More Companies Are Looking to Hire Accessibility Specialists – WSJ

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More Companies Are Looking to Hire Accessibility Specialists

Effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, lawsuits, and diversity and inclusion efforts explain the increase in accessibility job postings, advocates and executives say

The ubiquity of remote work and online shopping during the Covid-19 pandemic laid bare certain products’ shortcomings, such as a lack of captions on video calls that would have helped people with hearing disabilities.

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Sept. 1, 2021 9:00 am ET

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