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Tomorrow is the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Michael Hingson shares his thoughts on this year's WebAIM Million data. Web complexity jumped 22.5% in a single year, reversing years of gradual improvement. Why? The barriers driving it aren't new, or even that sophisticated: Low contrast, missing alt text, unlabeled forms, empty links. The same fixable issues we've known for years are compounding at a scale manual processes alone can't keep up with. The problem isn't knowledge. It's process. Hingson's perspective: it's not about choosing between AI automation and human expertise. It's about integrating both into how things are built. AI that handles repeatable issues at scale. Developers catching problems before they ship. Real users who rely on assistive technology validating what actually works. This is worth a read for GAAD. Full piece on the accessiBe blog: https://lnkd.in/eaAwxF5f

The Amputee Coalition has been empowering people with limb loss and limb difference through resources, support, and advocacy since 1986. For the 5.6 million Americans living with limb loss or limb difference, small design decisions become real barriers — buttons too small to tap with one hand, interactions that require precise cursor control, forms that time out before a task is finished. This community adapts to the world every single day. The web should be the easy part. Whitney Doyle, MNM, CNP, CP, their Director of Operations and Capacity Building, brought that reality to accessiBe's Inclusive Product Advisory Board — and it's shaping how we build Her feature is the sixth in our series for the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day — spotlighting the disability leaders, advocates, and technologists whose input turns into product decisions. Read here: https://lnkd.in/e7q7zzvm GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) Foundation #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #GAAD Image description: Branded graphic with a dark maroon to warm rust gradient background. accessiBe and Amputee Coalition logos appear at the top. The accessWidget symbol — a stylized figure in motion — is outlined in a circle at the upper right. Bold white text reads: "Web accessibility, from the perspective of people with limb loss and limb difference." At the bottom left, a circular headshot of Whitney Doyle, a woman with long hair and glasses, smiling. Her name appears in italic script with "Director of Operations & Capacity Building" below.

Global Accessibility Awareness Day turns 15 this year. In that time, accessibility has moved from a niche conversation to a business consideration most leaders can't afford to ignore. Done well, it expands your addressable market, improves SEO, reduces support load, and helps mitigate legal risk. Done poorly — or not at all — it quietly excludes more than a billion people from using your product. Both are true at the same time, and neither one is a talking point. They're operational realities. Fifteen years in, the conversation has matured. But the work is ongoing — and worth marking. For GAAD this year, accessiBe is hosting a conversation with peers from Hidden Disabilities Sunflower and RightHear on what it actually takes to build an accessible brand. No demos. No pitches. Just what works and what gets in the way. Save your spot: https://lnkd.in/e8xy4-cc

The Viscardi Center has been fighting for disability inclusion since 1952. Michael Caprara carries that mission into every technology decision. As CIO, he oversees technology for an organization that serves people with disabilities across their entire lives — from children in the Henry Viscardi School to adults navigating employment, higher education, and independent living. He sees the same digital barrier repeat itself at each stage: systems built for efficiency rather than inclusion, tested without the people they're meant to serve. He brought that perspective to accessiBe's Inclusive Product Advisory Board and it's shaping how we build. His feature is the fifth in our series for the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day, spotlighting the disability leaders, advocates, and technologists whose input turns into product decisions. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ewkZKAUp GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) Foundation #WebAccessibility #GAAD2026 #DisabilityInclusion Image Description: Branded graphic with a blue gradient background. accessiBe and The Viscardi Center logos appear at the top. The accessWidget symbol — a stylized figure in motion — is outlined in a circle at the upper right. Bold white text reads: "Web accessibility, from the perspective of people with disabilities across a lifetime." At the bottom left, a circular headshot of Mike Caprara, a man in a dark suit and tie, smiling. His name appears in italic script with "Chief Information Officer" below.

Accessibility takes a village. Leah Ison thinks about every person in it. She manages communications and engagement at Cerebral Palsy Alberta, an affiliate of United Cerebral Palsy. Leah knows an inaccessible website doesn't just fail one person. It fails the caregiver, the support worker, the family member navigating alongside them too. She brought that insight to our Inclusive Product Advisory Board and it's shaping how we build. Her feature is the fourth in our series for the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day — spotlighting the disability leaders, advocates, and technologists whose input turns into product decisions. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/erVVV_MD GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) Foundation #WebAccessibility #GAAD2026 #CerebralPalsy #DevelopmentalDisabilities #InclusiveDesign Image description: Branded graphic with a teal to sage green gradient background. accessiBe and United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) logos appear at the top. The accessWidget symbol — a stylized figure in motion — is outlined in a circle at the upper right. Bold white text reads: "Web accessibility, from the perspective of people with developmental disabilities." At the bottom left, a circular headshot of Leah Ison, a woman with reddish-brown hair and glasses, smiling warmly. Her name appears in italic script with "Communications & Engagement, CP Alberta" below.

