Our weekly roundup of the media’s key articles on the topic of digital accessibility.

ALL | I’m deaf, and this is what happens when I get on a Zoom call

Can you hear me? No, but I can read you. A hearing-impaired product designer has his team experience his world and says we need to make work more inclusive for people living with disabilities.

https://www.fastcompany.com/90565930/im-deaf-and-this-is-what-happens-when-i-get-on-a-zoom-call

ALL | Using SEO, User Experience & Accessibility to Improve Search Results

It takes marketers with complementary SEO & UX skills to ensure website accessibility not only for search engines but for all.

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/seo-ux-accessibility-in-search-results/395357/

US | FAIRA Board approves AAAtraq services, mandating deployment 

The Fire Agencies Insurance Risks Authority (FAIRA) in California and Nevada is enhancing support for its members by joining forces with AAAtraq a service that helps subscribers to reduce the costs and time to understand, achieve and maintain ADA compliance.

https://aaatraq.com/news/2021/02/faira-board-approves-aaatraq-services

UK | Accessibility of UK Government and Public Bodies websites

The first Sitemorse INDEX of 2021 shows that many organisations still have some way to go to comply with the law, with only 5% websites scoring 7 or higher for accessibility. Perhaps more concerning is 96% of webpages tested failed the WCAG2.1 Level A tests and 40% failed the Level AA tests.

https://sitemorse.com/index/government-and-public-bodies/2021-q1

ALL | Digitisation in healthcare amid pandemic helped in improving quality and accessibility

Speaking at Resurgence TiEcon Delhi-NCR event, Dr Sangita Reddy, Joint Managing Director, Apollo Hospitals Group, said, digitisation has enhanced access and quality of healthcare. “Digitisation has helped us to reach the unreachable,”

https://yourstory.com/2021/02/tiecon-digitisation-healthcare-amid-pandemic-helped-improving-quality