Accessibility Bulletin Week 9 – accessibility news around the globe

04 Mar 2021 | Accessibility Bulletin

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

ALL | How to Procure Digital Services with Accessibility in Mind

For a digital project to be truly accessible, you need to start the work at the very beginning of the process, as you decide who to hire.

https://www.aam-us.org/2021/02/17/how-to-procure-digital-services-with-accessibility-in-mind/

ALL | WordPress.org Removes Fake Reviews for AccessiBe Plugin

31 five-star reviews, 2 four-star reviews, and 2 one-star reviews. After putting these into a spreadsheet certain correlations were found among the first 11 five-star reviews

https://wptavern.com/wordpress-org-removes-fake-reviews-for-acessibe-plugin

US | Microassist Announces Partnership with AAAtraq

Microassist Inc, a leading provider of digital accessibility and usability solutions,has announced it has partnered with AAAtraq. The partnership means that procurement customers will more easily be able to embed ADA compliance measures within their processes.

https://aaatraq.com/news/2021/02/microassist-announces-partnership-aaatraq

US | Global Outlook for Accessibility Compliance

Michele Landis, a Co-Founder and the CRO of Accessible360, will go through the emerging global legal trends and the growing importance of Digital Accessibility in this free webinar on March 18th

https://go.3playmedia.com/wbnr-03-18-2021-global

ALL | Who Is Responsible for Meeting Website Accessibility Compliance?

With more laws for website accessibility, the pressure to be compliant is ever-present. Here's what you need to know and the steps you can take now

https://www.searchenginejournal.com/website-accessibility-compliance-who-is-responsible/388467/