the heart and mind of accessibility evangelism matt may @mattmay
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THE HEART AND MIND OF ACCESSIBILITY
EVANGELISMMatt May@mattmay
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WHAT IS AN EVANGELIST?
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WHAT MAKES A PERSON AN EVANGELIST? Subject-matter knowledge
People skills
Persuasion skills
Understanding people’s problems
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BUT WHAT ELSE?
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FOOD, WATER, AND…
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心 Japanese: kokoro, shin
Pali/Sanskrit: citta
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WHY DO YOU CARE?
¯\_(ツ )_/¯
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IT’S OKAY TO HAVE THE FEELS
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WHAT DO EVANGELISTS DO?
εὔ = “good”
ἀγγέλλω = “I bring a message”
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EVANGELIZING ISSUES
INSTEAD OF PRODUCTS
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HOW I EXPLAIN ACCESSIBILITY
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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.
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THE NEXT ADVOCATE
This is the problem.
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THE PROBLEM SOLVERThis is the problem, and this is how it affects people.
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THE HEROThis is the problem… and you can solve it.
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THE BARGAINERThis is the problem… and if you don’t solve it, these are the consequences.
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THE OBSTACLE
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HOW TO KILL AN EVANGELIST
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OVERWORK
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LOSING BATTLES
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DISENCHANTMENT
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HOW TO STAY HAPPY
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MAKE A DIFFERENCE“Be the fireman, and not the cop.” —John Foliot
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SAY WHY
In words you believe
In ways that they need
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GET PAID
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MAKE FRIENDS
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DON’T GET HURT
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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