Authentic conversations so far...

When security best practices conflict with the WCAG, security usually comes out ahead.

Figure out what keeps stakeholders up at night and show them how you're addressing it.

3 things that matter when testing your product for accessibility.

It's easier to trust a credential than to evaluate an idea on merit.

When consultants look authoritative, we assume they know what they're talking about.

In Issue 72 of Access Denied, Gary hires an accessibility consultant who says the same things as Sarah.

Concrete ideas on how to become the go-to accessibility person in your team.

Internal accessibility expertise is overlooked just because it doesn't come with the right visual signaling.

Find the high-impact accessibility issues and fix those first, rather than trying to do everything at once.

Having 100% coverage doesn't matter if people can't actually use your product.

Part 2 of your questions about authority points in accessibility answered.

Your questions about authority points in accessibility answered.

In Issue 71 of Access Denied, Gary thinks Sarah doesn't have enough influence to ask for accessibility.

How to measure your influence and credibility within an organisation.

Accessibility is always "important but not urgent" so it gets bumped every sprint for whatever shiny thing leadership wants.

Automated accessibility tools catch problems before they become your problem.

The gap between what the tests catch and the culture around testing.

Forget the "put yourself in their shoes" exercises in accessibility.

Certification is cool and all, but it's hollow without genuine care for people.

In Issue 70 of Access Denied, Gary gave Sarah a random email where to send accessibility tickets.

Being the bridge between support requests and implementation teams means getting caught in the middle.

Teams are constantly "researching" accessibility instead of just fixing the obvious shit that's broken.

Create guidelines, document decisions and build a knowledge base is essential for accessibility.

The gap between good testing and good products is culture.

Specialisation builds expertise, but isolation kills collaboration.

When product teams create silos, accessibility falls through the cracks.

In Issue 69 of Access Denied, Gary gives a presentation on accessibility, but knows nothing about it.

Instead of convincing people accessibility matters, build it first and make them work to remove it.

Stop thinking accessibility is just about blind people and screenreaders.

You don't need everyone to be an accessibility expert. You need everyone to know their part.