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Is ‘a11y’ exclusive?
Article posted 16th March 2022 in Accessibility
Is the term ‘a11y’ inherently inaccessible? Well, yes and no. It can come in very handy in some circumstances, but it should be used with care.
Safari 15.4
Article posted 15th March 2022 in Accessibility, Apple, CSS and HTML
macOS 12.3 and iOS 15.4 landed yesterday, and with them came Safari 15.4 and some exciting new features. Here are the five that stood out to me.
WCAG 2.2 in language I can understand
Article posted 21st February 2022 in Accessibility
A follow-up to my post on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1, level AA; this time explaining the nine rules coming up in WCAG 2.2.
Safari, focus-visible and accessibility
Article posted 14th February 2022 in Accessibility and CSS
Safari is the last browser to support the
:focus-visiblepseudo-class, and with that support comes a huge accessibility win.Going all-in on iCloud Passwords
Article posted 8th February 2022 in Apple
1Password’s subscription push, one-size-fits-all Electron app, and Apple’s efforts with their password manager mean it’s time for a change.
WCAG, but in language I can understand
Article posted 28th January 2022 in Accessibility
An as-close-to-a-single-paragraph-as-I-can-manage summary of each rule in the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, version 2.1, level AA.
The curse of knowledge
Article posted 7th January 2022
I often throw out ideas for posts on ‘the basics’; surely everyone knows that stuff already? Well, I think I’ve been doing the wrong thing!
Apple Watch’s default app view is bad
Article posted 5th January 2022 in Apple and Design
My mum and brother counted Apple Watches amongst their Chistmas presents, and the one problem they both had was the default app view.
Safari 15’s Tab Groups
Article posted 30th December 2021 in Apple
The road to Safari 15 was a bumpy old ride. Some things were announced at WWDC and then undone; others, like Safari’s Tab Groups, turned out great.
Design for everyone
Article posted 9th December 2021 in Accessibility and Design
Design is a hugely responsible role, and one responsibility is ensuring everyone can use our websites, products, services, and applications.