Iris tells us that “The web has gotten more and more inaccessible over my lifetime”.

Download file “Iris McLeary talks about ADHD and how she can't use social media anymore” | Duration: 10:30 | Guest: Iris McLeary | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Di tells us that to make the web more difficult than it needs to be for disabled people is a shitty thing to do. And it doesn’t reflect well on you.

Download file “Diana van Dulken talks about ADHD and things moving on screen” | Duration: 12:03 | Guest: Diana van Dulken | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

John says, among other things: “Let the user choose. Don’t ever dictate to someone’s assistive technology”.

Download file “John Tubbs talks about dyslexia and user choice” | Duration: 13:08 | Guest: John Tubbs | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Paul points out that he doesn’t have barriers all the time with the use of color alone, particularly red and green, but when he has a blocker, it’s a doozy.

Download file “Paul Fenwick talks about color blindness and not using color alone” | Duration: 11:06 | Recorded on August 22, 2022 | Guest: Paul Fenwick | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Albert stresses the importance of letting users control their experience, through settings and various controls.

Download file “Albert Kim talks about OCD, PTSD, and web accessibility” | Duration: 11:53 | Guest: Albert Kim | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Ben Lesh says if you can do your best to actually get the users focus on what matters and kind of limit the noisiness of the other things that would be a big deal for certain folks.

Download file “Ben Lesh talks about ADHD and reducing "noise"” | Duration: 8:05 | Guest: Ben Lesh | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Dave says accessibility comes down to simplicity. And I think there is elegance in simplicity. But so many times we see all the bells and whistles that pop up on a website that people think gives it an elegant beauty or makes it makes it more pleasurable to the eye. What ends up happening is it makes the website more difficult to use. And that isn’t to say that simple can’t be beautiful.

Download file “Dave Brown talks about low vision and simplicity on the web” | Duration: 7:03 | Guest: Dave Brown | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Thane tells us that CAPTCHAS with time outs are the worse. He types very slowly and sometimes he can’t type the CAPTCHA in time. And the picture ones can be difficult to solve on occasion.

Download file “Thane Pullan talks about switch input and CAPTCHAs” | Duration: 4:10 | Guest: Thane Pullan | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Barry says he has to guess a lot about what elements do what on a site, because semantically meaningful markup isn’t being used.

Download file “Barry Hill talks about screen readers and lack of semantic meaning on the web” | Duration: 6:53 | Guest: Barry Hill | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Lē Silveus McNamara says consuming Tech has a stimulant effect on the nervous system and the overconsumption of a stimulant, like technology [is] bad for your health.

Download file “Lē Silveus McNamara talks about neurodivergence, color choices, and overstimulation” | Duration: 7:48 | Guest: Lē Silveus McNamara | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite