Antonio Vieira Santos Ginger Lerner-Wren Neil Milliken Edmund Asiedu, (He/Him) Andy Imparato Meghan M. Biro ⚡️ Cyndy Trivella Kathleen Kruse (KK) Debra Ruh Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻 Stopping to evaluate sucess or failure with a critical review is especially important when time, money and effort have resulted in decades of disappointing or unusable results.
If a car is stuck in the mud, there's no point in just hitting the gas & spinning the wheels.
#AXSChat

A6 I visited Thailand last year I was impressed by the physical accessibility of all of the new malls & infrastructure that was being built. Many of the new homes we saw also had step free access & bedrooms downstairs for elderly relatives /people with reduced mobility #AXSChat

A5 it feels highly exploitative when companies use members of the disability & accessibility communities to deflect criticism. There have been cases of this in the last few years but we should differentiate between them and the companies that engage in order to learn. #AXSChat

A4 Awards often reward those people who are recognisable or known to people and if there is voting it often comes down to who can mobilise the votes rather than who has most merit. This is across the board and definitely not specific to #accessibility or #DEI #AXSChat

Another beautiful and accessible garden at #ChelseaFlowerShow this time it’s the WaterAid UK 💦 garden by Tom Massey #AXSChat

A3 unfortunately it’s not uncommon for brands to want to create a halo effect by making more of individual actions rather than focusing on systemic change. Having a day of celebration is much easier than doing the hard miles. Kudos to the many companies that ARE doing it #AXSChat

I went to the #ChelseaFlowerShow today and many of the gardens were designed with accessibility or sensory needs in mind. This picture shows Gardeners World presenter Mark Lane doing his stuff despite the rain. # #AXSChat

A2 I think that we are at a breakthrough moment where new digital tools powered by LLMs can act as co-bots to support inclusion. This needs to be done intentionally though we should not have to make do with accidental #accessibility . #AXSChat

Antonio Vieira Santos Ginger Lerner-Wren Neil Milliken Edmund Asiedu, (He/Him) Andy Imparato Meghan M. Biro ⚡️ Cyndy Trivella Kathleen Kruse (KK) Debra Ruh Theodora (Theo) Lau - 劉䂀曼 🌻 Great to be back on #AXSChat .
Why have I left Architectural Accessibility Consulting to become an Accessibility Critic?
It began in 2018 with my article 'Top insider secrets to what's stopping full inclusion in (built environment) design' linkedin.com/pulse/top-insi…

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A1 lets start by making sure that whatever is designed meets standards like ISO 21542, Building construction – Accessibility and usability of the built environment. Inclusive design principles can make for beautiful innovative spaces. there's no reason not to do it. #AXSChat

Busy week coming up, Thursday #GAAD24 at ING and Friday the (always amusing) AXSChat interview by Neil Milliken Debra Ruh Antonio Vieira Santos on our jouned report with Sia Partners on the impact of the #EAA on banking.

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Reminder on Global Accessibility Awareness Day: accessibility is everyone's responsibility.

Start by making your social media content accessible.

Add alt text to images.

Caption your videos.

Camel Case your hashtags.

Use emojis in moderation.

Don't use fancy fonts. #GAAD

Global Accessibility Awareness Day means it's that time of year again.. the game accessibility trivia quiz!

20 questions, some are very hard. The real way to win at it is by learning some cool new things ☺️

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#gamedev #indiedev #a11y #gaad
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Happy #GAAD ! 🎉

Did you know low contrast text is the most common automatically detectable accessibility error? 81% of the top 1,000,000 websites have this error.

Lesson 1 of 16 Days of Accessibility Awareness will teach you how to check for this error!
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Great stuff here from Apple I always look forward to the great new features that they announce for #GAAD

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👀SNEAK PEAK: We’re just a week away from Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). Join us May 16 on YouTube, LinkedIn and X at 9 a.m. CDT for an hour-long webcast on Implementing Mainstream Technology in Inclusive Ways.
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#GAAD #Accessibility

Happening now #GAAD

Today is Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD ! 💡

Meet our trainee Selma as she shares her experience working at the Council with a visual impairment.

📹 Watch the video to discover more about the tools and technologies that empower her in her everyday work.

I'm excited to announce that The White House will be doing a Global Accessibility Awareness Day ( #GAAD ) Event and Town Hall tomorrow at 10AM EST.

Links to Livestream and Access Streamtext in the comments.

Thanks White House Office of Public Engagement!

From blog post to The White House. 🤯