Web Accessibility Podcasts Roundup

Here are some of the Web Accessibility Podcasts from around the web. We tried to collect as many as we can that are relevant & listed them here. Please alert us to any more web accessibility podcasts that need to be added.

• #A11y Rules Podcast – Conversations around web accessibility
  Hosted by Nicolas Steenhout, this podcast is a series of short shows where individual with disabilities discuss what their impairment is, and what barriers they encounter on the web.
• 13 Letters – Introducing 13 Letters: The Accessibility Podcast
  On this new podcast from Be My Eyes, Will Butler and Cordelia McGee-Tubb interview some of the world’s leading experts on accessibility to talk about how the field has evolved, and how esoteric things like WCAG, universal design and usability tests affect the lives of billions of people in big ways.
• A.D.A. Now!
  Through first-person stories, we look back at the making of Americans with Disabilities Act, which is considered the most important civil rights law since the 1960s, the history of how disability came to be seen as a civil rights issue, and what the disability community is still fighting for 30 years later.
• a11y Cocktail – Front End Happy Hour
  In this episode, we have a special guest joining us to talk about digital accessibility, Jennison Asuncion who is a leader in the accessibility community and has a lot of information to help us improve our websites and applications be more accessible for all users.
  
• A11y Podcast
  Polish language podcast run by Wrocław-based digital accessibility agency Kinaole, hosted by Piotr Źrołka. Some episodes are conducted in English (noted on the episode page) and all transcripts are available in English.
• A11y: making web accessibility easier | ThoughtWorks
  Scott Davis, a principal engineer at Thoughtworks has been working on web development his entire career. Like many of us, he’s been excited about the emergence of conversational UIs and the growing importance of voice — but Scott’s particular interest stems from the ideas of accessibility. Hosts, Neal Ford and Rebecca Parsons, talk to Scott about why the path towards accessibility needn’t be hard, and explore some of the simple things that can be done to make tech more accessible.
  
• Accessibility (a11y) with OpenDirective’s Steve Lee | Hanselminutes
  Hosted by Scott Hanselman, who talks to accessibility advocate Steve Lee about today’s accessible web. We’ve all added alt tags around images (or we should) but what does a modern AND accessible application require? Steve educates Scott on ARIA, WCAG, WAI and other TLAs (three letter acronyms) and gives us practical actionable advice on how we can make the web available to everyone.
• Accessibility for business value | Thoughtworks Technology
  In this podcast, Matthew Johnston, Technical Delivery Lead, Thoughtworks, makes the case to push accessibility “left” to embrace innovation, create an inclusive workplace and tap into the “purple dollar.”
• Accessibility in Web and Rich Applications | Hanselminutes
  Hosted by Scott Hanselman, who talks to Saqib Shaikh, a developer for Microsoft Consulting Services in the UK, who is also blind. They chat about accessibility in Windows, on the Web and in the next generation of Web Applications written with AJAX and Silverlight.
  
• Accessibility is not a “nice to have” with Derek Featherstone | The Big Web Show
  This podcast addresses concerns about accessibility such as – Why do companies de-prioritize accessibility? Making a digital map accessible to the blind. Pros and cons of the straw test. Why simulating a disability is not the same as working with disabled people. Using Twitter threads to prototype book chapters. How diversity (including neurodiversity and diversity of ability) makes for a better product. Changing small habits in your life leads to changing big ones.
  
• Accessibility Joseph McLarty | CodeNewbie
  

  Joseph McLarty, developer and accessibility advocate, talks about issues of accessibility and how we can create and remove invisible barriers that keep people from accessing the web.

• Accessibility Podcast – Document Accessibility Unraveled
• Accessibility with Dale Cruse | The Web Ahead
  What’s the deal with accessibility and why should we care? How do we make our websites accessible? Dale Cruse joins Jen Simmons to discuss what it takes to make a website for everyone.
  
• Accessibility with Marcy Sutton | The Frontside Podcast
  

  In this episode, we talk to Marcy Sutton about accessibility both in the big and small picture.

