Sam Proulx

" Future UX includes designing for user discovery in conversational and augmented interfaces, not just clicks. "

" These four keys aren’t about color contrasts or automated code tests; they’re about the actual lived experience of users with disabilities. "

" Avoid strictly timed interactions because they stress everyone, especially people using screen readers or with cognitive disabilities. "

" VoiceOver gestures like swipe right move the focus through elements; double tap activates them. "

" Confidence is a higher burden in retail because people are giving real money; inaccessible flows cause quick abandonment. "

" The most important thing you can do is listen and watch and put assumptions aside about what is easy or hard. "

" The more payment providers you offer, the higher the chance everyone can pick what works best for them. "

" There is no one size fits all solution for screen readers. "

" With cloud apps, users don’t get to choose when to upgrade, which challenges maintaining accessibility continuity. "

" Apple really premiered mobile accessibility in a very exciting way with the iPhone 3GS and VoiceOver. "

" If we create inaccessible products, we are locking out our future selves. "

" In early computing, all you had to do was intercept text and put it in braille or text-to-speech, because everything was text-based. "

" Accessibility is not a single project, it’s a journey that requires continuous iteration and improvement. "

" Mobile interaction with gestures and touch was revolutionary for accessibility. "

" Accessibility needs are a spectrum, not binary. "

" Starting your accessibility efforts on mobile makes the process simpler and easier to reuse when expanding to other platforms. "

" Bringing people with disabilities into ideation and prototyping helps build accessibility by design and eliminates costly retrofits. "

" No company has a dominant advantage in AR/VR accessibility yet, but that will change in the coming years. "

" Maybe you should consider making mobile the place you start your accessibility efforts. "

" If you centralize accessibility knowledge in your organization, it can become a blocker. "

" Errors in form fields should alert users immediately but also allow them to explore details at their own pace to avoid cognitive overload. "

" I’ve been using screen readers for 30 years and accessibility has always been a passion of mine. "

" Webflow is an ideal tool for prototypes with code because users can test in the actual browser environment. "

" Screen reader users need semantic structure that graphical prototypes typically don’t have, like labeled headings, controls, tables, and landmarks. "

" Every assistive technology is not one size fits all, there are thousands of options to configure. "

" John Rucklin said if your questionnaire isn’t relevant, you can devise your own — and that’s what we did with the Accessible Usability Scale. "

" What a screen reader user does is they don’t start at the top and tab through every single element; they navigate by headings and landmarks. "

" Traditional usability labs often force assistive tech users to use unfamiliar setups, creating barriers. "