Beth DeConinck

I’m going to start with a story about a bad day I had at a previous job.

Personal journeys My favorite part of working in accessibility is learning about my colleagues’ journey into this field.

I mostly use this website to write about work stuff, but this seems like the right place for a small personal announcement: I’m transgender.

Last week, a tech entrepreneur named Sahil Lavingia published “DOGE Days,” which reflected on the almost two months that he spent as part of Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency,” or “DOGE,” within the Trump administration.

After last November, I heard a number of people in my professional life say things like “good UX isn’t political” or “building products that work for everyone isn’t political” or even “accessibility isn’t political.”

Summary: A discussion of some problems with VPATs and ACRs and their role in the procurement process for government and large organizations.

Note: This post was originally published on the Ad Hoc Insights blog.

Summary: A response to Jakob Nielsen’s blog post declaring accessibility to have failed and proposing an artificial intelligence-based solution.

Note: This post was originally published on the Ad Hoc Insights blog.

Summary: A response to the misapplication of “Jakob’s Law.”