Adrian Roselli, pH0
@aardrian.bsky.social
One hoopy frood who really knows where his towel is.
Active at toot.cafe/@aardrian.
Active at toot.cafe/@aardrian.
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Adrian Roselli, pH0
@aardrian.bsky.social
· Nov 10
I have WCAG shirts for sale.
One that moves the “Punch Nazis” to the same line (this one’s new), but available in white on whatever and black on whatever.
And two variations of the MASH logo (yellow or black text).
Get them as weird holiday gifts!
aardrian.threadless.com/collections/...
One that moves the “Punch Nazis” to the same line (this one’s new), but available in white on whatever and black on whatever.
And two variations of the MASH logo (yellow or black text).
Get them as weird holiday gifts!
aardrian.threadless.com/collections/...
Frankly, this is moot since the current administration already has the data and will ignore the court order. Its overly-broad seizure was intentional.
“Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Devices”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/b...
“Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Devices”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/b...
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Frankly, this is moot since the current administration already has the data and will ignore the court order. Its overly-broad seizure was intentional.
“Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Devices”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/b...
“Judge Blocks Government From Reviewing Seized Washington Post Devices”
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/21/b...
Trump on Iceland at Davos 2026.
First excerpt: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Second: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Full transcript: globalnews.ca/news/1162302...
Fact checking: www.bbc.com/news/article...
A rambling mess that a plurality here elected and now we must globally suffer.
First excerpt: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Second: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Full transcript: globalnews.ca/news/1162302...
Fact checking: www.bbc.com/news/article...
A rambling mess that a plurality here elected and now we must globally suffer.
January 21, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Trump on Iceland at Davos 2026.
First excerpt: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Second: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Full transcript: globalnews.ca/news/1162302...
Fact checking: www.bbc.com/news/article...
A rambling mess that a plurality here elected and now we must globally suffer.
First excerpt: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Second: www.youtube.com/live/qo2-q4A...
Full transcript: globalnews.ca/news/1162302...
Fact checking: www.bbc.com/news/article...
A rambling mess that a plurality here elected and now we must globally suffer.
I appreciate they are allowing a talk that seems counter to their CEO’s own promise from last year’s event.
mastodon.social/@annaecook/1...
Maybe, having failed on that promise, this allows them to claim… I actually don’t know. Cognitive dissonance?
mastodon.social/@annaecook/1...
Maybe, having failed on that promise, this allows them to claim… I actually don’t know. Cognitive dissonance?
annaecook (@annaecook@mastodon.social)
I'm doing the design keynote at #axecon 2026! I'll be refuting – err I mean, discussing how accessibility isn’t something generative interfaces or AI will fix.
The event is free/online and folks can...
mastodon.social
January 21, 2026 at 9:22 PM
I appreciate they are allowing a talk that seems counter to their CEO’s own promise from last year’s event.
mastodon.social/@annaecook/1...
Maybe, having failed on that promise, this allows them to claim… I actually don’t know. Cognitive dissonance?
mastodon.social/@annaecook/1...
Maybe, having failed on that promise, this allows them to claim… I actually don’t know. Cognitive dissonance?
Why does Ted Cruz keep fleeing Texas cold weather to countries and states he claims to hate?
January 21, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Why does Ted Cruz keep fleeing Texas cold weather to countries and states he claims to hate?
I’ve been hesitant to share this since the post is strictly visuals sans alt text, but I think the examples it shows are worth it for those designing GUIs.
“It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons”
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Though if you’re a sighted visual designer, you’ve likely seen it already.
“It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons”
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Though if you’re a sighted visual designer, you’ve likely seen it already.
It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons
Looking at the first principles of icon design—and how Apple failed to apply all of them in macOS Tahoe
tonsky.me
January 21, 2026 at 5:42 PM
I’ve been hesitant to share this since the post is strictly visuals sans alt text, but I think the examples it shows are worth it for those designing GUIs.
“It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons”
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Though if you’re a sighted visual designer, you’ve likely seen it already.
“It’s hard to justify Tahoe icons”
tonsky.me/blog/tahoe-i...
Though if you’re a sighted visual designer, you’ve likely seen it already.
