Posts by aardrian@toot.cafe
(DIR) Post #B49RWf3YILG3OF1NGS by aardrian@toot.cafe
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@MoritzGlantz File a bug. When I’m back I can see about a PR.
(DIR) Post #B4olfDvkTvgcQn5XxA by aardrian@toot.cafe
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Anyone know someone at @smashingmag Magazine?Comment forms have been broken (for me at least) since December. The Masto and Bluesky accounts are unmonitored. Vitaly is MIA on both. No response using the Smashing contact form after nearly a week.Trying to tell someone there is oddly hard.
(DIR) Post #B4olmPokgT5xKFFFy4 by aardrian@toot.cafe
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@MoritzGlantz Ugh. LinkedIn. Ugh.@smashingmag @vitalyf
(DIR) Post #B55Tf6UxcPz1tRfdCq by aardrian@toot.cafe
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I had always admired James’ work and respected his knowledge. I had the pleasure of working with him only briefly, but we hit it off (I christened him “sibling pastry” when making fun of his “brother cake” handle, and it stuck).I knew about this through Lloydi and Ricky because James had gone dark late last year.This makes me sad. It’s a loss for all of us.From Ricky:https://aus.social/@onsman/116369081198808210From Lloydi:https://mastodon.social/@lloydi/116369154437719653I had so many more relational baked goods jokes for him.RT: https://aus.social/users/onsman/statuses/116369081198808210
(DIR) Post #B59NSDW6OIEAnrW3Lk by aardrian@toot.cafe
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@MoritzGlantz Interesting way to admit a technology roundly lauded as having genius-level capability cannot muddle through the same experiences as grumpy, distracted humans.
(DIR) Post #B5W1Bcy0mkpqSNKiZ6 by aardrian@toot.cafe
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@matthiasott/116437672552754529So the company that exists by stealing IP installs software that steals IP.Let’s not victim blame. Let’s make Anthropic and its business model (and its peers and their business models) go away.RT: https://mastodon.social/users/matthiasott/statuses/116437672552754529
(DIR) Post #B5WSXFmGNiFXfXNHJg by aardrian@toot.cafe
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I believe this is even more true for accessibility, especially given accessibility is explicitly about humans (no matter how much shitty LLM-first browsers misrepresent it):“The importance of people who care”https://rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/2026/04/21/the-importance-of-people-who-care/
(DIR) Post #B6h48euI4tQJMyh4pk by aardrian@toot.cafe
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Less than a week left to submit a talk to #id24: https://inclusivedesign24.org/2026/The call for presentations closes on 31 May 2026.The event is 24 September 2026, which is far enough away to block out your calendar now
(DIR) Post #B6h48k1D4avfDsyAoS by aardrian@toot.cafe
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My copy of #DigitalAccessibilityEthics showed up! I spent my fika ego-surfing my own chapter.Look at all those real, verified, not hallucinated citations! That’s more than you’ll see in some think-pieces or government reports or research studies!You deserve well-sourced content. Treat yourself.
(DIR) Post #B6h48leF0xkEHEErI0 by aardrian@toot.cafe
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Of course, to treat yourself you need to know where to get it:http://accessibilityethics.org/My coverage:https://adrianroselli.com/2025/11/pre-order-digital-accessibility-ethics.html#DigitalAccessibilityEthics
(DIR) Post #B6mzAarSkyEoZyEZ04 by aardrian@toot.cafe
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“Accessibility question: is nesting interactive elements bad?”https://christianheilmann.com/2026/05/27/accessibility-question-is-nesting-interactive-elements-bad/Yes, bad.• Reduced hit area;• Extra tab-stops;• Verbose in SRs;• Hassle with voice control;• Destructive mistakes;• Contrast violation (in example).I’ve been batting these down for years.
(DIR) Post #B6mzAb87l1Z7Pe1ryC by aardrian@toot.cafe
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A decade ago I wrote about devs trying to get around HTML validation errors for nested interactives by using ARIA roles:https://adrianroselli.com/2016/12/be-wary-of-nesting-roles.htmlJust because the validator doesn’t barf on links in labels doesn’t mean it has no impact on users.#accessibility #a11y #HTML
(DIR) Post #B6n2gVEzUMSoHD97Ka by aardrian@toot.cafe
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@MoritzGlantz https://bsky.app/profile/aardrian.bsky.social/post/3mmtplu22n22h@codepo8
(DIR) Post #B6vMMJSj7ityIottIW by aardrian@toot.cafe
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RE: https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/116680726980295049It’s important to know (IMO) that headings can never go beyond level 9 with this feature:https://adrianroselli.com/2024/05/level-setting-heading-levels.htmlAnd avoid pushing past 6.#accessibility #a11y #HTMLRT: https://mastodon.social/ap/users/115667120638353806/statuses/116680726980295049
(DIR) Post #B6vN32sWeqWnJwLOme by aardrian@toot.cafe
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@MoritzGlantz “Yeah, but your scientists were so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should.”
(DIR) Post #B7RVtqdYx0QBcTYdJA by aardrian@toot.cafe
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/me puts on ARIA WG hat, cracks knuckles, sits down in front of new CSS-Tricks article about ARIA.Oh. Ok then. This is pretty good.“The Siren Song of `ariaNotify()`”https://css-tricks.com/the-siren-song-of-arianotify/#ARIA #accessibility #a11y
(DIR) Post #B7RVvdeSCa5XvNpPbk by aardrian@toot.cafe
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He’s right, the ease of use makes it very dangerous. I often find teams who don’t understand users, screen readers, live regions, etc. feel *everything* needs to be a live region. Current quirky behavior sometimes helps hold back the flood.But `ariaNotify()` risks making a cacophony of terrible experiences for users if authors continue to be so cavalier.So yes, let’s all be cool about this.Be. Cool.
(DIR) Post #B97cY4X2DlLRgng9s8 by aardrian@toot.cafe
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RE: https://social.vivaldi.net/@dotgitignore/117050381775146618Every time I forget about this guy, he does some new ableist bullshit:https://make.wordpress.org/accessibility/2026/07/23/accessibility-ready-theme-reviews-extending-the-deadline/#comment-73307WordPress used to be a platform where I could count on talented accessibility practitioners working to ensure access for all.Then Matt’s ego and wallet entered the chat.#accessibility #a11yRT: https://social.vivaldi.net/ap/users/116637371001115529/statuses/117050381775146618
(DIR) Post #B97cY6YWhBj5y0ONTU by aardrian@toot.cafe
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I’m starting to think Matt Mullenweg isn’t taking my 2019 suggestions seriously:“A Model for WordPress Accessibility”https://adrianroselli.com/2019/05/a-model-for-wordpress-accessibility.htmlI stopped participating in WordPress shortly after that post.
(DIR) Post #B98UARTKfmvtPc81yq by aardrian@toot.cafe
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I was unaware that I could not keep the original CodePen editor (yes, probably in one of the emails I didn’t read). But I tried the 2.0 once and didn’t go back.Today I was forced into the 2.0 and my first experience was… underwhelming.This after the window sat idle for 10 minutes.