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2024

• Paragraphs

  Posted: 2024.08.29

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  Updated: 2024.08.31

• Spoiler Alert: it needs to be accessible

  Posted: 2024.08.22

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  Updated: 2024-08-23

• popover accessibility

  Posted: 2024.03.22

2023

• The search element

  Posted: 2023.03.24

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  Updated: 2023.10.08

• Visually hidden content is a hack that needs to be resolved, not enshrined

  Posted: 2023.03.21

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  Updated: 2023.05.01

• Having an AI dialog

  Posted: 2023.02.17

• Setting expectations for asking ChatGPT web accessibility questions

  Posted: 2023.01.31

• Use the dialog element (reasonably)

  Posted: 2023.01.26

2022

• Responsive accessibility using visibility hidden

  Posted: 2022.11.07

• The details and summary elements, again

  Posted: 2022.09.12

• Making a custom clear text field button

  Posted: 2022.02.19

• Considering dynamic search results and content

  Posted: 2022.02.05

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  Updated: 2022.02.06

• Are we live?

  Posted: 2022.02.05

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  Updated: 2022.08.22

• Div divisiveness

  Posted: 2022.01.20

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  Updated: 2022.01.24

2021

• Name, labels, ARIA, what to do?

  Posted: 2021.11.02

• A spooky tale: The Headingless Horseman

  Posted: 2021.10.31

• Semantic <menu> context

  Posted: 2021.10.21

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  Updated: 2023.10/30

• Redundantly Redundant a11y Accessibility

  Posted: 2021.10.04

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  Updated: 2022.03.24

• Using JavaScript to detect high contrast and dark modes

  Posted: 2021.10.01

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  Updated: 2021.10.03

• One last time: custom styling radio buttons and checkboxes

  Posted: 2021.09.24

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  Updated: 2021.09.25

• Image SVG aria-hack=resolved

  Posted: 2021.09.03

• New in ARIA 1.2: ARIA IDL attributes

  Posted: 2021.07.23

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  Updated: 2021.07.25

• Accessibility of the section element

  Posted: 2021.07.16

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  Updated: 2022.01.29

• ARIA in HTML

  Posted: 2021.07.07

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  Updated: 2021.09.30

• Disabling a link

  Posted: 2021.05.28

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  Updated: 2022.01.29

2020

• Results of labeling lists (and list items!)

  Posted: 2020.05.02

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  Updated: 2023.03.24

• Using a spacer.gif in 2020

  Posted: 2020.02.13

2019

• Testing lazy image support, and instead finding another unexpected behavior

  Posted: 2019.08.08

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  Updated: 2019.08.09

• Some A11y Project article updates

  Posted: 2019.07.28

• The accessibility of placeholder links

  Posted: 2019.07.17

• Reduced motion auto-playing videos and background animations

  Posted: 2019.07.12

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  Updated: 2021.10.20

• output: HTML's native live region element

  Posted: 2019.07.10

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  Updated: 2020.07.16

• External: PSA / tire kicking dev.to for a11y

  Posted: 2019.07.09

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  Source: dev.to

• A toast to an accessible toast...

  Posted: 2019.07.08

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  Updated: 2022.02.07

• Dimmed selects may still be actionable with VoiceOver

  Posted: 2019.06.21

• Link with counter demo

  Posted: 2019.06.18

• Fallback considerations for ARIA role=img

  Posted: 2019.06.10

• Tabindex: it rarely pays to be positive

  Posted: 2019.05.25

• Contextually Marking up accessible images and SVGs

  Posted: 2019.05.22

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  Updated: 2021.09.03

• Some Accessibility Resources

  Posted: 2019.05.07

• Things Change

  Posted: 2019.04.23

• Unintentionally tabling table semantics

  Posted: 2019.04.19

• HTML5 Landmarks Exposed

  Posted: 2019.04.05

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  Updated: 2019.11.25

• Updated Switch script & more

  Posted: 2019.04.03

• iOS Switch State

  Posted: 2019.03.28

• Reduced Position Sticky

  Posted: 2019.03.27

• Fixing Position Sticky?

  Posted: 2019.03.26

• A warning about automated accessibility "warnings"

  Posted: 2019.03.26

• Polishing up old posts

  Posted: 2019.03.25

• The great website update of 2019

  Posted: 2019.03.24

• Having an open dialog (archival post)

  Posted: 2019.03.05

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  Updated: 2023.01.26

• An address of sorts

  Posted: 2019.02.14

• External: Required attribute requirements

  Posted: 2019.02.13

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  Source: The Paciello Group

• Quick(er) Note on ARIA and Windows High Contrast Mode

  Posted: 2019.02.12

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  Updated: 2022.07.07

• How do you figure?

  Posted: 2019.01.21

• "Fixing" Lists

  Posted: 2019.01.12

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  Updated: 2023.01.30

• External: (Updated) Future proofing your accessibility efforts

  Posted: 2019.01.06

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  Source: a11yproject.com

2018

• External: Inclusive Considerations When Restyling Form Controls

  Posted: 2018.12.13

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  Source: 24ways.org

• Time to remove the shrink-to-fit=no band aid?