Remember, using a native HTML `
Use Legend and Fieldset
It’s 2022 and people are still afraid to use <fieldset> and <legend>. I understand the layout challenges can be frustrating, but swapping to an ARIA group role will result in a more inaccessible exper...
adrianroselli.com
January 21, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Remember, using a native HTML `
Ok, apparently there are dueling implementations.
This one handles internationalization better than the one I shared last night, but this one works less well in forced-colors mode.
Qualifier: I am endorsing neither, I simply appreciate the efforts.
This one handles internationalization better than the one I shared last night, but this one works less well in forced-colors mode.
Qualifier: I am endorsing neither, I simply appreciate the efforts.
💡 CSS Tip!
My take on the fieldset/legend layout using minimal HTML.
css-tip.com/filedset-leg...
A responsive and direction-aware implementation easy to control using CSS variables.
My take on the fieldset/legend layout using minimal HTML.
css-tip.com/filedset-leg...
A responsive and direction-aware implementation easy to control using CSS variables.
January 21, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Ok, apparently there are dueling implementations.
This one handles internationalization better than the one I shared last night, but this one works less well in forced-colors mode.
Qualifier: I am endorsing neither, I simply appreciate the efforts.
This one handles internationalization better than the one I shared last night, but this one works less well in forced-colors mode.
Qualifier: I am endorsing neither, I simply appreciate the efforts.
Reposted by Adrian Roselli, pH0
A similar technique to this would work too to keep it in one piece instead of making it out of pieces codepen.io/thebabydino/...
No JS fully flexible image following text wrap shape
Because I saw [this article](https://leanrada.com/notes/css-only-lqip/) and the header caught my attention and I checked to see how it was done. Unfort...
codepen.io
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 AM
A similar technique to this would work too to keep it in one piece instead of making it out of pieces codepen.io/thebabydino/...
This is a neat visual effect.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
I helped my pal @chriskirknielsen.com fake a fieldset-legend layout (where the “legend” overlays and clips a containing border).
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
My technique, plus a few alternatives: cloudfour.com/thinks/fakin...
#CSS #WebDev #WebDesign
Faking a Fieldset-Legend
Using CSS to make a heading overlay and clip the border of its own container.
cloudfour.com
January 21, 2026 at 4:57 AM
This is a neat visual effect.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
If you use it to replace a legend / fieldset (such as in a form) for even more novel styles, then make sure you give the wrapper an `aria-labelledby` pointing at the heading and a `role="group"`.
Reposted by Adrian Roselli, pH0
Jeremy Keith found a `
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Jeremy Keith found a `
I had *totally* forgotten about “web units” in an early WCAG 2.0 Draft until Steve Green’s comment:
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0... (anchor)
Really, it was a thing:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
Seriously, search for it in the 2006 draft:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
#a11y #accessibility #WCAG
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0... (anchor)
Really, it was a thing:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
Seriously, search for it in the 2006 draft:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
#a11y #accessibility #WCAG
LAST WEEK IN WAI #3 – HTML Accessibility
html5accessibility.com
January 20, 2026 at 12:57 PM
I had *totally* forgotten about “web units” in an early WCAG 2.0 Draft until Steve Green’s comment:
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0... (anchor)
Really, it was a thing:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
Seriously, search for it in the 2006 draft:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
#a11y #accessibility #WCAG
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0... (anchor)
Really, it was a thing:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
Seriously, search for it in the 2006 draft:
www.w3.org/TR/2006/WD-W...
#a11y #accessibility #WCAG
I was unaware the Kavanaugh Stop was also the Kavanaugh Breaking and Entering.
(The man is a US citizen.)
(The man is a US citizen.)
Sunday, at least 7 ICE agents stormed a house and took an elderly man out into the freezing cold, wearing only his underwear and a blanket.
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
He was a member of the Hmong community, which came to the area from Laos in the 1970s after siding with the US in the Vietnam War.
Notice the suppressors
1/2
January 19, 2026 at 11:34 PM
I was unaware the Kavanaugh Stop was also the Kavanaugh Breaking and Entering.
(The man is a US citizen.)
(The man is a US citizen.)
Jeremy Keith found a `
January 19, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Jeremy Keith found a `
I haven’t read it all, but since I’m in there like five times Imma share it anyway.
aus.social/@onsman/1159...
aus.social/@onsman/1159...
Ricky Onsman (@onsman@aus.social)
The Weekly Reading List is back for 2026.
