Category: Diversity and inclusion
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Why should we care about accessibility
A while ago I was wondering why we developers are so rubbish at accessibility. This article will try to convince you to do something about it! Empathy towards end users, albeit key, is not the only reason you’d want to bake accessibility into your work. It’s good for business! The World Health Organisation estimates that…
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Radical Inclusion panel discussion
Last Tuesday I attended the Radical Inclusion panel discussion, hosted online by Women Who Code. The panelists were Jessica Rafuse from Microsoft, Caterina Paun from Portland State University, and Amy Carney, a Digital Accessibility Specialist. The conversation evolved around disability inclusion in the workplace, allyship, and the accessibility of the digital tools and platforms that…