Recently, as you may or may not know, John Slatin, highly-regarded Web accessibility expert and advocate, passed away. John's involvement in the accessibility community included serving as Co-Chair of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Working Group in 2005 and 2006, as well as founding Director of the Accessibility Institute at the University of Texas at Austin. He also authored several publications regarding accessibility, including co-authoring Maximum Accessibility: Making Your Web Site More Usable for Everyone.
In his memory, Knowbility.org has started the John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project. For a minimum donation of $300, your organization will be paired up with a volunteer accessibility expert who will perform a short accessibility review of your site. If you've ever wondered about your site's accessibility, this is a perfect and affordable opportunity to get a review of your site.
Site owners can expect to learn whether users with different disabilities might encounter barriers on their site, and how any barriers identified impact the user’s ability to have a successful experience. This review is intended to provide a short overview of the accessibility of the site, and is not a comprehensive accessibility audit.
If you are looking for an accessibility review, please consider this great opporunity, and if you consider yourself an expert and have some time that you can donate, contact the project to offer your services.
To read more about John and his experiences with blindness, leukemia, and life, visit The Leukemia Letters.
