Summary: <p>Why do companies de-prioritize accessibility? Making a digital map accessible to the blind. Pros and cons of the straw test. Why simulating a disability is not the same as working with disabled people. Using Twitter threads to prototype book chapters. How diversity (including neurodiversity and diversity of ability) makes for a better product. Changing small habits in your life leads to changing big ones.</p> <p></p><p>Links for this episode:</p><ul> <li> <a href="https://twitter.com/feather" class="link" target="_blank">Derek Featherstone (@feather) | Twitter</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.levelaccess.com/" class="link" target="_blank">Level Access - Digital Accessibility Software, Services, Training - Level Access</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="http://www.aneventapart.com/news/post/extreme-design-by-derek-featherstonean-event-apart-video" class="link" target="_blank">Extreme Design by Derek Featherstone—An Event Apart Video</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/accessibility-for-web-design" class="link" target="_blank">Accessibility for Web Design</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/learning/ux-foundations-accessibility" class="link" target="_blank">UX Foundations: Accessibility</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/gucci-blackface-sweater-gucci-removes-890-blackface-sweater-apologzies-after-receiving-backlash/" class="link" target="_blank">Gucci blackface sweater: Gucci removes $890 "blackface" sweater, apologizes after receiving backlash - CBS News</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://links9.mixmaxusercontent.com/58f7590260cbf3201289de85/l/hThmyzxI3bApmT4rp?messageId=G1M2qL4NvGdDLdPAr&rn=ISZr92bDBSZpRGZhhkI&re=gI2RnL1knY1AUZpRGZhhmI&sc=false" class="link" target="_blank">Transcript for Big Web Show Episode #184 with Derek Featherstone (MS Word)</a><br> </li> <li> <a href="https://links2.mixmaxusercontent.com/58f7590260cbf3201289de85/l/qm1Z4nFu7eX6Ge8py?messageId=G1M2qL4NvGdDLdPAr&rn=ISZr92bDBSZpRGZhhkI&re=gI2RnL1knY1AUZpRGZhhmI&sc=false" class="link" target="_blank">Transcript for Big Web Show Episode #184 with Derek Featherstone (Accessible PDF)</a><br> </li> </ul><h3>Brought to you by:</h3> <ul> <li><p><a href="http://honeybook.com">Honeybook</a> (Visit <a href="http://honeybook.com">Honeybook.com</a> and enter promo code BIGWEBSHOW to get 50% off your first year).</p></li> <li><p><a href="http://bigwebshow.robinhood.com">Robinhood</a> (Robinhood is giving you FREE stock like Apple, Ford, or Sprint to help you build your portfolio. Sign up at <a href="http://bigwebshow.robinhood.com">bigwebshow.robinhood.com</a>).</p></li> </ul>
