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About This Year\u2019s Shirt<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Story Behind the Shirt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Every year, the team sets out to create a t-shirt that says something about accessibility and about the wonderful community that makes it all happen. This year\u2019s design is no exception. While last year\u2019s shirt unapologetically championed the humble focus outline, this year’s shirt tells a different story: one about process, and the power of many hands shaping a single idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the center of it all is designer Kim Ortiz, who describes the experience not as a solo project, but as one of the most collaborative design efforts she\u2019s ever led.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe t-shirt was definitely a team effort,\u201d<\/em> Ortiz says.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The initial inspiration for the design emerged from a flurry of ideas shared among the organizers. The direction eventually settled on a design that features American Sign Language lettering, but getting those visuals right wasn\u2019t as simple as downloading a stock graphic. Ortiz and the team discovered just how many variations exist in ASL hand shapes and positions. The team tapped its network to enlist a contact who was well-versed in ASL to review the concepts and provide critical feedback. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cI didn\u2019t know there were so many different images of hand placement out there for ASL!\u201d<\/em> Ortiz admits. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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What began as a design task quickly became a shared learning journey on the nuances of ASL. Next the developer team chipped in\u2014making sure the alt tag on the back of the shirt was accurate but not overwhelming. Taking it over the finish line, Maarten Jansen and Adrienne Grace stepped up to refine and polish the artwork and the result is the finished product below!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cIt was one of my best design experiences,\u201d Ortiz reflects. \u201c…with thoughtful feedback and great input from the organizers. I really believe our shirt design is great because of all the people behind it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

If last year\u2019s shirt was about advocating for focus outlines, this year\u2019s is about honoring collaboration\u2014the messy, rewarding, deeply human process of making something together. The ASL-inspired artwork reflects the same kind of nuance we navigate in accessible coding: details matter, context matters, and getting it right is a collective effort. It\u2019s a visual testament to the idea that many hands really do make light work<\/strong>. Much like the event itself, this shirt is a product of collaboration\u2014and a reminder that accessibility is something we build together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Description of the Shirt<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s t-shirt is light blue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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On the front: <\/p>\n\n\n\n