Dan
@dfaccessibility.bsky.social
About Me: A UX and Accessibility advocate in the State and Federal licensing world.
Use my website as a reference when designing your next site. Its free! Also, if you have some other topics or suggestions. Let me know. designingforaccessibility.com
Use my website as a reference when designing your next site. Its free! Also, if you have some other topics or suggestions. Let me know. designingforaccessibility.com
Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to ensure all digital content, including web-based documents (PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), conforms to
WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards by April 24, 2026. Your documents must be accessible!
WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards by April 24, 2026. Your documents must be accessible!
January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to ensure all digital content, including web-based documents (PDFs, Word, Excel, PowerPoint), conforms to
WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards by April 24, 2026. Your documents must be accessible!
WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards by April 24, 2026. Your documents must be accessible!
Alright, my Success Criteria look up is live. Its only Level A for now but if people like it I'll do AA, and AAA. Its just a nice and simple lookup to explain criteria in its simplest terms.
designingforaccessibility.com/criteria-loo... #accessibility
designingforaccessibility.com/criteria-loo... #accessibility
Government Licensing Software - Designing for Accessibility
designingforaccessibility.com
January 15, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Alright, my Success Criteria look up is live. Its only Level A for now but if people like it I'll do AA, and AAA. Its just a nice and simple lookup to explain criteria in its simplest terms.
designingforaccessibility.com/criteria-loo... #accessibility
designingforaccessibility.com/criteria-loo... #accessibility
Spent a few weeks designing and coding a Level A Success Criteria lookup. Type in the number, 1.1.1 for example and you get the criteria description and a layman's term explanation with an example. I'll share it soon #accessibility #vpat
January 13, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Spent a few weeks designing and coding a Level A Success Criteria lookup. Type in the number, 1.1.1 for example and you get the criteria description and a layman's term explanation with an example. I'll share it soon #accessibility #vpat
New UX article for December in my practical UX perspectives section - "Reassuring your UX team about AI" - designingforaccessibility.com/reassuring-u... #ux
December 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
New UX article for December in my practical UX perspectives section - "Reassuring your UX team about AI" - designingforaccessibility.com/reassuring-u... #ux
www.forbes.com/councils/for... Why Accessibility Is The Next Competitive Advantage #accessibility
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December 21, 2025 at 6:03 PM
www.forbes.com/councils/for... Why Accessibility Is The Next Competitive Advantage #accessibility
Are you waiting to publish your VPAT until all your defects are fixed? Don't. A VPAT is a disclosure document. An old VPAT looks worse than a new one with an acknowledgement of gaps and a mitigation plan.
#vpat #accessibility
#vpat #accessibility
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Are you waiting to publish your VPAT until all your defects are fixed? Don't. A VPAT is a disclosure document. An old VPAT looks worse than a new one with an acknowledgement of gaps and a mitigation plan.
#vpat #accessibility
#vpat #accessibility
My second "UX Perspectives" article is live. Head over to theuxperspective.com to see the list. This time its, "Handling Conflict in UX: From Design Debate To Real Solutions"
Designing for Accessibility - UX Perspectives
theuxperspective.com
November 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
My second "UX Perspectives" article is live. Head over to theuxperspective.com to see the list. This time its, "Handling Conflict in UX: From Design Debate To Real Solutions"
I'm getting a lot of questions about who's responsibility it is to produce the VPAT. Well, it depends: In smaller orgs (no a11y team), it's often a collaboration between devs, UX, and QA, with one person owning the VPAT documentation (usually someone on product or compliance). #vpat #accessibility
November 12, 2025 at 10:43 PM
I'm getting a lot of questions about who's responsibility it is to produce the VPAT. Well, it depends: In smaller orgs (no a11y team), it's often a collaboration between devs, UX, and QA, with one person owning the VPAT documentation (usually someone on product or compliance). #vpat #accessibility
Next UX article coming in a couple of days: Handling Conflict in UX: From Design Debate To Real Solutions. I also registered a specific domain for the UX perspectives. I'll share that soon too. (its just a redirect for now) #ux
November 11, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Next UX article coming in a couple of days: Handling Conflict in UX: From Design Debate To Real Solutions. I also registered a specific domain for the UX perspectives. I'll share that soon too. (its just a redirect for now) #ux
First #ux related article is live from my "UX Perspectives" category. Its entitled - The Hill Worth Dying On. Any feedback or opinion is appreciated. 👍 designingforaccessibility.com/ux-perspecti...
Accessibility Guidelines - Designing for Accessibility
designingforaccessibility.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
First #ux related article is live from my "UX Perspectives" category. Its entitled - The Hill Worth Dying On. Any feedback or opinion is appreciated. 👍 designingforaccessibility.com/ux-perspecti...
Finally got some time to start work on my "Practical UX Perspectives" section of the website. First article is, "The Hill Worth Dying On". Knowing when to fight for a design decision and when to let it go. 👍
October 29, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Finally got some time to start work on my "Practical UX Perspectives" section of the website. First article is, "The Hill Worth Dying On". Knowing when to fight for a design decision and when to let it go. 👍
A VPAT shows how accessible a product is.
WCAG is the standard those reports are measured against.
The numbers (2.0, 2.1, 2.2) are just versions, with newer ones adding more coverage.
The levels (A, AA, AAA) show how complete the accessibility effort is, with AA being the most common requirement
WCAG is the standard those reports are measured against.
The numbers (2.0, 2.1, 2.2) are just versions, with newer ones adding more coverage.
