Accessibility is personal.

It's personal to me. And if you're here, it's personal to you. That's why instead of presenting you with a typical homepage, I'm writing from the heart about our goals and mission at this pivotal moment in technology.

My journey began when my father, a brilliant polyglot, lost his ability to bank due to inaccessible website design. A simple color palette choice was the difference between independence and indignity.

Why A11y Audits? Because you can't change what you don't measure. The first step in any accessibility journey should begin with an audit of current state to establish a baseline.

Our industry rightly created the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG), but we missed a crucial step: effective communication. Developers don't start with W3C specs; they learn by doing. That's why we're modernizing accessibility audits, Voluntary Product Accessibility Templates (VPATs), and Accessibility Conformance Reports (ACRs). Instead of throwing WCAG success criteria over the wall, we show teams how to build and test elements accessibly.

But that's just the start. We're on the cusp of an AI revolution that will transform accessibility and the world. As someone always focused on innovation with empathy, I see A11y Audits not just as a service provider, but as a hub for thought leadership and innovation.

The next wave of technology, Brain Computer Interfaces (BCIs), Robots, and AI agents will be incredibly powerful. We must ensure these advancements serve our community rather than exploit vulnerabilities in the human psyche. That's why I'm writing this letter from Washington, DC, engaging with policymakers to shape ethical guidelines for the business models these technologies will use.

This engagement began with Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), which I co-founded. What started as a blog post has grown into a global conversation reaching hundreds of millions. Recently, the White House recognized GAAD's impact, inviting me to participate in their own GAAD event. There, I addressed critical issues like ethical AI implementation in BCIs and accessibility in emerging technologies. This led to further invitations, including speaking at the Access Board's AI Hearings.

These opportunities to influence policy at the highest levels have reinforced what GAAD taught me: combining strong thought leadership with community action can achieve remarkable change.

Our website, built with AI tools and traditional frameworks, embodies the ethos of the early web with a modern twist. It's a platform for both open and closed source AI tools, embracing the indieweb movement of owning and syndicating content.

Join us in this mission. Whether accessibility is personal to you today or will be tomorrow, let's unite to shape the world we want to see. Together, we can make a lasting change.