projects through the Enabling Accessibility Fund.

Xhilarate Announces Collaboration with Accessibility Ventures

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Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Web accessibility, Web development, Design, Urban planning, ATAG, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Accessibility, Section 508 Amendment to the Rehabilitation Act, Disability, Web Accessibility Initiative

PHILADELPHIA, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Xhilarate is excited to announce our collaboration with Accessibility Ventures.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, May 14, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Xhilarate is excited to announce our collaboration with Accessibility Ventures.
  • Accessibility Ventures will perform diagnostics on your current website to assess overall accessibility and ADA compatibility.
  • So, why not let Xhilarate and Accessibility Ventures help you to learn more?
  • Accessibility Ventures is committed to making the online world more accessible to those with disabilities.Their team is comprised of business executives and legal professionals, both with and without disabilities.Accessibility Ventures develops tools and strategies to improve web accessibility and promote digital inclusion.Their core product, the Accessibility Tool, helps businesses as they embark towards achieving compliance with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), the Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines (ATAG), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 508 requirements.

Crownpeak: New Research Reveals Alarming Scale of WCAG Accessibility Issues Across Websites of Fortune 100

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Tuesday, April 9, 2019
Technology, Data management, Internet, Software, Security, Communications, Advertising, Marketing, Web accessibility, Web development, Urban planning, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Design, Accessibility, Web Accessibility Initiative

Maxine Holt, Research Director, Ovum, says: Digital is booming, but enterprises must act to ensure their digital governance systems keep pace.

Key Points: 
  • Maxine Holt, Research Director, Ovum, says: Digital is booming, but enterprises must act to ensure their digital governance systems keep pace.
  • The fact that even companies with ample budgets are struggling to understand and resource digital accessibility is an alarming bellwether for the state of digital accessibility.
  • Websites were assessed for compliance with 40 accessibility checkpoints, which map to selected success criteria from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.1.
  • With WCAG, Level AA increasingly becoming the de facto standard for accessibility compliance cited in website accessibility legislation, the scale of basic compliance issues on the websites of the Fortune 100 should be ringing alarm bells for these companies.

Atlas Accessibility Assists Disabled Internet Users Fight Discrimination

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Thursday, March 14, 2019
Urban planning, Web accessibility, Design, Accessibility, Ergonomics, Transportation planning, Urban design, Human–computer interaction, Disability, Usability, Web Accessibility Initiative

A detailed accessibility audit is an evaluation based on specific technical requirements that determine how accessible one's website is to disabled users.

Key Points: 
  • A detailed accessibility audit is an evaluation based on specific technical requirements that determine how accessible one's website is to disabled users.
  • After identifying accessibility issues on a website through an audit, remediation is the next step to ensuring accessibility.
  • Atlas Accessibility offers a balanced approach for a business' needs and the costs associated with its accessibility requirements.
  • The mission of Atlas Accessibility is to provide internet users with a disability with greater accessibility to businesses while reducing those same businesses' vulnerability to lawsuits.

Blackboard Launches New Website Accessibility Solution

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Thursday, May 17, 2018
Educational technology, Education, Web accessibility, Web development, Game accessibility, Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, Accessibility, Blackboard Inc., Blackboard system, Content management system, Web Accessibility Initiative

WASHINGTON, May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Building on its longstanding commitment to accessibility, Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of Blackboard Ally for Web, leveraging the company's groundbreaking technology to support institutions and organizations looking to improve the accessibility of their public-facing websites.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, May 17, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --Building on its longstanding commitment to accessibility, Blackboard Inc. today announced the launch of Blackboard Ally for Web, leveraging the company's groundbreaking technology to support institutions and organizations looking to improve the accessibility of their public-facing websites.
  • Currently being implemented by hundreds of institutions, Blackboard Ally first launched last year as a tool designed to improve the accessibility of digital content within an institution's learning management system (LMS) and K-12 school district websites.
  • Blackboard Ally for Web integrates with a website's content management system (CMS) and scans website pages and embedded media for a range of accessibility issues based on key areas of the WCAG 2.0 AA Standard.
  • The solution supplies comprehensive reporting, allowing web administrators to see their overall accessibility score and trends over time based on how their web environment is performing related to accessibility issues.