This one is a catchup after three weeks off so a bit (!) longer than usual. I was a bit more selective to keep it manageable.
https://www.tpgi.com/weekly-re...
aus.social
January 19, 2026 at 4:14 PM
I haven’t read it all, but since I’m in there like five times Imma share it anyway.
aus.social/@onsman/1159...
aus.social/@onsman/1159...
More than 10 times the vote count and the trend continues.
voteyesornoai.com
Ref: furry.engineer/@notthatdelt...
Anyway, it's a DuckDuckGo jam that also links to its LLM search engine, which I disabled / blocked as soon as it was announced.
voteyesornoai.com
Ref: furry.engineer/@notthatdelt...
Anyway, it's a DuckDuckGo jam that also links to its LLM search engine, which I disabled / blocked as soon as it was announced.
January 16, 2026 at 8:22 PM
More than 10 times the vote count and the trend continues.
voteyesornoai.com
Ref: furry.engineer/@notthatdelt...
Anyway, it's a DuckDuckGo jam that also links to its LLM search engine, which I disabled / blocked as soon as it was announced.
voteyesornoai.com
Ref: furry.engineer/@notthatdelt...
Anyway, it's a DuckDuckGo jam that also links to its LLM search engine, which I disabled / blocked as soon as it was announced.
The 2025 Web Almanac mistook me.
I did *not* say LLMs provide better image descriptions. I cited SeeingAI and Be My Eyes as tools for undescribed IRL uses.
I said LLM-generated captions could be better than craptions. I mentioned abstracts / reading-level changes, which could be summaries?
[1/2]
I did *not* say LLMs provide better image descriptions. I cited SeeingAI and Be My Eyes as tools for undescribed IRL uses.
I said LLM-generated captions could be better than craptions. I mentioned abstracts / reading-level changes, which could be summaries?
[1/2]
January 16, 2026 at 2:34 PM
The 2025 Web Almanac mistook me.
I did *not* say LLMs provide better image descriptions. I cited SeeingAI and Be My Eyes as tools for undescribed IRL uses.
I said LLM-generated captions could be better than craptions. I mentioned abstracts / reading-level changes, which could be summaries?
[1/2]
I did *not* say LLMs provide better image descriptions. I cited SeeingAI and Be My Eyes as tools for undescribed IRL uses.
I said LLM-generated captions could be better than craptions. I mentioned abstracts / reading-level changes, which could be summaries?
[1/2]
A year since I cautioned about using APCA and calling it WCAG3’s next contrast algorithm:
bsky.app/profile/aard...
As recent as last week, it seems WCAG3 contrast is still an open item:
w3c.github.io/wcag3/guidel...
This isn’t a bad (or good) thing. Just the reality of the process.
bsky.app/profile/aard...
As recent as last week, it seems WCAG3 contrast is still an open item:
w3c.github.io/wcag3/guidel...
This isn’t a bad (or good) thing. Just the reality of the process.
January 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM
A year since I cautioned about using APCA and calling it WCAG3’s next contrast algorithm:
bsky.app/profile/aard...
As recent as last week, it seems WCAG3 contrast is still an open item:
w3c.github.io/wcag3/guidel...
This isn’t a bad (or good) thing. Just the reality of the process.
bsky.app/profile/aard...
As recent as last week, it seems WCAG3 contrast is still an open item:
w3c.github.io/wcag3/guidel...
This isn’t a bad (or good) thing. Just the reality of the process.
“Live Region Support”
adrianroselli.com/2026/01/live...
Just about to publish, Chrome updated, I re-tested, and my results for dynamic descriptions went sideways. So, I dunno, QA that for me?
Won’t it feel good to correct me? You know, to make up for… [waves arms]
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #accessibility
adrianroselli.com/2026/01/live...
Just about to publish, Chrome updated, I re-tested, and my results for dynamic descriptions went sideways. So, I dunno, QA that for me?
Won’t it feel good to correct me? You know, to make up for… [waves arms]
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #accessibility
Live Region Support
This post does not discuss whether live regions are good, nor is it a post about the best way to use them. This post only covers how they are exposed to the audience who experiences them — screen read...
adrianroselli.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:04 PM
“Live Region Support”
adrianroselli.com/2026/01/live...
