by Andreea Demirgian | Jul 1, 2025 | Accessibility, Accessibility legislation, Accessibility testing, Procurement
You have a VPAT in front of you. The product was pitched as fully accessible. The document looks polished. But how do you know if it holds any weight? VPATs, or Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates, are often where vendors start. But they are only useful if they...
by Andreea Demirgian | Jun 24, 2025 | Accessibility, Accessibility testing, Procurement
Let’s be honest: “accessible” has become a checkbox term. Vendors love to say it. Procurement teams love to hear it. But if you’ve ever tried to use one of those “fully accessible” products with a screen reader or a keyboard, you know it doesn’t always hold up. So...
by Andreea Demirgian | Jun 24, 2025 | Accessibility, Accessibility legislation, Accessibility testing, Assistive technologies and software, Journeys
If you’ve ever tried explaining WCAG — the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines — to someone outside the accessibility world, you’ve probably hit the same wall: their eyes glaze over somewhere between “Perceivable” and “Success Criteria.” So let’s ditch the tech talk...
by Andreea Demirgian | Jun 17, 2025 | Accessibility, Accessibility testing, Education, eLearning Accessibility, Instructional Design, Interaction Design, Learning Experience Design
You’ve designed your course. It’s looking sharp, runs smoothly, and maybe even has a cat onboarding demo. But is it accessible? Testing is where your good intentions meet reality and where a lot of authoring tools drop the ball. Let’s dig in. First, the Bad News:...