• Accessibility with Nicolas Steenhout and Christopher Schmitt
  We’re talking accessibility with Christopher and Nicolas from Knowbility. Does accessibility transcend the web? Is it discouraging how much work still needs to be done? How do we get people the skills needed to help with accessibility on the web? Should accessibility be a role in house? And is Javascript the enemy of accessibility?
• Accessibility | Government Digital Service
  This podcast talks about the legal duty to make websites and apps accessible, and how accessibility regulations make services better for everyone.
• Accessibility, Deafness, and Computing with Jenny Lay-Flurrie | Hanselminutes
  Jenny Lay-Flurrie is a Senior Director at Microsoft and an accessibility advocate who happens to also be quite deaf. She talks to the host, Scott Hanselman about how she works and what she works on. How does deafness slow her down, what works, what doesn’t, and how does it make her an even better customer advocate?
• Accessible Design = Better Design with Derek Featherstone
  Derek Featherstone teaches us how designing for people with disabilities is really just better design for everybody. He shows us how people with disabilities aren’t different from us, they just use different tools to accomplish the same things. He encourages us to apply empathy to grow our skills in learning how to design for accessibility. He also reveals how taking small steps to incorporate something new into our design process could change everything.
• Advanced Accessibility with Derek Featherstone | The Web Ahead
  What are some of the biggest challenges when it comes to making a website fully accessible? Keyboard access and form design can make some of the biggest differences, and present some of the biggest challenges. Derek Featherstone joins Jen Simmons to explain.
  
• Allied
  3Play Media’s podcast about web and media accessibility and the people innovating and implementing access across industries, hosted by Elisa Lewis.
• Beyond Barriers | Wally

  Brian, co-founder of Wally, teams up with accessibility experts across the content supply and the disabled community, to understand their insights on accessibility. Listen to accessibility specialists, consultants, developers, designers, managers, and other motivational people themselves.

• Building a culture of accessibility from step zero with Ayesha Mazumdar | Hanselminutes
  Ayesha Mazumdar is a Senior UX Engineer at Optimizely and works to enable everyone to access the web no matter their ability. How does one build a culture at their company that values accessibility from the beginning? Where does a11y factor in when creating design systems, and later component libraries. How much ARIA is enough…or too much?
  
• Building Products for Everyone Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats | CodeNewbie
  Saron talks to Senior Accessibility iOS Engineer at Spotify, Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats. Daniel talks all about accessibility and specifically delves in on how he got interested in the field, examples of how to make code more accessible, and how others listening can add accessibility to their tool kit of coding skills. Author of the “Developing Accessible iOS Apps” book, he keeps himself busy by writing a daily tweet about accessibility and iOS with the hashtag #365DaysIOSAccessibility.
  
• CHAX Chat
  Chad Celius and Dax Castro unravel accessibility by chatting to each other and guests about important document accessibility topics and trends. They may even occasionally complain a little, now and again.
• Codeland – Accessibility and Education talks from Sterling Walker and Maurice Rogers Sterling WalkerMaurice Rogers | CodeNewbie
  Sterling shares her experience of making her company’s app accessible to two blind students. Maurice kicks off our education talks the story of Abacus, his side project that became the learning system used by thousands of students in Belize.
  
• Color Accessibility Workflows with Geri Coady | The Big Web Show
  Illustrator, designer, and author Geri Coady is Zeldman’s guest. The two designers discuss blogging, learning graphic design, transitioning to web design, color accessibility tips and strategies, book writing, and the upcoming travel blog, Geri Draws Japan.
• Componentizing the Web with Rob Dodson | The Web Ahead
  

  Web Components are all the rage these days — a way to create the web using chunks of code that are reusable across projects. Polymer is a polyfill for using Web Components today. Rob Dodson joins Jen Simmons to explain the current landscape.

