I’m currently at the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, which is always an inspiring experience if you work in the world of accessibility. I’ve been coming to this conference for many years; and it always inspires and refreshes me. This particular trip, I found myself wondering why, exactly, that was so? On reflection, my inspiration comes from a recognition that I’m part of a large group of people who are all wrestling with the same frustrations and challenges that I am. […]
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The Accessibility Show #3: Newsletter Sign-ups
The third edition of The Accessibility Show with Nathan Wrigley of WP Builds dropped early this morning, and I have to say that I’m really enjoying this show. First of all, chatting with Nathan is a bright spot in my day every time – he really is the nicest man I know. But I’m also finding it fascinating to go into the WordPress showcase and pick out just one issue to highlight as an accessibility problem. Focusing on one issue […]
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This past weekend, I was looking at a WordPress trac ticket about hover color contrast in the admin. One of the things that was frustrating about this ticket is the amount of labor expected in testing – because accessibility tools mostly test the page as is. It’s certainly possible to implement automated tooling that can look at all of that, but introducing a whole new suite of tests to WordPress core was outside of my area of expertise. But a […]
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The application of machine learning to accessibility is not new, but as AI explodes in popularity, it’s certainly getting more attention. Auto-craptions are an application of machine learning, and the choice of term I made suggests something about what accessibility practioners generally think of AI in accessibility. But that’s not the whole picture. The problems I see with AI and accessibility are only when it’s used directly on the end product. This is the same as the problems with AI […]
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In a recent email, I wrote this paragraph (paraphrased because it’s out of context): “Accessible development requires a high level of distrust for the tools you’re using to build a site, and an operational assumption that unless you have reviewed the output of a tool, you should assume it’s not accessible. This is a frustratingly adversarial method of interacting with software, but once you’ve worked through the process of assessing what your tools do systematically, you will have a good […]
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