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Embracing a Simpler Platform

Blaine Herman | November 14, 2023 | Accessibility, Quality Assurance

In a world where software companies try to be everything to everybody, we’ve taken a different approach at DubBot. Instead, we prioritize simplicity in our approach, recognizing that end users avoid overly complex...

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AI and ALT Text: Using Custom Policies for a Balanced Approach

Maggie Vaughan | December 7, 2023 | Accessibility

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Ensuring that all users can engage with online content regardless of their abilities is a top priority. One solution that has gained more recent traction is using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate...

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3 Things - Tuesday, December 5

Maggie Vaughan | December 5, 2023 | 3 Things

Celebrating those setting the trend in digital inclusivityOn October 26, Adobe released a blog post introducing a distinguished group of individuals referred to as "Leaders of Accessibility," highlighting them as trendsetters in the field. ...

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Viewport Testing: Analysis Options for a Better User Experience

Maggie Vaughan | November 30, 2023 | Quality Assurance, Accessibility

DubBot brings you an exciting addition to your testing arsenal: the ability to configure the viewport used for testing and previewing your website for a more customized evaluation of your content within DubBot. Viewports play a significant role...

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3 Things - Tuesday, November 28

Maggie Vaughan | November 28, 2023 | 3 Things

Three upcoming accessibility conferences. Mark your calendars for 2024.  axe-con, February 20-22, 2024 - onlineSave the date! The world’s largest digital accessibility conference is back. With the success of axe-con...

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Happy Thanksgiving

Guest | November 23, 2023 | Accessibility

Wherever this U.S. Thanksgiving takes you, know that we're thankful for being part of your team and look forward to continuing to support you in your accessibility journey. Note: DubBot is closed today, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov....

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3 Things - Tuesday, November 21

Maggie Vaughan | November 21, 2023 | 3 Things

5 Tips for a Sensory-Friendly Thanksgiving This Thanksgiving, address your or your loved one’s needs by planning for the holiday with sensory-friendly adaptations, favorite food substitutions, and mindful moments to de-stress....

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Shout Out to #NEDSummit

Maggie Vaughan | November 20, 2023 | Web Governance

The team at DubBot would like to take a moment to thank Mike Miles and the NEDSummit and NEDCamp organizers for their hospitality and the opportunity for our own Penny Kronz to participate as the keynote speaker at the recent #NEDSummit. This...

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Error Messages and Making Them Accessible

Maggie Vaughan | November 16, 2023 | Accessibility

I was working through some broken link issues on a friend's website when it occurred to me. What do all these error messages mean? For example: HTTP_400: Bad Request - did I forget to say please? HTTP_403: Forbidden - now I really want to...

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3 Things - Tuesday, November 14

Maggie Vaughan | November 14, 2023 | 3 Things

Three accessibility job opportunities in higher education. Assistive Technology Coordinator - Towson University, Towson, MDCoordinates accommodations involving assistive technology software and hardware and alternative text conversions for...

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Veterans Day and the DAV

Maggie Vaughan | November 9, 2023 | Accessibility

If you are a veteran in crisis or you know a veteran who is in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: Dial 988, then Press 1.  The signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, marked the official end...

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3 Things - Tuesday, November 7

Maggie Vaughan | November 7, 2023 | 3 Things

It's election day! Get out there and vote! Let your voice be heard! The Blind Voter's Guide to VotingThe Help America Vote Act (HAVA) was signed into law on October 29, 2002, to address the problems during the 2000 presidential election. One...

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SC 4.1.1 Parsing - Should it stay or should it go?

Maggie Vaughan | November 3, 2023 | Accessibility, Web Governance

By now, many of you have heard that WCAG Success Criteria (SC) 4.1.1, Parsing (Level A) has been removed from WCAG 2.2. Even though 4.1.1 is no longer a rule per WCAG 2.2, DubBot has not removed that rule from our test bank. We have left the...

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3 Things - Tuesday, October 31

Maggie Vaughan | October 31, 2023 | 3 Things

Three times when accessibility was done wrong. 2.4.11: Adversarial Conformance HAL, the UI designer, can claim that it followed WCAG even though it’s clear that HAL expended effort on minimally conforming while negative...

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Demystifying Decorative Images: To ALT Text or Not to ALT Text?