Natalie L. Boehm, MBA, PC knows the epilepsy community's needs are layered: Photosensitivity is one reality, cognitive side effects from medication are another, and a 30% overlap with autism means many people need more than one accommodation at the same time. She surfaced that complexity as a member of accessiBe's Inclusive Product Advisory Board — and the questions she raised are shaping how we build digital experiences. Check out the third feature in our blog series for the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day — spotlighting the disability leaders, advocates, and technologists whose input turns into product decisions. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eVkTT6Tm The Defeating Epilepsy Foundation GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) Foundation #WebAccessibility #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #GAAD2026 #Epilepsy #CognitiveAccessibility #InclusiveDesign Image Description: Branded graphic with a purple to soft pink gradient background. accessiBe and Defeating Epilepsy Foundation logos appear at the top. The accessWidget symbol — a stylized figure in motion — is outlined in a circle at the upper right. Bold white text reads: "Web accessibility, from the perspective of people with epilepsy." At the bottom left, a circular headshot of Natalie Boehm, a woman with long brown hair. Her name appears in italic script with "Founder, Defeating Epilepsy Foundation" below.

Lonnie Snyder knows what it takes to make technology work for people with intellectual disabilities — a community that remains underserved even within accessibility conversations. Today he joined our monthly town hall to share what that work looks like up close, and what it means when inclusion is personal, not just professional. As CIO for the 2026 Special Olympics USA Games, he's spent 30 years leading technology innovation for nonprofits. He's also on the board of Children's Assistive Technology Service, a nonprofit that repairs and donates assistive technology for families who need it. And he's the parent of three children with disabilities. That combination — technical leadership, community commitment, and personal involvement — is exactly what accessiBe's Inclusive Product Advisory Board is built around. His feature is the second in our series for the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eJBdg4rW Special Olympics GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) Foundation #GlobalAccessibilityAwarenessDay #GAAD2026

Catherine Whitlock spends her days thinking about how millions of people access health information online — and whether the systems they rely on are actually built for them. As VP of Digital Strategy at the Parkinson's Foundation, she knows that accessibility isn't a feature. It's the difference between someone managing their own care independently or not. She brought that perspective to accessiBe's Inclusive Product Advisory Board — and it's shaping how we build. Her feature is the first in our series for the 15th Global Accessibility Awareness Day — spotlighting every advisory board member: the disability leaders, advocates, and technologists whose input turns into product decisions. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/eud_SKKa GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day) Foundation #ParkinsonsDisease #accessiBe #GAAD2026 #GAAD #WebAccessibility Image description: A branded graphic announcing a blog feature. The accessiBe and Parkinson's Foundation logos appear side by side at the top. In the upper right, a circular outline contains the accessWidget symbol — a stylized figure in motion. The main text reads: "Web accessibility from the perspective of people living with Parkinson's Disease." At the bottom, a circular headshot of Cathy Whitlock — a woman with shoulder-length brown hair, smiling — appears alongside her name in italic script and her title: VP of Digital Strategy.

Happening today: Join our live webinar on healthcare web accessibility featuring Cassi Price, President of VGM Forbin, and Josh Basile. If your organization receives HHS funding, this directly impacts you. Section 504 requirements are raising the bar for digital accessibility, and your website needs to keep up. Register now to get practical insights, key compliance considerations, and data-backed strategies to strengthen your digital experience and reduce accessibility risk: https://lnkd.in/eutn2E9h Image description: webinar announcement featuring websites for healthcare providers.

Calling all screen reader users: accessLabs team is searching for Usability Analysts to shape how accessibility solutions evolve across AI, UX, and real-world use cases. You will test our products, identify gaps, and drive real improvements! Learn more and submit your resume here: https://lnkd.in/dM7EmvhF Have questions? Reach out to TestersUS@AccessiBe.com Image description: accessiBe hiring graphic with the headline “Usability testers? accessLabs is hiring.” A cursor icon points toward the accessLabs logo, with a call-to-action button reading “Apply Today”.