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Microsoft Looking to Simplify Keyboard Navigation with “focusgroup.”
Microsoft is looking to simplify Keyboard Navigation with “focusgroup.” They are previewing “focusgroup” in Edge to simplify building keyboard-accessible complex navigation (menus, toolbars, tabs) without -
Google Removed the “Design for Accessibility” Section from its JavaScript SEO
Google removed the “design for accessibility” section from its JavaScript SEO basics docs because the guidance was out of date — Google Search has been -
Be My Eyes Workplace is a New All-in-One Accessibility Toolkit
Be My Eyes Workplace is a new all-in-one workplace accessibility toolkit that combines AI, live support, and integrations to give blind and low-vision professionals equal -
Local Elections Exclude Many Disabled Voters
Vermont’s traditional in-person Town Meeting Day may effectively exclude many disabled voters—Kate Larose and her husband were denied permission to mark votes at home—because towns -
Rep. Aftyn Behn asked the U. S. DOJ to investigate the DCS over the Treatment of Children with Disabilites
Rep. Aftyn Behn asked the U. S. Department of Justice to investigate the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services for alleged systemic civil rights violations affecting -
The We Can’t Wait Act would allow people with disabilities to bypass the waiting period for SSDI benefits.
Sen. Susan Collins, with Sen. Maggie Hassan, introduced the bipartisan We Can’t Wait Act to allow SSDI claimants to opt to receive benefits immediately upon