Maggie Vaughan | October 26, 2023 | Accessibility, Web Governance

For web accessibility experts, decorative images are a familiar and often debated topic. The question that often arises is whether ALT text should be applied to decorative images. To answer this, we first need to define what...

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3 Things - Tuesday, October 24

Maggie Vaughan | October 24, 2023 | 3 Things

Three ways to help everyone have a Happy Halloween. Ditch the strobe lights, scary sounds, and loud music. Loud or frightening noises and bright flashing lights can cause big problems for trick-or-treaters with sensory processing issues,...

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Accessibility Statement 2.2

Maggie Vaughan | October 19, 2023 | Accessibility

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) have long served as the gold standard for making the web inclusive. In the world of web accessibility, the recent release of WCAG 2.2 as a recommendation represents a significant milestone. While...

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3 Things - Tuesday, October 17

Maggie Vaughan | October 17, 2023 | 3 Things

Three techniques to help you meet three of the WCAG 2.2 Success Criteria. Technique G219: Ensuring that an alternative is available for dragging movements that operate on content This Technique aims to ensure that people with motor impairments...

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Penny Kronz Presents Keynote at New England Drupal Camp

Blaine Herman | October 16, 2023 | Web Governance

I’m thrilled to announce that our own Penny Kronz will present as a keynote speaker at The New England Drupal Camp conference on November 17. Penny will share her expertise in Web Governance strategy...

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Accessible Memes

Maggie Vaughan | October 12, 2023 | Accessibility

In the ever-evolving landscape of digital content, memes have become a powerful medium for communication, humor, and expression. However, understanding the humor or message conveyed by a meme can be challenging for individuals with visual...

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3 Things - Tuesday, October 10

Maggie Vaughan | October 10, 2023 | 3 Things

Digital Accessibility Specialist - College of Engineering, UC Berkeley (2-year contract position) Reporting to Berkeley Engineering's web director, this position identifies all websites, web applications, social media, learning...

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George Mason University & The Trusted Tester

Maggie Vaughan | October 6, 2023 | Accessibility

So simple, yet so brilliant! George Mason University (GMU) leveraged the Trusted Tester Conformance Test Process Certification, TTV5, creating a cohort of accessibility specialists and advocates.Provided by The Department of Homeland Security, the...

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Deep Links in DubBot

Maggie Vaughan | October 6, 2023 | Accessibility

Deep links are shortcuts that send users directly to precise locations within an application, bypassing the need to navigate through the application. These clever links streamline the user experience by making sharing information easier from one...

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WCAG 2.2 is Live!

Ashley Thompson | October 5, 2023 | Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 is here! Today, October 5, 2023, WCAG 2.2 is officially live! We have been following the evolution of this update closely, and we are excited to see the final version of these guidelines, which include nine new Success...

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3 Things - Tuesday, October 3

Maggie Vaughan | October 3, 2023 | 3 Things

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This is a time to celebrate the contributions of workers with disabilities and to work towards creating a more inclusive workforce. By raising awareness of employment...

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Dark Mode: Best Practices for Accessibility

Maggie Vaughan | September 28, 2023 | Accessibility, Quality Assurance

Looking back on the history of dark mode, anyone can see it has come a long way from the old cathode-ray tube (CRT) monitors that displayed green text on a black background. It has evolved over time, driven by both practical considerations and...

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3 Things - Tuesday, September 26

Maggie Vaughan | September 26, 2023 | 3 Things

Three professional development opportunities about accessibility.   WordPress Accessibility Day 2023, September 27-28, Livestream, FreeWordPress Accessibility Day is a 24-hour global event dedicated to promoting and learning...

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Dark Mode in Web Apps: A11Y Pros and Cons

Maggie Vaughan | September 21, 2023 | Accessibility

Dark mode, or dark theme or night mode, is a display setting for digital user interfaces. It means that, instead of the default dark text on a light background, the user sees light-colored text against a dark or black background. "The idea behind...

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3 Things - Tuesday, September 19

Maggie Vaughan | September 19, 2023 | 3 Things

Three A11Y tips for a better web experience. Understanding Page Structure Pages with a clear structure and hierarchy are easy for people to understand. A good structure helps people navigate through content, find what they're looking...

