The framing Anna Cook uses for her talk is an important one: accessibility isnât something generative interfaces will magically solve; itâs the groundwork we need in order to make those systems trustworthy at all.
\nI also appreciate the callback in the title. Weâve been here before. The particulars may be new, but the core challenge is familiar: how do we build resilient, inclusive systems when the output is fluid, personalized, or otherwise beyond a designerâs exact control? Accessibility is not a bolt-on answer to that question; itâs where the answer has to begin.
\n","social_text":"Accessibility isnât something generative interfaces will magically solve; itâs the groundwork we need in order to make them trustworthy at all.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/accessibility-in-the-end-of-deterministic-design-again/","external_url":"https://www.deque.com/axe-con/sessions/accessibility-in-the-end-of-deterministic-design-again/","tags":["accessibility","AI/ML","inclusive design"],"date_published":"2026-04-29T12:10:00Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/design-systems-cant-automate-away-all-of-your-accessibility-considerations/","title":"đ Design systems canât automate away all of your accessibility considerations","summary":"Eric does an excellent job outlining the kinds of accessibility issues design systems and automated tooling can reduce, but never fully eliminate.","content_html":"Eric does an excellent job outlining the kinds of accessibility issues design systems and automated tooling can reduce, but never fully eliminate.
\nThis is the part too many teams miss: accessibility doesnât end at the component boundary. A well-built component library can give you a stronger foundation, but it canât guarantee the right labels, the right heading structure, the right focus management, or the right overall experience once those pieces are assembled into an interface. That work still requires judgment, care, and testing with actual people.
\n","social_text":"Passing automated checks is not the same thing as delivering an accessible experience.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/design-systems-cant-automate-away-all-of-your-accessibility-considerations/","external_url":"https://zeroheight.com/blog/design-systems-cant-automate-away-all-of-your-accessibility-considerations/","tags":["accessibility","inclusive design","pattern libraries"],"image":"https://zh-marketing-wordpress-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/blog-feature-computer-yellow.png","date_published":"2026-04-23T12:10:00Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/people-are-not-static-we-are-dynamic-in-order-to-meet-our-needs-at-any-point-in-our-lives-or-day-the-uis-we-create-must-be-able-to-adapt-to-us-not-the-other-way-around-/","title":"đ Different contexts, different tools, same person","summary":"People are not static, we are dynamic. In order to meet our needs at any point in our lives or day, the UIs we create must be able to adapt to us â not the other way around.","content_html":"People are not static, we are dynamic. In order to meet our needs at any point in our lives or day, the UIs we create must be able to adapt to us â not the other way around.
\n\n\n","social_text":"People are not static, we are dynamic. In order to meet our needs at any point in our lives or day, the UIs we create must be able to adapt to us â not the other way around.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/people-are-not-static-we-are-dynamic-in-order-to-meet-our-needs-at-any-point-in-our-lives-or-day-the-uis-we-create-must-be-able-to-adapt-to-us-not-the-other-way-around-/","external_url":"https://www.linkedin.com/posts/derekfeatherstone_accessibility-disability-activity-7434648295420870656-mH3o","tags":["accessibility","progressive enhancement","inclusive design"],"image":"https://static.licdn.com/aero-v1/sc/h/c45fy346jw096z9pbphyyhdz7","date_published":"2026-03-05T18:38:46Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/accessibility-assistant-for-figma-v52/","title":"âđ» Accessibility Assistant for Figma v52","summary":"I just hit âpublishâ on Accessibility Assistant for Figma v52 and I wanted to share some details on why this is a monumental release for us.","content_html":"I know someone that uses her screen reader on her mobile phone, but when sheâs on her desktop computer, she uses a mangifier.
\nDifferent contexts, different tools, same person.
\nI know someone that uses voice controls on his computer. He uses direct commands like âClick Contact Usâ when heâs near the start of his day, and commands like âClick link, twelveâ when heâs near the end of his day with lower energy and less clear speech and a dry mouth.
\nDifferent energy/capacity, same tools, same person.
\nI know someone that uses a switch on his computer. He also uses the onscreen keyboard on his computer. The one that he chooses reflects the task heâs trying to accomplish and how he can minimize switching between the tools.
