Ben Ogilvie

Here are my favorite snippets from my recent appearance on the Accessibility + Generwtive AI podcast, including notes on using LLMs to help with alt text and the ethics of building accessibility tools on top of inherently unreliable technology simonwillison.net/2025/Mar/2/acc…

If you can measure it, you can manage it. By providing broad measurements, baselines can contribute to driving improvement & can empower brand leaders and builders to prioritize a11y in their app development processes.” - Ben Ogilvie, ArcTouch deque.com/axe-con/sessio… #axecon

Nice presentation at #axecon from @caedmon13 & @Steady5063 on The State of Mobile App Accessibility 2025. Top takeaways: shoppers are leaving money on the table, lack of landscape excludes a growing user base, clean up the front door and the rest of the journey.

@MrPGallagher @dequesystems @Steady5063 Thanks for attending Paul!

#Acessibility conference season begins today with axe con! Got my coffee and my note app taker ready to roll!!! I love learning from all you dope #A11y folks, gunna be a fun week at #Axecon!!

@MKBHD I’ll take “Things that don’t pass WCAG success criterion 3.2.7” for 500 please, Alex.

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I really enjoyed representing @ArcTouch during my panel discussion at the @GlobalSight conference yesterday with Hannah Arner of @CocaColaCo, @JoshLoebner of @vml_global, and @cdayrose of @HelloScribely on accessible digital marketing. Rewatch it here! youtu.be/rszmHiFi94M?si…

@Superhuman Thanks. Please try to prioritize this. Not being able to send an email that my blind colleagues can perceive equitably is a deal-breaker. Feel free to have the product team DM me if they need assistance, user perspective or UX recommendations.

@caedmon13 Hey, Ben — thanks for reaching out 👋 Superhuman doesn't support alt text at the moment, but I agree that'd be pretty handy. I've shared this idea with the wider team and made a note to keep you posted on any progress towards this 💫

Hey @Superhuman quick question: I've just started using the product and I'm enjoying it so far, but I can't figure out how to add alt text to images when I'm attaching them to an email, and I'm not finding anything in the Help Center about it. Help? 🙏

@BlindGuyTech @Steady5063 Wow! That’s amazing news.

BREAKING NEWS: Be My Eyes to acquire AppleVis. Full story at 12 noon Eastern on Double Tap - read more here: bemyeyes.com/blog/be-my-eye…

@marcysutton 🐠

@Steady5063 Happy Father’s Day my friend!

Happy Father’s Day to all the dads out there! I know I am blessed everyday to be the dad of these two kiddos. Keep me on my toes but I love them more than anything.

@Steady5063 Then as we’re burning down that initial backlog, and working with the auditor to validate remediation progress sprint-over-sprint, we’re also helping the client build up sustainable processes in their SDLC.

Asking controversial question on a Friday. In the development world we live in where software is being developed at light speed to stay fresh and up to date. Are #Accessibility audits even worth it anymore? Or is building #A11y in dev lifecycle more important. Discuss!

@Steady5063 Depends on industry, regulatory landscape (wether 3rd party atteststion is required), and whether you’re working on a net-new product or diving into something that already exists. Audits still help set the bar when we’re working with a new client on an existing product.

@maayanziv Welp. Somehow the algorithm put this tweet in front of me today like it has just happened. Hopping back in my time machine now! 🤡

@maayanziv Oh god @maayanziv I'm so incredibly sorry. Unbelievable.

I got off a plane to find my independence stripped from me. This cannot continue happening to disabled people. This #wheelchair is my mobility. My entire life is powered by this wheelchair. Another flight, another broken wheelchair damaged by #airlines.

Holy smokes! #GAAD at the White House! Be sure to catch @joedevon on the live-streamed Town Hall! The event starts at 10:00am ET. This is a huge milestone for this global movement. Congrats @joedevon @Jennison @gaadfdn youtube.com/watch?v=YQu_lr… #Accessibility #DisabilityInclusion

@joedevon Foursquare!

In an Uber headed to The White House #GAAD event. What’s that app that lets you check in? Hmm, I wonder who the “Mayor” of The White House is?

@joedevon @WhiteHouseOPE46 Truly remarkable. Congratulations @joedevon and @Jennison for this incredible movement you started. #GAAD #Accessibility #DisabilityInclusion

I'm excited to announce that The White House will be doing a Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD) Event and Town Hall tomorrow at 10AM EST. Links to Livestream and Access Streamtext in the comments. Thanks @WhiteHouseOPE46! From blog post to The White House. 🤯

@WhiteHouseOPE46 The Livestream will begin at 10AM EST tomorrow: youtube.com/live/YQu_lryMJ… and here is the Access Streamtext: streamtext.net/player?event=B…