26 Aug 2021 | Accessibility Bulletin
Our weekly roundup of the media’s key articles on the topic of digital accessibility.
ALL | Making (charities) digital communications accessible
Annabel Mulliner discusses some of the ways charities can ensure digital communications are accessible for those with disabilities
https://charitydigital.org.uk/topics/topics/how-to-make-digital-communications-accessible-9089
US | Tax Credit Available to Small Businesses for Making Websites ADA Compliant
The cost of non-compliance can be staggering, costing companies exponentially more than had the company just made their website accessible.
AAAtraq podcast discussing digital inclusion, ADA litigation cases
Lawrence Shaw joins Lee Boyd on FNO: InsureTech Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtAI0zKaalI
ALL | WeThe15: 'Game-changer' plan for 1.2bn disabled people
WeThe15 wants to improve inclusion, raise awareness and end discrimination of disabled people around the world.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/disability-58231022
UK | 100% of Financial Institutions Tested Are Failing Disabled People On Accessibility
Dig Inclusion, which helps public bodies and private organisations improve their digital accessibility, carried out a survey of 20 of some of the biggest banks, building societies, lenders, and insurers in the UK, at the end of July 2021. They found a catalogue of issues that are stumbling blocks to accessibility for people with a range of disabilities.