The levels (A, AA, AAA) show how complete the accessibility effort is, with AA being the most common requirement
September 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
A VPAT shows how accessible a product is.
WCAG is the standard those reports are measured against.
The numbers (2.0, 2.1, 2.2) are just versions, with newer ones adding more coverage.
The levels (A, AA, AAA) show how complete the accessibility effort is, with AA being the most common requirement
WCAG is the standard those reports are measured against.
The numbers (2.0, 2.1, 2.2) are just versions, with newer ones adding more coverage.
The levels (A, AA, AAA) show how complete the accessibility effort is, with AA being the most common requirement
Had some time to add a quick top 5 tips article, check it out - designingforaccessibility.com/accessibilit...
Accessibility Quick Wins: Improve UX in Under an Hour - Designing for Accessibility
Boost accessibility fast. Five quick, practical fixes—alt text, contrast, labels, links, and navigation—that improve UX for all users in under an hour.
designingforaccessibility.com
August 27, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Had some time to add a quick top 5 tips article, check it out - designingforaccessibility.com/accessibilit...
Sharing options on the pages is now complete and accessible. I think that's it for the site upgrades for now, back to some article research
August 7, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Sharing options on the pages is now complete and accessible. I think that's it for the site upgrades for now, back to some article research
Search added to the homepage. Simple js file for now but it works well. Now I'm working on the ability to share the articles.
August 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Search added to the homepage. Simple js file for now but it works well. Now I'm working on the ability to share the articles.
After hours of work, I've now updated the website to include a light and dark theme switcher. Phew.
Next up: Search!
Next up: Search!
August 2, 2025 at 10:32 PM
After hours of work, I've now updated the website to include a light and dark theme switcher. Phew.
Next up: Search!
Next up: Search!
I spent some time reorganizing and redesigning the website to better suite consumers. I'm not quite done but its live you wanna check it out. I need to add a search and a "dark mode" switcher but that'll come in time. - designingforaccessibility.com
Designing for Accessibility - Inclusive Design for UX/UI
Learn how to design accessible websites and apps for all users. Practical accessibility tips for UX and UI designers.
designingforaccessibility.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I spent some time reorganizing and redesigning the website to better suite consumers. I'm not quite done but its live you wanna check it out. I need to add a search and a "dark mode" switcher but that'll come in time. - designingforaccessibility.com
Quick reminder (because I needed it myself) - Disabled elements are exempt from color contrast. 👍 #accessibility www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/U...
Understanding Success Criterion 1.4.11: Non-text Contrast | WAI | W3C
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July 1, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Quick reminder (because I needed it myself) - Disabled elements are exempt from color contrast. 👍 #accessibility www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/U...
Put together another article today - Building Accessible Government Licensing Software: A Developer's Guide to Pre-Built Components. Very specific you might think, but this topic is the majority of my work life. Figured I would share - designingforaccessibility.com/pre-built-co...
Designing for Accessibility - A guide to web accessibility
designingforaccessibility.com
June 15, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Put together another article today - Building Accessible Government Licensing Software: A Developer's Guide to Pre-Built Components. Very specific you might think, but this topic is the majority of my work life. Figured I would share - designingforaccessibility.com/pre-built-co...
Did some clean up today and moved some things around. I also published, Accessibility Is Everyone's Job: Defining Responsibilities Across the SDLC #accessibility 👍
Designing for Accessibility - A guide to web accessibility
designingforaccessibility.com
June 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Did some clean up today and moved some things around. I also published, Accessibility Is Everyone's Job: Defining Responsibilities Across the SDLC #accessibility 👍
An example of a good error message best practices:
- Say what happened
- Say why it happened
- Provide reassurance
- Give them a way out
- Help them fix it
- Say what happened
- Say why it happened
- Provide reassurance
- Give them a way out
- Help them fix it
June 11, 2025 at 3:07 PM
An example of a good error message best practices:
- Say what happened
- Say why it happened
- Provide reassurance
- Give them a way out
- Help them fix it
- Say what happened
- Say why it happened
- Provide reassurance
- Give them a way out
- Help them fix it
When it comes to the development of software, Accessibility should be everybody's responsibility. That means, specifics should come from Product and BA. UX Libraries and guides should be compliant. Dev components should be tested at the source, and QA procedures in place.
May 27, 2025 at 8:07 PM
When it comes to the development of software, Accessibility should be everybody's responsibility. That means, specifics should come from Product and BA. UX Libraries and guides should be compliant. Dev components should be tested at the source, and QA procedures in place.
My article, 'Make a Mitigation and Remediation Plan', is now live. Check it out. Feedback appreciated. - #accessibility designingforaccessibility.com/mitigation-r...
Designing for Accessibility - A guide to web accessibility
designingforaccessibility.com
May 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
My article, 'Make a Mitigation and Remediation Plan', is now live. Check it out. Feedback appreciated. - #accessibility designingforaccessibility.com/mitigation-r...
Spent the morning writing a document called Accessibility Mitigation and Remediation for VPATs. I've also added some specifics for UAT and Releases. I'll be updating the website soon. 👍
May 19, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Spent the morning writing a document called Accessibility Mitigation and Remediation for VPATs. I've also added some specifics for UAT and Releases. I'll be updating the website soon. 👍
I've not owned an iphone in many years, but this is an impressive step forward. "Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year" - www.apple.com/newsroom/202...
Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year
Apple today announced new accessibility features coming later this year, including Accessibility Nutrition Labels.
www.apple.com
May 15, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I've not owned an iphone in many years, but this is an impressive step forward. "Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year" - www.apple.com/newsroom/202...