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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!

You don't need permission to work on accessibility because the majority of accessibility improvements are about how you build the stuff.

Stop making accessibility harder than it needs to be. Use semantic HTML elements and get accessibility built in instead of fighting ARIA.

10 tips for a sustainable accessibility strategy, from focusing on people to automated tools, feedback loops and the impact of your choices.

Every decision in product development is an accessibility decision. We just don't always realise it.

Shift from "accessibility as compliance checkbox" to "accessibility as following natural user behaviour."

Say no to endless discussions and meetings about meetings, and instead reach clear outcomes and ship accessible products.

The people who never say "I don't know" are accessibility's biggest problem.

Accessibility shouldn't be an afterthought, but with legacy systems, that's often exactly what it becomes.

Stop copying big companies without understanding why their design works.

Disregarding keyboard navigation because you haven't met people who rely on keyboards is just lazy.

Some people cannot be helped when they're not open minded about accessibility and people with disabilities.

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