Tag: Accessible

Unreal Engine is a fantastic tool for indie game developers. While it’s famous for big games like “Fortnite,” it’s also perfect for smaller teams with big ideas. In this article, we’ll see how Unreal Engine helps indie devs create awesome games. Why Unreal Engine ...

Out of the billions of people who play video games worldwide, it’s estimated that about 20% of the gaming population have a disability. That’s hundreds of millions of people. With hundreds of millions of people, it is crucial that everyone has the ability to enjoy and particip...

If you’re travelling, you already know that hotels can make or break a vacation. Between the price, the location, the amenities and the service, it can be a bit overwhelming. For people with reduced mobility or disability, the challenge is even bigger. Simply clicking on the ‘book room&r...

The need for a product like this is well established. I’ve written article after article about the issues disabled people face when flying, from insensitive security screeners to mobility aids being destroyed to people losing their lives. Many disabled people, myself included, simply avoid fly...

As you navigate cities, transportation, products, and services, you might notice that most of the built environment has been created by non-disabled people, forming barriers and preventing *disabled people from participating. Just one common example is how stairs prevent wheelchair users and people ...

During a web development project, I had an exchange with intern developers who asked me if “back-to-top” buttons on web pages should be made keyboard accessible, based on an article they found on the internet, which seemed to support the decision not to make it accessible. Unfo...

The team at the Center for Civic Design wondered how hard it was to find information about independent and private voting across the country. It didn’t take long to find out it is a challenge. When we looked at the official state election sites for all 50 states and Washington DC,...

Some states did a good job of bringing all the information together, but some made the information hard to find. In one state, the only information about accessible voting was a (not very accessible) PDF of a tri-fold brochure. We wanted to do better. The information we wanted is out there&hellip...

Would you hike an active volcano if given the opportunity? Many people would jump at the chance to see lava in person, to feel the rumble of the Earth’s deepest depths, and to see the steam and smoke of an active summit. Despite the interest, there are two massive barriers to experiencing acti...