Accessibility Conformance Test Rules Format 1.0 reaches Proposed...
It’s a common question with accessibility verification and reporting. How did someone arrive at their test results? Are their results accurate, or are the issues being reported really not required by...
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AI Fairness must be considered as part of National Disability Employment...
Two days ago, Gartner released its top ten technological trends for 2020 of which business leaders need to be aware. Their third item, “Democratization of Expertise,” caught my eye. I have seen that...
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Exploring AI Fairness for People with Disabilities
This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities emphasizes participation and leadership. In today’s fast-paced world, more and more decisions affecting participation and opportunities for...
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Diversely Deaf IBMers Work to Create An Accessible Future
This past August, I started my position as UX designer at IBM Accessibility. I was new to the team, and relatively new to the world of inclusive design—but only from a designer’s perspective. Born...
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IBM Accessibility tribute to Dr. Jim Thatcher
News has spread throughout the IBM accessibility community that one of our family, Dr. Jim Thatcher passed away this weekend at the age of 83. Jim worked for IBM for 37 years and left a legacy that to...
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Accessibility Strengthens the User Research Practice
Inclusive design is the buzz term around the design community. Inclusive design can be interpreted in many different ways and have numerous outcomes. When narrowing the scope to user research, though,...
View ArticleHarnessing the Power of Video Remote Interpreting in Professional Space
In a typical interpreting scenario, there are three main actors: Deaf user, sign language interpreter, and hearing non-signer(s). When the deaf user signs, the interpreter would voice, so the...
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IBM contributing back to the community on Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Today is the ninth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Over the years, IBM has held numerous events and activities to bring awareness to the digital access and inclusion of people with...
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Proactive inclusion is everyone’s responsibility
It’s now 30 years since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in the United States. This important legislation sets out the rights of United States citizens with disabilities...
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National Disability Employment Awareness Month
This October is the 75th year America has observed National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). Like other “awareness months,” NDEAM spotlights a disparity in the workforce—in this case,...
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Designing AI Applications to Treat People with Disabilities Fairly
Alan was surprised not to get an interview for a banking management position. He had all the experience and excellent references. The bank’s artificial intelligence (AI) recruitment screening...
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#ShiverStrong: Remembering Brent Shiver
It is with great sadness that we at IBM mark the passing of our colleague Dr. Brent Shiver. Brent joined the IBM Accessibility team in 2014 right after completing a PhD in Computer Science from DePaul...
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Simplifying accessibility requirements
Happy 2021! To kick off the new year at IBM Accessibility, we had a soft launch of our new IBM Requirements page (formerly known as the IBM Accessibility Checklist). The IBM Accessibility...
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Give me a VPAT with that BLT
Hands up if you know what a VPAT is. Although the concept of accessibility is pretty familiar these days, some of its acronyms are not. Even if you can tell me that VPAT® stands for Voluntary Product...
View ArticleCelebrating 31
When I began working with the IBM Accessibility team a few years ago, I asked a smart IBMer what the team needed to do to help IBMers to create more accessible products. His response was that we...
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