Nostr notes by Eric

I've used composite widgets to address related UI before, but ...

2026-03-12T15:08:35Z

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I've used composite widgets to address related UI before, but they have pretty niche applications, plus potential confusion with operation.

I wrote for @npub1qr3…plwl about the types of things automated ...

2026-02-19T15:52:58Z

I wrote for zeroheight (npub1qr3…plwl) about the types of things automated accessibility checks can't detect when auditing and evaluating your design systems for accessibility.
#a11y https://zeroheight.com/blog/design-systems-cant-automate-away-all-of-your-accessibility-considerations/

_someone_ didn't actually read the post

2026-02-04T21:50:33Z

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_someone_ didn't actually read the post

I mean, why buy the cow 😅

2026-02-04T16:16:24Z

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I mean, why buy the cow 😅

Oh nooooooo

2026-02-04T15:43:26Z

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Oh nooooooo

I wrote about some nuance involved with annotating focus order, ...

2026-02-04T15:07:33Z

I wrote about some nuance involved with annotating focus order, following a conversation with annaecook (npub123a…w2vq) where we realized we'd both been running across the same well-intentioned behaviors. #a11y https://ericwbailey.website/published/you-probably-shouldnt-be-annotating-focus-order/

I would never.

2026-01-28T15:49:30Z

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I would never.

Oop, thanks for the clarification! Will update and credit.

2026-01-28T15:49:19Z

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Oop, thanks for the clarification! Will update and credit.

I am so sorry I cursed you with Knowledge™

2026-01-28T15:25:58Z

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I am so sorry I cursed you with Knowledge™

Aw man, thanks for reading it!

2026-01-28T15:25:30Z

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Aw man, thanks for reading it!

It is a lot more complicated to add keyboard shortcuts to your ...

2026-01-28T15:19:44Z

It is a lot more complicated to add keyboard shortcuts to your web app than you might initially think, featuring a big honkin' table. #a11ty https://ericwbailey.website/published/how-an-accessibility-designer-adds-keyboard-shortcuts-to-a-web-app/

Oh wow, thanks for that. And thank you for reading the ...

2026-01-26T02:33:30Z

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Oh wow, thanks for that. And thank you for reading the article—it made my week! Piccalilli (npub16cx…2vq4)

XML wasn’t it, but also sometimes I think the platform is too ...

2026-01-16T16:26:29Z

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XML wasn’t it, but also sometimes I think the platform is too permissive 😬

I've gotta confess: I like the idea behind them, but am still ...

2026-01-15T20:00:48Z

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I've gotta confess: I like the idea behind them, but am still pretty confounded by making web components 😅

You can't nest interactive controls on the web, but you can ...

2026-01-15T16:51:43Z

You can't nest interactive controls on the web, but you can fake it 'till you make it. Piccalilli (npub16cx…2vq4) let me ramble on about how to do exactly just that, because they're champs. #a11y https://piccalil.li/blog/accessible-faux-nested-interactive-controls/

Mantis & Co. kindly asked me about my predictions for digital ...

2026-01-07T15:14:15Z

Mantis & Co. kindly asked me about my predictions for digital #a11y for 2026. I'm not very optimistic about it: https://mantisandco.com/resources/guides/future-of-accessibility/ericwbailey

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2025-12-08T15:22:21Z

bog-standard, eh? where is this ISO-certified bog at?

Apple could surprise remove Liquid Glass the same way it surprise ...

2025-12-04T18:59:52Z

Apple could surprise remove Liquid Glass the same way it surprise added U2 to everyone's devices and I'd be first in line to call things even.

SORRY!

2025-11-20T22:47:28Z

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SORRY!

Hi, yup. It's building off of work my coworker did before ...

2025-11-12T19:26:34Z

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Hi, yup. It's building off of work my coworker did before they were laid off and didn't get a chance to act on. It is documentation that reinforces inclusive user testing we did, plus attempting to remove a huge compliance liability surface area.

Adrian Roselli, pH0 (npub1he7…mmdk) Alastair Campbell (npub1en7…r6n9) [@laura_carlson](https://mastodon.social/@laura_carlson )

I partnered with Fable to evaluate their pay-per-project ...

