Steve Faulkner
@stevefaulkner.bsky.social
Accessibility is political✊ Working for the web, anywhere and everywhere 🖖🏽
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Cynthia Shelly @cyns.bsky.social – Fireside Chat 29th November 2025
#accessibility #api #Netherlands #politics #webStandards #HTML #ARIA #W3C
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
#accessibility #api #Netherlands #politics #webStandards #HTML #ARIA #W3C
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
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Years ago I made this diagram to describe Firefox's basic architecture. It's not perfect, but it's mostly correct as an introduction.
December 30, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Years ago I made this diagram to describe Firefox's basic architecture. It's not perfect, but it's mostly correct as an introduction.
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I just noticed Deque changed its logo from the combined ‘D’ and ‘Q’ letterform (visually representing the pronunciation) to the ‘AI’ anus (or “AInus”) of the big LLM purveyors.
I bet this was for Deque’s 100% WCAG ‘AI’ coverage, which must be getting released today to honor its March promise.
I bet this was for Deque’s 100% WCAG ‘AI’ coverage, which must be getting released today to honor its March promise.
December 31, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I just noticed Deque changed its logo from the combined ‘D’ and ‘Q’ letterform (visually representing the pronunciation) to the ‘AI’ anus (or “AInus”) of the big LLM purveyors.
I bet this was for Deque’s 100% WCAG ‘AI’ coverage, which must be getting released today to honor its March promise.
I bet this was for Deque’s 100% WCAG ‘AI’ coverage, which must be getting released today to honor its March promise.
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🛐 new year wish
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
December 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🛐 new year wish
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
🛐 new year wish
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
December 31, 2025 at 10:18 AM
🛐 new year wish
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
Reproducible tests of AI‘s ability to correctly ascertain WCAG conformance better than manual testing
#AI #accessibility #testing
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At what point during initial page loading do WCAG success criteria apply?
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
At what point during initial page loading do WCAG success criteria apply?
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
At what point during initial page loading do WCAG success criteria apply?
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
December 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
At what point during initial page loading do WCAG success criteria apply?
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
WaiCAG 💯
#WCAG #a11y #obscurantist
github.com/w3c/wcag/dis...
Off to Birmingham with daughters to visit family. 🖖🏼
December 28, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Off to Birmingham with daughters to visit family. 🖖🏼
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Iain Banks (With Alt Text)
December 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Iain Banks (With Alt Text)
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Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Tesla doesn't recongise Trade Unions.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
Apple doesn't recognise unions.
Amazon is anti-union.
McDonald's is anti-union.
Starbucks is anti-union.
Google is anti-union.
Walmart is anti-union.
The big corporations are not on your side.
First outing for my HTML HIGH shirt. you too can own one along with 100’s of other designs. Use code PIGGYTRUMP for 20% off
#HTML #a11y #WebStandards #politics #merch
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HTMLZ
#HTML #a11y #WebStandards #politics #merch
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HTMLZ
December 24, 2025 at 7:03 PM
First outing for my HTML HIGH shirt. you too can own one along with 100’s of other designs. Use code PIGGYTRUMP for 20% off
#HTML #a11y #WebStandards #politics #merch
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HTMLZ
#HTML #a11y #WebStandards #politics #merch
www.etsy.com/uk/shop/HTMLZ
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Hire @ashleemboyer.com. Not because she had a hard year, but because she is damn good at what she does.
I've had an execeptionally tough year.
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
I have no income or health insurance, and could really use your help finding my next paid project. 💜
semanticfish.com/2025-year-in...
Open to front-end, full-stack, design system, & accessibility projects. 10+ years experience.
Many more details in post!
2025: Year in Review | Semantic Fish Creative Group
This post gets personal about my experiences this year with grief, loss, health emergencies, and being disabled & working in accessibility in the US.
semanticfish.com
December 24, 2025 at 4:32 AM
Hire @ashleemboyer.com. Not because she had a hard year, but because she is damn good at what she does.
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Everyone benefits when those with disabilities are included
✍️ Anna Taylor
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
✍️ Anna Taylor
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
www.politicshome.com
December 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Everyone benefits when those with disabilities are included
✍️ Anna Taylor
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
✍️ Anna Taylor
www.politicshome.com/opinion/arti...
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When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
The US economy is pumped up on tech-bro vanity. The inevitable correction should prompt a global conversation, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr
www.theguardian.com
December 23, 2025 at 6:56 AM
When the AI bubble bursts, humans will finally have their chance to take back control | Rafael Behr
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Capitalism tomes at the double...
Prospect Magazine (UK) reviewed Capitalism and Its Critics alongside Sven Beckert's Capitalism: A Global History. Thanks to Tom Clark for a thoughtful article.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7184...
