Building for Disabled Power Users
summary
Argues that treating assistive-tech users as power users yields measurable wins: case studies show Discord keyboard onboarding and contextual shortcuts, VS Code audio cues plus a command palette and extensible commands, and Superhuman-style keyboard workflows actually speed experts. Recommends Axe, Wave, Lighthouse, React Testing Library, VoiceOver/TalkBack and braille displays for testing. Claims compliance tools catch low-hanging fruit but usability testing with real setups reveals failures. Notes the market scale—3.5 billion by 2050 and bigger than China GDP—as a competitive imperative.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:14Why this talk matters
- 3:20Rethinking accessibility for power users
- 7:09Accessibility versus usability
- 8:54Why automated tools fail
- 10:37Apps doing it right
- 14:54Next steps for organizations
- 18:45Call to action
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