Working at Yoti to help them integrate inclusive design into their process. All views are my own #a11y Only active here now: https://nitter.cf/t.co/zUTStfVsCp
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"Inclusive design is a process, accessibility is an outcome" from @feather on @uxpodcast
It's something I'm trying to teach our company. Current thinking is to fix our current accessibility problems. However, they'll keep coming back if we don't design inclusively from the start
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Accessibility context cards: buff.ly/3phl0aL
Some cards to help designers understand what different people with different disabilities need in terms of accessibility and how to bake that into the mockups.
#Accessibility
ALT One card is titled This is Alex, he is blind and shows a photo of Alex and 3 bullet points as a bio. The other card titled Design consideration for people who are blind and lists things people should consider before designing.
In solidarity with @GaryLineker I will also not be appearing on tonight's #MatchOfTheDay
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Did you miss a session during #AbilitySummit? Well, the good news is that they are now available on demand!
I'm definitely catching up on "#Inclusive Development: Empower Every #Developer and Their Teams to Achieve More" this weekend.
abilitysummit.event.microsof…
I regularly review table designs like this where excessive gaps between each column make the table really hard to scan. This is even worse for people using some screen magnification.
ALT A 5 column table with extremely large gaps between each column
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I’ve signed up to Mastadon here : mas.to/@atikusdesign
Let me know your handle and I’ll follow you on there. Also, if you have some #a11y recommendations for me to follow on there they’d be greatly appreciated
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Pay women.
Support women.
Promote women.
Cite women.
Miss me with the 'empower her' nonsense.
#IWD2023 #InternationalWomensDay
ALT A multicoloured group of femme-presenting people of different races, embracing each other
Really looking forward to Axe-con next week!
deque.com/axe-con/
What talk are you most looking forward to?
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You're showing your inaccessibility if you have an "accessibility" overlay on your website.
Learn more by visiting the Overlay Fact Sheet website: overlayfactsheet.com/
Thank you, @karlgroves, for giving me this amazing shirt last year at CSUN.
#Accessibility #Overlays #a11y
ALT Matisse smiles as she stands in front of a white wall, wearing a black shirt and a pink blazer. The black shirt has white text, "Your accessibility overlay doesn't work. Now let's actually address the issues."
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In the UK there are:
• 1.5 million people who have a learning disability
• 7 million people who have dyslexia
• 2 million people with a visual impairment
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I always think about how they couldn’t find a second photo of Julie Delpy
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All too often, designers feel like they are being asked to compromise on user value in favor of business value.
I thought this was a pretty good article on how to better align user value with business value.
reforge.com/blog/balancing-u…
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How @bookingcom developed their design system booking.design/how-we-built-…
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'Is it accessible?' - I've seen this question being posed a lot over the years and the folks being asked get overwhelmed/frustrated - instead ask things like 'How have you approached accessibility when designing/building 'X''? or 'What gaps are you aware of in your approach?'
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Marks and Spencer self checkouts York Vanguarde. Not a single one for wheelchair users. They ‘overlooked’ our needs. Thanks a lot. Maybe I’ll just overlook your shop. #accessibilitymatters #DisabilityPrideMonth @marksandspencer