• Content for All with Aaron Gustafson | User Defenders
  Aaron Gustafson inspires us to build a web for all people. He encourages us to keep an open mind about perspectives that are different than our own. He motivates us to keep focused on context when it comes to the users we’re designing for. He also challenges us to plant seeds of growth in others by making ourselves available and open to new opportunities.
• Design Bias is Ruining Accessibility
• Designed With Web Standards: USA! USA! featuring Maya Benari | The Big Web Show
  Jeffrey Zeldman’s Big Web Show guest is front-end designer Maya Benari, a leading contributor to the U.S. Web Design Standards. Recently launched, and deservedly much lauded, the U.S. Web Design Standards consist of open source UI components plus a visual style guide, and are designed to create consistency and beautiful user experiences across U.S. federal government websites. Accessibility, semantics, and mobile-first responsive web design are baked in, right out of the box. Maya and Jeffrey discuss the genesis of the project, the teams behind the scenes, and why improving people’s lives is sexier than building sandwich rating apps.
• Digital Accessibility: The People Behind the Progress by Joe Welinske
• Empowering Developers of All Abilities Judith Lung | CodeNewbie
  Saron chats with Judith Lung, Software Engineer at LinkedIn. Judith shares how she found herself in tech after initially getting her masters in Clinical Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling. Judith talks about her experience learning to code as someone who is blind and the changes she aims to make in the tech space to aid in the progression of tech accessibility.
• Future of Work
  The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology (PEAT) fosters collaborations in the technology space that build inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities.
• Gaming for all with the Xbox Accessibility Controller and John Alexander | Hanselminutes
  What if you couldn’t play video games? Most controllers require not just two hands but also fine motor skills and exact motions. The Xbox Accessibility Controller aims to open up gaming for everyone. It’s not trying to be the controller for everyone, but rather than controller platform for everyone! Scott Hanselman talks to John Alexander about how he games with the Xbox Accessibility Controller.
• Hassell Inclusion Podcasts
• How to think about accessibility and empowerment Sareh Heidari | CodeNewbie
  In this episode, we talk about accessibility in tech and how tech can be used to empower people from a variety of backgrounds, with Sareh Heidari, Software engineer at BBC News. Sareh talks about transitioning from physics to development, how networking and meetups helped her land her first job, and how the BBC integrates accessibility in their workflow.
• HTML Semantics with Bruce Lawson | The Web Ahead
  

  HTML5 brought more semantic elements to HTML. How’s that going? Why should developers use semantic HTML? Bruce Lawson joins Jen Simmons to discuss HTML, semantics, accessibility, ARIA roles, microformats, microdata, RDFa, web components and more.

• HTML5 with Jeremy Keith | The Big Web Show
  

  Dan and Jeffrey talk with Jeremy Keith, designer, writer, speaker, and author of “HTML5 for Web Designers”:http://books.alistapart.com, a new book coming out in June of 2010. They discuss the goals and inspiration behind the book, as well as what HTML5 means for both web creators and those who consume the web, covering topics that range from structure to accessibility and implementation.

• Podcasts by Interactive Accessibility/TPGi
  Accessibility Podcasts by Interactive Accessibility/TPGi
• Intro to Accessibility with Stephanie Slattery

  Stephanie Slattery, a front-end engineer specializing in accessibility, explains the 5 categories of disabilities, shows us how to implement suggestions from the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, and shares why she’s so passionate about accessibility.

• Jake Archibald | The Big Web Show
  Jeffrey Zeldman interviews Jake Archibald of Google Chrome about upcoming web caching standards, how the network connection is merely a layer of progressive enhancement and why you should build your app offline, communicating with non-developers
• Marcy Sutton on Accessibility and Fighting for Work You Believe In

  In this episode Marcy illuminates the value of accessibility on the web, her favorite tools and services, and the necessity to “shift left” — ensuring that accessibility becomes a discussion at the planning phase instead of on “nice to have” at the development phase. Marcy shares killer strategies for doing work you believe in, even when your job makes it hard.

• Overlays and Plugins Aren’t the Answer to Accessibility | Design Domination
  Website accessibility overlays and plugins aren’t the answer to accessibility and compliance, despite being touted as an easy, automated solution for web designers and developers and their clients. They present a plethora of problems.
  
• Parallel by Shelly Brisbin
  Why don’t the worlds of mainstream tech and accessibility tech ever seem to collide? Shelly Brisbin, who keeps one foot in each, wants to know. She and her guests from both worlds chew over the news and trends of the day, mixing in an accessibility perspective.
  