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Proof Accessibility Matters

Maggie Vaughan | September 14, 2023 | Accessibility

Recently, an article from HubSpot titled "Website Accessibility: 25 Statistics that Prove It Matters" was shared with me by a colleague. It's chock-full of solid, research-based facts and figures on why accessibility really does matter. The...

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3 Things - Tuesday, September 12

Maggie Vaughan | September 12, 2023 | 3 Things

Three jobs edition. Accessibility Specialist - W3C / MIT (Temporary)The W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) seeks a full-time staff member to work on digital accessibility standards and supporting materials. The Accessibility Specialist will...

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How People Use Assistive Technology

Maggie Vaughan | September 7, 2023 | Accessibility

What is assistive technology? Assistive technology ensures that individuals with disabilities can interact with websites and digital content effectively. The types of assistive technology needed to interact with a website can vary depending on...

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3 Things - Tuesday, September 5

Maggie Vaughan | September 5, 2023 | 3 Things

Back to school edition. Two-thirds of NYC public schools not fully accessible for students with physical disabilities More than two-thirds of New York City public schools are not fully accessible for students with physical...

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Introducing the GitHub Task Connector

Maggie Vaughan | August 31, 2023 | Product Updates

Hey, GitHub users! Exciting news: You can now push and close your DubBot task details to your GitHub repositories! That’s right! Admins can now add a GitHub Connector to user accounts to connect DubBot Tasks to...

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Sitting for the CPACC Exam - I Passed!

Ashley Thompson | August 31, 2023 | Accessibility

Ashley Thompson is a member of DubBot’s Support team, serving as our newest Support Engineer. The following post is the fifth and final post of a blog series documenting her experiences as she prepared for the CPACC exam. The fourth...

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3 Things - Tuesday, August 29

Maggie Vaughan | August 29, 2023 | 3 Things

Three special days in September. National Guide Dog DaySeptember 2023 is National Guide Dog Month in the United States. This month is a celebration of all guide dogs or service dogs. This month-long celebration aims to raise awareness, support,...

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Using Custom Policies to Increase SEO

Maggie Vaughan | August 24, 2023 | SEO

We know that making your site accessible also improves your search engine optimization (SEO), right? But did you also know that you can use Custom Policies to ramp up your website visibility and rankings? DubBot has a variety of Custom Policies...

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3 Things - Tuesday, August 22

Maggie Vaughan | August 22, 2023 | 3 Things

Three professional development opportunities. EvolveDrupal - September 8, 2023With over 120 professionals coming together to learn, connect, and inspire, it set the bar high, and we're determined to exceed expectations once again! Engage in...

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FCC's New Proposed Rule

Maggie Vaughan | August 17, 2023 | Accessibility

On the heels of the Justice Department sending a notice of proposed rulemaking "to improve web and mobile applications (apps) access for people with disabilities," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has "published a proposed rule designed...

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3 Things - Tuesday, August 15

Maggie Vaughan | August 15, 2023 | 3 Things

Three A11Y tips for a better web experience. Designing Accessible Text Over Images: Best Practices, Techniques, And Resources (Part 1) The text over images design pattern is a design technique used to place text on top of images....

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The Importance of the 404 Status for your 404 Page

Blaine Herman | August 10, 2023 | Accessibility, SEO

In a recent case, we assisted a client in realizing that despite encountering a "404 Not Found" error for a page on their site, their web server was incorrectly indicating a "200 OK status." This 200 OK status suggested the page was found at the...

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3 Things - Tuesday, August 8

Maggie Vaughan | August 8, 2023 | 3 Things

Three accessibility jobs. Systems Accessibility Analyst 2 - The Ohio State University, Romote Under the direction of the Associate Director of Web Services, and with a keen and balanced sensitivity to meeting human needs and mitigating...

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Sitting for the CPACC Exam - #4

Ashley Thompson | August 3, 2023 | Accessibility

Ashley Thompson is a member of DubBot’s Support team, serving as our newest Support Engineer. The following post is the third part of a blog series documenting her experiences as she prepares for the CPACC exam. The third blog entry...

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3 Things - Tuesday, August 1

Maggie Vaughan | August 1, 2023 | 3 Things

On July 25, "The Justice Department sent to the Federal Register for publication a notice of proposed rulemaking under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that aims to improve web and mobile applications (apps) access for people...

