Never Delegate Understanding: Foundations of Digital Accessibility
summary
Argues that accessibility fails when teams rely on automated tests or overlays instead of learning the problem space, citing the WebAIM Million that finds 94.8% of homepages with detectable WCAG failures and an average of 51 errors per page. Shows physical-to-digital analogies (library stairs → non‑keyboard login paths), contrasts hacks like spacer GIFs with modern CSS, and insists on same means of use rather than remediation—tools help but do not replace domain understanding.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction
- 6:32Web origins
- 18:36Web we want
- 20:28Digital accessibility foundations
- 27:15Product accessibility
- 31:55Never delegate understanding
- 33:20Accessibility barriers
- 37:19Same means of use
- 40:53Passion versus love
- 45:48Care and professionalism
- 47:54Summary
- 48:21Q&A
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