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E51 – Interview with Eric Meyer – Part 1
Eric talks about accessibility, of course, and semantics, and frameworks, and more! The web prioritises ubiquity over consistency and a lot of these– there have been a lot of attempts to prioritise...
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E52 – Interview with Eric Meyer – Part 2
Eric says that accessibility “is a foundational principle of the web. Like literally the web is built on accessibility. The original specs don’t necessarily call it that, but that’s an organizing...
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E53 – Interview with Nic Steenhout – Part 1
In a role reversal, for the first episode of the second year of the show – I’m the one being interviewed Léonie Watson was kind enough to chat with me. It was fun to be on the other side of things...
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E54 – Interview with Nic Steenhout – Part 2
“It’s a frustration of mine that too often when somebody asks me a question about accessibility, the only answer I can really give if I want to be succinct is, “It depends”.” Download file “E54 -...
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E55 – Interview with Becky Gibson – Part 1
In this episode, Becky talks to us about how changes in technology has changed her perception of accessibility. She also tells us how she came to be so passionate about accessibility! Download file...
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E56 – Interview with Becky Gibson – Part 2
Becky talks about accessibility needing to be in the curriculum for all computer science courses – and I couldn’t agree more! Download file “E56 - Interview with Becky Gibson - Part 2” | Duration:...
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E57 – Interview with Jen Simmons – Part 1
I love what Jen had to say about accessibility! She said, among other things: “accessibility is about the recognition that every human isn’t identical to every other human.” Download file “E57 -...
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E58 – Interview with Jen Simmons – Part 2
Jen says that many of the needs for accessibility aren’t that hard to accommodate by developers and designers! I couldn’t agree more. Download file “E58 - Interview with Jen Simmons - Part 2” |...
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E59 – Interview with John Tubbs
John Tubbs is an educator working for about thirty years in the area of high tech, digital education, online learning. He discusses accessibility and accomodations for students with disabilities – a...
View Article2018 International Podcast Day Special
Download file “2018 International Podcast Day Special” | Duration: 9:16 | Guest: Nic Steenhout | Series: A11y Rules Podcast Transcript Nic: Welcome to the A11y Rules podcast. I’m Nic Steenhout and...
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E60 – Interview with Adrienne McDonnell
Adrienne McDonnell is a front end developer at Elsevier. She says that knowing how to navigate a site with the keyboard is a fundational skill that all developers should know. She also reflects on the...
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E61 – Interview with Alex Brenon
Alex is a developer who has experienced the difference between baking in accessibility from the start compared to trying to retrofit accessibility into an existing project – which leads to a lot of...
View ArticleE62 – Interview with Eric Bailey – Part 1
Eric tells us, among other things, that relationship building is a good way to get passed the hostility some people have towards accessibility. Download file “E62 - Interview with Eric Bailey - Part 1”...
View ArticleE63 – Interview with Eric Bailey – Part 2
Eric tells us accessibility shouldn’t be just technical curiosity. It’s about people. Download file “E63 - Interview with Eric Bailey - Part 2” | Duration: 27:49 | Guest: Eric Bailey | Series: A11y...
View ArticleE64 – Interview with Marcy Sutton – Part 1
Marcy tells us that it’s important for folks in the accessibility community to listen to developers’ needs. She also states that we ought to be more positive, and to stop making people feel bad about...
View ArticleE65 – Interview with Marcy Sutton – Part 2
Marcy tells us that her greatest frustration is that for all of the energy that we put into this all the time it feels like we’re stagnant in terms of accessibility actually getting done. And that it’s...
View ArticleE66 – Interview with Beth Raduenzel – Part 1
Beth is an accessibility specialist and a UX interaction designer. She was part of an award winning team at United. She compares acceptance of the need for accessibility as the 5 stages of grief....
View ArticleE67 – Interview with Beth Raduenzel – Part 2
Continuing my chat with Beth. We discuss, among other things, accessibility as a coding challenge vs having to meet tight deadlines – and how sometimes developers chose to do things the way they know...
View ArticleE68 – Interview with Ire Aderinokun – Part 1
In the first part of my interview, Ire Aderinokun tells us that accessibility will not take you a massive effort if you’re using HTML correctly. Ire is a front-end developer and user interface...
View ArticleE69 – Interview with Ire Aderinokun – Part 2
In which Ire tells us that she thinks convincing framework developers to implement accessibility will have more impact than trying to change individual developers’ minds. Download file “E69 - Interview...
View ArticleE70 – Interview with Chris DeMars – Part 1
Chris is a front-end developer based in Detroit, MI. He tells us, among other things, that learning about accessibility is an ongoing process. Download file “E70 - Interview with Chris DeMars - Part 1”...
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E71 – Interview with Chris DeMars – Part 2
Chris tells us “the biggest challenge that [the accessibility community is] going to have, and it currently stands now, is the never-ending library framework” Download file “E71 - Interview with Chris...
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E72 – Interview with Jen Luker – Part 1
Jen Luker tells us, among other things, that with thoroughness comes confusion – if you’re trying to learn all of WCAG and ARIA at once, you’ll get overwhelmed Download file “E72 - Interview with Jen...
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E73 – Interview with Jen Luker – Part 2
Jen tells us to start accessibility today, to start with one thing. Then to do one more thing, and then one more. Download file “E73 - Interview with Jen Luker - Part 2” | Duration: 25:46 | Guest: Jen...
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E74 – Interview with Alli Berry – Part 1
Alli tells us how experiencing lack of accessibility for a classmate of hers in the built environment helped her understand the importance of accessibility on the web. Download file “E74 - Interview...
