We talked with accessibility and usability tester Kaare Dehard in this episode of #Journeys ! Our discussion includes Kaare's empowered lived experience, software accessibility, inaccessibility and much more! #disability #m4gAdvocacyMedia #advocate #usability #blind #blindness #accessibility #AccessibilityTesting #UX #biases #inclusion00:00 Intro 02:30 Kaare's Journey 11:53 An Accessible Website vs. A User Friendly Website or Both 17:20 Awareness, Empathy & Legal Process 19:25 Make It Fable 26:41 Being Supportive Rather Than Punitive 30:32 A.R.I.A. (Accessible Rich Internet Applications) Supportive Tools 32:50 D.E.I. (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion) Realities 38:54 Building Confidence In Accessibility 40:10 Software & Hardware 44:28 Speech Recognition Software (TOX, Mobile Speak & Dragon) 47:19 Kaare's & Contact Info LINKS ___ Kaare's Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/kaare.dehard.7 Kaare's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaare-dehard-238119239/ Fable - https://makeitfable.com/ ARIA Accessibility: The Beginner’s Guide to Understanding How it Works - https://blog.hubspot.com/website/aria-accessibility WAYS YOU CAN HELP ___ Buy us a coffee or tea to help us continue to be able to share this content - https://www.buymeacoffee.com/m4gkrysandmark Pick up some merchandise on our online store: https://www.bonfire.com/store/m4g-advocacy-media/ Want to be a guest on the podcast? Sign up for PodMatch at https://podmatch.com/signup/m4gadvocacymedia or email us at accounts@marked4glory.com ___ We take accessibility seriously at M4G! Our accessibility partner is accessiBe. If you're looking to make your website more accessible (and really you should!), check them out at https://accessiBe.com @accesiBe ___ Check out our website: https://www.m4gadvocacymedia.com Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/m4gadvocacymedia Join our Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/m4gadvocacymedia Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m4gadvocacymedia Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/m4gadvocacy Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@m4gadvocacymedia
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