This week, I talk with Vasilis van Gemert, a “reformed” front-end developer at a large agency who now teaches digital product designs to the next generation of designers and developers. He has a strong focus on accessibility.

Download file “E11 - Interview with Vasilis van Gemert - Part 1” | Duration: 31:14 | Guest: Vasilis van Gemert | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

The second part of my chat with Mark Palmer. Mark talks about the importance of the semantic web and how developers should learn how to write good HTML, how a lack of understanding is a barrier to accessibility and the importance of user research.

Download file “E10 - Interview with Mark Palmer - Part 2” | Duration: 20:42 | Guest: Mark Palmer | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

Interview with Mark Palmer, an accessibility consultant who works as part of the User Experience team in a large public sector organization in the UK. Mark and I talk about the importance of building awareness and education for developers, designers, and everyone involved in web development. We also discuss how difficult it can be to find the right accommodation because very often people with the same impairment have different needs.

Download file “E09 - Interview with Mark Palmer - Part 1” | Duration: 23:41 | Guest: Mark Palmer | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

Continuing our conversation with Sina Bahram. He discusses what’s coming in the next 3 to 15 years in terms of automation, the fact that we don’t really have an accessibility problem, we have an awareness problem, and new avant-garde tooks must be accessible.

Download file “E08 - Interview with Sina Bahram - Part 2” | Duration: 23:02 | Guest: Sina Bahram | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

Great conversation with Sina Bahram who focuses on Human Computer Interaction. We talk about achieving accessibility as a side effect as opposed to a goal in and of itself, and several great projects he’s been involved with.

Download file “E07 - Interview with Sina Bahram - Part 1” | Duration: 29:09 | Guest: Sina Bahram | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

I continue my conversation with Josh Simmons this week, and we speak about frustrations, conventional wisdom and inspirations.

Download file “E06 - Interview with Josh Simmons - Part 2” | Duration: 20:21 | Guest: Josh Simmons | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

In this part of the interview, we talk with Josh Simmons, a developer who turned to community management, working to connect and support Open Source communities.

Download file “E05 - Interview with Josh Simmons - Part 1” | Duration: 25:51 | Guest: Josh Simmons | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

In this part of the discussion with Denis Boudreau, we talk about achievements, frustrations, Artificial Intelligence, and more!

Download file “E04 - Interview with Denis Boudreau - Part 2” | Duration: 30:48 | Guest: Denis Boudreau | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

This is the first part of my interview with Denis Boudreau. Denis talks about his understanding of accessibility, the importance of not approaching it as a “checklist”, its place in the UI/UX continuum, how becoming a parent helped him become more empathetic, and more!

Download file “E03 - Interview with Denis Boudreau - Part 1” | Duration: 26:09 | Guest: Denis Boudreau | Series: A11y Rules Podcast

This is the second part of the interview with Robert Jolly. He talks about his accessibility wins, frustrations and inspirations.

Download file “E02 - Interview with Robert Jolly - Part 2” | Duration: 22:59 | Guest: Robert Jolly | Series: A11y Rules Podcast