We loved having Dr. Chris M. Law last week so much that we invited him back this week. Join us as we talk about Web Accessibility, Cognitive Disability and Predictive Text. 

Join us for our special guest Dr. Chris Law as we discuss the validity of VPATs, What they are and how they are used. We take a deeper look at testing methods and WebAIM's statistics on screen reader usage. We also discuss the ethics surrounding the question of "Who is checking anyway?" and what are the risks of non-compliance. Chris also shares some great resources at the accessibility switchboard on how to start the discussion of accessibility within your organization.

Join us as we talk with Victoria Richards about writing effective alt-text, accessibility testing methods and we finally get to hear Chad Chelius' story about how he got started in document accessibility. You definitely want to hear his great story. Hint - Victoria had something to do with it. 

In this episode we talk with Philipp Carlucci about his tactile comic project and the impacts of empowering blind users with the ability to interpret a comic. Our "Who's on Twitter" profile is AbleGamers. Be sure not to miss this episode. You will be blown away by Philipp's project.

This week Chad and I spend some time to talk about accessible maps. We cover some great topics like defining the expected user experience, non-text color contrast, the use of color only, how to make complex maps more accessible and what to do with heatmaps and other non-traditional graphics with a few different approaches. If you struggle with maps, be sure to check out his episode. 

Join us this week as we talk to Paul Rayius VP of Vice President of Training at CommonLook as we talk about the most common struggles of remediators, why testing methods matter when testing with a screen reader and how a band teacher found his way to the world of accessibility. There is also a great self-help download from our spotlight "Who's on Twitter" this week. You do not want to miss this episode.

Join Chad Chelius and me Dax Castro as we reveal several different accessibility shortcut key combos that will help speed up your remediation and even one key that Mac users don't have. Be sure to listen in as we discuss 3 different ways to artifact objects in a PDF and one way you definitely want to avoid! 

Join us this week where our guest Charissa Ramirez, Policy Officer at the New South Wales Department of Customer Service as we discuss PDF vs HTML, designing with accessibility in mind and hear her accessibility journey and advice for those just starting on the path of accessibility. This week sponsor is CommonLook and we thank them for their support.

In this episode we discuss complex navigation menus in a PDF and defining the expected user experience with the client and we talk about the upcoming release of PAC 2021 for MAC and PC!!! Do not forget "Who's on Twitter?" This week we reveal a very useful twitter profile if you are interested in keeping up on speaking events related to accessibility.