The importance of designing accessibility in software from the ground up has only been emphasized by the Pandemic, and as a consequence Fable's on-demand accessibility experts have proven their value many times over. The company has raised $10.5 million to scale up and pursue its goal of making inclusive product development the status quo.
In response to increasing demand for firsthand expertise in accessibility, Fable raised a $1.5 million seed round in the summer of 2020. If you're designing an app for blind people, you should have blind people testing it. That sort of thing is easy because of Fable.
The point of the company is not just to provide a diverse group of testers and experts, but also to ensure that accessibility can be included in the project from the beginning. The last couple years have driven that message home.
Everything went online after the start of COVID-19. The importance of ensuring that everyone can access digital products and services was put in the spotlight.
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The new funding round led by Five Elms Capital will help scale and improve the products they already offer. Some companies are already customers.
The company is branching out into the world of corporate training.
While we have seen an explosion in the practice of accessibility across organizations, knowledge and skill sets have not kept up.
The actual products and processes the customer already uses will be included in the video-based courses. We probably have enough of the standard one-size-fits-all video.
The advice doesn't come across as abstract because the experts and their voices are front and center. Upskill will be getting a shot in the arm with this $10 million investment, so don't be surprised if you see one of Fable's videos in your own training materials soon.
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