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Certifications should be hard

Published by karlgroves@gmail.com on March 22, 2023

There’s recently been some turmoil over on the A11y Slack regarding the IAAP decision (since 2021) to require 3-5 years of documented experience in web accessibility in order to be…

The overlay personalization farce

Published by karlgroves@gmail.com on February 27, 2023

Important Note The original intent of this article was to provide full examples of the overlay widgets’ features in active use, including details on how they operate and before-and-after screenshots.…

Understanding the cost of not being accessible

Published by karlgroves@gmail.com on February 21, 2023

I’ve been writing on this site for a long time. In that time, I’ve written over a dozen times on the accessibility business case. Time and again, the message I’ve…

Automation is not the enemy

Published by karlgroves@gmail.com on February 14, 2023

Before you read this, I want you to spend a few moments looking around where you are right now. Ponder, for a moment, the furniture you’re sitting on, the room…

Neutrality isn’t an option when it comes to accessibility

Published by karlgroves@gmail.com on August 31, 2022

Not long ago, a recent Tweet by Accessibility.com and corresponding post on LinkedIn resulted in significant backlash from many prominent voices in the accessibility community. Both postings received dozens of…

Overlays are here to stay. So are “male enhancement pills”.

Published by karlgroves@gmail.com on June 13, 2022

Recently a friend alerted me to an article by Ken Nakata titled Best Practices for Overlays which functions as little more than free advice to an industry that is populated…

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