#37 Maxwell Ivey The Blind Blogger Reveals Top Accessibility Secrets

Maxwell Ivey shares his knowledge and years of experience through writing, speaking, consulting, and podcasting. #podcasting #podmatch #MaxwellIvey ==================== Join Podmatch ⁠⁠ https://www.joinpodmatch.com/roy ⁠ Speaking Podcast Social Media / Coaching My Other Podcasts ⁠ https://bio.link/podcaster ⁠ ==================== Bio of Maxwell Ivey Maxwell, known as the blind blogger, has been educating people about the need for accessibility since building his first website brokering used amusement park & carnival rides in 2007. Back then accessibility was so nonexistent that he had to teach hismelf to code html just to get online. He believes those early challenges help him show empathy towards the challenges for designers & developers trying to be more inclusive. He shares his knowledge and years of experience through writing, speaking, consulting, and podcasting. And he believes that accessibility isn't just the right thing to do but it is in everyone's best interest. What we Discussed:   00:15 Who is Maxwell Ivey   01:15 Ensure that you capture a massive audience of those with a Disability 05:20 Using your Hearing to know who a person is 08:00 How did he learn HTML wile Blind 11:20 When did the Blind Blogger Start 14:15 Why he started to Write a Book 17:35 How did he get started as a Blind Podcaster 20:00 How the recording Planforms have changed and easier now 22:10 Overcome the Fear to Start a Podcast 28:10 You can make mistakes podcasting 28:50 Issues with Podmatic 30:35 Why Blubrry served him well 33:00 Make the Name that lets listeners know what its about 34:45 How Podmatch has disability access 38:05 The Cool thing about accessability 40:15 Is Wordpress accessible 43:10 Ways to test your website 46:50 An offer to review your wedsite to see if it is accessible 47:20 When Platforms make too many changes 52:50 The Blind Experience I took my son to 54:00 His experience with Ai 56:00 Technology he uses for his daily tasks How to Contact Maxwell Ivey https://theaccessibilityadvantage.com/  linkedin.com/in/maxwellivey facebook.com/maxwellivey https://www.youtube.com/user/midwaymarketplace instagram.com/TheBlindBlogger x.com/maxwelliveyhttps://www.pinterest.com/maxwellivey/ ___________________ 🤝 Join our PodFather Community ✦ Website: https://www.podfather.me/ ✦ YouTube: / @roycoughlan ✦ Instagram: / podfather.podcast ✦ Facebook: / podfather.me ✦ TikTok: / roycoughlanpodcaster ___________________ Find me at https://roycoughlan.com/ & https://bio.link/podcaster   Start your Podcast here https://bestpodcastcoach.org/ ----- Podcasters Submit your Tips here https://forms.gle/9w1NduFbC5jRX2En9   Sign up fo my Affiliates   https://bestpodcastcoach.org/affiliate-area/   VA Affiliate https://va.world/affiliate-area/   Brain Gym Affiliate⁠ https://braingym.fitness/affiliate-area/ ⁠ Join Podmatch ⁠⁠⁠ https://www.joinpodmatch.com/roy ⁠ #podcastguesting #podcasthosting #podcastshow #podcastcoach #blindblogger