Celebrating NDEAM: The Importance of Digital Accessibility in Building Inclusive Workplaces
October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), a time to celebrate the many contributions of workers with disabilities. NDEAM is also an opportunity to highlight the importance of inclusive workplace policies, including those related to digital accessibility. Making sure that your digital spaces are accessible to all employees and customers, including those with disabilities, […]
Embracing Digital Accessibility as an Organizational Core Value
Given the significant impact digital technology has on our daily lives, it is important to ensure that your organization’s or agency’s digital technology is accessibility for everyone, including people with disabilities. Digital accessibility should be viewed as more than just a legal requirement or a box to check. Embracing digital accessibility as an organizational core […]
Section 508: The Basics
In an increasingly digital world, ensuring that everyone, including people with disabilities, has equal access to information and technology is more important than ever. This is why it is so important that federal agencies understand and effectively implement Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Section 508 requires that everyone must have “equivalent access” to information […]
Enabling Access: Four Ways Federal Agencies Can Champion Digital Accessibility
Everyone deserves the chance to demonstrate their skills, abilities, and talents. However, people with disabilities are often prevented from applying for jobs or having the same opportunities at work because of inaccessible technology and digital content. Imagine, for example, trying to fill out an online job application, but the text is too small for you […]
The Concept of Equitable Outcomes
At Applied Development, we endeavor to ensure that all individuals can share their brilliance while everyone is able to bring their entire self to work in a psychologically safe work environment. We also ensure barrier-free pathways, so all our employees have an equal opportunity to achieve their full potential and an equitable outcome. The concept […]
How Can Disability Laws Affect Your Job Search?
The majority of people with disabilities find a challenging experience in their search for career progression. Many organizations and companies, albeit aware of the disability laws, are yet to implement them. Consequently, people with disabilities must surf the job market thoroughly to find accessible careers and workspaces. The federal law under the Americans with Disability […]
Benefits of Real-Time Transcription
Real-time transcription is an essential need for organizations. When you have a live event, whether you broadcast it online or have a live audience, you always want full engagement and attention to the speaker. Without transcription, you may find challenges in achieving your goal. Sometimes, it might be because there is too much distraction, or […]
Top 5 Ways DEI Strengthens Strategic Communications
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is a culture essential to every business and workplace. Giving equal opportunity to people of diverse groups in the workplace is important in creating a sense of belonging, even to the underrepresented. Additionally, businesses embrace DEI culture because prospects look into the values and cultures of a brand before they […]
5 Reasons Why Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility Programs Fail
Most successful businesses realize the importance of diversity as a significant resource for their bottom line. Those who have inspiring core values and leaders involved in diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) programs continue to be successful. Other businesses, however, face challenges of time, investment, participation, employee shortages, and additional challenges of the virtual or […]
What it Takes to Become a Diverse Certified Business
Every business is in the relationship business. With the right connections, diverse businesses can uncover incredible opportunities. Getting certified as a diverse-owned business exposes your business to other like-minded organizations, which helps you to build connections. Additionally, diversity certifications act as proof that your company meets inclusion, equality, and diverse requirements, and you can do […]