Selfish Accessibility: 2025
taught by: Adrian Roselli
Session Summary
An update of my 2014 talk that takes into account the new political reality in the US.
Description
More than 10 years ago I presented my talk "Selfish Accessibility," a tongue-in-cheek discussion of how to quietly approach accessibility efforts by appealing to the bosses, clients, and vendors who otherwise might not care about disabled people, the challenges they face, or the work to include them. With the new political climate in the US, I have updated the talk to build on its core ideas while framing them in the new reality of accessibility programs getting shuttered or disbanded across the country. As a group, we will come up with personas, use cases, and arguments that we can use across to promote our efforts without triggering the kinds of reactions or retribution we fear will become the norm.
Practical Skills
- Tactics for doing accessibility work under the radar.
- Methods to integrate the work into existing processes.
- Making the benefits of the work appeal to stakeholders directly.