AFA February 2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuQ5kihRchc Tarryn Tomlinson, founder AVA (Accessibility Virtual Assistant) is an AI-powered accessibility solution designed specifically to help business owners welcome more guests. Created by South African, Tarryn Tomlinson, CEO of Liveable and Able2Travel, Ava helps businesses streamline accessibility retrofitting, improve guest experiences, and demonstrate measurable commitment to inclusion and sustainability. AVA operates as […]

Eamon McErlean A new benchmark measuring how well AI coding models generate accessible code shows a sharp divide between leading AI companies. The AI Model Accessibility Checker, known as AIMAC, released its first round of results in January 2026. It is the first standardized benchmark designed to evaluate how AI coding

Accessibility does not only refer to physical features such as ramps or screen readers. It also includes access to communication, early learning and the supports that allow children and families to participate fully from the earliest stages of development. The Ask Grandma app was designed to support early language development, but

Lise Pape Lise Pape’s interest in mobility support arose from having a father with Parkinson’s disease. Watching her father live with the condition showed how medical treatment could feel limited in daily life. Medication sometimes helped, but benefits faded over time and side effects could include hallucinations that required further treatment.

Giselle Trail McIntosh Giselle Trail McIntosh’s children’s book about her son begins with sensation: the world is loud, grass feels good under bare feet, certain smells are comforting while some sounds are too much. Through simple language and illustration, the book invites the reader into the sensory landscape of a young

So much disability coverage focuses on extremes. Stories are often framed as either crisis or inspiration. What is usually missing is the middle, where most life actually happens. This issue lives in that space, looking at the everyday realities that shape disabled life beyond the spotlight. Across these pages, you will

Source Imagine having to move. Not because you want to, but because you need a new physical environment to function, maybe even to survive. But your lease says you have to stay. It has twelve months left. That paperwork does not care about your body. This is a common problem. For

In this first-person account, an identified parent shares their perspective on their son’s removal from a college program, which they describe as disability discrimination. The institution has not been named. The views expressed are those of the author and do not constitute a determination or position by Accessibility for All magazine.

Lauren has an invisible muscle disorder and is in a relationship with someone who does not have a disability and had never dated a disabled partner before. Because her disability is not visible, communication became necessary early on. People cannot see what is happening in her body, so her capacity, limits

THE NEW OLD AGE  Paula Span, KFF Health News  In her house in Ypsilanti, Michigan, Barbara Meade said, “there are walkers and wheelchairs and oxygen and cannulas all over the place.” Barbara, 82, has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, so a portable oxygen tank accompanies her everywhere. Spinal stenosis limits her mobility, necessitating the