Benjy Stanton
@benjystanton.co.uk
Contract interaction designer. User-centred design in gov. User experience (UX). Inclusive design and accessibility. Music fan. https://www.benjystanton.co.uk/ He/him
One last weeknote for the year. #weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/one-las...
One last weeknote for 2025
Observing users, working with assistive technology groups, and findings some great accessibility bookmarklets.
www.benjystanton.co.uk
December 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
One last weeknote for the year. #weeknotes www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/one-las...
One more user research observation to go until Christmas break
December 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
One more user research observation to go until Christmas break
Hope Santa gives you all 5 minutes back.
December 18, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Hope Santa gives you all 5 minutes back.
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Delighted to contribute to the HTMLHell advent calendar. I explained how screen readers don’t always announce what’s visually on screen - through the medium of burritos:
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
Thanks to experts @matuzo.at and @hidde.blog for making sure the burrito was structurally sound.
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
Thanks to experts @matuzo.at and @hidde.blog for making sure the burrito was structurally sound.
Don't leave the screen reader hungry - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
www.htmhell.dev
December 18, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Delighted to contribute to the HTMLHell advent calendar. I explained how screen readers don’t always announce what’s visually on screen - through the medium of burritos:
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
Thanks to experts @matuzo.at and @hidde.blog for making sure the burrito was structurally sound.
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
Thanks to experts @matuzo.at and @hidde.blog for making sure the burrito was structurally sound.
Wow, some amazingly useful accessibility tools to be found on a11y-tools.com. Thanks @lloydi.com !
a11y tools
a11y-tools.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Wow, some amazingly useful accessibility tools to be found on a11y-tools.com. Thanks @lloydi.com !
This theory that AI generated photos are starting to look increasingly like other AI generated images is a terrifying indicator that frontend code quality generated by AI is going to get worse and worse 😔
December 17, 2025 at 11:07 AM
This theory that AI generated photos are starting to look increasingly like other AI generated images is a terrifying indicator that frontend code quality generated by AI is going to get worse and worse 😔
Anybody have any go to posts about why standard html hyperlinks (for example <a href="url">link text</a>) are better for assistive tech compatibility (than using JS + divs)?
December 15, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Anybody have any go to posts about why standard html hyperlinks (for example <a href="url">link text</a>) are better for assistive tech compatibility (than using JS + divs)?
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Mapping the content ecosystem around the NHS Wales App, and other adventures.
medium.com/@niacampbell...
medium.com/@niacampbell...
Sunday 14 December 2025 | weeknotes
Scrappy notes after a long third week at Digital Health and Care Wales and a sociable weekend.
medium.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Mapping the content ecosystem around the NHS Wales App, and other adventures.
medium.com/@niacampbell...
medium.com/@niacampbell...
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Inspired by attending @govcampcymru.bsky.social , me, @niacampbell.bsky.social and @monikasw.bsky.social have been working on this little website to help promote working in the open and digital resources in Wales…
cymruddigidol.github.io
cymruddigidol.github.io
Welcome to Cymru Ddigidol
An unofficial community project to share digital resources in Wales.
cymruddigidol.github.io
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Inspired by attending @govcampcymru.bsky.social , me, @niacampbell.bsky.social and @monikasw.bsky.social have been working on this little website to help promote working in the open and digital resources in Wales…
cymruddigidol.github.io
cymruddigidol.github.io
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Interested in working in the open? Have a look at this new website showcasing great examples of working in the open in Wales.
(Yes, I'm biased as I'm involved 🙃 but it's really a great resource and saves you time searching leading to most active practitioners)
(Yes, I'm biased as I'm involved 🙃 but it's really a great resource and saves you time searching leading to most active practitioners)
Inspired by attending @govcampcymru.bsky.social , me, @niacampbell.bsky.social and @monikasw.bsky.social have been working on this little website to help promote working in the open and digital resources in Wales…
cymruddigidol.github.io
cymruddigidol.github.io
Welcome to Cymru Ddigidol
An unofficial community project to share digital resources in Wales.
cymruddigidol.github.io
December 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Interested in working in the open? Have a look at this new website showcasing great examples of working in the open in Wales.
