Why have a team when you can have an army?
summary
BBC runs an accessibility champions network that grows organically to 210+ members over about a decade and cuts recurring accessibility crises from roughly three a week to three a year. The team embeds accessibility early by building into the Global Experience design system, using a GEL Tech Docs documentation‑driven approach, running BBC Academy courses, Slack/Teams channels, mentoring, and local guild leads inside Sport, News and iPlayer, and those measures are working to devolve expertise across products.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 0:42Why Have a Team When You Can Have an Army
- 3:24Accessibility Bbc
- 6:03Accessibility Teams
- 6:56Where Does Accessibility Sit in an Organization
- 30:48Provide Communication Channels
- 35:25Internal Accessibility
- 35:39The Community of Practice
- 41:07Keeping the Knowledge in the Team
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