Accessibility Bulletin Week 46 – accessibility news around the globe

18 Nov 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 | This Company Tapped AI for Its Website—and Landed in Court

Under pressure to make their sites accessible to visually impaired users, firms turn to software. But advocates say the tech isn't always up to the task.

https://www.wired.com/story/company-tapped-ai-website-landed-court/

US | ADA Website Accessibility and Liability: Why Businesses Need to Develop a Strategy… Now

…we will lay out the current legal landscape and what the ADA requires. We will also provide practical next steps to help your company

https://www.privacyanddatasecurityinsight.com/2021/11/ada-website-accessibility-and-liability-why-businesses-need-to-develop-a-strategy-now/

US | Blind people, advocates slam company claiming to make websites ADA compliant

“If you have a website, do you want to include disabled people or do you want to exclude them? That’s why it's a civil right,”

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/innovation/blind-people-advocates-slam-company-claiming-make-websites-ada-compliant-n1266720

ALL | WPCampus releases results of the Gutenberg accessibility audit

Today, we’re excited to release Tenon’s report on the accessibility of the new [Wordpress] editor

https://www.wpcampus.org/blog/2019/05/gutenberg-audit-results/