DevelopmentOpinions
Why it's good for users that HTML, CSS and JS are separate language
Let‘s merge the main web languages?
DevelopmentOpinions
Accessible front-end components: claims vs reality
What to ask when picking accessible front-end components.
DevelopmentOpinions
Criticism pushes the web forward
Why it’s important to include perspectives outside our own.
DesignOpinions
How many people with disabilities use our site?
The reasons we can’t measure assistive technology usage.
BusinessOpinions
The web doesn’t have version numbers
Like ‘Web 2.0’, ‘web3’ is just a marketing phrase.
DevelopmentResources
Boolean attributes in HTML and ARIA: what’s the difference?
There are some important distinctions to keep in mind.
DevelopmentSamples
Common accessibility issues that you can fix today
The top WebAIM Million issues put into practical advice.
DevelopmentResources
Accessibility from different perspectives
“Focus on developer experience may not be a terrible idea to improve user experience.”
DevelopmentResources
With :focus-visible, you can have focus styles when it makes sense
Browsers can be smart about when to show focus styles.
DevelopmentResources
What’s new in WCAG 2.2?
WCAG 2.2 is now pretty close to becoming an official standard.
DevelopmentOpinions
Dialogs, modality and popovers seem similar
The differences of the kinds of things that can lay over other things.
DevelopmentSamples
One day we’ll have a fully customizable select
The HTML element ‘selectmenu’ is like ‘select’ but with styling options.
DevelopmentSamples
Positioning anchored popovers
A JavaScript option is available now; the CSS option is coming soon.
DevelopmentOpinions
‘AI’ and accessible front-end components
Is it practicable, desirable, or at least partially useful?
DevelopmentResources
On popover accessibility
What does ‘built in accessibility’ actually mean for browsers?
BusinessTools
Turn off AI features by default
Why you should only activate them when needed.
BusinessOpinions
Is ‘ethical AI’ an oxymoron?
The unpleasant side effects of generative AI.