Making Friends - Accessibility at Scale
summary
Argues that accessibility is the tactical arm of disability inclusion and recommends measurable goals (increase disability awareness training uptake, track year‑over‑year remediation counts, run user testing with disabled participants). Maps the org to find PDF heavy teams, uses Slack and lunch‑and‑learns to build cross‑functional squads, leans on ERGs, and prototypes internal training (partially released). Notes 26% of adults identify as disabled while under 5% disclose at work, so focus is systemic, scalable change.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Introduction and personal story
- 3:04Redefining accessibility goals
- 10:11Building framework from pillars
- 14:38Making friends cross-functionally
- 26:49Nurturing relationships and impact
- 28:15Q&A on disability training
- 34:54Q&A on employee resource groups
- 43:04Q&A on starting small
- 45:04Progress over perfection
- 48:46Closing and next steps
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