Disabled Voices: The Accessibility Case for Online Chat

Chris Lall, CPACC
Access Bridge
Published in
4 min readFeb 4, 2021

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Red corded telephone on white surface.
ID: Red corded telephone on white surface. Source: negativespace

Customers with hearing, visual, physical, and cognitive disabilities need more support.

When Katie wanted to handle a package claim with a well known national shipping company, the first thing she did was visit their website on her phone. She tapped around, looking for help, and finally found it — a phone number. For some, this might be a relief, but for Katie this was…

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Chris Lall, CPACC
Access Bridge

Working to shift UX design conversations to center people with disabilities. In a state of continuous learning. Sharing what I learn through Access Bridge.