When You Build with Integrity, Accessibility Becomes A Default
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Built a content pipeline that adds subtitles and British Sign Language to tech videos, partnering with BSL performers to adapt timing and language, which opens access and brings deaf viewers into hiring and decision rooms. Cites concrete market data: UK disabled households spend ~£274B, US disabled spending ~$8T, and ~75% of UK disabled consumers abandon businesses over poor accessibility. Recommends embedding accessibility early—ideation planning testing—plus community feedback and documentation so fixes are permanent.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 1:02What is accessibility really
- 2:32Business case for accessibility
- 5:01Integrity in accessibility design
- 6:46Accessibility as choice and equity
- 7:48Personal journey with captions
- 10:19Accessibility in agile workflows
- 12:03Call to action and closing
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