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As a general rule, I think maybe we should stop naming companies after things from Lord of the Rings.

submitted 5 days ago • 7 comments

This has been a long time coming - but I'm glad to report that the vast majority of WCAG's Reflow Understanding document has been rewritten. Lots of work and discussions in our attempt to make what Reflow actually requires more... well... understandable. www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/U...

submitted 12 days ago • 1 comment

You can't ride zebras. Why? Because they're mean, stripey fucks. You can't ride tigers. Why? Again, mean stripey fucks. You can't ride bees. Why? You guessed it, mean stripey fucks.

submitted 11 days ago • 10 comments

A message to accessibility practitioners trying to distance themselves from DEI: - that is not going to protect accessibility from this regime - DEI and accessibility have always been linked, systemically accessibility must be intersectional to be truly effective.

submitted 18 days ago • 2 comments

Thanks for the invite! Here's mine. www.aleksandrhovhannisyan.com/blog/blog-qu...

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

What linters are we using for accessibility these days?

submitted 20 days ago • 3 comments

This isn't that complicated but to be clear 1. Signal is a very good app based on secure encryption technology. 2. Putting sensitive national security information on your regular phone creates vast new security risks unrelated to whether signal is a good app or not

submitted 20 days ago • 16 comments

The Practical Limitations of End-to-End Encryption Internet discussions about end-to-end encryption are plagued by misunderstandings, misinformation, and some people totally missing the point. Of course, people being wrong on the Internet isn't exactly news. XKCD: Duty Calls "What do you want me…

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

The Signal leak is a prime moment for Democrats to get caught trying. Call for resignations or impeachment hearings or both. Be omnipresent in the media demanding and explaining accountability measures. Don’t let this fade away. Treat this the way the GOP treated Hillary’s emails. Make it a thing.

submitted 22 days ago • 192 comments

being an indie bookseller in the helltimes has felt both very stable and very stabilizing, and part of me wishes everyone could be on my side of the counter for a little while, because I think it would help some of you be a little less cynical and doomy right now. so here is my VERY anecdotal data:

submitted 25 days ago • 120 comments

Recently, @ericwbailey.website tagged me into the #BlogQuestionsChallenge to answer ten questions about how and why I blog. I answered, and in return, I'm tagging @aleksandrhovhannisyan.com, @ashleemboyer.com, and Evan Sheehan to answer as well (if y’all would like)!

submitted 26 days ago • 1 comment

Something I've learned is that people like to say accessibility is hard, but for all of the wrong reasons. Does it take time, thoughtful consideration, learning? Yes. But most often what they mean by hard, is that they have made previous technical and design decisions that exacerbate it.

submitted 27 days ago • 2 comments

Hey, you. Yeah, you. You know that quirky section you’ve got on your site that has its own fun background color? Today’s a great day to validate your focus outlines’ color contrast in that section.

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

This book is really good, and its new design looks phenomenal. Let’s get this book into a few more hands. I’ll send the first first five (U.S.) folks who ask a copy. #YDATUbook #1u #unions

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

Inclusive Design 24 #id24 is now taking submissions. Get on it: indieweb.social/@inclusivede...

submitted 30 days ago • 0 comments

This book is really good, and its new design looks phenomenal. Let’s get this book into a few more hands. I’ll send the first first five (U.S.) folks who ask a copy. #YDATUbook #1u #unions

submitted 30 days ago • 3 comments

the popover attribute is just one ingredient in making accessible popups. It does a lot, but not everything you might need. that's on purpose. Want to know more? Here you go: www.scottohara.me/blog/2025/03...

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

I’m convinced American exceptionalism is a big part of what made us vulnerable to Trump. We’re so used to thinking of ourselves as the Special Freedom Country that a lot of people find it inconceivable we could rapidly collapse into shabby despotism even as they watch it happen.

submitted 33 days ago • 183 comments

Today is the 35th anniversary of the Capitol Crawl, in which disabled activists discarded their mobility aids at the foot of the Capitol steps to climb them in support of passage of the Americans with Disabilities Ac. Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins, 8, told reporters "I'll take all night if I have to!"

submitted 35 days ago • 70 comments

The ‘Odyssey’ film adaptation I’d really like to see is a Muppets version.

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

Thinking a lot of Chesterton’s fence these days, for no reason in particular…

submitted 43 days ago • 0 comments

why do Duolingo bot accounts exist…?

submitted 49 days ago • 1 comment

"Company reorganization" - i.e., I was impacted by layoffs this week. (Not a federal employee, though.) So I'm back on the market, looking for #UX or #accessibility fulltime roles, remote/WFH ideal. Have been working fulltime in accessibility since 2016.

submitted 54 days ago • 2 comments

There are far more people who don't use Bluesky, Twitter, text-based social media than do. It might seem like everyone should understand what's happening with current events, what's at stake but that's not reality. Also there is a sizable overlap of not taking in mainstream news media as well.

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Really hoping at some point that people realize that a man who gets called “very smart” isn’t necessarily moral, and maybe isn’t even smart.

submitted 54 days ago • 10 comments

Also if you know a woman in STEM affected by the current administration, please file an issue (github.com/MelSumner/wo...) or encourage them to do so! Thank you for sharing this project.

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submitted 56 days ago • 200 comments

🦊 Friday was my last day working at 18F. It was a team of extraordinary people, but a few things happened that made me realize I had to leave. Everything happens so much these days, so I thought I’d write down for myself what happened, and how I made my decision: ethanmarcotte.com/wrote/leavin...

submitted 57 days ago • 77 comments

Takeaway from attending a karaoke night: EVERY song is longer than you think.

submitted 58 days ago • 5 comments

the world is on fire, but also maybe I can help you figure out if you're getting grifted or not ericwbailey.website/published/ev...

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

Roses are red, OAuth uses a token,

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

I have feelings about AI & the web & my experience being trans "in tech" in 2025 - so I screamed some thoughts onto my personal web log. I hope for all of us a more queer & humane future. Keep building communities & dreaming better paths. https://www.miriamsuzanne.com/2025/02/12/tech-ai-wtf/

submitted 61 days ago • 12 comments

Wednesday February 12- important free webinar about a lawsuit trying to throw out a 50 year old #Disability Rights law in the United States. The law is section 504, talked about in the wonderful #CripCamp movie. Register here: dredf-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi.... More info in first comment.

submitted 63 days ago • 5 comments