Lightning Talks: reusable insights we learned in our favourite projects of the last year
Our consultants at Hassell Inclusion spend their time working closely with organisations to solve real accessibility challenges.
Along the way, they see what works, what doesn’t, and where things get unexpectedly difficult – as well as moments where things click into place.
In this webinar 4 of our consultants shared short “lightning talks” on transferrable insights from some of the most interesting pieces of work they’ve been involved in over the last 12 months.
You’ll hear first-hand stories from the field, across different sectors, teams and types of challenges, to inspire solutions where you work:
- Liam Hassell: Are you getting the reputational value from your accessibility investment?
You can make significant improvements to accessibility – but if we don’t tell customers and stakeholders about them, you could be missing an opportunity for Return on Investment. Liam explores accessibility reputation, competitor benchmarking and why communicating your progress matters. - Usman Afzal: Can you vibe code accessibility?
AI can generate code in seconds, but can it generate genuinely accessible experiences? Usman looks at where AI-assisted development can help, where it falls short, and why human accessibility expertise still matters. - Rob Wemyss: Can you research harm without causing it?
Drawing on a project involving people with photosensitive conditions, Rob explores how you research potentially harmful experiences ethically – and what participants taught us about designing for photosensitivity in the real world. - Yacoob Woozeer: Does it actually work for your users?
Standards and guidelines are important. But ultimately, accessibility has to work for the people using your products and services. Yac shares practical lessons about keeping real users at the heart of accessibility.
Four very different projects, but with a common thread: Accessibility gets interesting and valuable when you move beyond theory and see what happens in the real world.
If you’re interested in how accessibility plays out in practice (beyond theory, guidelines or best intentions) this recording will give you a useful, real-world perspective.
