Organizations who do business with Europe, are you ready for June 28, 2025?
If you've prepared for this moment, the proverbial sky shouldn't fall on you. Else, you have tons of work ahead to make all your digital sites, apps, etc. EAA compliant.
#28june2025
#a11y #european_accessibility_act
#eaa2025
Note: image created with chatGPT prompts: 1) make an image of Chicken Little saying "The European Accessibility Act is falling" 2) update this image so that the caption uses sentence case
It's official:
"In this rule, the [Justice] Department establishes technical standards for web content and mobile app accessibility to give public entities greater clarity in exactly how to meet their ADA obligations and to help ensure equal access to government services for individuals with disabilities."
I wrote a blog post on the 'check your answers pattern' used on GOV.UK.
Everybody knows they're good for making sure the information you get is accurate, but I wanted to talk in a bit more detail about an often overlooked secondary function we discovered. Giving the user breathing space in high stakes situations!
Lets talk sales, costs, failure demand and morals.
https://www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/the-hidden-function-of-the-check-your-answers-pattern/
Any device that needs to be off because it can't be trusted with your conversations should not exist in the first place.
#privacy #privacymatters #security #infosec #cybersecurity #cybersec #amazon #amazonecho #surveillance
Hooray! This will also help folks with strollers and shopping carts, etc. https://mashable.com/article/google-maps-businesses-adds-accessibility-features
(Thanks to my colleague Danielle Favreau on LinkedIn for sharing this)
Anna Hudak
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