A story about acceptance. About 3 months ago, during one of my rare visits to Target, I stumbled onto a very neat stack of white tees. Something prompted me to reach for them. I ended up buying five long sleeve white tees and five short sleeves white tees. This is…

I would like to tell you a story about the power of ONE! I have been inspired to share this story with you because of my work. I have been thinking deeply about a few things that I have been working on, things that have been keeping me up at…

The things we think and are not afraid to say. I have been thinking about writing a manifesto. I don’t know why, but it has been swirling around in my brain for several months. I figured that since today is Tuesday, “2/22/22” or “two’sday”, a ubiquitous palindrome (because it works…

I was recently asked to “sign up” to be a mentor for an accessibility mentoring program that matches mentors with people who are starting their career in accessibility. This request prompted me to share with you my insights from my own experience starting out as a newbie in this field…

WSJ reports that there is an increase in the number of accessibility (a11y) job openings. They attribute this to Covid, increase in lawsuits, diversity initiatives. Great, I am glad that companies are making room for this. BUT, as usual, I have to share my POV on this “trend”. …

Are we going to light up a path for the next generation of accessibility professionals who are people with a disability? What IF - EDUCATION Accessibility, Universal Design and related topics were part of the school / college curriculum? TRAINING and CERTIFICATION Accessibility learning materials, certification programs, courses were truly ACCESSIBLE? …

I woke up with this thought today. What if I invited Ted Lasso to a conversation on the state of web accessibility? But first, I have a confession to make. I don’t watch tv but my husband Sanjay Kini insisted I watch this show about this character he thought I would absolutely love! He was so right! I have only watched a few episodes but I feel like Coach Lasso is a…

When it comes to introducing accessibility (a11y) to your leadership team, there are a few things I suggest you consider. These are lessons I learned from my own experience leading an a11y initiative for a large org. Stop: 1. Leading with disability stats: it creates the wrong impression that a11y matters to ONLY a small %…

I saw this question on the inside of a Mama Chia’s drink cap. What a great question to ask yourself. I often get asked — What do you aspire to be? What are you building? What are your goals for your startup? How big do you want to get, when…