Just about to publish, Chrome updated, I re-tested, and my results for dynamic descriptions went sideways. So, I dunno, QA that for me?
Won’t it feel good to correct me? You know, to make up for… [waves arms]
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #accessibility
adrianroselli.com/2026/01/live...
Just about to publish, Chrome updated, I re-tested, and my results for dynamic descriptions went sideways. So, I dunno, QA that for me?
Won’t it feel good to correct me? You know, to make up for… [waves arms]
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #accessibility
I have at least two more converts to The Story Graph in the last couple days, yanking them away from Amazon’s Good Reads.
I use it:
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/aard...
Not perfect but definitely *not* Amazon. Just sayin’.
I use it:
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/aard...
Not perfect but definitely *not* Amazon. Just sayin’.
aardrian's profile on The StoryGraph
app.thestorygraph.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I have at least two more converts to The Story Graph in the last couple days, yanking them away from Amazon’s Good Reads.
I use it:
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/aard...
Not perfect but definitely *not* Amazon. Just sayin’.
I use it:
app.thestorygraph.com/profile/aard...
Not perfect but definitely *not* Amazon. Just sayin’.
Reposted by Adrian Roselli, pH0
NEW: A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
www.propublica.org
January 14, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: A Pregnant Woman at Risk of Heart Failure Couldn’t Get Urgent Treatment. She Died Waiting for an Abortion.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
In North Carolina, a state that had legislated its commitment to life, Ciji Graham spent her final days struggling to find anyone to save hers.
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE…
January 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
WHEEEEEEEEEEEEE…
Reposted by Adrian Roselli, pH0
NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
We Found More Than 40 Cases of Immigration Agents Using Banned Chokeholds and Other Moves That Can Cut Off Breathing
Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken. “I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold. The government ...
www.propublica.org
January 13, 2026 at 1:00 PM
NEW: Civilians have had apparent seizures. One had his eyes roll back. Another had ribs broken.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“I felt like I was going to pass out and die,” said a 16-year-old citizen put in a chokehold.
The government won’t say if any agents have been punished.
“The US State Department’s Font Flip-Flop: Guest Article by Dr. Aina G. Irbe on A Step Backward for Accessibility”
www.lflegal.com/2026/01/font...
The guest author worked for the State Department when it replaced Times New Roman in 2023.
#accessibility #a11y
www.lflegal.com/2026/01/font...
The guest author worked for the State Department when it replaced Times New Roman in 2023.
#accessibility #a11y
www.lflegal.com
January 13, 2026 at 2:17 AM
“The US State Department’s Font Flip-Flop: Guest Article by Dr. Aina G. Irbe on A Step Backward for Accessibility”
www.lflegal.com/2026/01/font...
The guest author worked for the State Department when it replaced Times New Roman in 2023.
#accessibility #a11y
www.lflegal.com/2026/01/font...
The guest author worked for the State Department when it replaced Times New Roman in 2023.
#accessibility #a11y
Reposted by Adrian Roselli, pH0
Fireside chat – the story so far…
#accessibility #WebStandards #AI #ethics #work #aging #disability
👉🏽 @aardrian.bsky.social
👉🏽 @ericwbailey.website
👉🏽 @cyns.bsky.social
👉🏽 @scopicengineer.com
👉🏽 @patrickhlauke.bsky.social
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0...
#accessibility #WebStandards #AI #ethics #work #aging #disability
👉🏽 @aardrian.bsky.social
👉🏽 @ericwbailey.website
👉🏽 @cyns.bsky.social
👉🏽 @scopicengineer.com
👉🏽 @patrickhlauke.bsky.social
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0...
January 12, 2026 at 3:53 PM
Fireside chat – the story so far…
#accessibility #WebStandards #AI #ethics #work #aging #disability
👉🏽 @aardrian.bsky.social
👉🏽 @ericwbailey.website
👉🏽 @cyns.bsky.social
👉🏽 @scopicengineer.com
👉🏽 @patrickhlauke.bsky.social
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0...
#accessibility #WebStandards #AI #ethics #work #aging #disability
👉🏽 @aardrian.bsky.social
👉🏽 @ericwbailey.website
👉🏽 @cyns.bsky.social
👉🏽 @scopicengineer.com
👉🏽 @patrickhlauke.bsky.social
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2026/0...