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title: Building a Culture of Accessibility - Lainey Feingold's Accessibility Tips
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# Insider Insights

# Accessibility-First Mindset

Download Lainey Feingold's tips for building a culture of accessibility.

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## Accessibility-First Mindset

We asked disability rights lawyer and author Lainey Feingold to share best practices for building accessibility into teams and online tools. Here are her tips.

"The future depends on what you do today," Lainey says. "The key thing is to start. Don't think of this as, Oh no, we screwed up, but as an opportunity to make things better, a roadmap. You haven't done it all yet. It's okay. Here are some ways to start."

- ### Download tips
  
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- ### Read interview
  
  [Accessibility-First Mindset](https://www.govwebworks.com/2023/04/18/accessibility-first-mindset/): Lainey Feingold on how agencies can build a culture of accessibility
- ### Schedule consult
  
  [View calendar](https://resources.govwebworks.com/meetings/tom-lovering?hsLang=en) to discuss your accessibility initiatives with our team

## About Lainey

As a disability rights lawyer and author of the book, *Structured Negotiation: A Winning Alternative to Lawsuits*, Lainey Feingold has been building a culture of accessibility since she began working with the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund in 1992.

### Download Lainey's Tips

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