Listen More than ten years ago, I started my own business for the first time. The first five years of self-employment as co-founder and partner at BossharTong were marked by conflicts, stress,…
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In my blog, I write about accessibility, writing for the web, social media, and accessible content.
The Most Common Accessibility Myths
I have been working on Web Accessibility since 2011. And I still explain this term regularly in conversations with the uninformed or stumble across false statements. A collection of these Accessibility myths and an explanation of why they are false.
Googling for your own name: Why it says little about your ranking
Recently someone asked me, “Our homepage isn’t found when I search for my name or the company name.” Read what that means for your visibility in this blog post.
Pros and cons of an online exam
Almost a year and a half ago, I wrote about online exams in distance learning. Back then, no one knew how much Corona would turn our world upside down. And how digital formats will become even more important.
Audio description: Using words to create images in the mind
Barrierefreie Inhalte sollen mehr als einen Sinn ansprechen, damit sie auch für Menschen mit Behinderungen zugänglich sind. Bei Filmen zum Beispiel vermitteln Audiodeskriptionen dem blinden oder sehbehinderten Zuschauer, was im Bild zu sehen ist.
Speak barrier-free online
As a speaker at a virtual event or webinar, you lack the immediate feedback of the participants. The participants also lack information that would otherwise be automatically experienced in a physical event.
How accessible is SwissCovid, the Swiss tracing app?
The Federal Office of Public Health FOPH writes in the FAQ about the SwissCovid app: “At the launch of the SwissCovid app, the app will be at a level where it can be used by people with visual impairments in general”. I want to know more about it and therefore I downloaded and tested the app.
Accessibility widgets: How accessible are websites using them?
Among the best known providers of accessibility solutions are userway, accessiBe, Equalweb or Max Access. The costs vary between free of charge and less than 1,000 Dollars per year. They all promise WCAG compliance. But how accessible do they really make your website?
How to convert an inaccessible PDF into a barrier-free document
If you want to make a PDF accessible, the easiest and cheapest way is to make sure that you have the correct settings in the source document. But this is not always possible.
How accessible is Google Meet?
For about a month now, Google Meet has been available not only to G Suite users, but to everyone who has a Google account. But is Google Meet accessible for everyone?