Austin Lighthouse Launches Blind-Friendly Website as Supreme Court Upholds Decision
Summary
Some of the leading screen reader technologies are JAWS, NVDA, and ZoomText, all of which aid in navigation of the website by providing audio descriptions of the text and imagery on the site. The Austin Lighthouse hired San Antonio firm Robot Creative to design their website with the goal to meet or exceed current accessibility standards. “We were surprised to learn that the Austin Lighthouse had legally blind staff who help maintain the website, but we were up for the challenge,” says Lara August, owner of Robot Creative. By leveraging technology and automation, the Lighthouse employs over 240 people who are legally blind to make the products and provide the services required by their customers. For more than two decades, Robot Creative has worked to help regional and national clients to achieve their business goals through powerful branding, strategic marketing and custom website design.