\nDifferent task, same context, same tools, same person.
\nDisability is not black and white⊠itâs every shade of every colour.
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I just hit âpublishâ on Accessibility Assistant for Figma v52 and I wanted to share some details on why this is a monumental release for us.
\nWeâre in the process of a major overhaul to this plugin. There was a lot of infrastructural work to do to modernize the plugin and set the stage for a host of new features to make designers more productive when it comes to making their designs more accessible. This release incorporates a lot of that foundational work, notably:
\nWe also fixed bugs related to duplicating layers. You can now copy layers and the annotations will go along for the ride, becoming a new Annotation Set. Similarly, you can now duplicate pages and the annotations â which are page-bound â will be re-generated. Itâs worth noting that this may take some time on particularly large pages.
\nThis release has been a long time coming, but Iâm incredibly proud of the team thatâs been working so diligently on this, particularly Ashish Singh from HCL and Michael Fairchild, Scott OâHara, and Ben Truelove from Microsoft. Their attention to detail and encyclopedic knowledge of accessibility has been instrumental in getting this project to the place that it is.
\nAnd thereâs more to come!
\n","social_text":"I just hit âpublishâ on Accessibility Assistant for Figma v52 and I wanted to share some details on why this is a monumental release for us.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/accessibility-assistant-for-figma-v52/","tags":["accessibility","design","inclusive design","Microsoft","user experience","WAI-ARIA"],"date_published":"2026-02-20T23:27:28Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/some-blind-fans-to-experience-super-bowl-with-tactile-device-that-tracks-ball/","title":"đ Some blind fans to experience Super Bowl with tactile device that tracks ball","content_html":"A few years ago, a couple students at the University of Washington asked me to come to their campus for a visit. They gave me a demo of an early prototype theyâd been working on â a haptic feedback device that could allow someone who is Blind or low vision to follow a game. The demo took video data from a tennis match and mapped it onto the haptic tablet. It felt like Pong, but they had a bolder vision â tackling fast-moving and complicated sports like basketball, football, American football, and hockey.
\nI immediately invited them to pitch us for the AI for Accessibility Grant Program that I ran for Microsoft. With so much focus on assistive technology to enable folks to work and accomplish common life tasks, I loved that the OneCourt team was interested in enabling people with disabilities to enjoy leisure activities like sporting events. Moreover, I saw the potential to enable Blind and low-vision parents to experience their kidsâ sporting events, which could be life-changing for them.
\nNeedless to say, they wowed both me and the rest of the seleciton committee. We funded them to expand their prototypes and pursue partnerships with different professional sports leagues, teams, and venues. They were ambitious and itâs paying off.
\nFast forward a few years and theyâre enabling a handful of Blind & low vision sports fans to exerience the Super Bowl in a whole new way, using their technology. Itâs amazing and I could not be more proud of them.
\nCongrats yâall!
\n","social_text":"So proud of the OneCourt team for their work in bringing more leisure opportunities to the Blind & low vision community.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/some-blind-fans-to-experience-super-bowl-with-tactile-device-that-tracks-ball/","external_url":"https://apnews.com/article/nfl-blind-fans-super-bowl-6daf12a08127c46c23dab6100a659681","tags":["accessibility","inclusive design","AI/ML"],"image":"https://dims.apnews.com/dims4/default/9b439cc/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5333x3554+0+1/resize/980x653!/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fassets.apnews.com%2F1b%2Fe5%2F28e0bd88c1be654d380ee1c3b2f2%2F9a7b2e31c9464fa6a86eb6d04b0a3266","date_published":"2026-02-06T19:40:06Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/disability-personas-from-a-web-for-everyone/","title":"đ Disability Personas from A Web for Everyone","summary":"The disability personas contained in Sarah Horton & Whitney Quesenberyâs A Web for Everyone are a terrific resource, so Iâm thrilled their available beyond the book now too.","content_html":"The disability personas contained in Sarah Horton & Whitney Quesenberyâs A Web for Everyone are a terrific resource, so Iâm thrilled their available beyond the book now too.