Prospect Magazine (UK) reviewed Capitalism and Its Critics alongside Sven Beckert's Capitalism: A Global History. Thanks to Tom Clark for a thoughtful article.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7184...
Whither capitalism?
Two new surveys of our dominant economic system make us fear for its future
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk
December 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Capitalism tomes at the double...
Prospect Magazine (UK) reviewed Capitalism and Its Critics alongside Sven Beckert's Capitalism: A Global History. Thanks to Tom Clark for a thoughtful article.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7184...
Prospect Magazine (UK) reviewed Capitalism and Its Critics alongside Sven Beckert's Capitalism: A Global History. Thanks to Tom Clark for a thoughtful article.
www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7184...
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The statistical averageness of AI is the problem. It requires higher levels of education and professional scepticism to spot when it is going wrong.
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
The statistical averageness of AI is the problem. It requires higher levels of education and professional scepticism to spot when it is going wrong.
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I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
December 23, 2025 at 1:51 AM
I don’t mean to sound extreme, but I don’t think we should have torture camps for people with criminal records either.
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
👀Expose implicit ARIA semantics (browser-defaults and ElementInternals)
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #WebStandards #browsers
github.com/w3c/aria/iss...
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #WebStandards #browsers
github.com/w3c/aria/iss...
Expose implicit ARIA semantics (browser-defaults and ElementInternals) · Issue #2663 · w3c/aria
Description of bug or feature request Accessibility testing frameworks currently have no way to query the ARIA semantics applied through ElementInternals within custom elements. This results in fal...
github.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:37 PM
👀Expose implicit ARIA semantics (browser-defaults and ElementInternals)
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #WebStandards #browsers
github.com/w3c/aria/iss...
#HTML #ARIA #a11y #WebStandards #browsers
github.com/w3c/aria/iss...
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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...
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Welcome to the Marvellous Museum of Moribund Markup. You're in for a treat today, for I'll be guiding you through a brief history of an assortment of the more arcane esoteric elements of HTML past.
Take a look at what they were and what still remains of them.
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#HTML
Take a look at what they were and what still remains of them.
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#HTML
The HTML Elements Time Forgot - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
www.htmhell.dev
December 22, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Welcome to the Marvellous Museum of Moribund Markup. You're in for a treat today, for I'll be guiding you through a brief history of an assortment of the more arcane esoteric elements of HTML past.
Take a look at what they were and what still remains of them.
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#HTML
Take a look at what they were and what still remains of them.
www.htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
#HTML
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TalkBack does not offer an option to use computer vision & LLMs (“AI” for the scope of this thread) to describe images lacking alt text.
If you do it in Chrome, it overwrites all the good alt text with, well, crap.
Try it on this page:
srt.csb-cde.ca.gov/jaws/jaws-l
[1/4]
If you do it in Chrome, it overwrites all the good alt text with, well, crap.
Try it on this page:
srt.csb-cde.ca.gov/jaws/jaws-l
[1/4]
December 21, 2025 at 9:40 PM
TalkBack does not offer an option to use computer vision & LLMs (“AI” for the scope of this thread) to describe images lacking alt text.
If you do it in Chrome, it overwrites all the good alt text with, well, crap.
Try it on this page:
srt.csb-cde.ca.gov/jaws/jaws-l
[1/4]
If you do it in Chrome, it overwrites all the good alt text with, well, crap.
Try it on this page:
srt.csb-cde.ca.gov/jaws/jaws-l
[1/4]
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"If the standard for airing a story becomes, 'the government must agree to be interviewed,' then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from being an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state."
Sharyn Alfonsi
Sharyn Alfonsi
December 22, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"If the standard for airing a story becomes, 'the government must agree to be interviewed,' then the government effectively gains control over the 60 Minutes broadcast. We go from being an investigative powerhouse to a stenographer for the state."
Sharyn Alfonsi
Sharyn Alfonsi
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Anyone a part of a “divitis” webring? Is the `` element your best friend? Do you use semantic HTML, but have never looked up the definitions for the elements you use? I wrote this for you.
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
Semantics beyond the tag name - HTMHell
A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
htmhell.dev
December 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Anyone a part of a “divitis” webring? Is the `` element your best friend? Do you use semantic HTML, but have never looked up the definitions for the elements you use? I wrote this for you.
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
htmhell.dev/adventcalend...
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✏️ 2025 in review hidde.blog/2025-review/
My 2025 review
Some highlights from my 2025.
hidde.blog
December 19, 2025 at 1:02 PM
✏️ 2025 in review hidde.blog/2025-review/