Authentic conversations so far...

Help developers ship accessible websites by giving them reliable tools, match those to their skills and help them prioritise effectively.

In Issue 45 of Access Denied, Gary thinks semantic HTML is outdated and useless if you want to make art.

Accessibility work is not without its challenges, but there is magic in creating solutions that genuinely improve lives.

If all your markup is comprised of divs, you should stop calling yourself a web developer.

Why is team accountability important for chipping away at accessibility debt and four ways to build it into your process.

What are the most common issues with meetings about web accessibility?

Instead of perfect accessibility, aim for continuous improvement. Perfect accessibility doesn't exist.

An accessibility sprint can and will deliver short-term improvements, but without ongoing attention, new issues will creep in.

In Issue 44 of Access Denied, Gary thinks using placeholders for form labels is a great user experience.

Instead of debating accessibility with so-called experts and other stubborn stakeholders, try to work with them to get things done.

WCAG isn't a choose-your-own-adventure book. Read it and stop pretending it’s "ambiguous" because you don't like the rules.

Wrap up for making smart trade-offs when considering accessibility debt.

Soul-crushing inefficiency as a web product team pretends to care about accessibility while accomplishing absolutely nothing.

When accessibility goals are vague and cannot be measured, they are just empty words that won't lead to any outcomes.

Like health or wealth, accessibility is built through action and not through information alone.

In Issue 43 of Access Denied, Gary thinks accessibility has nothing to do with SEO.

When you hit a roadblock, switch tactics and keep advocating for accessibility. If all fails, move on to others who are willing to listen.

If your HTML is garbage, no amount of ARIA will fix accessibility for you.

Forget vanity numbers. Here are six accessibility metrics that matter and how to present them to your stakeholders.

Wrap up for running effective remote accessibility workshops and overcoming the challenges they pose.

Accessibility fails when teams focus solely on process or solely on the users. The sweet spot is somewhere in the middle.

Accessibility is about understanding people not the guidelines.

In Issue 42 of Access Denied, Gary thinks an AI-powered plugin will solve accessibility issues.

Here are some practical tips to take care of yourself to avoid burnout when working in accessibility.

Don't pretend you don't understand regulation to get out of doing the work for accessibility.

Good accessibility debt prioritisation lives or dies by how you communicate its results and next steps.

How to avoid common facilitation traps in effective remote accessibility workshops.

How can you tell apart the hard parts from the important parts in web accessibility and why it's important.

Startups that prioritise accessibility early gain competitive advantages in usability, legal compliance and talent attraction.

In Issue 41 of Access Denied, Gary thinks startups need to disrupt and not worry about accessibility.