It has been said that one plugin can solve all the accessibility barriers on one website. This claim is a dream come true for businesses that want to be inclusive and avoid a lawsuit. In comparison to audits and implementation…
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Inclusivity Training: How to Improve Accessibility for the Disabled
Inclusivity Training: What is it? Inclusivity training is designed to help organizations become more inclusive of people with disabilities. The training covers a variety of topics, including how to create an inclusive workplace, how to communicate effectively with people with…
National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM): One Reason October is Meaningful
People with disabilities face discrimination every day. Many people with disabilities don’t get hired or promoted because of their disability. Employers also tend to undervalue their skills and abilities. In addition, some people with disabilities aren’t able to access…
Understanding Benefits as Beneficial Not a Barrier to Employment
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed with the intent of decreasing the barriers to employment. These physical barriers were discriminatory as they kept qualified individuals from simply accessing the building. By removing physical barriers within the workplace, there…
From One Entrepreneur to the Next: The Self-Employment Exploration Development (SEED) Program
“I love mentoring the next generation of leaders with disabilities,” says Daman Wandke, our Founder and CEO. “As people with disabilities, we are natural problem solvers, trying to fit into a world not made for us. Through my entrepreneurship journey,…
Join us for our Intro to Disability, Access, and Inclusion Training Session
We at Wandke Consulting are excited to announce Introduction to Disability, Access, and Inclusion. We will be presenting our all-inclusive, educational, and accessible online training–live–Thursday, March 10, 2022, at 10 am PST. In this ninety-minute seminar, we will present an…
One Blind Girl’s Experience in Accessing Information
When Kyann Flint was eight years old, she had the opportunity to begin learning Braille. However, both Kyann and her instructor quickly realized that even though Kyann could memorize the structure of Braille, typing on a Braille typewriter was difficult…
Convenience Turned Independence: Top 5 Mainstream Devices that Benefit the Disability Community
Convenience is a human desire; we like when things are simple and easy to do. The key to ease a consumer’s daily workload is to incorporate convenience into the design of goods and services. There’s no doubt about it, convenience…
Top Designs for the Disability Community that Benefit Everyone
Disability drives innovation. “When we design for disability first, we often stumble upon solutions that are not only inclusive but also are often better than when we design for the norm.” ~ Elise Roy, disability rights lawyer and design thinker…
How We Made an Impact in 2021
Wandke Consulting (WC) wasn’t slowed down in 2021 due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. In fact, we’d say that the pandemic exposed many organizations’ access and inclusion needs that were previously overlooked. For example, COVID-19 increased remote, internet-based work, and…