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

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

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

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

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

Dr. Ellen Spertus explains that it’s easy to make mistakes on a password field and a “show password” feature is critical to accessibility.

Download file “Dr. Ellen Spertus talks about essential tremors and password fields” | Duration: 4:06 | Recorded on March 10, 2021 | Guest: Ellen Spertus | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Ted explains how using switch inputs, such as the Darcy USB keyboard, can take a lot longer than other input methods. He also tells us to properly label and markup interactive elements!

Download file “Ted Galanos talks about switch input and the Darcy keyboard” | Duration: 17:05 | Guest: Ted Galanos | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Michelle McQuigge is a blind reporter with the Canadian Press. Many organizations do press release with images of text on Twitter, making her job impossible. She also wishes designers and developers to know that if you don’t implement accessibility, you’re going to lose big!

Download file “Michelle McQuigge tells us why she can't do her job without alt text” | Duration: 8:10 | Guest: Michelle McQuigge | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Ian, a developer, tells us how some color combinations, notably orange and grey, can make content disappear for him. He also explains how restricting zoom on mobile pages mean he can’t read the content on those pages.

Download file “Ian Littman talks about orange and zoom restrictions” | Duration: 6:13 | Guest: Ian Littman | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite

Download file “Cherry Thompson talks about cognitive impairments and web accessibility” | Duration: 8:06 | Guest: Cherry Thompson | Series: A11y Rules Soundbite