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Improved Control for Ignoring Issues Across Multiple Pages

Maggie Vaughan | July 25, 2023 | Web Governance, Quality Assurance

DubBot’s clients have often provided inspiration for amazing product updates and feature additions. The ability to ignore issues by an element's HTML source is certainly proof of that. Imagine you have a web page with an image of a dog...

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3 Things - Tuesday, July 25

Maggie Vaughan | July 25, 2023 | 3 Things

In celebration of the Accessibility Summit, today's 3Things is about the Higher Education Web Professionals Association (HighEdWeb.)  EventsHighEdWeb hosts three must attend conferences every year. The Analytics...

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Custom Policies: DubBot’s Hidden Gem

Joanie Chembars | July 20, 2023 | Quality Assurance, Web Governance

Does your company have an Editorial or Writing Style Guide? Is it consistently applied across your site? Doing so can greatly increase the quality and usability of the content on your site.  Why? Consider a user’s confusion if...

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3 Things - Tuesday, July 18

Maggie Vaughan | July 18, 2023 | 3 Things

Three checks in DubBot that keep you compliant and help you deliver an exceptional user experience. PDF Checker 2.0 PDF checker version 2.0 is now live with more abilities to filter your PDFs by types of issues found. If your site is...

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It's A11Y Summit Time!

Maggie Vaughan | July 13, 2023 | Web Governance, Accessibility, Quality Assurance

Are you ready? The HighEdWeb Accessibility Summit is right around the corner. It’s happening on Tuesday, July 25, to be exact. Have you registered yet? No? What are you waiting for? Register Now! Here at DubBot, we are especially...

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3 Things - Tuesday, July 11

Maggie Vaughan | July 11, 2023 | 3 Things

For this week's 3Things, we identified three job opportunities within higher education that specifically focus on accessibility. Director of Digital Accessibility - Tarrant County College  Reporting to the District Director of Web...

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PDF Checker 2.0

Maggie Vaughan | July 6, 2023 | Accessibility, Product Updates

If you subscribe to the DubBot Quarterly Newsletter, you saw in the Product Updates section that "PDF checker version 2.0 is now live with more abilities to filter your PDFs by types of issues found."  I thought you might find it helpful...

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3 Things - Tuesday, July 4

Maggie Vaughan | July 4, 2023 | 3 Things

The  World Para Athletics Championships begins July 8 in Paris, France. Here are 3 things about this popular Paralympic sport. World Para Athletics  "Para athletics is the biggest sport within the Paralympic...

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Flying without Limits: Unlocking Accessible Air Travel

Maggie Vaughan | June 29, 2023 | Accessibility

Awww, summer vacation! Who doesn’t anxiously await that time away to unwind, unplug and recharge? I recently returned home from my long-awaited summer vacation in Destin, Florida. Since I live in Virginia, I traveled by plane to...

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3 Things - Tuesday, June 27

Maggie Vaughan | June 27, 2023 | 3 Things

Google’s Parrotron is an AI tool for people with speech impediments For millions of folks around the world, speech impairment is a fact of life. Roughly 7.5 million people in the U.S. have trouble vocalizing words and phrases,...

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2023 Special Olympics World Games

Maggie Vaughan | June 22, 2023 | Accessibility

The lighting of the "Flame of Hope" took place on June 18 at the Olympiastadion in Berlin, Germany, in front of an audience of 50,000 individuals, consisting of 3,000 coaches, officials, and 18,000 volunteers. This significant event marked the...

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3 Things - Tuesday, June 20

Maggie Vaughan | June 20, 2023 | 3 Things

Understanding SC 2.5.5: Target Size (Level AAA) The intent of this success criteria is to ensure that target sizes are large enough for users to easily activate them, even if the user is accessing content on a small handheld touch...

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AI and A11Y: Navigating the AI Revolution

Maggie Vaughan | June 15, 2023 | Accessibility

People have written a lot about the pros and cons of artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact on people with disabilities. I do not pretend to be an expert, and I certainly can not cover the breadth of the subject adequately in just one blog...

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3 Things - Tuesday, June 13

Maggie Vaughan | June 13, 2023 | 3 Things

University Webmaster and Developer - Jacksonville University The University Webmaster and Developer serves as the leader for Jacksonville University’s website and subsidiary sites. This position oversees the management of the...

