Blog category: Accessibility
Writings centred around Frontend and Accessibility with the odd personal post. Recently featured in a few places:
German auditors reject accessibility overlays in EAA context
Use of accessibility widgets disqualifies websites from BIK certification
100, 150, or 200? Debunking the Alt text character limit
The arbitrary limit can be built into input fields and automated tooling
Your accessibility score is lying to you
Automation misses most issues, and can make teams think they’re done
Understanding the European Accessibility Act (EAA)
I’ve lots of questions
How accessible is the Fenwick homepage?
Reviewing the online store front
Accessibility pushback
Talking openly and debunking some common pushback
Talking more about the law and accessibility
Let's amplify the voices of individuals that have taken action
4 stages of Accessibility Maturity
From intention to integration
Stop inviting overlay employees and bad actors into Accessibility spaces
It hands them blueprints for exploitation, legitimacy and control
Buttons and Links
A common Accessibility misstep
20 uncomfortable messages that I would tell my younger self
about working within Digital Accessibility
How many HTML errors are there on the Vonage homepage?
Short accessibility review
Target had to pay $6,000,000 due to web accessibility failures
Precedent for other companies
Tone policing and respectability politics
How these techniques derail Accessibility work, and what to do about it
How accessible is the Google store?
Reviewing the homepage
Scandinavian Airlines were fined $100,000 for accessibility bugs
They faced legal action in two different markets
Building an Accessible Tab Component in React, Vite and Storybook for a Design System
Technical take home test
20 objections to accessibility and ways to counter them
Some suggestions
Why does big tech not run Accessibility bug bounties?
10 reasons why this would be great
Can AI help with digital web accessibility?
Some thoughts
95% of Frontend Developer jobs do not mention Accessibility and WCAG
I reviewed 100 jobs in the UK in July 2023
Doughty Street Chambers and Accessibility Overlay use
Law firms that should know better
How to make web animations more accessible?
Have you heard of prefers-reduced-motion?
Always add supporting text to icons within designs
It benefits voice control users
Link Purpose (In Context) WCAG 2.4.4 - Accessibility Design tips
Simple, actionable tips
Why Svelte?
Which JavaScript framework should I pick?
My friend lost their 3 year degree asking for software to help with ADHD
The unfortunate reality
Use of Colour (Level A) WCAG 1.4.1 - Accessibility Design tips
Simple, actionable tips
Swedish government starts to audit eCommence websites
Government launches Accessibility inspections for retailers
FashionNova fined $5.15M, Vueling Airlines €90,000
While Carrefour, Agir, Auchan, E.Leclerc have been serviced notice under the EAA
Why are NHS trusts buying Accessibility overlays?
These trusts are wasting public money on useless overlays
Ableism and on-going learning
Shifting perspective within accessibility
The Accessibility Overlay Scandal
It's pretty grim
Apple Books and the disability tax
Audiobooks can be on average, 114% more expensive
5 accessibility defects LinkedIn could resolve to make content more accessible
It's the role of the platform to prevent accessibility issues
Allbirds and accessibility
Reviewing the homepage
Calendly and Accessibility Problems
Some fixable issues
Audiobooks on the Google Play Store are 67.83% more expensive
Why should people with disabilities have to pay more?