Dec 10th, 2024
You're unlikely to fix an inaccessible product in a sprint. It's better to be consistent.
This is an archive of the email messages I sent to my daily mailing list since March 12th, 2024. Enjoy!
Dec 10th, 2024
You're unlikely to fix an inaccessible product in a sprint. It's better to be consistent.
Dec 9th, 2024
We don't pay attention to accessibility because it's hard to quantify.
Dec 8th, 2024
In Issue 23 of Access Denied, Gary wants to share only the passing checks in the team's accessibility audit.
Dec 7th, 2024
Even if you're complicit in building a system, it doesn't mean you can be complacent when you see the unintended consequences.
Dec 6th, 2024
It doesn't matter if you implement accessibility in your product or don't care about it at all. It'll will still cost you.
Dec 5th, 2024
What is knowledge sharing in web accessibility and what are the warning signs?
The first step in an effective accessibility workshop before you start to solve a problem is to clearly define it.
Dec 3rd, 2024
Product teams are made up of people with two mindsets. One wants to avoid accessibility problems and one wants to solve them.
Dec 2nd, 2024
The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines are mind-numbingly boring, but crucial if you want to help everyone access your content.
Dec 1st, 2024
In Issue 22 of Access Denied, Gary thinks people with disabilities can't be advise on corporate wellness.
Nov 30th, 2024
Work on the 20% of the causes that cause 80% of the accessibility problems. But give 100% of the effort.
Nov 29th, 2024
The hardest part in web accessibility isn't knowing what to do. It's doing it every day, even when you don't feel like it.
Nov 28th, 2024
What is accessibility advocacy as a metric and what's the role of an accessibility advocate?
The guidelines for the develop stage of running effective accessibility workshops.
Nov 26th, 2024
Good accessibility planning anticipates growth.
Nov 25th, 2024
Without a follow through, there's no point in calling yourself inclusive while excluding disabled customers.
Nov 24th, 2024
In Issue 21 of Access Denied, Gary proves he knows accessibility by using a lot of acronyms and words.
Nov 23rd, 2024
Change happens slowly, two steps forward, one step back. But accessibility has come a long way since just a few years ago.
Nov 22nd, 2024
You don't need more time. You need more focus. Work will just expand to fill up your time.
Nov 21st, 2024
Cultural safety is about creating an environment where everyone feels empowered to speak up without fear of retribution or marginalisation.
The mindset, rules and guidelines for the evaluation stage of running effective accessibility workshops.
Nov 19th, 2024
Who gets to decide if your website is accessible? It's not you. It's the people using it.
Nov 18th, 2024
Every decision you've made so far in terms of planning, design, code, user research and deployment includes some people and excludes others.
Nov 17th, 2024
In Issue 20 of Access Denied, Gary claims he's an accessibility expert and puts the company at maturity level purple.
Nov 16th, 2024
You don't have to know everything in web accessibility. Instead adopt a let's figure this out mentality.
Nov 15th, 2024
Food safety isn't about passing inspections. And accessibility isn't about passing audits.
Nov 14th, 2024
Six intangible accessible metrics that focus on different aspects of an organisation's accessibility maturity.
The mindset, rules and guidelines for the creative stage of running effective accessibility workshops.
Nov 12th, 2024
In accessibility, don't start with the how, when you're missing the what and the why.
Nov 11th, 2024
We want accessibility to be easy and that's what makes it complicated.
I send out short emails like these every day to help you gain a fresh perspective on accessibility and understand it without the jargon, so you can build more robust products that everyone can use, including people with disabilities.