2025-11-05T16:18:19Z

I partnered with Fable to evaluate their pay-per-project offering. Its an amazing way to get insights into how disabled people actually use your service, and what they think about it. https://ericwbailey.website/published/evaluating-fables-pay-per-project-offering/

Thanks for reading it! @npub1nj3…qjyh

2025-10-22T14:24:51Z

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Thanks for reading it! Web Axe (npub1nj3…qjyh)

Thanks for attending the talk, and for the kind words. It was ...

2025-10-18T15:46:57Z

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Thanks for attending the talk, and for the kind words. It was really great to meet you in real life, too! 💜

I have a non-trivial amount of experience with browser focus ...

2025-10-06T17:33:16Z

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I have a non-trivial amount of experience with browser focus rings not being sufficient during usability studies, so I'd beg to differ with that statement. It's less about absolutes and more about knowing the audience you serve and proactively providing what they need.

Some default browsers don't have WCAG-conformant focus ring ...

2025-10-06T14:46:37Z

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Some default browsers don't have WCAG-conformant focus ring styles. It's a lot better than it used to be, but something to be aware of.

As far as I'm concerned currentColor is a magical gift 😀

2025-10-06T14:45:32Z

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As far as I'm concerned currentColor is a magical gift 😀

name another trade profession where you can command a six figure ...

2025-09-30T14:46:09Z

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name another trade profession where you can command a six figure salary to build such brittle infrastructure

Focus rings! Plural! I wrote for @npub16cx…2vq4 about how to ...

2025-09-18T15:05:49Z

Focus rings! Plural! I wrote for Piccalilli (npub16cx…2vq4) about how to create a branded double ring focus effect that is dynamically generated based on the interactive element's text color. https://piccalil.li/blog/taking-a-shot-at-the-double-focus-ring-problem-using-modern-css/

That's a helluva list to be included on, wow. And yes! ...

2025-09-07T17:17:33Z

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That's a helluva list to be included on, wow. And yes! Getting published on ALA was a huge deal for me too.

Also, congrats on the re-launch, it looks great! Also subscribed to your RSS feed 😀 Christian Tietze (npub1uxl…5rn7) zeldman (npub1zpy…je3a) Erin Kissane (npub1sac…kcpe)

I do think more of the web's infrastructure should be ...

2025-08-27T22:19:05Z

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I do think more of the web's infrastructure should be community owned. For my sins, I also owe a lot to the GitHub platform, and it would be irresponsible to ignore the sheer amount of infrastructure at play. Codeberg (npub1fh7…ee83)

Plus one. Doomerism thinking won't help, and only hurts.

2025-08-27T15:55:24Z

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Plus one. Doomerism thinking won't help, and only hurts.

Someone started a discussion here: ...

2025-08-27T15:33:37Z

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Someone started a discussion here: https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/171322

I'm of the school of thought that a groundswell is the only thing at this point that will move the needle, and I feel that's something the Fedi could help with.

It's one of X's LLM getting added to GitHub-flavored ...

2025-08-27T14:16:42Z

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It's one of X's LLM getting added to GitHub-flavored Copilot.

And while you're here: It might be good to read my buddy ...

2025-08-27T13:48:59Z

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And while you're here: It might be good to read my buddy Edward Loveall (npub157j…wkg4)'s post. https://blog.edwardloveall.com/lets-make-sure-github-doesnt-become-the-only-option

fuck yes I would 💜

2025-08-06T17:52:57Z

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fuck yes I would 💜

I wrote about inclusive personas, their pitfalls, and the need to ...

2025-07-31T14:09:56Z

I wrote about inclusive personas, their pitfalls, and the need to critique the larger systems that compel their use. https://ericwbailey.website/published/on-inclusive-personas-and-inclusive-user-research/

DISCORBS WAS RIGHT THERE, COME ON ...

2025-07-23T23:30:40Z

DISCORBS WAS RIGHT THERE, COME ON

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2025-07-19T23:13:47Z

Thanks for diligently curating such a great resource!

