Author Archives: Mike Paciello

About Mike Paciello

I am Founder and Principle of TPG, a software accessibility consultancy. I've been in the accessibility business since the mid-80's. In that time I've worked professionally as both a usability and accessibility engineer. In 2006, along with my friend and colleague, Jim Tobias, I was appointed co-chair to the United States Federal Access Board's Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (TEITAC). In years past I've been involved in several well known accessibility ventures including ICADD, WAI, and WebABLE (my first official web site and start-up). Most recently, TVworldwide.Com and I launched a new internet channel, WebABLE.TV. The channel is dedicated to building greater awareness about technology and people with disabilities. Please follow me on Twitter via @mpaciello.

Is NVDA Strictly a Web Accessibility Screen Reader?

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Mike Paciello

Last week, Jamie and Mick of NVDA announced that their open source, free screen reader organization is in need of funding: Blind Ambition Plea for Funds to Keep Free Software Project Alive NVDA is perhaps the cream of the crop … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, Firefox, General, Google, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML 5, IAccessible2, Internet Explorer, JAWS, microsoft, mobile, Mozilla, MSAA, NVDA, open source, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, WAI-ARIA, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes | Tagged , , , , | 17 Comments

What Does a Venture Capitalist Know about Web Accessibility Anyway?

Posted on March 6, 2012 by Mike Paciello

Earlier today I responded to a private Linked-In discussion thread posted by Eric Velleman. The context of the discussion involved the need of legal mandates to enforce web accessibility. In turn, this led to a discussion involving the ROI of … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Accessibility Laws, accessibility testing, General, Web Accessibility | Tagged , , , , | 14 Comments

TPG Partners With Deque to Expand Accessibility Services

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Mike Paciello

As many of you know, at The Paciello Group we are passionate advocates for the practice of manual testing of applications and websites to ensure accessibility. Using quality assurance and usability test processes issues are properly identified and subsequently enhanced … Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, accessibility testing, press release, Section 508, tools, Web Accessibility | 1 Comment

US Access Board to Hold Technology Listening Sessions in Chicago

Posted on September 24, 2010 by Mike Paciello

US Access Board to sponsor special Listening Session on September 30, 2010 from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. CST, at the Courtyard by Marriott Magnificent Mile Hotel, Courtyard Marriott Magnificent Mile 165 East Ontario Street, Chicago. Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, Accessibility Laws, Section 508, Standards, Web Accessibility | 1 Comment

AOL Selects The Paciello Group to Enhance Accessibility of Dynamic Web Applications

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Mike Paciello

The Paciello Group (TPG) has been selected by AOL to enhance the accessibility of jQuery, a popular open source toolkit used to build dynamic web applications. This work will foster greater compatibility between consumer-facing web applications and assistive technology used by people with disabilities to access the Internet. Continue reading →

Posted in Accessibility, accessibility testing, AOL, General, JavaScript, javascript UI Libraries, Jquery, open source, W3C, WAI-ARIA, WCAG 1.0, WCAG 2.0, Web Accessibility | 5 Comments