On June 28, 2025, the European Union’s Accessibility Act (EAA) will take effect, and the ripple effects will be felt far beyond Europe’s borders. U.S. companies that do business in Europe or serve European customers online must comply, or risk facing steep penalties, reputational damage and lost revenue.
GitHub Adds Accessibility Improvements for Developers With Disabilities
GitHub today revealed it added several capabilities to make it easier for developers with disabilities to access its code repository platform. The new capabilities were announced to coincide with Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Capabilities highlighted include a navigation tool and a search tool that can be used with a screen reader that GitHub provides. In addition, […]
4 Ways to Build With an Accessibility-First Mindset
Over 1.3 billion people live with some form of disability. This accounts for almost 20% of today’s workforce in the U.S. While great strides have been made in closing the disability inclusion gap in the workforce, more needs to be done. As the popularity of hybrid and remote work continues to grow, workers who live […]
8 Web Development Trends to Follow
Since the inception of the internet in 1983, many web development tools have been introduced to simplify complex processes that would otherwise take months to finish and cost companies a great deal of money. According to internet live statistics, over 1.5 billion websites and more than five billion active daily internet users visit multiple sites […]
Red Hat CEO: Out | Blind Users: Revolt | ARM: Google Joins Party
In this week’s The Long View: Matt Hicks is the new Red Hat CEO, visual accessibility is in focus, and Google Cloud rolls out ARM instances.
mabl Makes Move to Automate Accessibility Testing
mabl today made available in beta an automated accessibility testing capability that it added to its software-as-a-service (SaaS) platform for testing applications. Dan Belcher, mabl co-founder, said given the increased accessibility requirements included in various compliance mandates, there is a greater need to address these issues as early as possible in the application development life […]
5 Ways to Embed Accessibility in Your SDLC
Developing an accessible software development life cycle (SDLC) requires a commitment to inclusion from everyone at the beginning of every project. By committing to developing accessible products, you will avoid costly and timely remediation prior to deployment at the end of your product roadmap. Creating An Accessible Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) An accessible SDLC […]
Embedding Accessibility into the DevOps Process
Calls for accessibility and inclusion are a defining characteristic of current times. Persons with disabilities (PwD), including vision, hearing, cognitive and physical impairments and others, are demanding equal access to virtually all public services and forums they interact with, from transportation to banking and self-service terminals in airports—and increasingly, digital (web and mobile) services. Ensuring […]