You, Ex. Breaking up with bad design
summary
Argues accessibility requires breaking habits and outlines five relationship phases—not so new beginnings, settling for good enough gateway, old habits, going through the motions, and starting over—plus a checklist of concrete fixes: color contrast, target sizes, alt text, keyboard support, and real user testing. Calls out recurring bad patterns like carousels and overlays, recommends specific preproject questions and community engagement, and points to ongoing events (A11YTO) for practice and accountability.
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chapters (7)
- 0:00Start
- 1:10This is Billy.
- 12:32Fresh start... same you.
- 20:59Together out of habit
- 21:50Carousels
- 25:28Top five reasons to break up with
- 38:24Top five things i've learned
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