\n","social_text":"I â€ïž these disability personas. What an amazing resource!","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/disability-personas-from-a-web-for-everyone/","external_url":"https://knowaboutaccessibility.org/category/resources/","tags":["accessibility","inclusive design","user experience"],"date_published":"2025-05-09T23:05:56Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/speaking-engagements/expanding-accessibility-with-ai/","title":"đą Expanding Accessibility with AI","summary":"This session, hosted by Aaron Gustafson and Ioana Tanase explores the transformative role of AI in enhancing accessibility. Together, you will uncover the pivotal role AI plays in crafting cutting-edge accessible technologies, learn about innovative AI tools that empower individuals with disabilities, and dive into best practices for creating inclusive AI solutions. Together, we will also explore the exciting future of AI in pushing the boundaries of accessibility.","content_html":"This session, hosted by Aaron Gustafson and Ioana Tanase explores the transformative role of AI in enhancing accessibility. Together, you will uncover the pivotal role AI plays in crafting cutting-edge accessible technologies, learn about innovative AI tools that empower individuals with disabilities, and dive into best practices for creating inclusive AI solutions. Together, we will also explore the exciting future of AI in pushing the boundaries of accessibility.
\nLearning objectives:
\nI agree with so much of this piece⊠especially the expansive view of accessibility that is inclusive of both the disability divide and the digital divide.
\nGreat summary here:
\n\n\n","social_text":"I agree with so much of this piece, especially the expansive view of accessibility that is inclusive of both the disability divide and the digital divide.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/why-i-care-deeply-about-web-accessibility-and-you-should-too/","external_url":"https://dev.to/schalkneethling/why-i-care-deeply-about-web-accessibility-and-you-should-too-274a","tags":["accessibility","inclusive design","performance"],"date_published":"2024-05-09T17:36:18Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/steve-gleason-interview-with-jenny-lay-flurrie/","title":"đ Steve Gleason interview with Jenny Lay-Flurrie","content_html":"[M]y passion for accessibility stems from experiencing accessibility barriers personally, observing their impact on others, and holding the conviction that technology should tear down divides - not erect new ones. I want to fulfill, and help you fulfill, the webâs promise of equal access and opportunity for everyone, regardless of circumstances. Digital accessibility should not be an accommodation but a fundamental right and prerequisite for technology to truly better humanity.
\n
My boss, Jenny Lay-Flurrie, went to New Orleans to interview Steve Gleason about his new book and so much more. It was originally recorded for an internal interview series, but weâve made it public because itâs such an amazing conversation. Well worth your time.
\n","social_text":"Love this conversation between @JennyLayFluffy and @SteveGleason about life, music, technology, and resilience. đ","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/steve-gleason-interview-with-jenny-lay-flurrie/","external_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zcGGdO4e98","tags":["accessibility","AI/ML","inclusive design"],"date_published":"2024-05-01T21:21:35Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/speaking-engagements/embedding-accessibility/","title":"đą Embedding Accessibility","summary":"In this session, I discuss the many reasons companies should prioritize accessibility, how to build a culture of accessibility, and what it can mean for their bottom line.","content_html":"In this session, I discuss the many reasons companies should prioritize accessibility, how to build a culture of accessibility, and what it can mean for their bottom line.
\n","social_text":"In this session, I discuss the many reasons companies should prioritize accessibility, how to build a culture of accessibility, and what it can mean for their bottom line.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/speaking-engagements/embedding-accessibility/","tags":["accessibility","inclusion","inclusive design","progressive enhancement","user experience"],"image":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/undefined","date_published":"2024-01-19T08:08:00Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/appearances/press/2023-12-11-ai-for-non-standard-speech-and-inclusive-gps-meet-the-impact-startups-using-tech-to-tackle-the-disability-divide/","title":"đ€ AI for non-standard speech and inclusive GPS: Meet the impact startups using tech to tackle the disability divide","content_html":"The folks over at Sifted asked me to weigh in on the potential of AI to increase access and inclusivity. They frame the opportunity perfectly:
\n\n\n","url":"https://sifted.eu/articles/disability-tech-brnd","tags":["accessibility","AI/ML","inclusive design"],"date_published":"2023-12-11T00:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/tolu-adegbite/","title":"đ Tolu Adegbite","content_html":"Excitement around how AI can change the way we live and work has reached fever pitch â but less often discussed is how it could create a more inclusive, accessible world. Yet the opportunity is vast. Sifted estimates the addressable market for disability tech is somewhere in the 2bn range, while PwC predicts AI could contribute nearly $16tn to the global economy by 2030.
