Blog posts from 2024

  1. Avatars and alt text

    Article posted 19th November 2024 in Accessibility

    I really enjoyed Nicolas Steenhout’s recent article on Alt text for avatars or user photos. But there is a context where I would break his rule…

  2. Upgrading from iPhone 13 mini to 16 Pro

    Article posted 14th November 2024 in Apple

    I get a new phone every 3-ish years, give mine to my wife, and now she gives hers to our daughter. I got a 16 Pro this year! Here’s the skinny.

  3. Apple, you’re doing the Dynamic Island wrong

    Article posted 8th November 2024 in Apple

    I love the idea of Dynamic Island; making lemons into lemonade and all that. But, in my opinion, Apple have got the fundamentals mixed up.

  4. Getting started with NVDA

    Article posted 2nd October 2024 in Accessibility

    Everyone who works in digital product development should be familiar with screen reader software. Here’s how to get started with NVDA on Windows.

  5. An enhancement to accessible responsive tables

    Article posted 30th August 2024 in Accessibility, HTML and JavaScript

    I’ve written about accessible responsive tables before but something has been bugging me. So here’s another step to make those tables even better.

  6. User ‘wants’ versus accessibility

    Article posted 28th July 2024 in Accessibility

    When getting to grips with accessibility, there’s often a tension between what users ask for and doing things in an accessible way.

  7. WWDC 2024 roundup

    Article posted 13th June 2024 in Apple

    I got al the features I wanted from this year’s WWDC, Apple’s World Wide Developer Conference; as ever, there were also a few surprises!

  8. How to browse the web with the keyboard alone

    Article posted 10th June 2024 in Accessibility

    Some people use the keyboard to get around their computer. Knowing how to do this is important for accessibility testing and to inform design.

  9. All I want from WWDC 2024

    Article posted 8th June 2024 in Apple

    There are two things I’m hoping Apple announce at this year’s WWDC, and one of them is a stand-alone Passwords app.

  10. Accessibility overlays are not for disabled people

    Article posted 11th May 2024 in Accessibility

    Those little accessibility widgets you see on some websites are absolutely not for who you think they are.

  11. Images as the first thing in a button or link

    Article posted 23rd April 2024 in Accessibility and HTML

    If the text of an interactive element like a button or link is preceded with an accessible image, we’ve probably got an accessibility problem.

  12. Alt text for CSS generated content

    Article posted 11th March 2024 in Accessibility, CSS and Development

    There’s an interesting feature in Safari 17.4 that allows content added with CSS to have ‘alt’ text. I’m not sure how I feel about this.

  13. The accessibility conversations you want to be having

    Article posted 29th January 2024 in Accessibility

    In most companies, accessibility conversations centre around WCAG compliance, but that’s just the start. Thinking beyond that is where you want to be!

Other years

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