The Outer Circle
Web accessibility can feel confusing—like a secret club where only the experts know the rules. But it doesn’t have to be that way.
Welcome to The Outer Circle, a podcast about the big ideas, the everyday challenges, and the people working to make the web a better place. Hosted by Jessica Chambers, Accessibility Evangelist at Silktide, each episode features honest conversations with accessibility professionals, advocates, and industry experts—from the well-known to the unsung.
Their stories are sometimes surprising, always insightful, and guaranteed to get you thinking differently about digital inclusion.
If you care about making the web work for everyone, hit subscribe and join us in The Outer Circle.
Podcasting since 2025 • 4 episodes
The Outer Circle
Latest Episodes
Norbert Rum (CPWA) – r/Blind, Alt Text, and the Future of AI
Norbert Rum (CPWA) is the creator of Reddit's r/Blind and an accessibility specialist at AmericanEagle.com. He has over two decades of experience in digital marketing, website development, and customer acquisition strategies.Bringing hi...
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Caroline Desrosiers – Scribely – Alt Text, Metadata, and the Power of Words
Caroline Desrosiers, founder of Scribely, talks with Jessica about making content truly inclusive – from alt text that tells the right story to the metadata standards that help it travel.With clients like Sesame Street and feature...
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Ben Tillyer – University of Oxford – Reflections on WCAG, AI, and Inclusion
Ben Tillyer, Head of Digital Accessibility at Oxford, talks with Jessica about WCAG’s limits, the messy ethics of unpaid testing by disabled staff, and whether AI could ever help fix it. From alt text to overlays to Oxford’s own mac...
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