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Presenters Sarah Joy Arnold — Deque Systems, Inc. Description By taking the concept behind person-first language, accessibility auditors can shift their thinking when working with site owners and content creators. Our job is to find and explain how barriers impact people with disabilities. We also need to apply the same empathy-building practices we teach to […]
Presenters Bryan Birchmeier — University of Michigan Libraries Description In the Fall of 2020, while many of us were still working remotely, the Accessibility Strategist and Disability Studies Librarian at the University of Michigan Libraries put together a small team to begin offering services to add accessibility features to digital holdings in the libraries’ collections […]
Presenters Adam Chaboryk — Toronto Metropolitan University – Toronto, Canada Description Sa11y is an open source accessibility quality assurance tool that visually highlights common accessibility and usability issues. Geared towards content authors, Sa11y indicates errors or warnings at the source with a simple tooltip on how to fix. Sa11y is now available as a customizable […]