Sam Proulx

" Now everyone is an edge case; we must research edge cases because they are the new average. "

" Accepting multiple payment providers is an accessibility win that benefits every customer. "

" Accessibility isn’t just the developer’s job, everyone on your team needs to be involved. "

" With great customizability comes great complication. "

" Offering multiple payment options is both an accessibility feature and a way to build confidence and consistency. "

" I am a completely blind screen reader user myself, since I was three years old. "

" Automated tests tell you where the code is wrong but not how the experience affects real users. "

" Apple just works, but if it doesn’t work for you, you’re probably not going to choose Apple. "

" We need to be confident in AI-generated descriptions, because if they’re wrong, users with disabilities can’t double-check them. "

" You can just pick up your phone and start testing accessibility instantly without procurement or licensing hurdles. "

" Compliance is a guideline, not a checklist to robotically go through — focus on building good experiences. "

" Artificial intelligence promises new independence for people with disabilities if we can prevent bias and preserve dignity. "

" One in five people experience disability right now. "

" For people with vision difficulties, holding a phone close or far away lets them focus how they want. "

" AI must communicate its confidence levels so users can trust what it tells them, especially when they cannot double-check visually. "

" Because mobile has less screen real estate, designers create simplified interfaces with the same features but fewer distractions. "

" Moving beyond checklists to understanding real user needs creates great experiences for people with disabilities and everyone else. "

" Accessibility innovations benefit everyone — not just people with disabilities. "

" The confidence mobile users have knowing updates come from the app store or settings is a huge win, especially for older or less tech-savvy users. "

" If you can distribute the accessibility work, it becomes light work and easy work for everyone. "

" If you press a button and the semantics haven’t changed or the focus hasn’t moved, as far as I’m concerned, nothing has happened. "

" I consider myself a very technical person, but the reason I can’t use the website isn’t because I’m not technical enough; it’s because it’s not working with my screen reader. "

" Screen reader users can’t interpret visual prototypes because prototypes lack the semantic information screen readers rely on. "

" Mobile accessibility testing isn’t fundamentally different from desktop; it mainly comes down to screen size and gesture differences. "

" On Amazon, every heading usually represents a new search result, making it easy to navigate quickly. "

" What screen readers allow us to do is jump directly to bits of content we are interested in to replicate the visual experience of skimming a web page. "

" Screen reader users almost never tab through every element on a page; they navigate by headings and landmarks. "

" The primary customization for screen reader users is speed — expert users can listen to synthetic voices at over 300 words per minute and fully understand. "