I think some of why people don’t do Web

accessibility is a lack of awareness, but a lot

of it is because people think it’s too hard.

What would help is if you can start teaching

people HOW to integrate it into typical

workflows for specific audiences—devs.

project managers, Scrum Masters, designers

I think they just genuinely struggled to

understand the benefits. Many fail to realize

that it’s not just about people who are blind

or deaf—many people could benefit from a

more accessible site.

Derek, all this stuff that you’ve taught us...

yes, it makes this more accessible, but really,

fundamentally, this is just a better design,

period.

Accessibility as a Design Tool

Derek Featherstonefeather@simplyaccessible.com

@feather

Accessibility is not binary, all-or-nothing, black and white. We have every shade of grey in between. How you view this point frames everything that you learn and do about accessibility.

extremes extremes

IDEO: The Deep Dive

By examining the extreme ends of a set of phenomena in depth, the entire universe of relationships can be illuminated since other instances will fall somewhere on the map of

relations and links.‘‘‘‘

The tools a person usesprovide insight into need.

Tools to get the job done.

Tools to get the job done.

oneswitch.org.uk/4/DIY/switches-suckpuff.htm

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youtube.com/watch?v=r0adFdlbYZEBlossoming as a Child

So, how do we useAccessibility as a Design Tool?

Always start at the beginning of the design process

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Derek Featherstonefeather@simplyaccessible.com

@feather