Issue #13 • 08 April 2025

Hi Reader.

Lately, I’ve been thinking about what it means to intentionally build deep relationships with other people with disabilities. This is a key part of my a11y Joy Plan, and I believe it's essential to being an authentic, grounded practitioner of digital accessibility.

Here are a few mindsets I’ve found helpful as I seek to build meaningful relationships within the disability community:

• Be humble and curious. I try to come to relationships with a learner’s mentality—asking open-ended questions, listening closely, and staying open to perspectives that differ from my own.
• Build empathy from the inside out. I do my best to imagine life in someone else’s shoes: How do they navigate the world? What challenges and joys shape their experience? How can I stretch my perspective to better appreciate theres?
• Embrace the everyday. Real community is built not just on big moments, but in the ordinary ones—conversations over coffee, shared routines, small check-ins. That’s where deep connections grow.

This month’s newsletter explores recent life-on-life experiences I’ve had with other people with disabilities—an unexpected friendship that ended up changing my life in beautiful ways and my first CSUN conference.

I’d love to hear from you: How are you building relationships with people with disabilities?

Recent blog articles

Disability and divine appointment: How an unlikely friendship changed my life Some friendships begin in ways you’d never imagine. When I responded to a stranger’s cry for help, I didn’t realize it would lead to months of companionship, advocacy, and deep spiritual formation. Read the story

CSUN 2025: one of the best conferences ever CSUN 2025 was an unforgettable event filled with insightful sessions, groundbreaking innovations, and inspiring individuals. It was a rare and powerful environment where accessibility wasn’t just a topic of conversation—it was a lived experience. Check out CSUN highlights

Accessibility around the web

• ​Boost Your Web Accessibility Services with the ADA Tax Credit - Gen Herres (Easy A11y Guides)​
  Did you know you can get a 50% tax credit for digital accessibility enhancements made to your website?
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• ​A guide to alt text across popular tools - Whitney Lewis (PopeTech Blog)​
  ​Navigating the labyrinth of alt text across various platforms can be daunting. This guide illuminates that path, offering practical insights into adding alternative text in 16 popular tools including Facebook, LinkedIn, and Gmail.
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• ​Who is Responsible for Website Accessibility: Your Client, or You? - Chris Hinds (Equalize Digital Blog)​
  Yes.

Have an astounding April!

Simon Miner Pedal Point Solutions

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