Mark Steadman
@steady5063.bsky.social
Squad Leader, Accessibility Squad
at Fidelity Investments
Accessibility automation, Mobile iOS/Android A11y
Check out my articles: http://dev.to/steady5063
at Fidelity Investments
Accessibility automation, Mobile iOS/Android A11y
Check out my articles: http://dev.to/steady5063
Enforcing the usage of semantic/native elements as part of your dev lifecycle makes cleaner code and helps with #Accessibility.
If you want to build better devs, start with the basics. Using semantic/native elements and enforcing those practices!!
If you want to build better devs, start with the basics. Using semantic/native elements and enforcing those practices!!
January 3, 2026 at 5:14 PM
Enforcing the usage of semantic/native elements as part of your dev lifecycle makes cleaner code and helps with #Accessibility.
If you want to build better devs, start with the basics. Using semantic/native elements and enforcing those practices!!
If you want to build better devs, start with the basics. Using semantic/native elements and enforcing those practices!!
Thinking of doing a talk on “Effective #Accessibility data”
I think one gap I’ve seen in business world are people just taking automated numbers, sharing it and saying “there’s progress”. When there is so much more you can do to drive #A11y via data.
I think one gap I’ve seen in business world are people just taking automated numbers, sharing it and saying “there’s progress”. When there is so much more you can do to drive #A11y via data.
December 29, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Thinking of doing a talk on “Effective #Accessibility data”
I think one gap I’ve seen in business world are people just taking automated numbers, sharing it and saying “there’s progress”. When there is so much more you can do to drive #A11y via data.
I think one gap I’ve seen in business world are people just taking automated numbers, sharing it and saying “there’s progress”. When there is so much more you can do to drive #A11y via data.
Goal for 2026. More article writing less talking. I genuinely miss writing and I forgot how much I love to share my knowledge and stuff I’ve been messing around with
So I plan to write as many articles as I possibly can in 2026!
So I plan to write as many articles as I possibly can in 2026!
December 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Goal for 2026. More article writing less talking. I genuinely miss writing and I forgot how much I love to share my knowledge and stuff I’ve been messing around with
So I plan to write as many articles as I possibly can in 2026!
So I plan to write as many articles as I possibly can in 2026!
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Electronic Arts is committed to making #VideoGames more inclusive for players with #disabilities.
When they develop #accessibility features, they make the patents free so that other developers can follow their lead. 🎮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via EA ⬇️)
www.ea.com/news/accessi...
When they develop #accessibility features, they make the patents free so that other developers can follow their lead. 🎮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via EA ⬇️)
www.ea.com/news/accessi...
EA adds eight new patents to industry-first accessibility patent pledge
Electronic Arts celebrates five years of its industry-first accessibility patent pledge by adding eight more patents, reinforcing its commitment to accessible gaming.
www.ea.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Electronic Arts is committed to making #VideoGames more inclusive for players with #disabilities.
When they develop #accessibility features, they make the patents free so that other developers can follow their lead. 🎮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via EA ⬇️)
www.ea.com/news/accessi...
When they develop #accessibility features, they make the patents free so that other developers can follow their lead. 🎮 #BlindNewWorld
(Story via EA ⬇️)
www.ea.com/news/accessi...
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Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities. n.pr/4pWshr5
Disability rights advocate Bob Kafka dead at 79
Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities.
n.pr
December 27, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Bob Kafka was an organizer with ADAPT (American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today), a group which advocates for policy change to support people with disabilities. n.pr/4pWshr5
Reposted by Mark Steadman
Fun walk down HTML memory lane. I remember using for fun on my Geocities site. 🤣 🤦🏻♀️
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
The HTML Elements Time Forgot - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
htmhell.dev
December 22, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Fun walk down HTML memory lane. I remember using for fun on my Geocities site. 🤣 🤦🏻♀️
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
Tried vibe coding an app using Claude. It wasn't too terrible from #Accessibility perspective, until we got to CSS and we had no focus indicators and all color contrast was a disaster...
December 23, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Tried vibe coding an app using Claude. It wasn't too terrible from #Accessibility perspective, until we got to CSS and we had no focus indicators and all color contrast was a disaster...