  Posted: 2018.12.11

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  Updated: 2019.01.08

• Getting the details on aria-details

  Posted: 2018.11.08

• Trouble Tabbing To Tabs and Cheeky Checking Checkboxes

  Posted: 2018.11.02

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  Updated: 2019.02.05

• Unbuttoning Buttons

  Posted: 2018.10.03

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  Updated: 2018.10.04

• External: Describing aria-describedby

  Posted: 2018.09.05

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  Source: The Paciello Group

• The details and summary elements

  Posted: 2018.09.03

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  Updated: 2021.10.03

• Summer Show and Tell

  Posted: 2018.08.28

• External: Short note on the accessibility of styled form controls

  Posted: 2018.07.31

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  Source: The Paciello Group

• External: (Updated) Aria Landmark Roles and HTML5 Implicit Mapping

  Posted: 2018.07.22

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  Source: The A11y Project

• External: The Current State of Modal Dialog Accessibility

  Posted: 2018.06.29

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  Source: The Paciello Group

• ARIA Lists

  Posted: 2018.05.26

• Keep your labels clean

  Posted: 2018.05.24

• Know your ARIA: 'Hidden' vs 'None'

  Posted: 2018.05.05

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  Updated: 2022.02.08

• Accessible Landmarks

  Posted: 2018.03.03

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  Updated: 2022.05.09

• Quick Note: Setting up a localhost on a Mac

  Posted: 2018.01.29

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  Updated: 2019.06.11

2017

• External: The trials and tribulations of the title attribute

  Posted: 2017.12.22

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  Source: 24a11y.com

• External: Role=”text” is (presently) kinda not a thing, sorta

  Posted: 2017.12.08

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  Source: Part of a Whole - incl.ca

• External: The Three Developers and the Insightful User Tester

  Posted: 2017.12.03

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  Source: 24a11y.com

• Accessible ARIA Accordions

  Posted: 2017.10.25

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  Updated: 2019.04.06

• External: A11Y and a brief numeronyms primer

  Posted: 2017.08.26

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  Source: a11yproject.com

• Modifying default settings for macOS

  Posted: 2017.08.16

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  Updated: 2019.04.06

• CSS :focus-within

  Posted: 2017.05.14

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  Updated: 2019.01.11

• External: User Facing State

  Posted: 2017.05.09

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  Source: CSS Tricks

• External: Crafting and Delivering Style Guides and UI Kits

  Posted: 2017.05.09

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  Source: Fresh Tilled Soil

• Inclusively Hidden

  Posted: 2017.04.14

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  Updated: 2023.03.02

2016

• Is it Accessible?

  Posted: 2016.10.15

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  Updated: 2021.05.13

• External: Ship it. Now do it again...

  Posted: 2016.09.13

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  Source: Fresh Tilled Soil

• Making Modal Windows Better For Everyone, again...

  Posted: 2016.09.07

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  Updated: 2019.03.24

• (Navigation) Landmark Discoverability

  Posted: 2016.08.10

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  Updated: 2023-10-25

• External: Don’t get a fat <head>

  Posted: 2016.05.31

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  Source: Fresh Tilled Soil

• Before declaring your <base>

  Posted: 2016.05.04

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  Updated: 2019.03.24

2015

• Demoing CSS Filters

  Posted: 2015.11.24

2014

• External: A Content-switching Component Built 3 Ways: jQuery, JS, CSS

  Posted: 2014.10.08

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  Source: sitepoint.com

• No, tabbing is not broken. Yes, I was confused too.

  Posted: 2014.10.03

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  Updated: 2019.11.25

• External: Making Modal Windows Better For Everyone

  Posted: 2014.09.15

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  Source: Smashing Magazine

• External: You Can Do That With CSS?

  Posted: 2014.08.06

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  Source: sitepoint.com

• No JavaScript Validation Demo

  Posted: 2014.07.21

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  Updated: 2019.03.24

• Inputs & CSS Pseudo Elements

  Posted: 2014.06.24

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  Updated: 2019.03.24

• A, B, CSS

  Posted: 2014.06.16

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  Updated: 2021.06.23

• Where's our Burger King?

  Posted: 2014.06.07

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  Updated: 2019.03.24

• CSS :target Acquired...

  Posted: 2014.06.01

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  Updated: 2019.02.13

• Styling Links: Part 2 of 2

  Posted: 2014.05.29

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  Updated: 2019.03.24

• Morphing Menu Button

  Posted: 2014.05.14

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  Updated: 2019.03.25

• Using JavaScript & contenteditable

  Posted: 2014.05.08

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  Updated: 2018.11.23

• External: Doing more with Sass's @each Control Directive

  Posted: 2014.03.17

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  Source: modernweb.com

• CSS @document

  Posted: 2014.03.13

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  Updated: 2019.03.25

• Selectors as Sass Variables?

  Posted: 2014.03.07

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  Updated: 2019.03.25

• External: Getting Into Sass Control Directives

  Posted: 2014.03.03

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  Source: modernweb.com

• Styling Links: Part 1 of 2

  Posted: 2014.02.23

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  Updated: 2018.07.24

• I don't use Compass

  Posted: 2014.02.18

• Thoughts on Vanilla CSS Variables

  Posted: 2014.02.17

• 2014 – A Year of Small Improvements

  Posted: 2014.01.12

2013

• Mobile First. A jumping off point to a mobile strategy discussion

  Posted: 2013.12.15

• Has Dribbble gone flat?

  Posted: 2013.08.04

• External: .net NeoCities.org Interview

  Posted: 2013.07.15

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  Source: creativebloq

• Everything old is Neo again

  Posted: 2013.07.14

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  Updated: 2019.07.09

• I love me some Sass

  Posted: 2013.06.30

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  Updated: 2022.01.29