President Obama this afternoon signed legislation spearheaded by Representative Edward J. Markey that significantly expands the digital horizons of the disabled.

College Web pages remain “widely inaccessible” to people with disabilities, despite some improvements in recent years, according to a recent study.

Almost every company has a website these days. We buy, sell, promote, show videos, convey information, and do just about everything electronically that’s historically been done only in brick and mortar stores, offices and plants. It’s easy to presume that many of the laws and requirements that businesses work with daily in the physical world can be overlooked in the virtual business world, but that’s not always the case, according to the Department of Justice.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) is sending employers an important message: “Talent has no boundaries; workforce diversity includes workers with disabilities.” As employers begin to hire once again, therefore, they had better make sure that applicants with disabilities can find and compete for jobs just like everyone else.

Knowbility is an organization that advocates for technology that allows blind, deaf and otherwise disabled people to use the net. Knowbility’s Sharron Rush and Desiree Sturdevant talk about the challenges they face in raising awareness and changing the laws surrounding online usability.

For Brad Whitmoyer, using computers isn’t just a pastime, it’s a way of life.

A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline.

A former model who is now chronically ill and struggles just to shower says the people she has met online have become her family. A quadriplegic man uses the Web to share tips on which places have the best wheelchair access, and a woman with multiple sclerosis says her regular Friday night online chats are her lifeline.

If there is one thing I can do it’s type like a fiend

During her high school years, Lisamaria Martinez, who has been visually impaired since she was 5, carried a 25-pound backpack to school crammed with books written in Braille.