(Yes, I'm biased as I'm involved 🙃 but it's really a great resource and saves you time searching leading to most active practitioners)
(Yes, I'm biased as I'm involved 🙃 but it's really a great resource and saves you time searching leading to most active practitioners)
Inspired by attending @govcampcymru.bsky.social , me, @niacampbell.bsky.social and @monikasw.bsky.social have been working on this little website to help promote working in the open and digital resources in Wales…
cymruddigidol.github.io
cymruddigidol.github.io
Welcome to Cymru Ddigidol
An unofficial community project to share digital resources in Wales.
cymruddigidol.github.io
December 14, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Inspired by attending @govcampcymru.bsky.social , me, @niacampbell.bsky.social and @monikasw.bsky.social have been working on this little website to help promote working in the open and digital resources in Wales…
cymruddigidol.github.io
cymruddigidol.github.io
To balance out my silly Calibri joke from earlier in the week…
Once more for the folks in the back: accessibility is a human right. Your web standards godfather shares thoughts on a small atrocity.
Accessibility is a human right, cruelty a human wrong.
Once more for the folks in the back. Calibri is easier than Times New Roman for folks with certain visual disabilities to read. That’s why the Biden Administration chose Calibri for their digital communications: to include more people and make life just a wee bit easier for the disabled. And who in their right mind could object to that? You know who, and they’re not in their right mind—unless you’re talking far-right.
zeldman.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM
To balance out my silly Calibri joke from earlier in the week…
I don’t really like Calibri, am I turning maga?
December 11, 2025 at 4:33 PM
I don’t really like Calibri, am I turning maga?
Carry your UX with you everywhere www.sophiehird.com/product-page...
TOMATO KETCHUP KEYRING | mysite
Tomato Ketchup sachet, Epoxy resin.
www.sophiehird.com
December 9, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Carry your UX with you everywhere www.sophiehird.com/product-page...
Last sprint before Christmas break. Let’s gooo
a man is walking down a hallway with a suitcase and a dog .
Alt: A man drops his bag and collapses on the floor in exhaustion. Text says “i made it!”
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
Last sprint before Christmas break. Let’s gooo
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On day 6 @toddl.dev reminds us how powerful the lang attribute is #HTMHellAdventCalendar
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
Accessible by Design: The Role of the 'lang' Attribute - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
htmhell.dev
December 6, 2025 at 9:58 PM
On day 6 @toddl.dev reminds us how powerful the lang attribute is #HTMHellAdventCalendar
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...?
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Twenty-four. There are now 24 advents. All of you wiseacres suggesting I was one calendar away from an advent of advents can stuff it.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
Web Design / Dev Advent Calendars for 2025
The advent calendar I wanted to use for the photo hasn’t arrived yet, so enjoy this box of tree. Web developers around the world have for years given a nod to Saturnalia solstice Isaac Newton’s birthd...
adrianroselli.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Twenty-four. There are now 24 advents. All of you wiseacres suggesting I was one calendar away from an advent of advents can stuff it.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
adrianroselli.com/2025/12/web-...
Still not making a damn advent of advents tho.
Need someone to do a series of those short viral design videos. But, instead of visual layout, it’s showing how to replace divs with actual HTML.
December 7, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Need someone to do a series of those short viral design videos. But, instead of visual layout, it’s showing how to replace divs with actual HTML.
The drop you’ve all been waiting for… Benjify Wrapped 2025. www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/benjify...
Benjify Wrapped 2025
A round up of gigs I've been to in 2025.
www.benjystanton.co.uk
December 6, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The drop you’ve all been waiting for… Benjify Wrapped 2025. www.benjystanton.co.uk/blog/benjify...
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OH FUCK OFFFFFF
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
December 3, 2025 at 10:59 AM
OH FUCK OFFFFFF
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
The W.I. has always been proudly inclusive. This shit sucks
A friend (who works in public sector) came up with the best analogy for the poorly designed internal services she has to deal with…
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
A friend (who works in public sector) came up with the best analogy for the poorly designed internal services she has to deal with…
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
“Instead of giving me a key, they give me a hobby horse and send me on an adventure” 😂
Caribou next week! Haven’t seen them in about 20 years and still remember that as one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen.
November 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Caribou next week! Haven’t seen them in about 20 years and still remember that as one of the best gigs I’ve ever seen.
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A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It’s been a very hard year - Andy Bell
Unlike a lot of places in tech, my company, Set Studio/Piccalilli has no outside funding. Bootstrapped is what the LinkedIn people say, I think. It’s been a hard year this year. A very hard year...
bell.bz
November 27, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A bit of a vulnerable post by me but we need your help to get us through what has been a more difficult period than 2020.
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
It would be really appreciated if you could read and share in your networks too 💛
bell.bz/its-been-a-v...
Do any low code platforms produce accessible, web standard compliant front end code?
November 20, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Do any low code platforms produce accessible, web standard compliant front end code?
What if, hear me out, instead of things constantly running out of battery and losing data connection, we just wired everything in?
November 19, 2025 at 9:47 AM
What if, hear me out, instead of things constantly running out of battery and losing data connection, we just wired everything in?