the heart and mind of accessibility evangelism matt may @mattmay
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THE HEART AND MIND OF ACCESSIBILITY
EVANGELISMMatt May@mattmay
WHAT IS AN EVANGELIST?
WHAT MAKES A PERSON AN EVANGELIST? Subject-matter knowledge
People skills
Persuasion skills
Understanding people’s problems
BUT WHAT ELSE?
FOOD, WATER, AND…
心 Japanese: kokoro, shin
Pali/Sanskrit: citta
WHY DO YOU CARE?
¯\_(ツ )_/¯
IT’S OKAY TO HAVE THE FEELS
WHAT DO EVANGELISTS DO?
εὔ = “good”
ἀγγέλλω = “I bring a message”
EVANGELIZING ISSUES
INSTEAD OF PRODUCTS
HOW I EXPLAIN ACCESSIBILITY
TEMPLATE FOR ADVOCACYThis is the problem
and this is how it affects people
and you can solve it
and if you don’t, these are the consequences.
THE NEXT ADVOCATE
This is the problem.
THE PROBLEM SOLVERThis is the problem, and this is how it affects people.
THE HEROThis is the problem… and you can solve it.
THE BARGAINERThis is the problem… and if you don’t solve it, these are the consequences.
THE OBSTACLE
HOW TO KILL AN EVANGELIST
OVERWORK
LOSING BATTLES
DISENCHANTMENT
HOW TO STAY HAPPY
MAKE A DIFFERENCE“Be the fireman, and not the cop.” —John Foliot
SAY WHY
In words you believe
In ways that they need
GET PAID
MAKE FRIENDS
DON’T GET HURT
Twitter: @mattmay
blogs.adobe.com/accessibility
Contact me for a copy of the paper this talk is based on.
Stay positive.
Photo credits: Yogendra Joshi, Aart van Bezooyen, Bark, Mac_2, Tim McElderry, Al King, Eddy Van 3000, Meet the Media Guru, Pete