Sam Proulx

" Mixed methods researchers will need to trust AI for base-level synthesis but still bring human meaning making. "

" A lot of accessibility work isn’t just for a small group — designing for the edges gets you the middle for free, as Yuda Trevor says. "

" Sometimes accessibility isn’t perfect, but consistency lets me shop on Amazon in my sleep because of muscle memory. "

" Designers and developers can turn on a screen reader to do a technical test, but they can’t understand the real user experience without actual users. "

" Timely interactions that log users out without saving progress cause abandonment, especially for people with disabilities. "

" Auto-complete absolutely is an accessibility feature because it helps reduce typing effort for screen reader users. "

" There isn’t necessarily a conflict between security and accessibility; it’s a matter of thoughtful design. "

" Apple’s strength is the ease of learning, well-documented support, and consistent updates. "

" When we design for the edges, we get the middle for free. "

" Apple really premiered mobile accessibility in a very exciting way with the iPhone 3GS and VoiceOver. "

" Including people with disabilities from day one builds a strong accessible foundation. "

" It took competitors over seven years to catch up to Apple’s accessibility features like Siri, dark mode, and multitouch. "

" If your company has customers with disabilities but no way to collect their feedback, you’re missing critical insights. "

" You can just ask Siri to turn on VoiceOver—no installs, no approvals needed, making it easier to test. "

" We still think of accessibility as a binary when it should be recognized as a continuum. "

" Starting your accessibility efforts on mobile makes the process simpler and easier to reuse when expanding to other platforms. "

" The Last of Us 2 was the first console game a completely blind person could play from start to finish by adding innovative, customizable accessibility features. "

" Accessibility was just a clever trick that some charitable organization or someone who wanted to give back would do almost for fun. "

" On mobile, if you know the operating system version, you basically know the version of the screen reader and browser. "

" Accessibility requires flexible designs, not limited designs. "

" It is very difficult for somebody who has never used assistive technology to have the same experience as someone who uses it daily for everything. "

" Low vision users often invert colors and use magnification levels as high as 400 percent to reduce eye strain. "

" For users with physical challenges, hover states can be very difficult, especially for eye, head tracking, or voice control users. "

" For screen reader users, you often need to build entirely new prototypes using systems like Microsoft Word or Google Docs to convey semantic information. "

" The more complicated a web app becomes, the more necessary the ARIA application attribute is. "

" John Rucklin said if your questionnaire isn’t relevant, you can devise your own — and that’s what we did with the Accessible Usability Scale. "

" Screen readers have two modes: browse mode for navigating content and focus mode to interact with form fields or apps. "

" Assistive technology includes software and hardware that people with disabilities use to access computers. "