Accessibility meme Archives - Page 5 of 6

Three panel meme: First panel, a large plane heading down a runway with the text "My Product Update" Second panel: plane taking off with the text "global launch" third panel: people on stairs who should have been on the plane but were left behind with the text "Windows 10"

Accessibility Meme: Lessons from CrowdStrike: Why Cutting Corners on Accessibility and QA is a $5.4 Billion Mistake Waiting to Happen

The only thing that surprises me about the CrowdStrike incident is that something like it didn’t happen sooner. I have ten years of general QA experience and another twenty in disability inclusion and accessibility. I have heard of numerous CrowdStrike-like…

Four persons seated on chairs focusing on product, sales, engineering and the last person on accessibility excluded and seated alone.

Accessibility Meme: If the accessibility team isn’t in the room, who steps up?

If the accessibility team isn’t in the room, who steps up? This is my call to action for all product owners, sales teams, engineering, design, and UX organizations. Every decision you make can either open doors or create barriers for…

Two buttons design with different write up. Button one: Accessible Product Button two: Accessible Experience

Accessibility Meme: When you are asked to create an accessible product, tell them to create an accessible experience

When you are asked to create an accessible product, tell them to create an accessible experience. An accessible product alone might meet the minimum standards for the product, but an accessible experience ensures inclusivity at every touchpoint. Accessible products are…

young lady dressed in white standing in front of a wave several stories tall with written written caption: Title II and European Accessibility Act and the product owners.

Accessibility Meme: Riding the Compliance Wave: Accessibility Deadlines vs. True Inclusion

Good News: There has been a noticeable increase in senior accessibility job postings recently. This uptick is a positive sign that organizations are recognizing the importance of accessibility and are seeking experts to lead these crucial initiatives. Bad News: This…

Male rideshare driver looking angrily through the passenger windowputting on sunglasses looking back confused with the caption: "Ride share driver's look when they see you have a service dog"

Accessibility Meme: Ride share companies must be held accountable when drivers cancel on customers with service dogs

Ride share companies must be held accountable when drivers cancel on customers with service dogs. This isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s blatant discrimination affecting the independence and dignity of disabled individuals. The ADA is clear: service dogs are allowed in…

A calendar meme with the caption: July is over, but I'm still proud of what I've been able to overcome despite my disability.

Accessibility Meme: Disability isn’t a one-time event—it’s a year-round reality.

Disability isn’t a one-time event—it’s a year-round reality. The needs and feelings of people with disabilities don’t just exist on special days or in certain months. We live our experiences every single day, navigating a world that often overlooks or…

A woman at a train station with an oversized traveling bag on her back with a written caption: Me, everything I need to take for an "overnight trip" because of my disability

Accessibility Meme: Traveling with a Disability: The Packing List You Didn’t Think About

Traveling with a Disability: The Packing List You Didn’t Think About I went out of town last weekend and very much felt like the woman in this picture. I was going to be gone less than 24 hours, except I…

a meme showing Pablo Escobar waiting alone on a public chair with a written caption: "At a social event but nobody wants to talk about accessibility".

Accessibility Meme: Accessibility isn’t just my day job—it’s an everything, everywhere, all at once job.

Ever notice how accessibility professionals can’t turn it off? We’re not just talking about ramps and alt text at work—we’re out here obsessively auditing everything. Dinner party? I’m discussing the accessibility of the menu fonts. Wedding? I’m side-eyeing the aisle…

A beautiful lady putting on a white suit in an office space with a written caption: "need disabled users to complete your survey? That's not my job today. "

Accessibility Meme: Controversial Statement It’s not my Job to Help you Publicize your Accessibility-Related Survey

Possibly controversial statement here. It’s not my job to help you publicize your accessibility-related survey. At least once a week, I get a request from a well-meaning graduate student asking me to help them get more responses to their survey.…

a pretty lady looking with a side-eye focus with a written caption: If you call me wheelchair bound, differently able, or specially abled after I've asked you to use different language, you deserve all the side-eye I am sending your way.

Accessibility Meme: The phrases “Differently abled,” “Specially-abled,” and “Special needs” When Used in Conversation with me, are Deeply Frustrating

The phrases “differently abled,” “specially-abled,” and “special needs” when used in conversation with me, are deeply frustrating. These euphemisms are often well-intended, but they feel patronizing and disrespectful to the person they describe. People with disabilities deserve the dignity of…

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