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Excellent interview with Tolu Adegbite on her career and the importance of giving voice to other marginalized communities within the disability space.
\n","social_text":"Excellent interview with Tolu Adegbite on her career and the importance of giving voice to other marginalized communities within the disability space.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/tolu-adegbite/","external_url":"https://revisionpath.com/tolu-adegbite/","tags":["accessibility","inclusive design"],"image":"https://revisionpath.com/wp-content/uploads/tolu-adegbite-300.png","date_published":"2023-09-19T03:47:11Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/opportunities-for-ai-in-accessibility/","title":"âđ» Opportunities for AI in Accessibility","summary":"I want to take a little time to talk about the potential of AI to aid in accessibility, in hopes weâll get there one day.","content_html":"In reading through Joe Dolsonâs recent piece on the intersection of AI and accessibility, I absolutely appreciated the skepticism he has for AI in general as well as the ways in which many have been using it. In fact, I am very skeptical of AI myself, despite my role at Microsoft being that of an Accessibility Innovation Strategist helping run the AI for Accessibility grant program. As with any tool, AI can be used in very constructive, inclusive, and accessible ways and it can be used in destructive, exclusive, and harmful ones. And there are a ton of uses somewhere in the mediocre middle as well.
\nIâd like you to consider this a âyes⊠andâ piece to complement Joeâs post. I donât seek to refute any of what heâs saying, but rather provide some visibility to projects and opportunities where AI can make a meaningful difference for people with disabilities (PwD) across the globe. To be clear, I am not saying there arenât real risks and pressing issues with AI that need to be addressedâthere are, and we needed to address them like yesterdayâbut I want to take a little time to talk about whatâs possible, in hopes weâll get there one day.
\nJoeâs piece spends a lot of time talking about computer vision models generating alternative text. He highlights a ton of valid issues with the current state of things. And while computer vision models continue to improve in terms of the quality and richness of detail in their descriptions, the results are not great. As he rightly points out, the current state of image analysis is pretty poorâespecially for certain image typesâand the current systems examine images in isolation rather than within the context in which they sit (a consequence of having separate foundation models for text analysis and image analysis).
\nThese models are also not currently trained to distinguish an image that is contextually relevant (for which there should probably be a description) from one that is purely decorative. Of course this is something we humans struggle with as well⊠the right answer is often somewhere between the authorâs intent and the userâs needs/preferences.
\nAll of that said, there is potential in this space.
\nAs Joe mentions, human-in-the-loop authoring of alt text should absolutely be a thing. And if AI can pop in to offer a starting pointâeven if that starting point is prompting you to say What is this B.S.? Thatâs not right at all⊠let me fix itâI think thatâs a win.
Taking things a step further, if we can specifically train a model to analyze image usage in context, it could help us more quickly identify which ones are likely to be presentational and which ones likely require a description. That will help reinforce the importance of descriptions in the appropriate context and improve the efficiency with which authors can make their pages more accessible.
\nWhile complex imagesâgraphs, charts, etc.âare challenging to describe in any sort of succinct way (even for humans), the image example shared in the GPT4 announcement points to an interesting opportunity here as well. Letâs say the description of a chart was simply the title of the chart and the kind of visualization it was. For example: Pie chart comparing smartphone usage to feature phone usage among U.S. households making under $30,000 a year. If the browser knows itâs a pie chart (because an onboard model verified this), imagine a world where a user could ask questions about the graphic.
\nSetting aside the realities of Large Language Model (LLM) hallucinations for a moment, the opportunity to interface with image data in this way could be revolutionary for blind and low-vision folks as well as people with various forms of color blindness, cognitive disabilities, and so on. It could also be useful in an educational context to teach people who can see the chart, as authored, to read a pie chart.
\nTaking things a step further, what if you could ask your browser to simplify a complex chart, perhaps isolating a single line on a line graph? What if you could ask the browser to transpose the colors of the different lines to work better for the specific form of color blindness you have? What if you could swap colors for patterns? Given the chat-based interface and our ability to manipulate existing images in currently available AI tools, that certainly seems like a possible future.
