2021 has been a huge year for Able IT Pros—it was the year that our company truly began to grow and take shape. It has been a year filled with tremendous success and accomplishments. And best of all, we got to spread our message and show the world that having a disability doesn’t mean that …
Adults with cognitive disabilities make up around 10.8% of the U.S. population—less than half of them are in the workforce. Only about 44% have a job compared to the 83% of working-age adults (21-64) without disabilities. A cognitive disability is defined as someone who has difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. There is a stereotype …
In order to have a successful business, you have to market your products and show customers how your business can improve their lives. With the social media platforms we have today, it’s easier than ever to tell your story to prospective customers. You have the opportunity to reach people from all over the world when …
Every business has important information that they need to protect no matter how big or small they are. Last year, around 155.8 million individuals were affected by data exposures. Many of those data breaches could have been avoided and those business owners wouldn’t have had to worry about their company being in jeopardy. By being …
About 130 million Americans use Android phones every day, but they might not know about the accessibility features and apps it has. Android phones have built-in features that are designed to help users with disabilities and the company has created apps to help with any accessibility issues users may run into. Android’s features and apps …
A visual disability is defined as someone who has a decreased ability to see to a degree where it causes problems and makes it harder to complete everyday tasks, including reading, writing, and more. For people with visual disabilities to be able to do these things, they need assistive technologies, such as screen readers and …
The COVID-19 pandemic has completely changed our lives, especially the way we use technology. Even though we might be getting closer to the end of the pandemic, some of the changes that happened this past year will be around for a long time, including cybersecurity. Since so many things are online now, from work to …
More than a quarter of the U.S. population has a disability and many of those people have a physical disability. A physical disability is defined as a “physical condition that affects a person’s mobility, physical capacity, stamina, or dexterity.” This can make it difficult to use technology, such as computers, websites, phones, and apps. Assistive …
This past school year has brought a lot of challenges and has changed the way students learn. Students are now going to school both in person and online. Without the right technology, students could fall behind on their school work and it could affect them being able to move on to the next step in …
Web accessibility lawsuits have increased dramatically over the past few years and with the current pandemic, it’s more important than ever for websites to be accessible. Since pretty much everything is online right now, you have to make sure customers can get information about your company on your website. If your website is too hard …
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