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This talk was delivered on 7 April 2026 as an introduction to digital accessibility.
Supporting Evidence for This Talk
This page brings together the sources, studies, and evidence that support the points raised in the session. It’s designed to help you explore the topics further, check the data, and follow up on anything you’d like to learn more about.
Outline
- Who Disabled People Are
- How Society Models Disability
- Tools that Disabled People Use
- Barriers Disabled Users Face
- Barrier-Free Team Practices
- Avoid Overlays
Who disabled people are
- 16 million people is derived from 1 in 4 people with Disability, according to Disability, accessibility and blue badge statistics, England, 2023 to 2024 [GOV UK]
- The spending power of Disabled people is referenced in Box 2 of ‘Disabled and vulnerable consumers: what support needs can firms meet?’ [University of Bristol]
- Most common disabilities identified in the Family Resources Survey [GOV UK]
How Society Models Disabled People
- Models of Disability [Scope UK]
- Assistive technologies [ATIA]
Tools that Disabled People Use
Mouth stick
From [TubusOne]
Switch button
Gliding Cursor and other switch settings [Apple Support]
iOS Accessibility features
- iOS Accessibility Features [Apple Support]
Barriers Disabled Users Face
Barrier 1
Carousel at smaller screens [CodePen]
Barrier 2
Increasing text size on iOS [Apple Support]
Barrier 3
Example of problematic banner animation with text [GAIN]
Barrier-Free Team Practices
Designers
- Mobile-first design [Figma]
- Understanding the importance of pausing, stopping, or hiding continuous animations [WCAG]
Developers
- Axe Core Linter [Deque]
- Accessibility API in Chrome Dev Tools [Google Chrome]
- Technique for ensuring keyboard support [WCAG]
Testers
- Understanding reading orders [WCAG]
- Understanding text resize to 200% [WCAG]
- Pa11y Dashboard [GitHub]
Avoid Overlays
- Factsheet & 1000+ signatures discouraging the use of Accessibility Overlays [Overlay Fact Sheet]