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Authentic conversations so far...

This is an archive of the email messages I sent to my daily mailing list since March 12th, 2024. Enjoy!

Every skill improves with practice. You just have to show up with enthusiasm and an open mind.

Sometimes you have to rock the boat to shift the culture towards embracing accessibility as an integral part of web development.

As fast as possible

The slowest way to fix accessibility in your organisation is to fix it as fast as possible.

The 3 ones

A quick way to prioritise accessibility without feeling overwhelmed using the three ones. One day, one month, one year.

When you face challenges that seem daunting, remember you are not alone and your efforts are part of something bigger.

When you create accessibility plans in isolation, you miss out on valuable insights from your developers, designers and testers.

Automated testing results is an accessibility metric that can give you early warnings and help you prioritise fixes.

You don't want to be accidentally accessible. When you don't plan for accessibility, it's easy to break it when you update your website.

Today

Every day that passes without implementing accessibility is a day where you're shutting out potential users from engaging with your content.

In Issue 14 of Access Denied, Gary wants to close a ticket without fixing it because it will go away in a year by itself.

Don't sweating the small accessibility stuff and build a positive working relationship with the product team.

Never done

A product is never finished. Plan on things constantly changing and you having to fix things as you develop.

If you want to ship an accessible website, use this don't forget to list to check it before launch.

How can we shift from unproductive criticism to collaborative problem-solving in web accessibility?

See it fix it

You'll never get a breather to fix your inaccessible website so take the see-it-fix-it approach.

KPI: Page titles

Tracking the quality of your page titles ensures better navigation, understanding and accessibility across your site.

We have the freedom to create and innovate, but we need to remember that this should include everyone.

If only

What's something that if you knew and understood, it would turn the tables and empower you to ship an accessible website?

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