\nNow imagine a purpose-built model that could extract the information from that chart and convert it to another format. For example, it could turn that pie chart (or better yet, a series of them) into a more accessible (and useful) format like a spreadsheet. That would be amazing!
\nSafiya Umoja Noble absolutely hit the nail on the head with the title of her book Algorithms of Oppression. While it was focused on search engines reinforcing racism, all computer models have the potential to amplify conflict, bias, and intolerance. Whether itâs Twitter always showing you the latest tweet from a bored billionaire, YouTube sending us into a Q-hole, or Instagram warping our idea of what a natural body looks like, we know poorly authored and maintained algorithms are incredibly harmful. A lot of this stems from a lack of diversity among the people who shape and/or build them. When built inclusively, however, there is real potential for algorithm development to benefit people with disabilities.
\nTake Mentra, for example. They are an employment network for neurodivergent people. They employ an algorithm to match job seekers with potential employers, based on over 75 different data points. On the job seeker side of things, it takes into account the candidateâs strengths, necessary workplace accommodations (and preferred ones), environmental sensitivities, and so on. On the employer side, it takes into account the work environment, communication factors related to the job, and the like. As a company run by neurodivergent folks, Mentra made the decision to flip the script when it comes to typical employment sites. They use their algorithm to propose available candidates to the companies, who can then connect with job seekers they are interested in; reducing the emotional and physical labor on the job seeker side of things.
\nWhen more people with disabilities are involved in the creation of algorithms, there is a lessened likelihood that these algorithms will be used to inflict harm on their communities. This is why diverse teams are so important.
\nImagine if a social media companyâs recommendation engine was tuned to analyze who youâre currently following and prioritized recommending that you follow people who talked about similar things, but who were different in some key way from your existing sphere of influence. For example, if you follow a bunch of non-disabled white male academics who talk about AI, it could suggest you follow academics who are disabled or arenât white or arenât male who also talk about AI. If you took its recommendations, youâd likely get a much more holistic and nuanced understanding of what is happening in the AI field.
\nIf I werenât trying to put this together between other tasks, Iâm sure I could go on, ad infinitum, providing all kinds of examples of how AI can be used to the benefit of people with disabilities, but Iâm going to make this last section into a bit of a lightning round. In no particular order:
\nOf course to do things like this, we need to recognize that differences do matter. Our lived experiences are influenced by the intersections of identity in which we exist. Those lived experiencesâwith all of their complexity (and joy and pain)âare valuable inputs to the software, services, and societies we shape. They need to be represented in the data we use to train new models and the folks who contribute that valuable information need to be compensated for sharing it with us. Inclusive data sets yield more robust models that enable more equitable outcomes.
\nWant a model that doesnât demean or patronize or objectify people with disabilities? Make sure content about disability, authored by people with a range of disabilities is well-represented in the training data.
\nWant a model that doesnât use ableist language? Use existing data sets to build a filter that can intercept and remediate ableist language before it reaches an end user.
\nWant a coding co-pilot that gives you accessible recommendations from the jump? Train it on code that is known to be accessible.
\nI have no doubt that AI can and will harm people⊠today, tomorrow, and well into the future. However, I also believe that we can acknowledge that and, with an eye towards accessibility (and, more broadly, inclusion), make thoughtful, considerate, intentional changes in our approaches to AI that will reduce harm over time as well. Today, tomorrow, and well into the future.
\n","social_text":"A rumination on #AI and #accessibility","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/opportunities-for-ai-in-accessibility/","tags":["accessibility","AI/ML","inclusive design","the future"],"image":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/i/posts/2023-06-09/hero.jpg","date_published":"2023-06-09T21:57:16Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/considering-content-warnings-in-html/","title":"âđ» Considering content warnings in HTML","summary":"Prompted by a recent suggestion in the Web We Want inbox, I gave some thought to the potential for allowing authors to provide content warnings in their markup.","content_html":"One of the features I really love about Mastodon is their first-class Content Warning feature. With one additional step, you can add any warning of your choice to your post and it will be hidden by default, showing only the content warning text. Itâs a super-simple idea, but so powerful when it comes to reducing potential the likelihood of causing our readers to experience the kinds of trauma that could have severe consequences.
