JustAskRan

@accessibility_ran
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Co-leader and builder @ Equally AI. I care about accessibility, clean systems, and digital products that work for everyone. Founder. Advocate. Lifelong learner.

People ask what we use for web accessibility.

Here’s the stack

- Equally AI — alerts, monitoring, source code checks
- axe-core — part of our CI/CD
- NVDA & VoiceOver — the baseline
- tota11y — quick visual debugging
- Notion — internal WCAG notes + checklists
- Loom — faster than writing long QA tickets
- Descript — captions/transcripts that don’t suck
- Slack — #accessibility is a real channel here

Let me know if you’re building your own stack. Always down to swap notes.

Remote work created unexpected ADA compliance obligations that most employers haven't considered.

If your digital workplace tools aren't accessible, that's potential ADA violation.

This includes:
- Video conferencing platforms
- Project management tools
- HR systems and payroll portals
- Document sharing and collaboration tools
- Internal websites and intranets

Smart employers are auditing internal tool accessibility with the same rigor they apply to customer-facing websites.

One of the biggest (and frankly, silly) misconceptions about web accessibility I've heard is...

That it makes websites look boring or limits creativity.

Some of the most beautiful, innovative websites are fully accessible.

Good accessibility is invisible to most users.

It's about the underlying structure and functionality, not the visual design.

When done right, accessible design often looks cleaner and more elegant than inaccessible alternatives.

Make your websites accessible today.

What happens when all the macro signals turn green?

→ $600B investment from Saudi into U.S. tech and defense
→ Manufacturing hubs reopening across the Rust Belt
→ Clean energy breakthroughs now powering 50% of the Midwest grid
→ Tariff protections and job booms converging
→ Broadband expansion connecting 20M more households

This is a signal to rethink:
– Where you build
– Who you hire
– How fast you move

Watch closely, founders. The next wave is already forming.

"Why does it say the hospital is equipped for stroke emergency? We were there. They denied!"

"Maybe you should contact them that their website is wrong. This is dangerous."

"It wasn't on their website..."
*starts googling a specific question*
"Weird now it says no instead of yes."

I go to take a look and realise with horror, yes: Google AI summary.

Google AI summary made my parents-in-law visit the wrong, unequipped hospital for a potential stroke emergency. 🙃

What’s the difference between accessibility and usability?

Accessibility is about whether people, including those with disabilities, can use your product at all.

Usability is about how easily and pleasantly they can use it.

A website can be usable for most and completely unusable for someone using a screen reader or keyboard.

Real usability includes accessibility.

Anything less is just good UX for some.

#WebAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #Usability #AccessibilityTips

Your startup's biggest legal risk isn't what you think.

Most founders worry about:
❌ Patent lawsuits
❌ Trademark disputes
❌ Competitor copying

The real threats:
✅ Accessibility lawsuits (11K+ filed in 2023)
✅ Data privacy violations (GDPR fines averaging €500K)
✅ Employment law missteps
✅ Contract disputes with early customers

Remember that legal risk often compounds with growth.

Run a proper audit across your digital assets and start fixing the loopholes now. It's not too early to begin.

We’re still in the early innings with AI + accessibility.

But the tools already help:

– Write cleaner code
– Catch predictable WCAG issues
– Support junior devs learning the ropes

It’s only getting better from here. I'm here for it. Who else?

Just realized the logistics industry is still solving last-mile delivery with 20-year-old solutions.

Meanwhile, consumers expect Amazon-level tracking for everything.

The gap between expectation and reality is a $50B opportunity waiting to be seized.

Sometimes the biggest innovations happen in the most "boring" industries.

What unsexy industry do you think is ripe for disruption?

Accessibility teams aren’t underperforming. They’re over-isolated.

→ They're brought in too late
→ Given no decision power
→ Expected to “advocate” without leverage

Accessibility doesn’t need more awareness. It needs integration.