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Inspiration · Notes # 31 · 1 min read

Atomic Accessibility Model

In his presentation, Nat Tarnoff brings forward a digital accessibility governance suggestion for organizations. A central accessibility team, called 'the hub,' is…

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From Notes # 31 on New

Ghana's NCA met basic accessibility standards first, then invited disabled users to test its website. I think asking disabled users to test a system that doesn't meet basic criteria is an awful idea.

When should disabled users test a product?

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  1. When should disabled users test a product? NewNotes # 31
  2. Can AI glasses replace a guide dog or a white cane?Notes # 30
  3. Who should make sure small business websites are accessible?Notes # 29
  4. Is "decorative" a real category, or often just an excuse to skip alt text?Notes # 28
  5. Are AAA criteria still useful, or have they become a "nice to have" that no one reads?Notes # 27
  6. Is "Are you blind?" an insult that deserves a red card?Notes # 26
  7. Should the law come first and force the system to catch up, or should the infrastructure be built first?Notes # 21
  8. Who should provide those tools: the website, or the browser and the operating system?Notes # 17
  9. Should awareness weeks continue, change their format, or be replaced altogether? What would you do instead?Notes # 12
  10. Should high contrast support be a requirement, or is "not a WCAG failure" good enough?Notes # 10
  11. Should big tech pause new features until accessibility bugs are fixed?Notes # 6
  12. Is a call bell enough, or should every kiosk be accessible on its own?Notes # 2

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Accessibility Notebook was born at a time when I was questioning what it means to create content by hand and to make original contributions on top of what already exists. That is why I wrote every issue of Notes myself. AI helped me with grammar and spell checking.

I created some of the cover images myself, but I have AI generate my stick figures from prompts I write. AI also translates the In Detail articles I write in Turkish. The other texts on this website were prepared by AI and me together, and keeping this website going would be very hard for me without AI. I wanted to state all of this openly.

My commitment is this: at its core, Accessibility Notebook will stay hand-curated and sincere. If I can no longer keep it that way, I will stop.