\nEarlier today, the idea of a âspoiler / content warningâ element popped onto my radar through the Web We Want inbox. It referenced a discussion over on the WICG and I was intrigued but the potential of this kind of feature for HTML. Some folks suggested progressive disclosures like details/summary was the way to go, but that approach is limited to flow content (and fraught with a host of issues).
I wasnât sold on the idea of a spoiler element either, as thatâs a pretty specific use case of a content warning. And so I wondered, what if instead of an element, we introduced an attribute that could take the kind of content warning as its value. For example, consider the following:
<article content-warning=\"child abuse\">⊠article contents âŠ</article>This would identify the entire article as discussing child abuse. Obscuring that behind a warning would probably be a good idea.
\nOr perhaps the content warning should apply to an image:
\n<img content-warning=\"violence gore\" ⊠/>Or, to return to the original idea of a spoiler, it could also be applied inline:
\nI thoroughly enjoyed the film, especially when it was revealed that\n<b content-warning=\"spoiler\">Taye Diggs had been the bad guy all along</b>.When considering how content behind a warning should be handled, there are a few things that jump immediately to mind:
\nThereâs also an interesting opportunity for browsers to offer user preferences around this approach as well. For example, I may never want to be shown content that deals with rape, so I could configure that in my preferences and the browser could take additional steps to hide that content from me or at least make sure I actually want to reveal it by requiring a second step for final approval (i.e., Are you actually sure you want to see this?).
\nI threw together a quick & dirty demo of what the experience could be like on Codepen if youâd like to take a look:
\nItâs still a work-in-progress, but itâs a starting point. Ideally the browser would handle all of this directly, rather than us having to author CSS and/or JavaScript to implement the feature ourselves. (Though maybe we could get access to style parts of the overlay.)
\nWhat do you think? Is this something youâd like to see on the web? Iâd love to hear your thoughts, which you can share by Webmention-ing this post or referencing it on Mastodon.
\nJames Edwards mentioned the potential interplay issues with Reader Mode (and similar) so I started playing around with an alternate approach. I landed on a version that physically swaps out the elements in the DOM for a custom element content-warning that acts as a placeholder. Hereâs how it works:
content-warning attribute as described above.content-warning element, which contains a wrapper element (span) that is sized to occupy the same space as the original element (including margins).button inside that wrapper.button swaps the original element back into position and announces it to screen reader users (using role="alert").I tested this approach with VoiceOver and JAWS and it works a treat. I also confirmed the Edgeâs Reader Mode does not deliver the hidden content.
\nNote: The browser doing the work of my demo would be much faster as it could do all the size calculations prior to rendering. I am having to fake that in JavaScript, so I have to peg it to the windowâs onload event to ensure all CSS is applied to get the size calculations right.
Iâm not a metal fan, but I love everything about this: Metallicaâs new record, 72 Seasons, will have an ASL interpretation video for every song!
\nFirst up, the title track, â72 Seasonsâ:
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUhUGvFrBOs
\nI absolutely love Amber Gallowayâs signing (and enthusiasm) on this video. Kudos to Metallica for doing this!
\n","social_text":"I love everything about this: @Metallicaâs new record, 72 Seasons, will have an #ASL interpretation video for every song!","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/metallica-releasing-asl-videos-for-all-of-their-72-seasons-songs/","external_url":"https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/metallica-american-sign-language-videos-72-seasons-1234715949/","tags":["accessibility","inclusive design"],"image":"https://www.rollingstone.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MetallicaSL.jpg","date_published":"2023-04-20T17:49:19Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/why-apca-as-a-new-contrast-method-/","title":"đ Why APCA as a New Contrast Method?","content_html":"This piece offers a solid introduction to the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm (APCA). This algorithm is part of WCAG 3.0 and will replace the contrast algorithm present in WCAG 2.x. It prioritizes perceived contrast and readability.
