Why I Started Accessible 3?
“For over ten years, I labored in the mines of inaccessible digital environments. As my eyesight worsened, my challenges in accessing the tools and spaces I needed to work or communicate grew. Through various support groups I joined during that time, I came to understand that these issues were widespread and largely unresolved in the experiences of many others in the blindness community.
When my son was six months old, I rocked him on our porch swing, struggling with my challenges as a blind product designer in an inaccessible world. As I held him, tears streaming down my face, he looked up at me as if to ask, ‘What’s wrong, Daddy?’ It was then that I gave him his first ‘life isn’t fair’ speech and promised that things would be different when he reached my age. Now, every day, I get out of bed determined to create a better world for the next generation.”
— Jason Revalee
Mission
Accessible 3 shifts the approach to accessibility from a resource-heavy zero-sum game to enhancing usability, boosting productivity, and reducing frustration for everyone. Ultimately, our mission is to address the disparities faced by individuals with disabilities in accessing technology. Through groundbreaking research and a commitment to developing innovative product and service recommendations, we aim to create an inclusive world where every person can seamlessly interact with both physical and digital environments, serving as a bulwark for equal opportunities for all.
Vision
At Accessible 3, we envision a future where the full year, full-time employment rate for blind and visually impaired Americans reaches 70%. Unfortunately, it stands at just 36% today. It is hard. To get to where you want to go if you don’t know where you stand. That is why we created Telegraph, one of the only resources Americans with disabilities have to identify patterns in systems and products which create barriers to access.
We are seeking partnerships with individuals and institutions who share this vision and are eager to collaborate on research and development in accessible design, as well as, emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and haptics. Are you with us? Contact Jason Revalee at jason@accessible3.org.