Accessibility

This topic are being deprecated as of 13th May 2021, and will become part of Subjects.

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2020

• Reboot: Accessibility Strategy

  12:30 · 26th Aug 2020

  In which I learn how inaccessible my old site was so that I can make the reboot better.

• Reboot: Intention and Strategy, Part I

  17:00 · 22nd Jul 2020

  In which I make a strategy for measuring what and how I’ll determine the success of the reboot.

• The mystery of the missing language

  07:00 · 6th May 2020

  In which we look at the easiest-to-fix accessibility issue of them all.

• Your mom doesn’t work here

  07:00 · 22nd Apr 2020

  In which we look at why it matters that we agree on fundamentals and who does what.

• Why websites are getting worse instead of better

  07:00 · 7th Apr 2020

  In which we look at the depressing state of the web.

• Silenced by society

  07:00 · 10th Mar 2020

  In which we look at how inconsiderate voice user interfaces silence people who are already being ignored.

• Underline your fucking links

  07:00 · 25th Feb 2020

  In which we look at how the impact of a powerful change on the web is still felt today.

• What’s in my writing toolbox?

  07:00 · 11th Feb 2020

  In which I share with you my favourite tools for editing and improving my content writing.

• When it’s raining cats and dogs

  07:00 · 28th Jan 2020

  In which we learn that autism isn’t what we think it is and how to design with people on the autistic spectrum.

• Bad design kills, when good designers do nothing

  07:00 · 15th Jan 2020

  In which we look at the lethal consequences of badly designed medical software.

2019

• The art of describing images

  07:00 · 19th Nov 2019

  In which we look at how to describe images but also what happens when we describe the right image, in the wrong context.

• One letter at a time

  07:00 · 5th Nov 2019

  In which we design for people who use keyboards, and other non-pointing devices to navigate websites.

• Do you ever wish real life came with captions?

  07:00 · 22nd Oct 2019

  In which we learn why it’s essential to design for people who are D/deaf or hard of hearing by including accurate captions in our videos.

• It all adds up: The impact of small actions

  07:00 · 24th Sep 2019

  In which we look at how changing your colour contrast might just be that one trick that makes your website better than (almost) everyone else’s.

• When the whole world is speaking Greek to you

  07:00 · 16th Jul 2019

  In which we design for people with dyslexia by making our text as readable as possible.

• The shape of exclusion

  07:00 · 2nd Jul 2019

  In which we take a look at what exclusion feels like and who the system is designed to exclude.

• Designing for an anxious and depressed world

  07:00 · 18th Jun 2019

  In which we explore why and how to design for peoples’, sometimes, fragile state of mind.

• The three little wolves

  07:00 · 11th Jun 2019

  In which we learn about the three different conformance levels (A, AA and AAA) in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).

• Be the Change

  07:00 · 2nd Jun 2019

  In which I lay the foundation for the upcoming reboot of this website and its blog.

• BIMA 100: Champion for Change

  07:00 · 19th May 2019

  In which I’m selected to become one of BIMA’s Champions for Change and get to suit up to go to the OXO Tower in London.

• Behind the Scenes of a Skillshare Class

  07:00 · 5th May 2019

  In which I take you step-by-step of the making of my new online class where I teach inclusive user experience (UX) design.

2015

• Outstanding October, Issue 10/15

  16:00 · 1st Nov 2015

  In this month’s issue of Keeping Up With the Erikssons: I head down to Camber Sands for a weekend, Lucien and I catch up with all the Marvel film, I get a camera and become a published writer, the new Squiders.com website goes live and we celebrate Halloween.

• A Finn in the Forest, Part II

  21:15 · 24th Sep 2015

  In which I return from the forest to talk about my experiences at Web in the Woods, the conference with a campfire.

• Oh Shit, Camping!

  19:15 · 12th Aug 2015

  In which I realise that it’s only a month until my first speaking event and it’s dawning on me how ill prepared I am.

• Web in the Woods

  13:00 · 12th Apr 2015

  In which I talk about talking. In the woods. With a fire and everything.

2014

• Creating a Better Map Experience for Touch Devices

  21:50 · 20th Sep 2014

  In which I provide a solution to the problem of not being able to scroll the viewport on touch devices because I’m stuck inside a stupid map that is covering the entire viewport.

2013

• Taking Responsibility — Confessions of a Web Designer

  22:47 · 11th Feb 2013

  In which I refuse to do what I’m told at work, to make the web a better place for everyone.