Thoughts on people-first language
I'm writing an introduction to accessibility where I feel like I scrap more than I write. This is a text that didn't make it because it was out of scope.
Erik Kroes
Introduction
Hi, I'm Erik. I'm disabled and doing it anyway.
- What: Accessibility, Inclusive Design and Design Systems
- With: Large organizations, managers, developers and designers
- Where: Open source, finance, government and retail
- How: Consultancy with a strong focus on results
- Assess - We explore what the current status is. Contact me to have a chat!
- Fix - It's time to improve what's there, and start looking forward. Put out some fires and build a strategy.
- Ingrain - You want long lasting solutions. Let's boost the knowledge of your entire organization! How about a workshop, a training, or great documentation?
Reach out to inklusivo for accessibility. That is the agency and foundation through which I do all my accessibility work. Contact them, and they'll help you find the best people to support you!
My toolbox includes
- Jira
- Confluence
- HTML
- CSS
- JavaScript
- WCAG
- Figma
- SVG
- Supernova
- ARIA
- Miro
- Zoom
- Notion
- Everything Microsoft
- Everything Google
- Everything Adobe
- Trello
- Airtable
- VoiceOver
- Talkback
- JAWS
- NVDA
- Python
- MacOS
- Linux
- Android
- iOS
- Twitch
- Slack
- MatterMost
- Discord
- Blender
- Git(Hub)
- PHP
- SQL
- WordPress
And the list goes on. Let's just say, I can handle whatever you throw at me.
Trusted by
Other activities
- Web Accessibility Specialist
- First certified Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS) in the Netherlands
- Professional Scrum Product Owner
- Certified Professional Scrum Product Owner (PSPO)
- IDEA11Y
- Facilitating the community and meetups of the Dutch platform for Inclusive Design & Accessibility (IDEA11Y)
Blog, latest writings
Accessible inline collapsible
How to offer depth to a text without linking elsewhere.
Unicorns exist
Some thoughts on the concept of the "accessibility unicorn".
Floating Action Buttons are bad, and what to do instead.
Some thoughts on Floating Action Buttons as I always run into them, their inefficiency and their inaccessible design.