Worth the effort
Jan 7th, 2025
Curb cuts are no big deal for many people, but for someone in a wheelchair, they might as well be a wall.
This is an archive of the email messages I sent to my daily mailing list since March 12th, 2024. Enjoy!
Jan 7th, 2025
Curb cuts are no big deal for many people, but for someone in a wheelchair, they might as well be a wall.
Jan 6th, 2025
What are your pet accessibility peeves?
Jan 5th, 2025
In Issue 27 of Access Denied, Gary thinks accessibility is just about adding a CSS file to the website.
Jan 4th, 2025
You can’t make a product that’s usable by everyone if you only consider the needs of some.
Jan 3rd, 2025
When we design websites as if everyone has perfect abilities, we're basically telling a huge chunk of people they don't matter.
Jan 2nd, 2025
Accessibility demands that teams collectively develop the capacity to perceive, understand and respond to the diverse emotional experiences.
Jan 1st, 2025
Happy New Year, 2025!
Dec 31st, 2024
There are very few projects that have an impact on every human on the planet. Accessibility is one of them.
Dec 30th, 2024
Bad at accessibility is about not having a solid process, a general lack of awareness and low confidence.
Dec 29th, 2024
In Issue 26 of Access Denied, Gary looks back at what he's accomplished for accessibility during the past year.
Dec 28th, 2024
Web accessibility will be there waiting for you after the holidays. For now, just breathe.
Dec 27th, 2024
Why would you believe that you can ship an accessible website quickly and with no effort on your part?
Dec 26th, 2024
If you're not monitoring emerging accessibility standards or experiment with new tools, you might have a technical agility problem.
Dec 25th, 2024
Wrap-up for timeline and strucutre when running effective accessibility workshops.
Dec 24th, 2024
I believe we're all on Santa's nice (semantic) list because we're all kind and want to do good. Happy holidays!
Dec 23rd, 2024
You can't schedule accessibility. You need to do it as part of your daily routine and it becomes business as usual.
Dec 22nd, 2024
In Issue 25 of Access Denied, Gary thinks the holidays is a good opportunity to ignore accessibility.
Dec 21st, 2024
I'd wish for people to fundamentally understand that accessibility isn't about compliance. It's about the people around you.
Dec 20th, 2024
An accessibility audit is the roadmap, not the solution.
Dec 19th, 2024
If you're struggling to identify genuine collaboration across teams, you might have a cross-functional problem.
An effective accessibility workshop should always have at least one follow up session to evaluate the action plan.
Dec 17th, 2024
The only way to define success is against your past self.
Dec 16th, 2024
The most effective way to help someone improve is to meet them where they are not where you are.
Dec 15th, 2024
In Issue 24 of Access Denied, Gary closes all accessibility tickets because accessibility is just a nice to have.
Dec 14th, 2024
Trust is the oxygen in accessibility. Let your team make mistakes and learn from them. Accessibility isn't about getting everything perfect.
Dec 13th, 2024
Some things are accessibility problems, but not all are problems you need to fix right away.
Dec 12th, 2024
What is team trust in web accessibility and why is it important as a metric?
The last step in an effective accessibility workshop is to build an action plan to solve the problem.
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.
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.