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:
1. Assess - Where are we at? Let's find out what the current status.
2. Fix - It's time to improve what's there, and start looking forward.
3. Ingrain - You want long lasting solutions. Let's boost the knowledge of your entire organization!

Pick my brain. Let's work together, address your specific needs and make something great!

Contact me

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)

What is accessibility?

Products can be made in a way that they can be used by everybody, including people with disabilities. Not everybody knows this, or how to do this. Working in the field of accessibility means supporting people to build accessible.
Compose your components

Build the most components you can to have the least amount of work. I'll tell you why that's logical.
Knowing what to expect (maybe my favorite accessibility principle)

There are some useful principles to keep in mind when considering accessibility and inclusive design, but this one is probably my personal favorite. It helps a lot of people (including me, which makes it super important 👀) and can apply to so many situations. Always make sure people know what to expect.
Inclusion beats optimization

Why accessibility has priority over other issues