• PEAT Podcasts
  Accessibility Podcasts by peatworks.org
• Podcast: Accessibility in government
  Chris Heathcote, Product Manager and Designer, and Rianna Fry, Senior Campaigns Manager, discuss how the regulations make services better for everyone. Chris heads up the monitoring and reporting function for the regulations and Rianna leads the accessibility campaign. The pair speak to Laura Stevens, Creative Content Producer, about where to find accessibility guidance and what motivates them both to work in this space.
• Regine Gilbert on the Essence of Accessibility | Hanselminutes
  Regine Gilbert is a user experience designer, educator, and international public speaker with over 10 years of experience working in the technology arena. She has a strong belief in making the world a more accessible place—one that starts and ends with the user. Regine is an Adjunct Professor at NYU Tandon School of Engineering, teaching User Experience Design to students in the Integrated Digital Media Program. In addition, she teaches the part time User Experience Design course at General Assembly. Regine is passionate about making websites and apps that work for everyone!
• Shifting left on accessibility | Thoughtworks Technology
  In this episode of the Technology Podcast, Scott Shaw and Prem Chandrasekaran are joined by Kate Linton and Katie Peterson to discuss the importance of shifting accessibility left — making it a first-order concern that’s part of the earliest stage of the product development lifecycle. They explore why many companies are failing on accessibility, how it can be done properly and the wider benefits of such a shift.
  
• What’s Next For HTML Controls? with Stephanie Stimac & Melanie Richards | Smashing
  In this episode, we’re talking about HTML controls. Why are they so hard to style, and how might that change in the future? Drew McLellan talks to Microsoft’s Stephanie Stimac and Melanie Richards to find out.
  
• Spotlight on Accessibility with Rian Rietveld | Rethink.fm
  Rian Rietveld, accessibility specialist at Level Level is joining us to talk about accessibility. We talk about the problem with accessibility overlays, educating people, and how we can help more people develop, design, and create content in a way it’s accessible for everyone. Big take away: make it about themselves.
  
• State of Web Accessibility, ARIA in HTML, and Missing UI Patterns by The F-word
  Podcast discussing state of accessibility, screen readers, AI-generated alts, Specs interoperability, missing UI patterns and state of ARIA specs.
• Tantek Çelik—web standards, toolchains, and the decentralized web | The Big Web Show
  Legendary computer scientist, web standards pioneer, and indie-web proponent Tantek Çelik is Jeffrey Zeldman’s guest. The secret history of standards in our web browsers. How web standards moved from academic ideas that sometimes couldn’t even be implemented to the foundation of our modern web. The rift between standards-oriented, CSS-and-accessibility-loving web developers and those who rely on powerful and sophisticated toolchains: can it be bridged?
• Tenon.io & Web Accessibility
  Karl Groves, Accessibility Consultant at The Paciello Group , creator of Tenon.io, & viking web developer leads by example, being an unstoppable developer community advocate for integration of accessibility over supplementation. Tenon takes a very interesting approach in that it integrates with tools we already use. Karl goes through developer resources. Tenon, and how we can make Web Accessibility a ‘first class’ citizen in our applications by making it part of our workflow.
• The Accidental Ally
  Exploring the power of human connectedness. A place where the accidental allies for Accessibility, Diversity and Inclusion meet to tell their stories. This is a place where we are inspired by each other, a place where we collaborate to create a more inclusive future for our young ones !
• The Clearleft Podcast: Accessibility
  The Clearleft podcast explores the importance of web accessibility and challenges assumptions about how people access the web. The podcast emphasizes the need for awareness and care in making the web accessible to all.
• The Universal Page

  Reporter Andrew Leland, who has always cherished reading, recounts his journey from a childhood love of books to a career in publishing with McSweeney’s. His work involved meticulous attention to the visual and tactile aspects of text. However, as Andrew faces the prospect of going blind, he becomes intensely curious about how blind individuals engage with literature. In his exploration, he attends the Touch This Page! exhibit and symposium, delving into the history and multisensory experiences of blind reading. The episode is enriched by insights gained from this event, offering a unique perspective on the intersection of blindness and the written word.

