Alastair Campbell's Virtua11y 2025 presentation examines AI through an accessibility lens, separating useful applications from overhyped or harmful ones. He warns that large language models trained on typical web content tend to reproduce average, often inaccessible patterns, and are poor substitutes for real usability testing with people with disabilities. The talk also highlights promising areas such as speech-to-text, text-to-speech, and image recognition while urging practitioners to choose the right tool for each accessibility job.
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Alastair Campbell
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Inclusive DesignInclusive design identifies who an experience excludes and involves people with different abilities and perspectives in shaping it. Start by examining assumptions and mismatches between a person and the product or environment. Work with people who experience those barriers, then explore solutions that address their needs and may benefit others. Use this approach throughout product and service development, including decisions about interaction, communication and participation. Revisit whose perspectives are missing as the design evolves.