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Catharine McNally

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Accessibility Analysis of 50 States Mail-In Voting Pages

What started off as a “quick” audit using Lighthouse automated testing showed the 50-state average being 90%. “Gracefully passable,” I’d…

Aug 24, 2020

Two “Election Mail” envelopes stacked iwth a red mask and a blue mask laid on top

Aug 24, 2020

Making Curbside Pickup More Accessible & Convenient

Have you recently gone through a Curbside Pickup experience? Was the experience smooth as butter? Or was it a bit rocky? For me with…

Jul 7, 2020

A Bakery Storefront by a bridge underpass, with a large poster display saying “CURBSIDE.”

Jul 7, 2020

Using Otter.ai to transcribe Podcasts #accessibilitywins

Some of my favorite accessibility “tools” are those that were created for “everyone” because it leads to greater market adoption and…

Jul 7, 2020

Demonstration of App transcribing audio on an iPhone, with specific passages of text highlighted

Jul 7, 2020

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UX Planet

Anatomy of an Alert: Accessibility for COVID-19 Hospital Web Alerts

Alerts, public announcements and symptom trackers that are clear, actionable and accessible can help save lives.

Apr 6, 2020

Graphic showing annotations of effective accessibility elements of an alert

Apr 6, 2020

Communication 101 | Letter from the Chair

Re-posted from the Oct — Dec 2019 Issue of the Volta Voices, a quarterly magazine produced by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for…

Apr 1, 2020

Communication 101 | Letter from the Chair

Apr 1, 2020

From “Good Enough” to “Amazing | Letter from the Chair”

Re-posted from the July — Sep 2019 Issue of the Volta Voices, a quarterly magazine produced by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for…

Apr 1, 2020

Illustration with a Blue Stork holding a baby from its beak. The text says “baby ears”

Apr 1, 2020

Taking the Shot | Letters from the Chair

Re-posted from the July — Sep 2018 Issue of the Volta Voices, a quarterly magazine produced by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for…

Apr 1, 2020

Two cartoon kids lay beside each other, with “Happy Campers” text

Apr 1, 2020

Stepping Outside the Zone | Letters from the Chair

Re-posted from the October — Dec 2018 Issue of the Volta Voices, a quarterly magazine produced by the Alexander Graham Bell Association…

Apr 1, 2020

Silhouette of a couple wearing assistive listening technology having a conversation i

Apr 1, 2020

Talking Technology | Letter from the Chair

Re-posted from the October 2018 Issue of the Volta Voices, a quarterly magazine produced by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for the…

Apr 1, 2020

Cover of the AG Bell Volta Voices with the text “Breaking Barriers” as a graphic of a mountain top with three kids on top

Apr 1, 2020

School Spirit

Re-posted from the July — Sep 2016 Issue of the Volta Voices, a quarterly magazine produced by the Alexander Graham Bell Association for…

Apr 1, 2020

Cover of the Volta Voices Magazine with text “Vocal Lessons” and two children running towards a schoolhouse

Apr 1, 2020

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cmcnally

Accessibility Strategies for Deaf / Hard of Hearing People in Remote Meetings

Like many of us in response to COVID-19, your home is now your office and/or classroom. If you’re deaf or hard of hearing like me, you may…

Mar 17, 2020

Accessibility Strategies for Deaf / Hard of Hearing People in Remote Meetings

Mar 17, 2020

Published in
cmcnally

“Alexa, Play Relaxing Music.” Staying “on-air” and connected.

My co-workers and I are encouraged to work from home. My initial reaction was gratitude but I also worried about isolation.

Mar 13, 2020

“Alexa, Play Relaxing Music.” Staying “on-air” and connected.

Mar 13, 2020

Published in
cmcnally

The Future Is Here Now & It’s (Mostly) Accessible.

Set in the dystopian future Los Angeles 2019, the 1986 movie “Blade Runner” protagonist Rick Deckard leisurely sits back in his chair with…

Jan 16, 2020

The Future Is Here Now & It’s (Mostly) Accessible.

Jan 16, 2020

Resources for Self-Directed Accessibility Learning

What a month it has been! Hopefully you’ve picked up a couple of tips and strategies to help create more accessible experiences for your…

Jan 2, 2020

Resources for Self-Directed Accessibility Learning

Jan 2, 2020

What’s a Switch Control? A Refreshable Braille Display?

Too often do I hear, “Screen-reader testing is enough, right?” While screen-reader accessibility does provide a good litmus test on how…

Jan 2, 2020

What’s a Switch Control? A Refreshable Braille Display?

Jan 2, 2020

Day 23: Language of the Page | Accessibility Advent Calendar

Setting the Language of the Page is important because it lets the assistive technology understand the source language, so that it can…

Dec 23, 2019

Advent Accessibility Calendar up to Day 23 against a backdrop of gifts adorned with frasier fir sprigs.

Dec 23, 2019

Day 22: Carousels | Accessibility Advent Calendar

Carousels … love ’em or hate ’em, they’re around. (Ha, no pun intended…?) UX Planet has a good writeup on The Usability of Carousel Design…

Dec 23, 2019

Accessibility Advent Calendar Day 22 Highlighted against a background of mini brown gift wrapping paper + Frasier fir sprig

Dec 23, 2019

Day 21: Skip Links | Accessibility Advent Calendar

Repetitive Tabbing

Dec 23, 2019

Accessibility Advent Calendar up to Day 21 against a backdrop of small gifts adorned with frasier fir sprigs

Dec 23, 2019

Day 20: Landmarks | Accessibility Advent Calendar

Most of us scan through web pages through familiar sections:

Dec 23, 2019

Advent Accessibility Calendar up to Day 20 set against a backdrop of gift boxes adorned with frasier fir sprigs

Dec 23, 2019

Day 19: Inactive State Buttons | Accessibility Advent Calendar

Technically, inactive state buttons do not have to meet color contrast requirements. (WCAG 1.4.11) But that doesn’t excuse us from…

Dec 20, 2019

Day 19: Inactive State Buttons | Accessibility Advent Calendar

Dec 20, 2019

Catharine McNally

Catharine McNally

Accessibility Lead at Phase2 Technology. Cochlear implant recipient. Focused on mainstream digital experiences for all. www.phase2technology.com @cmcnally

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