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E75 – Interview with Alli Berry – Part 2
Alli says that getting the right people in the same room at the start of a project is very difficult and can impede accessibility. Download file “E75 - Interview with Alli Berry - Part 2” | Duration:...
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E76 – Interview with Amy Carney – Part 1
Amy Carney tells us that accessibility “comes down to a design perspective. We’re designing to include people, specifically people with disabilities. And that is based on enabling people with...
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E77 – Interview with Amy Carney – Part 2
Amy Carney tells us accessibility is not just a checklist of standards but that we really are building experience for people and allowing them to open up opportunities. Download file “E77 - Interview...
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E078 – Interview with Liz Jackson – Part 1
Liz Jackson says it’s not enough to fix accessibility, people with disabilities must be included. She says: “I think somebody thinks that if they just smooth something out and they make it usable that...
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E079 – Interview with Liz Jackson – Part 2
In which Liz Jackson tells us she wishes people viewed accessibility as an opportunity to engage, rather than a legal compliance thing. Download file “E078 - Interview with Liz Jackson - Part 1” |...
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E080 – Interview with Damien Senger – Part 1
In which Damien Senger tells us “Universal design is the answer, more than accessibility. Because people are on a spectrum.” Download file “E080 - Interview with Damien Senger - Part 1” | Duration:...
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E081 – Interview with Damien Senger – Part 2
Damien tells us “Later does not exist in our industry. Don’t push something without accessibility now. Because you will NOT go back and fix it later” Download file “E081 - Interview with Damien Senger...
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Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2019 Special Episode
To highlight Global Awareness Accessibility Day, I had a wonderful panel discussion with four people involved in accessibility: Courey Elliott, Dennis Lembrée, Shannon Finnegan, and Dan O’Mahony...
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E082 – Interview with Stephanie Walter – Part 1
Stephanie Walter tells us that designers should provide a roadmap to their design for the developer, but in many projects, there just isn’t time to do that. Download file “E082 - Interview with...
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E083 – Interview with Stephanie Walter – Part 2
Stephanie Walter says there’s a lot of things she thought everybody knew about accessibility that actually not a lot of people knew. So, she thinks in general people know that somewhere on the internet...
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E084 – Interview with Jessica Ivins – Part 1
Jessica and I ponder whether low-literacy could be considered a disability, and regardless of the answer, that factor needs to be taken into account when designing sites and content. Download file...
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E085 – Interview with Jessica Ivins – Part 2
Jessica suggests that accessibility is a competitive advantage. The more people can use your product, the more likely they are to spend money on it. Download file “E085 - Interview with Jessica Ivins -...
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E086 – Interview with Christopher Schmitt – Part 1
Christopher says that for someone who likes Design so much, he didn’t realize how important good color contrast was, and how bad color contrast issues are. Download file “E086 - Interview with...
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E087 – Interview with Christopher Schmitt – Part 2
Christopher says it’s unfortunate that people become mindful about accessibility only/mostly through lawsuits. Thanks to Twilio for sponsoring the transcript for this episode. Make sure you have a look...
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E088 – Interview with Amberley Romo – Part 1
Amberley defines web accessibility as “building for the web in ways that ensure it’s usable by everyone. There aren’t barriers to use for anyone. So, I would say it’s about digital equal access, kind...
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E089 – Interview with Amberley Romo – Part 2
About one thing everyone knows about accessibility… Amberley says: “I think everyone knows when something is not acceptable to them” Download file “E089 - Interview with Amberley Romo - Part 2” |...
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E091- Interview with Emily Lewis – Part 2
Emily Lewis said: Accessibility is not about screen readers or keyboard navigation or code. It’s about people. And them being able to access information and resources, community… all of it Download...
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E090 – Interview with Emily Lewis – Part 1
Emily states: “Hardest part of the job is coming up with solutions. It’s one thing to identify what’s wrong, it’s entirely another thing to give clients an alternative solution that’s accessible to...
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E092 – Interview with Tony Coelho – Part 1
Congressman Tony Coelho talks about his life with a disability, his journey of working for the People, and how he introduced the ADA. Download file “E092 - Interview with Tony Coelho - Part 1” |...
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E093 – Interview with Tony Coelho – Part 2
Congressman Tony Coelho tells us that people with disabilities must have the right to fail. Without failure you can’t learn from the mistake. Without failure there’s no growth. Without a right to fail,...
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E094 – Interview with Devon Persing – Part 1
Devon Persing tells us that the compliance model doesn’t capture the whole picture of accessibility. And it feels like a separate thing from design/dev work. Download file “E094 - Interview with Devon...
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E095 – Interview with Devon Persing – Part 2
Devon Persing and I talk a little bit about burnout in the web accessibility industry. Download file “E095 - Interview with Devon Persing - Part 2” | Duration: 29:59 | Guest: Devon Persing | Series:...
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E096 – Interview with Joe Devon – Part 1
Joe Devon tells us that lot of accessibility is knowing the culture and different communities that view it differently. Download file “E096 - Interview with Joe Devon - Part 1” | Duration: 26:59 |...
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E097 – Interview with Joe Devon – Part 2
Joe Devon says the one thing people should remember about accessibility is that building great products is about listening to your user. And if you are not making your products accessible, you are not...
View ArticleGlobal Accessibility Awareness Day 2020 Special
Global Awareness Accessibility Day 2020! This is the third year I’m having a special episode for this event. I started with panel discussions for the day – and was planning on keeping that up. However,...
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