I feel the need to say this again, automated #Accessibility testing can help accelerate getting a culture of #A11y built into your development lifecycle. It DOES NOT fully catch all issues, and full assessments are still need to ensure your website or mobile application is accessible for everyone.
December 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I feel the need to say this again, automated #Accessibility testing can help accelerate getting a culture of #A11y built into your development lifecycle. It DOES NOT fully catch all issues, and full assessments are still need to ensure your website or mobile application is accessible for everyone.
Reposted by Mark Steadman
Reposted by Mark Steadman
I've set up a small monthly newsletter called Focus State.
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
Subscribe to Focus State — Anna E. Cook
Focus state is a newsletter about building better products through accessibility and systems thinking.
annaecook.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I've set up a small monthly newsletter called Focus State.
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
With accessibility support shrinking in a lot of orgs, I wanted to create something that divides that gap, builds community, and makes the internet a bit more fun.
If you dig digital accessibility give it a look:
annaecook.com/newsletter
Little personal news
Cassian James (CJ) Steadman was born yesterday! He and mom are doing great!
Could not be more excited to spend time with my family :)
Cassian James (CJ) Steadman was born yesterday! He and mom are doing great!
Could not be more excited to spend time with my family :)
December 16, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Little personal news
Cassian James (CJ) Steadman was born yesterday! He and mom are doing great!
Could not be more excited to spend time with my family :)
Cassian James (CJ) Steadman was born yesterday! He and mom are doing great!
Could not be more excited to spend time with my family :)
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Anytime the Trump admin says they are doing some design thing, here is what they are doing: removing accessibility.
Designs that work for fewer Americans is their explicit goal.
Designs that work for fewer Americans is their explicit goal.
"The existing NDS sites therefore behave more like billboards than public infrastructure. ... What makes this shift hardest to justify is that the federal government already had ... [an] office whose job was to actually make government UX work better. From 2014 to 2025, that work lived inside 18F."
www.archpaper.com
December 14, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Anytime the Trump admin says they are doing some design thing, here is what they are doing: removing accessibility.
Designs that work for fewer Americans is their explicit goal.
Designs that work for fewer Americans is their explicit goal.
My Illinois state Redbirds to the semi finals!!!
Illinois State @ Villanova
Montana @ Montana State
FCS semis are set.
Montana @ Montana State
FCS semis are set.
December 14, 2025 at 2:06 AM
My Illinois state Redbirds to the semi finals!!!
Ugh, once again, the whole issues isn't with those that actually need the services, its people who take advantage and now those who need it are going to suffer.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
Disney changed the disability policies for their parks. Here's what to know
The battle over who can skip long lines on popular rides because of their disabilities marks the latest struggle by Disney to accommodate disabled visitors while cracking down on past abuses. But some...
www.pbs.org
December 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ugh, once again, the whole issues isn't with those that actually need the services, its people who take advantage and now those who need it are going to suffer.
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat...
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I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
ReCalibri
They always make us do everything ourselves, anyway
Dr.eamer.dev
December 11, 2025 at 10:03 AM
I made a Chrome extension that swaps Times New Roman for Calibri on every site or just .gov. It also had Open Sans and Open Dyslexic, because f**k these people.
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
I’m waiting for Google’s approval for it to install automatically, but you can download it and install it in 90 seconds. Instructions 👇
Vibe coding... the next trend that will need #Accessibility clean up
December 12, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Vibe coding... the next trend that will need #Accessibility clean up
Reposted by Mark Steadman
This is free to submit to, and includes an accessibility category 👀 Get on it people!
#indiedev #accessibility
#indiedev #accessibility
Submissions for our 2026 Indie Game Awards are now open!
Once again made possible thanks to the generous support of @gamemaker.io
Submissions are open until February 1st, 2026 - teamdebug.com/awards
Once again made possible thanks to the generous support of @gamemaker.io
Submissions are open until February 1st, 2026 - teamdebug.com/awards
December 9, 2025 at 11:57 AM
This is free to submit to, and includes an accessibility category 👀 Get on it people!
#indiedev #accessibility
#indiedev #accessibility
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Bluesky Users who depend on or benefit from ALT text: What do you want and don't want to hear in artwork descriptions? Any pet peeves? Let me know!
