Accessibility Reads: Thursday, March 13

▤ Summary

Remember to sanitize your hands so you can fight the flu and measles outbreaks, and definitely take a moment to catch up on all the accessibility-related news happening across the globe! As DEI programs are cut, the future of accessibility and inclusion for disabled and neurodivergent individuals falls on business leaders, advocates, and employees alike. My colleague Greg Williams speculates that it’s unlikely that a business would intentionally prevent customers and employees from having full access to its products and services as he explores the disadvantages and cost of exclusion in his latest blog. The Court of the Chief Commissioner of Persons with Disabilities has imposed a penalty of Rs 10,000 each on nearly 155 establishments for failing to comply with accessibility standards for websites, mobile applications, and other digital platforms. If you’re on social and not tracking the conference yet, definitely follow #CSUNATC25 to make sure you’re up to date on everything, including today’s fireside chat on Meeting the Demands of Web Accessibility at Scale, featuring Deque’s Chief Compliance Officer, Glenda Sims!

▦ Linked Companies

Deque Systems

$10M to $25M