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Mike McCaffrey
Mike McCaffrey

Mike McCaffrey

mikemccaffrey@a11y.social

Mike McCaffrey

mikemccaffrey@a11y.social

Web developer with a strong focus on #accessibility and how assumptions baked into technology can intersect with #disability. Writes about the impact #disasters can have on website #usability.

Additional interests: #UX #UserTesting #Screenreaders #AltText #HTML #CSS

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Mike McCaffrey
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Mike McCaffrey

1 day ago • •

Mike McCaffrey

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My coworkers were surprised when a client was irritated that we asked him to check if an interface is accessible, but I thought it was entirely justifiable since the burden of #accessibility testing shouldn't be placed on folks with a #disability.
#Accessibility #Disability
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in reply to Mike McCaffrey • 1 day ago • •
It should not be. We usually do that, and most of us are happy to assist, especially if we have some expertise, but yes, the client was right… I mean, *had* right to be irritated.
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in reply to André Polykanine • 1 day ago • •
Well, the problem was mostly with our phrasing of the request. We were not asking him to check if an interface was quantifiably accessible as much as whether the interface was comparably easier for them to use with a screenreader than other options.
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