My Bookshelf

Multipliers — leadership
Braiding Sweetgrass — ecology and Indigenous knowledge
Mismatch — inclusive design
Good Services — service design
Design for the Real World — socially responsible design
Algorithms of Oppression — technology and racial justice
Extra Bold — inclusive graphic design
Design Justice — community-led design
The Checklist Manifesto — systems and process
Enabling Acts — disability rights
The Body Keeps the Score — trauma and healing
Designing Accessible Learning Content — accessibility and learning design
No Need for Sight When You Have a Vision — disability and leadership
Irresistible Change — organizational change
Represented — Black history, photography, and representation
The Elements of Typographic Style — typography and design systems
Dark and Silent Office — workplace accessibility and inclusive communication
Weathered — street art, climate, and visual activism
Connections — disability, technology, and human connection
Living the California Dream — Black history and California leisure spaces
The Secret Ingredient — picture book, love, and belonging
Interface Frictions — digital culture and platform design
Mes Confitures — jam, preserves, and French cooking
Beyond Skin — medicine, representation, and racial equity
The Hidden Treasure of Black ASL — Black ASL, Deaf culture, and linguistics

Quick Tips

Get the last item that had focus

September 20, 2019

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Ted Drake

This post was restored from the Wayback Machine. It was originally published on September 20, 2019 There are a lot of times when you need to find out which item on a page has focus. This is especially tricky when controlling focus as you move in and out of modals and components. Here’s how you… Continue reading
Find aria-hidden with this bookmarklet

August 1, 2017

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Ted Drake

I love purpose built bookmarklets that help you find problematic code. I got an email yesterday from Travis Roth (Wayback Machine) about a potential vestigial aria-hidden attribute on an otherwise visible element. Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon to find an element that has aria-hidden=”true” on an element that is visible and should have either “false” or… Continue reading