September 21 is World Alzheimer’s Day. Check out this blog post by our Digital Accessibility Coordinator, Adam Thiel, about how to design content for people with dementia. People living with…
By Kennedy Willingham, Oklahoma ABLE Tech Communications Intern Dear Fellow Undergrads, As we prepare ourselves to enter the world of communications in a professional setting, we need no reminder…
Continue Reading A Letter to My Fellow Communications Majors: Let’s Talk Digital Accessibility
Small business owners wear many hats. If you run a food truck, you’re probably a chef, supervisor, accountant, and excellent at backing up a trailer. You’re likely also a content…
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by Peyton Haley, Accessible Communications Coordinator When you’re just starting to learn how to make accessible digital content, things can get a bit overwhelming. The good news is that there…
When we think about digital accessibility, it’s common to think about people who use assistive technology, such as screen readers, to interact with our digital content. It’s one of the…
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by Campbell Edstrom, Accessible Communications Intern In 2023, an article by Statista estimated that there are 2.7 billion people who play video games around the world. Additionally, 20% of the…
Explaining A11Y’s Favorite 4 Letter Word by Adam Thiel, CPACC – Digital Accessibility Coordinator at Oklahoma ABLE TechA quick history lesson While there are many laws relating to accessibility that…
In today’s world, there are many fields of expertise, and each of them seems to use a different language. For instance, people in the engineering field may seem to speak…
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by Peyton Haley, Accessible Communications Coordinator at Oklahoma ABLE Tech Most people are on social media to share information and stay connected with others. As content creators, it’s our responsibility…
As with many aspects of digital accessibility (a11y), when it comes to how you should caption your video content, it depends! What are captions? In short, captions are words! Captions…
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by Campbell Edstrom, Communications Intern In the modern day of social media, we have seen many trends come about, including the use of hashtags. Hashtags can be used on all…
Continue Reading Every Day is Hump Day: Why You Should CamelCase Your Hashtags on Social Media
It is always great to see ASL interpreters in an online meeting, but sometimes the meeting organizer may not know that they need to “pin” or “spotlight” an interpreter so…
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by Adam Thiel, CPACC – Digital Accessibility Coordinator at Oklahoma ABLE Tech It would seem introductions are in order Most people these days are at least passingly familiar with some…