Greg tells us that pages with too much text or too many moving elements make it nearly impossible for him to access the content.

Download file “Greg Norman talks about content overload and cognitive impairments” | Duration: 7:43 | Guest: Greg Norman | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Sam asks “why people who produce content where they have the script, they have the content, they have the time, they have the resources, don’t provide captions that are accurate?”

Download file “Sam Evans talks about being hard of hearing and the importance of captions” | Duration: 9:36 | Guest: Sam Evans | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Julieanne says when she’s information seeking, trying to accomplish a task, movement on the screen, that is not something that she causes to happen or choose to happen can absolutely derail her.

Download file “Julieanne King talks about moving content on pages and ADHD” | Duration: 7:59 | Recorded on June 25, 2021 | Guest: Julieanne King | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Tori points out that using speech input like Dragon Naturally Speaking is hard when there’s no visual label, or the visual label doesn’t match the programmatic label.

She also says that developers need to understand that assistive technology users is a category of users that encompass more than just screen reader users.

Download file “Tori Clark talks about visible labels and Dragon” | Duration: 10:13 | Guest: Tori Clark | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Alex points out that if we make processes more complex for users, they aren’t likely to be able to finish things, or complete them properly.

Download file “Alex Umstead discusses autism, flickering screens, and keyboard use” | Duration: 6:40 | Guest: Alex Umstead | 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

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

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

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

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