• The Web Behind with Molly Holzschlag | The Web Ahead
  

  Molly Holzschlag has been working on the web from the very beginning of its invention. She joins Eric Meyer and Jen Simmons to talk about those days, and what it was like to be online in the time of BBSes, Gopher, and the text-only web. They discuss accessibility, the blink tag, the Web Standard Project, how Microsoft started embracing web standards and much more.

• Tolu Adegbite’s Podcast on Accessibility Design at Meta
  What does accessibility design look like at the largest social media company in the world? According to this week’s guest, Tolu Adegbite, it’s a lot more than you may think! Between websites, apps, and devices, there are a lot of considerations to factor in, and Tolu’s unique background makes her well-equipped to solve these problems.
  
• Under Discussion: The Current State of Web Accessibility
  At the December 2019 edition of dotCSS, Behind the Code took the chance to collar company manager Aurélien Levy and front-end developer Hidde de Vries to see what they had to say about accessibility, better known as a11y. Topics under the spotlight were the current state of web accessibility, the reasons why the number of accessible websites is so low right now, and the ways that could be fixed.
• United in Accessibility by IAAP
  Brought to you by the IAAP, “United in Accessibility” podcast provides a platform for shared experiences, solutions, and barriers faced that impact diversity and inclusion in organizations, in the lives of people with disabilities and their circle of support. Join us as we discuss the latest trends and developments in accessibility and learn how you can make a difference.
  
• User Defenders LiveA Panel on Design Accessibility, Diversity & Ethics with Mina Markham, Derek Featherstone and Farai Madzima
• WCAG and Accessibility with Luke McGrath | The Web Ahead
  

  Walk through the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 with Luke McGrath and Jen Simmons.

• Web Accessibility and a focused on A11Y with Nicolas Steenhout | Hanselminutes
  Nicolas Steenhout is a long term A11y (accessibility) advocate who works remotely for Knowbility, an Austin, TX based non-profit. In this episode host, Scott Hanselman and Nicolas talk about various kinds of accessibility from the web to mobile devices to wheelchair ramps! He’s also the host of the A11y Rules podcast.
• Web Accessibility — Ladybug Podcast
  Accessibility is the process of creating applications that are usable by everyone, especially focusing on those with disabilities. As web developers, it’s important that we design and build our applications to be usable by everyone, so in today’s episode, we’re joined by Wendy Fox, the design systems lead at LogMeIn, to discuss nine common pitfalls of application accessibility and what you can do to fix them.
• Web Axe -Practical Web Design Accessibility Tips – Podcast
• Website Accessibility and the ADA

  Attorneys Eve Hill and Minh Vu discuss website accessibility litigation and how the ADA impacts such cases.

• What are inclusive components, with Heydon Pickering | Smashing
  
  In this episode we’re talking about Inclusive Components. What does it mean to be inclusive, or a component? And what has that got to do with accessibility? We talk to author Hayden Pickering to find out.
• Why accessibility is important? | indystack
  In this insightful session, we dive deep into the vital topic of web accessibility, featuring the expertise of Anne-Mieke Bovelett. As digital spaces become increasingly integral to our daily lives, ensuring that websites are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities, has never been more crucial. This video is a comprehensive resource for anyone looking to understand and improve web accessibility.

• Why does accessibility matter, with Sara Soueidan | Smashing
  
  We ask why accessibility really matters, and why is it so important to get it right? Smashing’s Vitaly Friedman talks in depth to Sara Soueidan to find out.
• Why is digital accessibility so important?
  In this episode of Delivering, host Jason Rodriguez sits down with The Paciello Group‘s Larry L. Lewis, Jr. to chat about the importance of digital accessibility, why every business should invest in accessibility, and how it feels to use email with a screen reader.
• Why Web Accessibility Matters – Rethink.fm
  In this episode, Rian Rietveld, a Web Accessibility expert and leading the WordPress Accessibility Team talks about Web Accessibility and explains why it’s important, and what we need to know.