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# Stop being cool, be accessible!


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
- **Time:** 14:50–15:20 (30 min)
- **Room:** Virtual Stage 2
- **Event:** World Congress 2024

## Description

More and more people are using special fonts in their socials, adding tons of emojis, using color combinations that are trendy at the moment and much more.
As a content creator you want to make yourself visible, be unique, stand out from the crowd, yes yes I get it. But have you ever thought about the downsides that come with it? How many people can't even notice your content because it's just too cool?
Let me point out these problems, why you should avoid them and how you can make your content more accessible.

## Speaker

### [Julia Undeutsch](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@julia-undeutsch)

Dev & UX Accessibility Specialist | GDE


## Related talks at this congress

- [Resistant to hype: How to avoid being deceived by technological trends?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/381-resistant-to-hype) — Szymon Chmal
- [In Focus: Elevating User Experience through Focus Management](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/57-in-focus-elevating) — Emma Dawson
- [A nerdy guide to the web trending concepts](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/34-a-nerdy-guide-to-the) — Daniel Afonso
- [Build for users, not platforms](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2024/sessions/440-build-for-users-not) — Anna Leushchenko, Oleksandr Leushchenko