Everything organized by topic.
Pick a topic and dive straight in. Every section is written for practitioners, not spec readers.
Accessibility 101
8 articlesCore principles, WCAG guidelines, and the foundational concepts every team needs before diving deeper.
VPAT & ACR Documentation
6 articlesEverything you need to write, maintain, and submit a VPAT. Covers all editions, Section 508, and real-world ACR examples.
Legal Landscape
5 articlesSection 508, WCAG, and ADA compliance. Know what applies to your product and what non-compliance looks like in practice.
Screen Readers & ARIA
9 articlesARIA roles, labels, live regions, and real screen reader behavior. The advanced topics that separate good accessibility from great.
Testing & Evaluation
7 articlesWAVE, automated tools, manual testing, and WCAG 2.2 audit techniques. Find issues before your buyers do.
Design & Visual Elements
6 articlesColor contrast, typography, layout, and interaction design through an accessibility lens. Get it right from the start.
Fresh from the blog.
Practical write-ups on real accessibility challenges, updated regularly.
VPAT Success Criteria Lookup Tool
An interactive reference covering every WCAG criterion with plain-English explanations. The quick reference you’ll use every time you fill out a VPAT.
Accessibility Guidelines: WCAG & Section 508 Explained
A plain-English breakdown of the two standards that govern digital accessibility for most products sold to government agencies and enterprise buyers.
Government SaaS: Accessibility as a Sales Requirement
How a missing VPAT can kill a deal at procurement, and what happens when government buyers check your accessibility documentation.
Accessibility from a practitioner’s point of view.
Not theory. Not checkbox compliance. Real-world perspectives from someone who’s built enterprise and government-facing products and lived through the accessibility challenges firsthand.
- How accessibility decisions affect real users, not just audit scores
- Where teams get it wrong and how to course-correct
- Practical patterns that work across design systems
- Government and enterprise SaaS accessibility in the real world
VPAT Success Criteria Lookup
Search any WCAG 2.2 success criterion by ID, name, or keyword. Click any row for plain-English guidance and VPAT notes.
Hi, I’m Dan.
I'm a UX and accessibility advocate. With years of experience working directly with product and engineering teams, I specialize in simplifying complex workflows, improving usability in enterprise environments, and ensuring accessibility standards aren't just met, but understood and maintained.
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