116: Marcy Sutton on Accessibility and Fighting for Work You Believe In
Marcy Sutton cares about the humans trying to use your site.In this episode Marcy illuminates the value of accessibility on the web, her favorite tools and services, and the necessity to "shift left" — ensuring that accessibility becomes a discussion at the planning phase instead of on "nice to have" at the development phase.Marcy shares killer strategies for doing work you believe in, even when your job makes it hard.
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Marcy's doing a workshop!
Don't miss Front-End Accessibility Masterclass November 6th with Smashing.
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Links
- Front-End Accessibility Masterclass with Marcy Sutton on November 6th with Smashing
- Web Accessibility resources — curated list of Marcy's favorite accessibility tools, books, and resources
- Fable — Test accessibility with real people, online
- AccessWorks by Knowbility — Connect businesses to users with disabilities
- #ally, #accessibility hashtags on Twitter
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