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Windows Accessibility Features for Persons with Dexterity Disabilities

By Rosemary Musachio on March 3, 2013

Persons with dexterity disabilities may have little or no motor control in their hands to perform daily tasks. Many of them (including yours truly) still can operate the computer using one hand, one foot, eyes, a headpointer or a mouth stick. Adaptive keyboards and switches can facilitate persons with dexterity impairments to use computers. Accessibility features in an operating system can further enable users who cannot use their hands to type...

Setting Up iOS and Android For Mobile Accessibility Testing

By Kathy Wahlbin on November 6, 2012

This is the first in a series of blog posts about mobile accessibility testing for mobile phones and tablets. When testing for mobile accessibility use the devices and OS that will be supported by the website or application and that have decent accessibility support. Most of the time, this is includes iOS (iPhone, iPad) and Android (phones mostly, and some tablets) which are the...

7 Tips to Improve the Web for Vision Disabilities

By Kathy Wahlbin on May 9, 2012

Pull up your favorite website, close your eyes, and imagine trying to use it.  Yes, that is extreme, but users users with disabilities face serious challenges trying to use inaccessible websites.  Vision disabilities affect website users in different ways depending on the type and severity of the disability.  The good news is that we can make it significantly easier for users by following some accessibility guidelines.