Tag: equality

University of Wisconsin Hangs Out No Screen Readers Allowed Sign For Big Ten Opener

Published October 25, 2020 by Kelly Ford

On Friday, the University of Wisconsin Badgers kicked off the COVID-19-influenced 2020 football campaign with a resounding 45-7 victory over the Illinois Fighting Illini. Like much in this year of change, Camp Randall was empty of the typical 80,000 fans. To bring some of the gameday experience into the home, Wisconsin social media touted a new Badgers Live gameday experience. Unfortunately, what Wisconsin Athletics clearly failed to do was ensure this experience was open to…

Inaccessibility Simply Gets Old

Published December 16, 2018 by Kelly Ford

There are times when the continued lack of accessibility in basic tasks gets old. Today I wanted to see if my local Staples store carried a product so conducted a product search. Between all the instances of “icon”and “product tile large” on the resulting page, I have absolutely no idea if the product I was searching for is actually available. I could write all about web accessibility standards or why it is important to make your…