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  1. Knowbility Chair highlights empathy’s role to drive innovation

    by Anthony Vasquez

    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, when he first started working …

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  2. Conquering the accessible Rubik’s Cube

    by Marine Menier

    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 …

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  3. M-Enabling Summit

    by Marine Menier

    The M-Enabling Summit is fast approaching! Thesixth meeting of this global conference was 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 …

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  4. Jayne Schurick - May 2017 Featured Volunteer

    by Anthony Vasquez

    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 …

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  5. Introducing Anthony Vasquez

    by Anthony Vasquez

    My name is Anthony Vasquez and I’m Knowbility’s latest hire. In my role as communications specialist, I’ll use this blog to post about Knowbility events, interview our experts and leaders in the digital accessibility community, and share my thoughts on trends …

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