Many accessibility problems would be solved if business did three things

Three adjustments to the way we do business could vastly improve the world for people with disabilities

Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC

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I’ll be honest, most of the time, when I do panels or talks on accessibility, I recycle a fair amount of old material.

  • How did I get into accessibility? Check, have told that story dozens of times.
  • What makes accessibility harder than it needs to be? Check, choose one or more of lack of leadership support, low budget, or poorly established disability ERG groups. Insert anonymous anecdote here.
Harry Potter-like setting wtih open books, lit candles and someone in wizards clothing waving a wand over a smoking kettle
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But last week was the first time that I had been asked on a prep session for a panel, “If you could wave a magic wand and solve any accessibility problem, what would it be?”

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Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC
Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC

Written by Sheri Byrne-Haber, CPACC

LinkedIn Top Voice for Social Impact 2022. UX Collective Author of the Year 2020. Disability Inclusion SME. Sr Staff Accessibility Architect @ VMware.

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