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What looks like a limitation is actually clarity.

Accessibility shouldn't be in the prioritisation conversation at all.

In Issue 76 of Access Denied, Gary prioritises accessibility and thinks it's a strategic move.

Prioritisation isn't about cutting corners or doing less.

Product teams can predict features months in advance but somehow never see accessibility coming.

Sustainability is what helps what you do today stick around when you're not there tomorrow.

Be deliberate in your choices of what to test for accessibility, because you can't test everything.

Developers get changelogs and support on a breaking change. Users get to just live with the update.

Some breaking changes don't just inconvenience users, they lock them out entirely.

In Issue 75 of Access Denied, Gary thinks it's okay for touch screen to be inaccessible.

We can't stop change, but we can make sure it doesn't break things.

Share your experience, not your judgment.

Momentum is what keeps you and your accessibility work moving.

Stop measuring coverage and start measuring confidence in your accessibility tests.

If accessibility isn't in your spec, it won't get built.

If your spec doesn't include accessibility, AI agents will build exactly what you asked for, and nothing more.

In Issue 74 of Access Denied, Gary relies exclusively on AI to write code.

AI agents are writing, reviewing and testing code without anyone asking about accessibility.

Stop acting like you need to finish every other task on the roadmap before accessibility gets a look.

Don't wait until after you ship to hear from users with disabilities.

Accessibility testing coverage numbers don't tell you if you sleep soundly at night.

Accessibility is a problem that won't go away if you ignore it.

A personal story about one man's security nightmare.

In Issue 73 of Access Denied, Gary thinks adding CAPTCHAs to improve security justifies the accessibility and usability problems.

A story about password requirements being too much.

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.