Category: Accessibility meme (page 5)

The worst way to do accessibility is to ignore it. The second worst way to make something accessible is to do it after the product has been coded 1) An already-coded product might have features or integrations with third-party vendors…

Putting accessibility in the Definition of Done or the MVP (minimum viable product) makes it harder for it to end up on the cutting room floor when budgets are cut and products are pushed out before they are ready. It’s…

Companies with immature accessibility practices categorize accessibility and functional defects separately. They typically don’t start fixing accessibility defects until most of the functional defects are completed. This means that, in practice, very few accessibility bugs are fixed prior to release.…

The worst response that an organization can deliver to a disabled person (or someone advocating for disabled people) is that their request is annoying. Any response that contains an element of dismissal, minimization of the problem, or outright ignoring the…

This week’s accessibility meme is at the intersection of “Ouch, that hurts” and “Damn, that’s so true.” If you ask me to point at one single problem behind the 97% rate of inaccessible websites is as simple as this: developers…

IF you sell outside the United States, chances are you do business in Canada. And if you do business in Canada, chances are you do business in Ontario, which contains almost 40 % of the Canadian population. But do you…

Did you know that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has no automatic enforcement provisions? This vital piece of civil rights legislation relies almost entirely on individuals identifying and reporting non-compliance issues. Here is why this self-enforcement aspect is crucial…

Even as an extremely no-nonsense accessibility strategist, I have heard, “Sorry Sheri, the release has to go as is,” or “Too bad the features took too long, so we couldn’t fix those accessibility bugs.” Why does this keep happening? Lack…

Did you know it takes less than 8 seconds for a seasoned assistive technology user to decide if a site is inaccessible and take their business elsewhere? Here’s why and how: A sighted user with vision loss might try to…

The mantra “progress over perfection” is often uttered in the context of accessibility and inclusion. While this sentiment encourages movement and action, I feel the better approach is to strive for “progress towards perfection.” That one-word change is about two…