Kevin says: Give user choice: “Obviously what’s good for me won’t be good for someone else. We shouldn’t be designing for a kind of homogeneous grade of people.”

Download file “Kevin Mar-Molinero talks about dyscalculia and copy/pasting” | Duration: 12:46 | Guest: Kevin Mar-Molinero | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Kelly says “if you have long tables and lists actually put borders on them”, so she knows what she’s picking up.

Download file “Kelly Hussey talks about speech input and visible element separation” | Duration: 5:20 | Guest: Kelly Hussey | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Holly Schroeder says she navigates away immediately if a page is too busy. Too much stimuli overwhelms her. She can’t process the information properly, and that interferes with her ability to complete what she was trying to do in the first place!

Download file “Holly Schroeder talks about working memory and ADD” | Duration: 8:13 | Guest: Holly Schroeder | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

EJ Tells us about how Cerebral Palsy and how it may cause cramps, forcing him to shift how he interacts with devices.

Download file “EJ Mason talks about CP and how cramps impact internet use” | Duration: 5:40 | Guest: EJ Mason | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Meryl tells us, among other things, that “If we notice the caption, it’s a sign they’re not good quality.”

Download file “Meryl K. Evans talks about being Deaf and caption quality” | Duration: 10:09 | Guest: Meryl K. Evans | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Amy tells us that sticky elements are a problem for her as they can hide content. And overlays don’t help.

Download file “Amy Carney talks about low vision, sticky elements, and overlays” | Duration: 5:41 | Guest: Amy Carney | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Myriam says “Most people don’t even consider that people like me could have an issue with their website. They don’t even think about it.”

Download file “Myriam Jessier talks about ADHD and the barriers she encounters on the web” | Duration: 9:37 | Recorded on August 17, 2022 | Guest: Myriam Jessier | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Julieanne King tells us that super thin, font strokes, really, really skinny lettering, and using like a medium gray font color cause a problem for a lot of users on the web.

Download file “Julieanne King talks about age-related reduction in visual acuity” | Duration: 6:08 | Guest: Julieanne King | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Mel Chua tells us that the onus shouldn’t be on her to request accessibility accommodations – it should be there from the start. And she shouldn’t be made to feel as if providing accommodations is something generous the service provider is doing.

Download file “Mel Chua talks about speech input and captions as a Deaf individual” | Duration: 14:34 | Guest: Mel Chua | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

JL tells us about sites that don’t make it easy to avoid mistakes, and don’t handle mistakes well, make it hard for folks who are dyslexic.

Download file “JL Sorak talks about dyslexia and how sites handle mistakes” | Duration: 7:00 | Guest: Jean Luc Sorak | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite