I learned that Accessibility Ant is not what I thought it was
CSUN conference is a pilgrimage, a place where the people of disability, accessibility and the #a11yIndustry meet to talk lived reality, push abstracted accessibility solutions and products.
I have been attending CSUN regularly since 2007. This year was the first time I traveled to CSUN representing TetraLogical, and not TPGi.
Working remotely since 2006, conferences are a social lifeline. A time when i get to leave my home office to hide in a hotel room, for some of the time, and emerge to immerse myself in the incoming tide of the many characters that inhabit my accessibility life.
I took a lot of photos at CSUN 2024, here is a selection
Privilege
I always come away from CSUN feeling I know less than I thought I did.
Know Your Product
Song by The Saints
Yeah Alright Sing it up, west coast Too much I'm just sitting in my chair when a voice comes on the air Says, "Why don't you try it, you'll feel allright? Got some great new brand of smokes Cool your head and clear your throat Keeps you young and so in touch" Cheap advertising, you're lying Never gonna get me what I want I said, smooth talking, brain washing Ain't never gonna get me what I need "Our new soap that's peachy keen saves your soul and keeps you clean It's recommended, used by the queen Gonna improve your IQ, help in everything you do It's economic, don't cost too much" Said advertising, you're lying Never gonna give me what I want I said, smooth talking, brain washing Ain't never gonna get me what I need I said take it Come on Soul man Let's shoot the professor Alright I'm just sitting in my chair when a voice comes on the air Says, "Why don't you try it, you'll feel allright It's a great new brand of smokes Cool your head and clears your throat Keeps you young and so in touch" Said advertising, you're lying You're never gonna give me what I want I said smooth talking, brain washing You're never gonna get me what I need (What do I care? Yeah! Hey man Where's the professor? We need him now! Gonna tell you 'bout them Yeah, we take it all the way 'round the world For that west coast feel Yeah, man Everything, let it out It's not what you love Look out on the radio Yeah Alright Yeah Yeah