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Sitting for the CPACC Exam - #3

Ashley Thompson | June 8, 2023 | Accessibility

Ashley Thompson is a member of DubBot’s Support team, serving as our newest Support Engineer. The following post is the third part of a blog series documenting her experiences as she prepares for the CPACC exam. The second blog entry...

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3 Things - Tuesday, June 6

Maggie Vaughan | June 6, 2023 | 3 Things

A Faculty Guide to the Five W's of College Disability Services  This guide is intended to provide faculty with a high-level overview of disability services. To help make the guide be more digestible, included with each "W" is a key...

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DubBot's Drupal Module is Here!

Maggie Vaughan | June 1, 2023 | Web Governance, Accessibility

DubBot is excited to announce the release of our Drupal module!! This release is a result of collaborative effort with our friends at Lullabot. Our Drupal module will empower DubBot subscribers to enhance their websites by integrating...

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3 Things - Tuesday, May 30

Maggie Vaughan | May 30, 2023 | 3 Things

3 Ways AI Can Help Students with Disabilities Artificial intelligence (AI) can improve accessibility and ensure that students with disabilities have access to rich learning opportunities. Artificial intelligence is being...

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"Dear Colleague," Signed the DOJ

Maggie Vaughan | May 24, 2023 | Accessibility

On May 19, the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and the Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights (OCR) released a "Dear Colleague" letter. This letter serves as a reminder to colleges, universities, and post-secondary institutions about the...

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3 Things - Tuesday, May 23

Maggie Vaughan | May 23, 2023 | 3 Things

Coinciding with the release of Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie (Youtube) this week's 3Things is three things about Parkinson's disease. Causes of Parkinson's DiseaseFor most people, the cause of Parkinson's is unknown...

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Partially Accessible: A Conversation Within DubBot

Maggie Vaughan | May 18, 2023 | Accessibility, Quality Assurance, Web Governance

A few weeks ago, I was preparing for a webinar and reviewing a list of potential questions. One question, in particular, caught my attention: "Is it acceptable to release a product or website that is partially accessible?" As I began to formulate...

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3 Things - Tuesday, May 16

Maggie Vaughan | May 16, 2023 | 3 Things

Three virtual events to help you celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day! Fix Your Content Day 2023 - May 18Fix Your Content Day is a 24-hour contest committed to creating accessible and more inclusive digital learning content...

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Celebrating GAAD With Friends

Maggie Vaughan | May 11, 2023 | Accessibility

Celebrate Global Accessibility Awareness Day by joining us on May 18, 2023, beginning at 1 p.m. EDT for "Web Accessibility Q&A: Overcoming Excuses and Misconceptions." Is your organization making excuses for why its website isn't accessible...

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3 Things - Tuesday, May 9

Maggie Vaughan | May 9, 2023 | 3 Things

Senior Associate Director, Web Services in Marketing and Communications, Columbia Business School (job announcement is closed)Reporting to the Director of Digital Marketing & Technology, the Senior Associate Director Web Services is a vital...

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AAA Contrast - What Are We Checking For?

Maggie Vaughan | May 4, 2023 | Product Updates

Hands Up! DubBot now checks for WCAG 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced) Level AAA!!  Ok, that’s great, but what’s the difference between WCAG 1.4.3 AA and WCAG 1.4.6 AAA? WCAG 1.4.3 AA sets the contrast ratio for text and...

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3 Things - Tuesday, May 2

Maggie Vaughan | May 2, 2023 | 3 Things

Mattel unveils a Barbie with Down syndrome "We are proud to introduce a Barbie doll with Down syndrome to better reflect the world around us and further our commitment to celebrating inclusion through play," Lisa McKnight, the executive...

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Lawyers, Accessibility & Money

Maggie Vaughan | April 27, 2023 | Accessibility

Suppose you identified an issue on your website that was causing your organization to lose money, tarnishing your organization’s reputation and could possibly land you in court, would you fix it? Of course you would. And then, would you...

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3 Things - Tuesday, April 25

Maggie Vaughan | April 25, 2023 | 3 Things

11th M-Enabling Summit ($$, conference) "The leading all-inclusive conference and showcase dedicated to promoting innovations, solutions and strategies for digital inclusion. The M-Enabling Summit offers a unique gathering of...

