A11y Rules Soundbites

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”.

Download file “Robert Jolly talks about cognitive impairments and complex interfaces” | Duration: 6:08 | Recorded on September 14, 2022 | Guest: Robert Jolly | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Dacey says, among other things “If you’re going to include animated GIFs, I would recommend them not playing by default, but allowing the user to click a play button.”

Download file “Dacey Nolan talks about epilepsy and her barriers on the web” | Duration: 15:02 | Guest: Dacey Nolan | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Ruben, talking about text reflow, says sometimes “text will actually go over the container and sometimes I can’t even see what things say. I have to open up the developer console and actually look at it”.

Download file “Ruben Nic talks about Kerotoconus” | Duration: 8:09 | Guest: Ruben Nic | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Negoslav explains how a lack of accessibility on government websites may mean blind screen reader users can’t access critical documents.

Download file “Negoslav Sabev talks about how critical accessibility is” | Duration: 7:13 | Guest: Negoslav Sabev | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Download file “Andy Feuling talks about one-handed gaming” | Duration: 9:38 | Guest: Andy Feuling | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Devon tells us how depression can cause brain fog and it impacts everything she does on the web.

Download file “Devon Persing talks about depression and brain fog” | Duration: 5:00 | Guest: Devon Persing | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Mike tells us about automating accessibility: “as a blind consumer, of content, information, whatever, I don’t care where I get it, as long as I get it. Information is what I need.”

Download file “Mike Calvo talks about blindness and inclusion” | Duration: 10:12 | Guest: Mike Calvo | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Amy says that if you cut text off and don’t provide a way to expand it, she can’t read your content.

Download file “Amy Carney talks about text that gets cut off” | Duration: 5:48 | Guest: Amy Carney | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

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 are able to. This will lead to a higher completion rate.

Download file “Matt Trask speaks about depression and web forms” | Duration: 7:57 | Recorded on September 12, 2022 | Guest: Matt Trask | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Julia tells us that “it’s so easy to kind of get caught up with the latest features or the latest like tricks that you learn about to make, you know, a shiny website. But you have to consider the usability of all of your users not just, you know, the folks like you or the folks that are super tech savvy”

Download file “Julia Ferraioli talks about chronic pain and brain fog” | Duration: 5:47 | Guest: Julia Ferraioli | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite