5 Things I Learned from the Accessibility Community | Accessibility NYC Meetup Recap

On October 6, 2020, Accessibility New York City hosted a meetup entitled “5 Things I Learned from the Accessibility Community.” Presenter Marcy Sutton, freelance web developer, accessibility specialist and founding member of the Accessibility Seattle Foundation, offered her unique perspective and professional experience surrounding the realities of working in the field of inclusive design. She shared 5 key lessons learned over diverse career in accessibility and digital inclusion. Slides from this presentation can be found here.

Here are some of our highlights from the presentation:

• Disability and accessibility communities are not always the same
• Laws and guidelines
• Working in Accessibility or the Mainstream
• Testing often for user impact
• Accessible doesn’t mean boring

Accessibility NYC

Our group exists to advance accessibility and inclusive design. Our goal is to bring together NYC's accessibility community to share ideas, best practices, and our experiences. If you're interested in accessibility and inclusive design then we want you in this group. We meet monthly, our previous presentations are all archived on YouTube.