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Daily emails so far...

This is an archive of the short emails I've sent since March 12th, 2024 about accessibility rework, product quality and the messy bits of delivery. Enjoy!

A good handover makes it easy to revisit earlier decisions without putting everyone in every meeting.

An accessible component helps, but teams also need to check whether people can complete the task without unnecessary effort.

Technical choices belong with the people doing the work. Choices that change who can use a feature need a wider conversation.

When accessibility depends on one person speaking up, product quality changes with every team and every release.

Teams make more consistent accessibility decisions when clear expectations and useful defaults are already part of their work.

When accessibility problems keep returning, the pattern can tell product leaders where teams need better support.

When an accessibility issue appears, find the earliest moment the team could have caught it without adding another approval step.

Accessibility support should help teams make better decisions themselves, without waiting for an expert to approve every detail.

Why I try to understand a team's decisions before offering accessibility advice, even when I think I know the answer.

How missing done definitions turn into release debate and accessibility rework.

Accessibility debt often starts as small exceptions, unclear decisions and repeated fixes you learn to tolerate.

Why finished needs a shared meaning before work can move forward.

Silly mistake in Kit prevented any emails from sending.

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