A Label Is Not a Priority
I'm very glad to see that GitHub now ships an accessibility label in every new repository. It also made me wonder: what actually happens after somebody applies it? I've filed accessibility bugs, and I've watched them sit in a backlog until the conversation just stopped. A label makes accessibility visible. Visibility is not the same as priority, and the difference is decided by the workflow around the label, not the label itself.
My Needs are Not "Special"
I don't like the term 'special needs'. For large portions of my life, people have addressed my needs as special. But to me, nothing about what I need is special. Special is 'extra', 'more', 'beyond the standard'. But to me? To me, being able to take an exam like all the other kids in my class is not special, it's fundamental. Recently I've been reading some (2025!!) papers that still use the term 'special needs', and I had to express how that makes me feel.
Google Changed Their Icons Again... And They are Still Not Accessible
Google recently redesigned their icons, but the new design is still not accessible for low-vision people. In this post, I discuss the new design, its accessibility issues, and my attempt to improve it as a low-vision person!
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AT and me: An interview with Yotam Sechayk
Veronica Lewis interviews Yotam Sechayk, a University of Tokyo PhD candidate with albinism who studies low-vision accessibility. The discussion covers his assistive tech projects—such as VeasyGuide for lecture videos—and how his personal experiences shape his research, and his passion for solo travel.
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Smart Replay at WISS 2023 Recap and Helpfeel Award 🏆
Recap of my presentation of 'Smart Replay' at WISS 2023, which also was my first WISS! A fun surprize was receiving the Helpfeel Award for improving accessibility in e-learning videos.