\nHere is an excellent testing tool as well: https://www.color-contrast.dev/
\n","social_text":"Solid intro to the Accessible Perceptual Contrast Algorithm (#APCA), which will be the updated #contrast algorithm in #WCAG3.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/why-apca-as-a-new-contrast-method-/","external_url":"https://git.apcacontrast.com/documentation/WhyAPCA","tags":["accessibility","inclusive design"],"date_published":"2023-03-27T19:53:21Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/microsoft-s-new-inclusive-design-toolkit-is-designed-for-the-brain/","title":"đ Microsoft's new Inclusive Design toolkit is designed for the brain","content_html":"The Microsoft Inclusive Design Toolkit has gotten an update that incorporates cognition, which is awesome! It puts forward three new principles:
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\n- Understand the userâs motivation, and the goals and tasks they are trying to complete.
\n- Discern the cognitive load required to reduce that mismatch.
\n- Co-create the final product with a diverse community of people across the spectrum.
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Itâs so great to see this seminal resource continuing to evolve.
\n","social_text":"The latest revision to the @Microsoft #InclusiveDesign Toolkit includes new considerations for how we think.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/microsoft-s-new-inclusive-design-toolkit-is-designed-for-the-brain/","external_url":"https://www.fastcompany.com/90859704/microsofts-new-inclusive-design-toolkit-designed-for-the-brain","tags":["inclusive design","accessibility"],"date_published":"2023-03-07T21:50:10Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/how-ux-designers-can-engage-their-imagination/","title":"đ How UX designers can engage their imagination","content_html":"So much worthy of reflecting on on this piece!
\n\n\nI do not believe you can codesign your way to justice.
\nCertain institutions and design ideas are fundamentally oppressive, and the only way to achieve radical transformation at scale is with collective action and policy change.
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Imagination is key, but imagination in the right way:
\n\n\nImagination is not a splashy poster of a sci-fi movie but a daily act of resistance we must engage in despite how tired we might be.
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Following this framing, author Alba Villamil walls through a ton of actionable above and examples of how to bring imagination to hear on our UX work. Well worth your time!
\n","social_text":"Drop much goodness in this piece! âImagination is not a splashy poster of a sci-fi movie but a daily act of resistance we must engage in despite how tired we might be.â","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/how-ux-designers-can-engage-their-imagination/","external_url":"https://www.fastcompany.com/90846822/ux-designers-suffering-from-failure-of-imagination","tags":["user experience","inclusive design"],"image":"https://images.fastcompany.net/image/upload/w_1280,f_auto,q_auto,fl_lossy/wp-cms/uploads/2023/02/p-1-90846822-ux-ethics.jpg","date_published":"2023-02-18T20:11:12Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/netflix-wants-to-chop-down-your-family-tree/","title":"đ Netflix wants to chop down your family tree","content_html":"This piece is incredibly disheartening, but it points out the importance of inclusive design.
\n","social_text":"This piece is incredibly disheartening, but it points out the importance of inclusive design.","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/netflix-wants-to-chop-down-your-family-tree/","external_url":"https://pluralistic.net/2023/02/02/nonbinary-families/","tags":["inclusive design"],"image":"https://i0.wp.com/pluralistic.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-guillotine-French-Revolution.jpg?fit=180%2C180&ssl=1","date_published":"2023-02-09T00:41:46Z"},{"id":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/digital-exclusion-in-healthcare-how-to-change-it/","title":"đ Digital Exclusion in Healthcare & How to Change It","summary":"Fantastic talk from Sareh on assumptions we make about our users and how those assumptions exclude people who have different lived experiences than we do.","content_html":"Fantastic talk from Sareh on assumptions we make about our users and how those assumptions exclude people who have different lived experiences than we do. Her focus is on digital healthcare, but is applicable to everything.
\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi1NXGgsM3s
\nI love her calls to action as well!
\nRelated talk: Delivering Critical Information & Services
\n","social_text":"Amazing talk from @Sareh88 on assumptions we make about our users and how those assumptions exclude people who have different lived experiences than we do đ„°","url":"https://www.aaron-gustafson.com/notebook/links/digital-exclusion-in-healthcare-how-to-change-it/","external_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi1NXGgsM3s","tags":["accessibility","empathy","inclusive design","industry","user experience"],"date_published":"2023-01-27T17:17:39Z"}]}