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Caption This!

Maggie Vaughan | April 20, 2023 | Quality Assurance, Accessibility

Closed captioning is the process of adding written text to movies, TV shows, commercials…any type of video or audio media to make it accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. But, closed captioning not only benefits those...

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Page Sets - the Evolution from Groups

Maggie Vaughan | April 19, 2023 | Product Updates

Have you heard? Page Sets is replacing Groups in the next evolution of DubBot. DubBot is proud to announce the feature release of Page Sets! Giving our users increased functionality and flexibility in page management based on client...

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3 Things - Tuesday, April 18

Maggie Vaughan | April 18, 2023 | 3 Things

Establishing metrics for accessibility ROI - Karl Groves "...it is logical to determine that we’ve now come full circle on the idea that the best way to avoid spending money on accessibility is to avoid accessibility problems...

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DubBot is Heading to DrupalCon

Penny Kronz | April 13, 2023 |

This year’s DrupalCon is being held in Pittsburgh, PA - home to DubBot’s very own Greg Glowaski! A number of DubBot teammates, including myself, will kick off the DrupalCon week by cheering on the Pirates as they take on the...

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3 Things - Tuesday, April 11

Maggie Vaughan | April 11, 2023 | 3 Things

Director of the Office of Disability and Equity - Community College of Aurora, Aurora, CO The Director of the Office of Disability and Equity (ODE) reports to the Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and is responsible for...

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Not Your Father's Web Analytics

Maggie Vaughan | April 6, 2023 | Web Governance, Quality Assurance

Calling All HigherEd! Web analytics isn’t just for page views anymore. Although Web analytics has been around for about 30 years, it wasn’t until 2004 that "Web analytics became more established as an essential tool for web...

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3 Things - Tuesday, April 4

Maggie Vaughan | April 4, 2023 | 3 Things

What we've learned about designing for accessibility from our users Slack’s accessibility team recently launched a series of changes to make navigating around Slack more reliable and efficient for keyboard-only and...

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G2 Badges: What's It All About?

Maggie Vaughan | March 30, 2023 | Quality Assurance

What are those badges on the DubBot website? If you have spent any time at all on the DubBot website, you’ve noticed some "badges" with titles like "Best Support," "Easiest Set-up," etc. Each badge is labeled with a season, a year, a...

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3 Things - Tuesday, March 28

Maggie Vaughan | March 28, 2023 | 3 Things

Three Upcoming Webinars Navigating Accessibility - Hosted by Promet Source and presented in partnership with DubBot.Participants will gain insights into automated and manual testing processes to create more accessible and inclusive...

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Sitting for the CPACC Exam - #2

Ashley Thompson | March 23, 2023 | Accessibility

Ashley Thompson is a member of DubBot’s Support team, serving as our newest Support Engineer. The following post is the second part of a blog series documenting her experiences as she prepares for the CPACC exam. The first...

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A day at axe-con

Maggie Vaughan | March 22, 2023 | Accessibility

I attended my third axe-con conference last week. As usual, I was not disappointed. I found myself drawn to the sessions that focused on the people of accessibility and not the technology. Sometimes I think the longer I’m in the...

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3 Things - Tuesday, March 21

Maggie Vaughan | March 21, 2023 | 3 Things

Today is World Down Syndrome Day (video) James Martin's dad tells of pride as Belfast actor is first star with Down's Syndrome to win OscarSpeaking to BBC Radio's Good Morning Ulster, his father Ivan Martin said: "It’s an amazing...

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Prioritizing Accessibility Issues

Maggie Vaughan | March 16, 2023 | Web Governance, Accessibility

There are many ways to prioritize the issues found during your last accessibility audit…matrices, formulas, comparisons...all kinds of methods. Your organization may already have a process in place. If not, this blog post is for you....

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3 Things - Tuesday, March 14

Maggie Vaughan | March 14, 2023 | 3 Things

Accessibility Manager (Remote) - The position has been filled. 508 Compliance Specialist, DMS International, Washington, DCThe 508 Compliance Specialist will be responsible for supporting our clients by providing Section 508 compliance...

