17 Dec 2020 | Accessibility Bulletin
Our weekly roundup of the media’s key articles on the topic of digital accessibility.
UK | Leeds Agency Urges Businesses To Consider Accessibility
3rd December marked International Day of People with Disability (IDPD), originally created by the United Nations and designed to bring awareness and celebrate the diversity of the global community…. SimpleUsability, is keen to encourage businesses….
https://www.businessupnorth.co.uk/leeds-agency-urges-businesses-to-consider-accessibility/
ALL | Accessibility 101: Introduction to disability and accessibility, video
Accessibility training course provides an introduction to all things accessibility. Watch as we take you along a journey through different types of disabilities to learn about etiquette, accessibility features
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM7wFZo5yfI
ALL | Web Content Accessibility: Recommendations For Making Audio And Video Media More Accessible
Today, with most of us using smartphones and the internet, it might be easy for some to forget about the challenges people with hearing loss face. Video and audio are two popular forms of media online, but many individuals often need to rely on transcripts
ALL | Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit
Teach Access provides the Accessibility Skills Hiring Toolkit to help organizations build internal capacity for producing accessible digital products by developing a knowledgeable and skilled workforce.
https://teachaccess.org/resources/accessibility-skills-hiring-toolkit/
ALL | COVID-19 accelerates building out accessibility services for online banking
For seniors who are more comfortable banking in person or customers who are immune compromised, and who found themselves being asked to stay at home as much as possible, that meant having to rely on digital banking.