Heydon Pickering 6/9/2025

Pride, shame, and accessibility

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The article details a keynote at a digital accessibility conference, where the author discusses their 12 principles of web accessibility. It focuses on the challenge of motivating colleagues and argues that a lack of confidence, not opposition, is the main barrier. The author proposes that professional pride in good work and shame in doing a poor job are powerful, intrinsic motivators for developers to embrace accessibility practices.

Pride, shame, and accessibility

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