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Rich Schwerdtfeger giving his keynote speech during AccessU 2017  Knowbility’s board Chair Rich Schwerdtfeger spoke about the power of empathy to lead innovation in a keynote speech at the John Slatin AccessU 2017 conference in Austin, Texas. Schwerdtfeger opened with a story from his early years at IBM. In 1990,...

We asked visitors to our booth to attempt solving the puzzle while wearing a blindfold. A teacher named Christy Smith solved it in 15 minutes at the Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) conference. At SXSWedu, high school student Matthew Hebrado did it in 25 minutes. Still not impressed? At SXSW, 12-year-old Atticus Adair pulled it off...

The M-Enabling Summit is fast approaching! The sixth meeting of this global conference will be on June 13-14 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital View hotel in Arlington, Virginia. This year’s theme is “Making Connected Things and Services Accessible for All.” With more than 30 sessions on topics ranging from the...

With the growing prevalence of digital technology in daily life, the need for accessible hardware and software has never been greater. Awareness of the need for accessibility is on the rise, too. There’s even a day dedicated to the subject. The sixth annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day is May 18,...

As a freelance usability researcher, Jayne Schurick works for companies including Pearson, Mile7, and HomeAway. Schurick has been connected with Knowbility for more than 10 years. It all started in December of 2006, when Schurick was living in Austin, Texas, and wanted to learn about accessibility. She met for lunch...