25% of people have a disability. Are you designing for them? Angela Fowler, Angela Fowler, breaks down how to turn accessibility into a business advantage. 🎧 entrepreneurconundrum.com/angelafowler #Accessibility #BusinessTips #EntrepreneurPodcast #InclusiveDesign

Between the Epstein nonsense, the floods, Al threats, and economic pundits screaming at each other, I reached my breaking point. I can't control any of the above things. None of them. So I turned off all the media and got to work. I called real people who are currently working

Reintroducing myself… because I’m about to start saying some things. Hi, I’m Angela. I’m a totally blind accessibility strategist, speaker, and founder of Real Life Access. I help businesses build products and services people can actually use. I help businesses stop checking

People with disabilities have a marketing problem disguised as systemic oppression. Most folks aren’t actively discriminating against us— They just have no clue what we can do or how we do it.

Of all the maddeningly inaccessible websites I've run into, government sites are often among the worst. And yet, I teach businesses how to make their sites accessible. Why? Because they're a lot more likely to actually do it.

When you see a person with a disability, you might wonder how we do the most basic things. Assume we can—unless proven otherwise. Curiosity is welcome. Skepticism isn’t. And if we don’t feel like answering your disability questions right now, please don’t take it personally. We

I live in California: ✅ Gender-neutral driver's licenses ✅ Mandates for DEI training ❌ Accessible job portals ❌ Disability-friendly UI ❌ Any sign that a screen reader user was even considered during dev It’s all optics over outcomes. They pride themselves on being

Most people don’t know how blind users navigate a screen—so here’s the short version: · We use screen readers, which read everything aloud. · We use keyboards, not mice. When things are clearly labeled and keyboard-friendly, we can do almost everything just as fast as sighted

You know what pisses me off about X? If you want to grow a following, you’re only allowed to have one interest. Thanks a lot, Elon. But I’m a hell of a lot more than just the accessibility queen. I raised a son who is my harshest critic because he’s my biggest fan. I’m a cat

Most Americans hate being told what to do. The ADA was passed with good intentions—but it led to a culture of checkbox compliance that turned businesses off from accessibility. An accessible business is a profitable business. And the data backs me up.

While you're building all those fancy features, remember your customers want something they can figure out how to use without taking a course, calling on a teenager or resorting to day drinking.

Accessibility isn’t charity. It’s a smart investment. The disability market in the United States is worth over $2 trillion Accessible sites rank better in SEO Teams with disabled employees have higher retention and problem-solving scores Profit follows access.

Accessibility is not DEI. It never should've been associated with DEI. Accessibility is a necessary part of user experience. Basically, accessibility is building shit people can use. And if that's not an 80-20 issue I don't know what is.

💡 What is alt text? It’s a short description of an image you add behind the scenes. It doesn’t show up visually—but it does 3 important things: 🎧 Lets blind users know what the image is 🧩 Shows as a placeholder if the image breaks 🔍 Helps search engines find you (hello, SEO)

When people think of disability, the focus tends to be on limitations. But those limitations can usually be overcome with a few skills, the right technology, and a little strategy.

No, I'm not discussing the nuanced nature of my job search with a robot that randomly cold calls me. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I ask myself: why the hell are you still in California? Then the rest of the country gets buried in snow.

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My hope for the Rockies this year: be good enough that my friends from other fan bases start talking smack again.

A bleak Sunday with no baseball and no football. Good news is, five more sleeps until the first spring training game.