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Research Notes: The Accessibility Cascade

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A Z Mackay
Aug 25, 2025
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Starting Point: A Regulation That Pointed Somewhere Bigger

What happens when tools designed for the margins move to the center? That question emerged from tracking Europe’s accessibility law in mid-2025. Not the compliance angle (companies scrambling to add captions and alt-text). The infrastructure angle. Features built for disabled users were becoming …

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