Wsjfinance-commentary articles
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Commentary: The invisible challenges of digital accessibility
In our increasingly digital world, accessibility should be a fundamental pillar of design and development. Yet, all too often it's an afterthought, if it's considered at all. The reality is that digital accessibility isn't just nice to have, it's a necessity for creating an inclusive society where everyone, regardless of ability, can fully participate. May 16 was Global Accessibility Awareness Day, and it's time for us all to do better.
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Commentary: Mother's Day without our matriarchs
Moms are supposed to die before their children, so a son’s first Mother’s Day without his mom feels less like an outright tragedy than a tragic rite of passage. And on my Norwegian side, Sunday is the first Mother’s Day when all the moms will be gone. My grandmother (mor mor in Norwegian, for “mother’s mother”) died in 2014 from a chronic illness. Her daughter, my mom, died last year after a brief, catastrophic illness. My great-aunt, the last surviving member of our family to have uprooted from...
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Commentary: Hispanics Are Shaping a New Conservative Majority
A new conservative, America First movement is building–and leading the formation of this new governing philosophy are Hispanics yearning for the American Dream they came here to realize. They are shaping and leading a new conservative majority that builds on their shared values of faith, family, freedom, and work. This rapid shift of Hispanics to the conservative movement has shaken the Left to its core, who for years pinned their political hopes on demographic destiny and the idea that the...