How to Read a VPAT for Patient-Facing Software
Filed unread, it's worse than nothing. Here's what to actually check before you rely on it.
Filed unread, it's worse than nothing. Here's what to actually check before you rely on it.
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Filed unread, it's worse than nothing. Here's what to actually check before you rely on it.
Filed unread, it's worse than nothing. Here's what to actually check before you rely on it.
Three separate regimes, three separate clocks, and only one of them is actually new. Here's how to tell them apart.
Three separate regimes, three separate clocks, and only one of them is actually new. Here's how to tell them apart.
Your organization mostly buys rather than builds. The signature moment is the only leverage you get.
Your organization mostly buys rather than builds. The signature moment is the only leverage you get.
Inventory before you announce anything. The order below is ranked by exposure reduced per hour spent.
Inventory before you announce anything. The order below is ranked by exposure reduced per hour spent.
Two gates apply to everyone in this series. Healthcare gets a third gate first, and it's not optional.
Two gates apply to everyone in this series. Healthcare gets a third gate first, and it's not optional.
Nobody handed you a statute with your business cards. Here's the part you actually need to know.
Nobody handed you a statute with your business cards. Here's the part you actually need to know.
Read properly, it's your cheapest leverage. Filed unread, it's worse than nothing -- a false record of diligence.
Read properly, it's your cheapest leverage. Filed unread, it's worse than nothing -- a false record of diligence.
Nobody remediates everything. Pretending otherwise is how programs die. Here's how to find the number that actually matters.
Nobody remediates everything. Pretending otherwise is how programs die. Here's how to find the number that actually matters.
The highest-leverage thing you'll do all year, and it costs nothing -- if you get it into the contract before the signature, not after.
The highest-leverage thing you'll do all year, and it costs nothing -- if you get it into the contract before the signature, not after.
A metric without a price is just information. A metric with a price is a budget request.
A metric without a price is just information. A metric with a price is a budget request.
Dated, structured, boring. And the most valuable thing you'll ever build.
Dated, structured, boring. And the most valuable thing you'll ever build.
Federal research initiatives habitually break down in execution, not intent. SPECTRA's accessibility requirements must be embedded in procurement specifications before proposals are solicited.
Federal research initiatives habitually break down in execution, not intent. SPECTRA's accessibility requirements must be embedded in procurement specifications before proposals are solicited.
A federal autism research initiative can collect all the biological data it wants. If autistic people aren't shaping the questions, the answers won't serve them.
A federal autism research initiative can collect all the biological data it wants. If autistic people aren't shaping the questions, the answers won't serve them.
Relationship-building programs like Badges and Bridges do meaningful work. But when disability communities aren't shaping the curriculum, training becomes something done to them rather than with them.
Relationship-building programs like Badges and Bridges do meaningful work. But when disability communities aren't shaping the curriculum, training becomes something done to them rather than with them.
Voluntary community programs build goodwill. But goodwill doesn't constitute a compliance framework. Title II of the ADA requires law enforcement to institutionalize disability accommodations in policy, not just training.
Voluntary community programs build goodwill. But goodwill doesn't constitute a compliance framework. Title II of the ADA requires law enforcement to institutionalize disability accommodations in policy, not just training.
Community programs build genuine trust. But without enforceable policy mandates and systemic accountability, goodwill alone cannot close the gap that keeps killing people.
Community programs build genuine trust. But without enforceable policy mandates and systemic accountability, goodwill alone cannot close the gap that keeps killing people.
Training programs like Badges and Bridges reveal a hard truth: the most dangerous moment in a police-disability encounter often happens before anyone speaks.
Training programs like Badges and Bridges reveal a hard truth: the most dangerous moment in a police-disability encounter often happens before anyone speaks.
The Berthoud Adaptive Park is a genuine triumph. It's also a quiet indictment of what public law has failed to deliver for disabled children in communities across the country.
The Berthoud Adaptive Park is a genuine triumph. It's also a quiet indictment of what public law has failed to deliver for disabled children in communities across the country.
For Branden Petro, Medicaid coverage means a licensed practical nurse at home. For millions with disabilities, work requirements create a critical question: will exemptions actually protect them?
For Branden Petro, Medicaid coverage means a licensed practical nurse at home. For millions with disabilities, work requirements create a critical question: will exemptions actually protect them?
Scott Lacey became the first blind swimmer to circle Mackinac Island. He doesn't want your inspiration. He wants your expectations to change.
Scott Lacey became the first blind swimmer to circle Mackinac Island. He doesn't want your inspiration. He wants your expectations to change.