How to become an accessibility advocate
summary
Central claim is that accessibility succeeds when concrete steps replace goodwill the talk gives actionable items not platitudes it cites a staggering figure of about one billion people or roughly 15% of the world to justify urgency and recommends getting buy-in from executives, appointing accessibility liaisons, assessing current product accessibility, adding testing steps and accessible components to design systems, running user tests with disabled people or vendors like Applause, following laws such as ADA Section 508 and EN 301 549, and hire people with lived experience while watching WCAG 3.0 for clearer guidance.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Start
- 7:00Tips To Start Your Accessibility Journey
- 14:39American Disabilities Act
- 15:38Live Experiences
- 17:18Accessibility Does Not End after Handoff
- 18:54Understanding the Guidelines
- 20:05Ask All the Questions
- 21:23What Was Your Motivation behind Advocating Web Accessibility How Did You Get Started with
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