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"All In" with Google

Maggie Vaughan | March 9, 2023 | Accessibility

According to the Jan. 5, 2021 issue of Forbes Magazine, "...based upon growing trends in the market, building an inclusive brand will soon transform from a 'nice to do' to a 'must do.'" The Universal Marketing Dictionary defines inclusive...

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3 Things - Tuesday, March 7

Maggie Vaughan | March 7, 2023 | 3 Things

Judy Heumann died suddenly on Saturday at age 75 at a hospital in Washington, D.C.. Today's 3Things would like to honor her, her work, and her legacy. Rest in peace and power. "She contracted polio in 1949 in Brooklyn, New York and began to use...

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Why axe-con?

Maggie Vaughan | March 2, 2023 | Accessibility

Why axe-con? Let me tell you why. Axe-con is all about digital accessibility. All day, every day. Accessibility is not a sidebar at this conference…it IS the conference. And it's not just for programmers and...

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3 Things - Tuesday, Feb. 28

Maggie Vaughan | February 28, 2023 | 3 Things

Three TED Talks - all links below go to YouTube. 4 ways to design a disability-friendly future | Meghan Hussey Sharing her experience growing up with an autistic sister, disability inclusion advocate Meghan Hussey illuminates...

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Sitting for the CPACC Exam

Ashley Thompson | February 23, 2023 | Accessibility

Ashley Thompson is a member of DubBot’s Support team, serving as our newest Support Engineer. The following post is the first part of a blog series documenting her experiences as she prepares for the CPACC...

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3 Things - Tuesday, Feb. 21

Maggie Vaughan | February 21, 2023 | 3 Things

Assistant Vice President, Digital Accessibility - Credit One Bank, Las Vegas, NV As an Assistant Vice President (AVP) of Digital Accessibility at Credit One Bank, you will be responsible for the ongoing growth, application, and...

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Disabilities and a Presidency

Maggie Vaughan | February 20, 2023 | Accessibility

Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR) is considered one of the most successful and effective American presidents in history.  Below is a brief timeline of his life: FDR was born in 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, to James and Sara Roosevelt ...

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3 Things - Tuesday, Feb. 14

Maggie Vaughan | February 14, 2023 | 3 Things

Princeton to host the Inclusive Futures: Disability and Technology Symposium This symposium, convened by Victor Zhuang, Fung Global Fellow 2022-23, brings together scholars and practitioners to consider the future of technology and...

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What it Means to be a DubBot Customer

Maggie Vaughan | February 10, 2023 |

Before I came to work with DubBot, I was the Digital Accessibility Program Manager for Christopher Newport University (CNU). In 2019, CNU became a customer of DubBot.  From that first email to when we signed the contract, I remember...

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3 Things - Tuesday, Feb. 7

Maggie Vaughan | February 7, 2023 | 3 Things

Learning the 'Unspoken Rules' - a boot camp gets autistic students ready for the workforce. Welcome to RIT’s Career Ready Bootcamp, a two- to three-week program that is part of a nascent effort to tackle stubbornly high...

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ChatGPT and regular expressions

Maggie Vaughan | February 6, 2023 | Quality Assurance

DISCLAIMER: DubBot does not endorse using ChatGPT as the only solution for generating regex and XPath expressions. Testing and verification by a qualified human is a must. The DubBot Support Team is here to help you with...

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Supporting HighEdWeb

Blaine Herman | February 1, 2023 | Accessibility

"The Higher Education Web Professionals Association (HighEdWeb) is an international organization of professionals working to design, develop, manage, and map the future of digital in higher education."  DubBot has supported the HighEdWeb...

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HighEdWeb Association Sponsor seal with a blue scalloped ring and HighEdWeb Association in black letter in the middle. A gold bar across the ring with Association Sponsor in black letters and 2023 beneath the gold bar.

3 Things - Tuesday, Jan. 31

Maggie Vaughan | January 31, 2023 | 3 Things

Neurodiversity Design SystemThe NDS is a coherent set of standards and principles that combine neurodiversity and user experience design for Learning Management Systems. Design accessible learning interfaces supporting success and achievement...

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The DOJ and New Web Accessibility Regulations

Maggie Vaughan | January 26, 2023 | Accessibility

I’ve noticed a couple of articles/blog posts popping up regarding the April 2023 date the DOJ intends to publish its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) on new web accessibility regulations for state and local government...

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