The Center of Disabilities through CSUN, for over 38 years, has provided an ideal setting for exhibitors, speakers, practitioners, educators, and other attendants to share their best practices and knowledge related to assistive technology. It is a well-known forum for presenting how cutting-edge technology incorporates the most practical solutions for …
The Metaverse is here, and it’s taking over the internet by storm. Just ask Mark Zuckerberg, who’s rebranded Facebook as Meta and plans to bring the Metaverse to life at its full potential. While virtual realities are becoming more “real” everyday, they still have a long way to go before …
Each day, many of us process transactions simply to live out our day-to-day. Whether that means buying a coffee or paying a mortgage, banking is engrained into our daily lives. Despite laws and regulations in place, many individuals with disabilities find it difficult to navigate through bank websites and mobile …
Web Accessibility in Banking: An Investment Worth Pursuing Read More
It’s officially back-to-school season. For most students, this means checking out their classes and making sure they have all the learning materials they need. For students with disabilities, however, the latter comes with a challenge, because not all textbooks are available in an accessible format. Every student should have access …
Back-to-School Season Is Here: Why Accessible Textbooks Are Important Read More
Not making websites accessible means potentially losing millions and millions of dollars in spending power of the huge number of working-age adults with disabilities. That is bad business. According to the CDC, there are nearly 61 million Americans living with some sort of disability, and the majority of these individuals …
A good place to start is with an ADA checklist for accessibility. Compliance with the Americans With Disabilities Act can be a daunting task. It is a big topic, but the ADA website is a good place to start. You should create or acquire a checklist for ADA compliance and …
Some General Guidelines for Making Digital Spaces Accessible Read More
Time was that accessibility meant literal “access” to brick-and-mortar structures; physical buildings. But times have changed. Providing online services, including digital access to banking and medical files is now the norm; a commonplace practice that bridges the gap between businesses and consumers and pretty much everyone agrees that it should …
