I know it’s been a while since I’ve posted, and I’m still technically in the grading dungeon (grades are due in 21 hours!)… but the annual press release from Apple highlighting new features in MacOS 16 and iPadOS/iOS 19 is worth some time to discuss. Some of the new features will appeal to a wide…
Read More Apple’s 2025 Accessibility Press ReleaseI’m writing from the point of view of a Certified Professional in Accessibility Core Competencies, not as an Apple fanboy.[1]Trust me: my wallet does not like the price I’d have to pay for the MacBook Pro I want to replace my mid-2015 model! The memory upgrade prices are way too steep in my opinion. Why…
Read More iOS 18 Accessibility Features Look InterestingIf one reads a few Apple blogs, it seems like all the “cool kids” have their $3500+ setup for the Vision Pro. But I wondered what the experience would be like for someone who has very little vision. Shelly Brisbin, a noted accessibility specialist who has forgotten more about Apple and accessibility than I’ve ever…
Read More Accessibility and the Vision ProA couple of weeks ago, I watched a webinar led by two accessibility specialists from Princeton University. I’ll admit that I’m slightly jealous that they have over 125 people certified by the International Association of Accessibility Professionals on the Princeton campus. I believe that I’m the only person certified on my campus, which I hope…
Read More Editoria11y WordPress PluginAn accessibility rant courtesy of my Faculty Focus email So who doesn’t want a syllabus that students will actually read and use throughout the semester? I think most professors — whether creative or not-so-creative, or those who see themselves primarily as teachers and those who don’t — hate to get the questions that are already…
Read More Want a cool syllabus that’s accessible…Today’s winner/loser is US Bank. We have one of those credit cards that allow us to change the cash back that we receive on various categories. Let’s talk about why this screen is so bad. What would have been better? I’ll admit that I haven’t yet run this page through a screenreader to see if…
Read More Time for another accessibility and usability rant…“My office adds closed captions and alt text to our social media because we know that inclusivity and accessibility bring folks closer to, not further from, the governing process. Accessibility is never a hinderance nor burden—it makes our democracy stronger, actually.” Original tweet here: https://twitter.com/Bob_Casey/status/1580239625699794948
Read More Sen. Bob Casey has it right when it comes to accessibility…I’m mentioning two different pages that helped me solve a lot of problems when converting InDesign files that had been converted to PDF. PAC2021[1]It should be noted that the new version requires registration, although I’m not quite sure why. The old PAC 3 version does not. (the PDF accessibility checker, currently Windows only) highlights many…
Read More How to reduce many InDesign PDF errors in just a few steps.My students can tell you that I like for there to be a good answer to the “so what” question; in other words, if I’m going to teach about a concept, my students should know what I’m asking them to learn, why they should learn it, and what they should be able to take away…
Read More The “so what” behind the Accessible Document Specialist credentialI can’t say that I’m much of a gamer. But my son loves Madden and FIFA. Thus, we’ve given EA a fair share of money over the years. But it’s nice to see that they’re giving back to the accessibility community in much the same way that Microsoft and Logitech have. Yeah for free access…
Read More Electronic Arts does something good!