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What Does It Mean to Be an Accessibility Advocate?
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In this episode, Chad Chelius and Dax Castro discuss what it actually means to be an accessibility advocate. Accessibility is piled on to most people’s workload. However, taking a personal interest in digital accessibility usually takes hold after the first few months. But what does that really mean? What is the difference between being a remediator and an advocate? What do you do when there is pushback from your company? From a vendor? From your department? These can be tricky situations.
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