Accessibility | Inclusion | Belonging | DEI AF
When we think about leadership, we often picture a single person standing at the front of the room, confidently sharing big ideas and inspiring the crowd. We imagine a strong individual leading the charge, driving change through personal determination and charisma. But if there’s one lesson I’ve learned from years of working in accessibility and […]
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Restored Article: Originally published: January 2, 2013 Restored: April 18, 2025 Introduction There’s an old programming saying: Garbage in, Garbage out. Bad input leads to bad results. Whether you’re building a website, app, or even a chocolate-covered cream puff, good practices are essential. Recently, a pattern has emerged where links are not keyboard accessible. This… Continue reading
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This was originally written for the Yahoo Developer Blog in 2010 and is being restored from the Internet Archive. Open Government Data – A virtual revolution There’s a tremendous amount of government data available on the internet today. It’s an open data revolution led by the United States and the United Kingdom. This data ranges… Continue reading
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@media and the WCAG2 I was waiting for the WCAG2 smack down at this week’s @media conference in London. The stage was set for some serious smack talk and WWF style-insults. Heck, Joe Clark was even mentioned at least a half dozen times. But a surprising thing happened on stage. The presenters, Gez Lemon, Patrick… Continue reading
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Please note: this was originally published in 2006. YUI’s Interesting Moments spreadsheet is a great resource, especially as modern developers (using javascript platforms) have less understanding of micro-interactions. I’ve encouraged designers to use this in their specifications documents. I’ve kept internet archive links as the Yahoo articles have been deleted. Bill Scott gave an interesting… Continue reading