#disabilitysky #alttext #visuallyimpaired #accessibility
#disabilitysky #alttext #visuallyimpaired #accessibility
December 7, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Bluesky Users who depend on or benefit from ALT text: What do you want and don't want to hear in artwork descriptions? Any pet peeves? Let me know!
#disabilitysky #alttext #visuallyimpaired #accessibility
#disabilitysky #alttext #visuallyimpaired #accessibility
It fascinates me how many web and mobile applications are coded so poorly. The way you can tell? Use any assistive technology and i guarantee its support is terrible.
Use. Native. Elements. PLEASE!
#Accessibility #webDev #mobileDev #development
Use. Native. Elements. PLEASE!
#Accessibility #webDev #mobileDev #development
December 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
It fascinates me how many web and mobile applications are coded so poorly. The way you can tell? Use any assistive technology and i guarantee its support is terrible.
Use. Native. Elements. PLEASE!
#Accessibility #webDev #mobileDev #development
Use. Native. Elements. PLEASE!
#Accessibility #webDev #mobileDev #development
In world of "ARIA, ARIA, ARIA!", have devs lost touch with the basics of HTML?
Its time for devs to take a moment and think "is there an element that does this already?" instead of making
Its time for devs to take a moment and think "is there an element that does this already?" instead of making
Explaining the Accessible Benefits of Using Semantic HTML Elements | CSS-Tricks
Why should you use a semantic <button> instead of a generic <div>? Accessibility, right? By how exactly does it help accessibility?
css-tricks.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:58 PM
In world of "ARIA, ARIA, ARIA!", have devs lost touch with the basics of HTML?
Its time for devs to take a moment and think "is there an element that does this already?" instead of making
Its time for devs to take a moment and think "is there an element that does this already?" instead of making
Ran across a super dope thing that iOS developers can use while they develop to see the #Accessibility tree of their application. This is super useful and could easily help developers catch more than just automated issues as they develop!
ldomaradzki.com/blog/xctree-...
#A11y #iOS #mobileDev
ldomaradzki.com/blog/xctree-...
#A11y #iOS #mobileDev
iOS Accessibility Inspector in Your Terminal
A command-line tool that extracts the accessibility tree from iOS Simulator apps, making it easier to check WCAG compliance and enabling coding agents to...
ldomaradzki.com
December 7, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Ran across a super dope thing that iOS developers can use while they develop to see the #Accessibility tree of their application. This is super useful and could easily help developers catch more than just automated issues as they develop!
ldomaradzki.com/blog/xctree-...
#A11y #iOS #mobileDev
ldomaradzki.com/blog/xctree-...
#A11y #iOS #mobileDev
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FOOTBALL CHAOS SUBDIVISION!
The Illinois State Redbirds defeated heavily-favored, #1 North Dakota State in the Fargodome, 29-28!
The Illinois State Redbirds defeated heavily-favored, #1 North Dakota State in the Fargodome, 29-28!
December 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
FOOTBALL CHAOS SUBDIVISION!
The Illinois State Redbirds defeated heavily-favored, #1 North Dakota State in the Fargodome, 29-28!
The Illinois State Redbirds defeated heavily-favored, #1 North Dakota State in the Fargodome, 29-28!
My Illinois State Redbirds pull the massive upset!!!
Illinois State gets a TD on 4th down and the 2 pt conversion to take a 1 point lead over North Dakota in the final minute
December 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
My Illinois State Redbirds pull the massive upset!!!
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This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
December 4, 2025 at 10:31 PM
This January 21-22 CrystalCon 2026, over two days and six sessions, will explore AI's very real consequences for disabled people and everyone who has to live with the products that companies integrate with it. There's no hype, no "innovation theater," just honest conversations and practical sessions
Reposted by Mark Steadman
Some nice accessibility updates in Android 16.
blog.google/products/and...
#Accessibility #A11y #Android
blog.google/products/and...
#Accessibility #A11y #Android
7 ways we’re making Android more accessible
This December, Android is getting new accessibility updates like dark theme’s expanded option, emotion tags in Expressive Captions, easier Voice Access and more.
blog.google
December 3, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Some nice accessibility updates in Android 16.
blog.google/products/and...
#Accessibility #A11y #Android
blog.google/products/and...
#Accessibility #A11y #Android
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