Joseph R. Biden was sworn in as the 46th President of the United States on January 20, 2021 at noon, US Eastern Time. It is safe to say that regardless of where you stand on the political[...]
What does the Biden Presidency mean for accessibility?

Do you test for screen reader compatibility?

Recently a customer emailed me with the following question:
Upcoming Accessibility Training from Tenon

As I've so often said: Audits and tools don't solve accessibility problems, training does. This is because while audits and tooling are very capable of finding your current issues, training will[...]
Black Lives Matter

Introducing Tenon Sentinel

The accessibility product market is flush with new overlays, each making newer, bolder, more bogus claims than the last, all while basically providing poor "fixes" and a UI widget that does[...]
What would an ethical overlay look like?

Accessibility overlays have existed on the market since at least around 2004. Companies such as Readspeaker offered products that displayed a widget on customers’ websites that were best described[...]
Automated Testing's Strength Comes From Efficiency

Today, via Facebook's "Memories" feature, my good friend and mentor Mike Paciello shared this tweet from Steve Faulkner:
Restaurant website accessibility falls short at a critical time

As I write this, 97% of the US population is under stay-at-home orders, which means that unless a person is an essential employee or performing an essential function, they must stay home. All 50[...]
Core Components of an effective Accessibility Statement

During one of our recent sales meetings, one of our sales staff informed me that one of his customers had asked us to create an accessibility statement that they could put on their website. So, I[...]
New Tenon Pricing Option: Pay-Along!

You know you need to do accessibility testing, but you're having a hard time finding a testing service that fits your wallet.Most accessibility testing services charge you a hefty monthly fee[...]