Kelsey Byers talks about audio processing issues and online courses
Kelsey says: "[If] your podcast has transcripts. So I can go through and actually read the podcast, I can get the content, I can understand...
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A11y Rules Soundbites
The A11y Rules Sound bites is a series of short shows where individual with disabilities discuss what their impairment is, and what barriers they encounter on the web.
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20 of 50 episodesMeagan Eller talks about autoimmune disorders, foggy memory, and the web
Meagan says: "Sometimes a disability or an impairment is temporary. It's situational. Most of the time I don't have issues. But when I do, I...
Justin Yarbrough talks about form validation and screen readers
Justin says: "Error messages: Make them clear, make them understandable. Don't write a paragraph if you can write a sentence." Thanks to Fab...
Brennan Roy talks about multiple disabilities and how web use is impacted
Brennan says "people who create and teach and have disabilities actually use this stuff. We're out in the world creating things while using...
Nash Van Gool talks about ADHD and distractions on the internet
Nash says, not quite jokingly, that the entire internet is unusable for him without ad blockers! Thanks to Fable for sponsoring the transcri...
Guy Kisel speaks of sensory overload
Guy says that "Everyone is different. Everyone has different needs and preferences. It's very hard to build a one-size-fits-all design." Tha...
Alex Marositz talks about screen reader use and the lack of progress of accessibility on the web
Alex says that "running into the same barriers every time a new platform or app is released is very frustrating. It's realizing some of my s...
Nick Colley speaks about ADHD and engagement patterns on the web
Nick Colley says "... in the analytics somewhere, there's a dashboard, and it says when they released shorts, I really started to enjoy Inst...
Alyssa Cheeseman talks about screen readers and false WCAG conformance claims
Alyssa says "sometimes accessibility is kind of still up in the air and a lot of corporate managers don't really understand that until a big...
Negoslav Sabev talks about how critical accessibility is
Negoslav explains how a lack of accessibility on government websites may mean blind screen reader users can't access critical documents. Tha...
Lē Silveus McNamara talks about neurodivergence, color choices, and overstimulation
Lē Silveus McNamara says consuming Tech has a stimulant effect on the nervous system and the overconsumption of a stimulant, like technology...
Sam Evans talks about being hard of hearing and the importance of captions
Sam asks "why people who produce content where they have the script, they have the content, they have the time, they have the resources, don...
Barry Hill talks about screen readers and lack of semantic meaning on the web
Barry says he has to guess a lot about what elements do what on a site, because semantically meaningful markup isn't being used. Thanks to F...
John Tubbs talks about dyslexia and user choice
John says, among other things: "Let the user choose. Don't ever dictate to someone's assistive technology". Thanks to Fable for sponsoring t...
Andy Feuling talks about one-handed gaming
Thanks to Fable for sponsoring the transcript for this episode. Transcript Nic Hi, I'm Nic Steenhout. And you're listening to the accessibil...
Robert Jolly talks about cognitive impairments and complex interfaces
Robert says: "The message I had to give folks if it was just one is don't make assumptions about how people with disabilities use the web"....
Jessie Zhang speaks about Deafness and the need for captions
Jessie says that accessibility does not mean just catering to a specific group of people. Accessibility is not just for people with disabili...
Justin Yarbrough talks about alt text
Justin asks us to think outside of our use case, and that not everyone uses the web the way we do. Transcript Nic Hi, I'm Nic Steenhout. And...
Matt Trask speaks about depression and web forms
Matt says only gather necessary data on web forms. Break down the form into multiple steps. Let user come back and add information when they...
Iris McLeary talks about ADHD and how she can’t use social media anymore
Iris tells us that "The web has gotten more and more inaccessible over my lifetime". Transcript Nic Hi, I'm Nic Steenhout. And you're listen...