Level Up Your Career: How to Become an Accessibility Unicorn
summary
Concrete first steps: learn WCAG and get hands‑on with NVDA and VoiceOver (use WebAIM practice pages and videos), pick up basic HTML/CSS/JavaScript/ARIA for bug triage, and consider Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt for process and risk work. Build T-shaped skills, document volunteer or defect fixes as evidence, seek mentors and limit active mentees to a few, treat accessibility as risk/compliance in regulated orgs, and make learning regular—blocking two hours per week.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction and speaker background
- 3:25What is an accessibility unicorn?
- 10:02Exploring career paths in accessibility
- 14:55Career development game plan
- 17:21Tips for managing burnout
- 23:15Certifications and mentorship
- 27:24Breaking into accessibility
- 31:12Learning tech without coding expertise
- 34:01Assistive technology experience
- 37:29Navigating unrealistic job roles
- 40:12Prioritizing lived disability experience
- 42:38Risk and compliance in accessibility
- 45:03First step to break into accessibility
- 46:49Final advice and Q&A
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