Every year around this time, I think about the costumes my parents customized for me by hand, because back then, adaptive Halloween costumes simply didn’t exist on a store shelf. If you wanted your kid in a wheelchair to be … Read More
Resources
Resource dedicated to promoting inclusivity and accessibility in various environments. It serves as a valuable place for individuals, businesses, and organizations looking to understand and implement accessibility practices.
AI for People with Disabilities: An Amazing New Way to Build Apps by Talking
My experience with AI for people with disabilities started in a place I didn’t expect: building my first Mac app. I have designed apps and websites for other people for most of my career, and I have been coding in … Read More
Closed Captions for Website Videos: An Easy Way to Reach Every Visitor
Late September is Deaf Awareness Month, and it is a good time to look at a habit a lot of businesses have picked up without realizing it is not enough. Somewhere along the way, “adding captions” quietly turned into “letting … Read More
Reduce Motion on Your Website: The Simple Fix Most Designers Miss
Disability does not always look the way people expect it to. It looks different for everybody. Some disabilities are visible, like using a wheelchair or a limb difference you can see from across the room. Others are completely invisible, including … Read More
Cognitive Accessibility: The Easy Fix for Confusing Website Instructions
Most conversations about website accessibility start with screen readers and color contrast, and both matter. But cognitive accessibility is the piece that gets skipped the most often, and it’s usually the simplest one to fix. It has nothing to do … Read More
HERO Door Opener Review: A Simple, Affordable Way to Make Any Door Accessible
Yesterday, Pierre Paul, the CEO of We Hear You, came to my apartment to show me the HERO Door Opener in person, and I watched him mount it, plug it in, and get it working correctly in under three minutes … Read More
Accessible Business Language: The Insider Guide to Not Leaving Customers Behind
A hotel once told me their venue was “walking distance” from my room. I use a wheelchair, so that phrase didn’t tell me anything useful. Was it flat? Was there a curb cut? Was it two hundred feet or a … Read More
5 Quick Fixes for the Inclusive Forms Most Websites Get Wrong
Forms are where a lot of good accessibility work quietly falls apart. Your homepage might be polished and your navigation might work perfectly with a screen reader, but if your contact form only offers “Mr.” and “Mrs.” as options, or … Read More
Airline Accessibility Departments: Special Assistance, Phone Numbers & Resources
Airline Accessibility Contacts: Special Assistance, Phone Numbers & Resources Updated for 2026: Airline contact methods and accessibility resources were reviewed and refreshed in August 2026. This directory is maintained as an ongoing resource and was originally published in 2023. Equal … Read More
Disability Language Guide: Simple, Inclusive Words That Show Respect
I’ve been asked more times than I can count how to talk about disability without saying the wrong thing. Clients ask before we start a project together. People email me before podcast interviews. Even close friends double check before introducing … Read More