Will Butler of Be My Eyes Shares His Journey to Personal Acceptance
Be My Eyes VP of Community Will Butler talks inspiration, hope, and the power of communal healing via his free, crowd-sourced app that gives sight to the blind.
Milena Berry Gives Women the Power to Fly
Drawing from her own experiences, Berry hopes to help empower women and bring an end to gender discrimination in the workplace.
Sloop Brewing’s Mariquita Reese Is Taking On Craft Beer’s Diversity Problem
Mariquita Reese spearheaded Sloop’s Open Waters Internship Program, a D&I internship seeking to dismantle the barriers to entry that prevent women, POC, LGBTQ+ folks, and other marginalized communities from joining the brewing industry.
Accessibility
Industry Spotlight
How Marcy Sutton Is Making Accessibility A Fundamental Piece of the Web Development Puzzle
As a web developer for more than a decade, Marcy Sutton has made a name for herself by advocating for and teaching other programmers how to code with accessibility in mind.
DEI
Industry Spotlight
Disability Advocacy
Becky Kekula: Helping Organizations Achieve Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Becky Kekula is passionate about changing the way society views persons with disabilities by helping corporations understand and embrace the power of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Inclusion
Accessibility
Industry Spotlight
Dave Rupert: Making A11Y Cool, Friendly, and Better for Everyone
In his various projects, Dave Rupert, creator of the A11Y Project, has pushed to make accessibility a subject more web developers can understand and apply with ease.
DEI
Industry Spotlight
Arthur Woods Fights for Underrepresented Workers and Charts a Course for Workplace Inclusion
Arthur Woods is a serial entrepreneur specializing in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). He co-founded Mathison, Imperative, Out in Tech, and Social Impact 360, each of which is socially-motivated to lead change.
Industry Spotlight
Disability Advocacy
Irene Mbari-Kirika: Bringing Inclusion to Children With Disabilities in Africa
Irene Mbari-Kirika provides assistive computer technology to blind and low-vision students in Africa with her nonprofit organization, inABLE.
DEI
Industry Spotlight
Disability Advocacy
Vilissa Thompson, Creator of #DisabilityTooWhite, Brings An Intersectional Lens to Disability Advocacy
The hashtag #DisabilityTooWhite created by Vilissa Thompson brought the importance of intersectionality to the forefront of the disability rights conversation.
Industry Spotlight
Disability Advocacy
Professional Opportunities & Chance Meetings Led Tiffany A. Yu to Overcome Cultural & Physical Disability Exclusion
How a student club, investment banking internship, and a stint working for Sean “Diddy” Combs guided Tiffany A. Yu toward her role as founder of Diversability.
Accessibility
Industry Spotlight
Joe Devon, GAAD Co-Founder, Encouraged by Progress on Digital Accessibility
Ever since his now-famous blog post calling for greater awareness around digital accessibility, Joe Devon, a developer by trade, has become a fixture in the ever-growing movement.
Accessibility
Community Voice
Alt Text - A Virtual Masterpiece
Alt text makes it possible for people who are blind or visually impaired to experience web-based images. If a user cannot understand and interact with a website’s visuals, they are denied the same experience as others.
DEI
Industry Spotlight
Inclusion Song: Jennifer Brown Works to Bring Corporations Into the Modern Arena
When Jennifer Brown’s career in music took an unexpected turn, she set out to find harmony in the workplace through diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts.
Accessibility
Industry Spotlight
Regine Gilbert Confronted a Lack of Inclusive Design in Her Industry & Paved a New Path
Regine Gilbert is an accessibility advocate, user experience (UX) designer, author, educator, and public speaker with 10 years in the technology arena.
Volunteering
Accessibility
Founding Partner
Be My Eyes
How One Woman Used TikTok To Get 100,000 New Volunteers For An App That Helps Visually Impaired People
Be My Eyes volunteer Lana Le discusses how TikTok and social media at large can help invigorate a community and get people to volunteer.
Accessibility
SEO
Community Voice
SEO and Web Accessibility: What You Need to Know
Beyond the obvious ethical reasons, there are solid digital marketing reasons why accessibility should be a top priority. Following accessibility guidelines can have a positive impact on search engine optimization and your organic search channel.
Inclusion
Accessibility
Why Should Businesses Care About Web Accessibility?
The business case for web accessibility can be broken down into four main categories: extending market share, innovation, enhancing your brand, and avoiding liability.
DEI
Hiring
DEI Hiring: How to Create Inclusive Job Descriptions
Finding the right candidate for the job starts with the right job description. The right job description is the one that’s written with inclusivity in mind.
Design
Designing for User Error
Users will always make errors when interacting with technology, sometimes in surprising ways. But we can prevent slips and mistakes by considering the user experience carefully, simplifying where possible, and relying on accessible conventions.
Volunteering
What You Need to Know About Virtual Volunteering
Virtual volunteering takes place online, providing unprecedented access to a wide range of opportunities without the confines of geography. We’ll tell you everything you know to start assisting remotely, including where to find the best opportunities for you.
DEI
What Is Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI)?
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) encompasses the symbiotic relationship, philosophy and culture of acknowledging, embracing, supporting, and accepting those of all racial, sexual, gender, religious and socioeconomic backgrounds, among other differentiators.
