Excellent lesser-known advice for how to keep your webpages keyboard-friendly. After reading it, I made a few changes to this site.
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How To Avoid Breaking Web Pages For Keyboard Users
WCAG 2.2 and what it means for you
This is an excellent run-down of some key additions and changes in WCAG 2.2. Many thanks to Craig for putting it together!
Nuclear Anchored Sidenotes
I always learn a ton from Eric’s methodical approach to CSS. This one’s no different and is a wonderful introduction to anchor positioning. Love it!
Accessible Figma designs just got easier
I love that folks in Microsoft are releasing the tools we use to build more accessible experiences.
Microsoft announces new Copilot Copyright Commitment for customers
While I really appreciate Microsoft standing behind the AI it’s deploying, I do wonder how this squares with the U.S. Copyright Office’s ruling that prompt-generated content isn’t copyrightable.
Tolu Adegbite
Excellent interview with Tolu Adegbite on her career and the importance of giving voice to other marginalized communities within the disability space.
Read-only web apps
I love Jeremy’s proposed compromise on JavaScript in web apps:
Your app should work in a read-only mode without JavaScript.
Assume the Position—A Labelling Story
Interesting examination of label positioning relative to checkboxes and radio controls in forms. While ostensibly web-focused, it applies equally to any GUI.
News from WWDC23: WebKit Features in Safari 17 beta
I’m very excited to see Apple roll out greater support for PWAs (though I’d bet good money on them never using that term publicly) in macOS Safari! I sincerely hope this is the beginning of many good things to come.
What Google Should Really Be Worried About
The old computer programming adage “garbage in, garbage out” is going to ring even more true as search engine crawlers consume more and more empty calories in the form of AI-generated bullshit and misinformation.
The question is why: why do rings of fakes websites like these even exist?
Part of the answer is, of course, money. Fake websites can be used to sell real advertisements.