2025-07-15T15:22:38Z

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Thanks for diligently curating such a great resource!

Featuring content by David Kennedy, ...

2025-07-15T14:28:29Z

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Featuring content by David Kennedy, [@laura_carlson](https://mastodon.social/@laura_carlson ), Stef Walter (npub1vxz…gc5c), Pavel A. Samsonov (npub1yyd…d3ge), ⭑ salma (npub1a80…vkfq), Ingrid Burrington (npub1l3c…kj65), Cloud Four (npub1lzq…qpx3), Piccalilli (npub16cx…2vq4), and Stefan Judis (npub19xz…pzaf).

Newsletters! I love 'em. Here's some that I look forward ...

2025-07-15T14:24:13Z

Newsletters! I love 'em. Here's some that I look forward to reading every week, an idea shamelessly stolen from Marc Thiele (npub1an7…3w7j). https://ericwbailey.website/published/newsletters-that-regularly-hit-my-inbox-these-days/

These HTML support tables by @tetralogical.com are very, very ...

2025-07-10T15:40:23Z

These HTML support tables by @tetralogical.com are very, very good. https://tetralogical.com/blog/2025/07/10/html-support/

I was crying the entire time I was proof-listening to it.

2025-07-02T15:50:54Z

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I was crying the entire time I was proof-listening to it.

I left the errata off because it felt a little more like ...

2025-07-02T15:50:23Z

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I left the errata off because it felt a little more like doxxing/punching down to me.
liebach has moved (npub1223…k4ld)

muahahahaha

2025-07-02T15:49:48Z

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muahahahaha

I am so very sorry.

2025-06-30T18:56:18Z

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I am so very sorry.

I've referenced it enough that now it's all I can hear ...

2025-06-30T14:44:25Z

I've referenced it enough that now it's all I can hear when I read it. Now you have to hear it too 🙉 https://ericwbailey.website/published/you-must-listen-to-rfc-2119/

Thanks for reading it!

2025-06-25T17:56:49Z

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Thanks for reading it!

I wrote about why I'm tired of reading about takes on ...

2025-06-25T14:08:02Z

I wrote about why I'm tired of reading about takes on quality. https://ericwbailey.website/published/quality-is-a-trap/

I think my favorite thing with LLM-forward browser concepts ...

2025-06-18T18:32:49Z

I think my favorite thing with LLM-forward browser concepts I've seen is a way to make information retrieval not only slower, but also potentially inaccurate.

plead the fifth 😶

2025-06-17T16:28:38Z

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plead the fifth 😶

Thanks, Nic! And while I have ya, hate/loved your latest ...

2025-06-17T14:44:16Z

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Thanks, Nic! And while I have ya, hate/loved your latest "You're not a front-end developer until you've..." post 😀

ARIA! It exists and on a long enough timeline you'll need to ...

2025-06-16T19:16:56Z

ARIA! It exists and on a long enough timeline you'll need to use it. Here's how to get into the right headspace to do so! #a11y https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2025/06/what-i-wish-someone-told-me-aria/

A good reminder that people don’t sue when an experience ...

2025-06-10T17:08:27Z

A good reminder that people don’t sue when an experience isn’t WCAG conformant, they sue when they have access issues. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/money/consumer-affairs/chase-ordered-pay-150-neurodivergent-customer-app-dark/

you know about the Norway bug, right? 😅

2025-06-03T15:04:03Z

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you know about the Norway bug, right? 😅

same

2025-06-03T14:59:08Z

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same

"well, someone has to write the non-deterministic Markdown ...

2025-06-03T14:54:03Z

"well, someone has to write the non-deterministic Markdown table formatter," is up there on the list of incredibly cursed things I've had to type

"Many of these features are in what you might call the ...

2025-06-02T15:10:23Z

"Many of these features are in what you might call the “infrastructure stage”: they’re well-defined and ready to use in theory, but screen reader and browser support remains uneven." https://webaim.org/blog/up-and-coming-aria/

fellas, have you ever accidentally fallen into the pure, platonic ...

2025-05-29T15:56:23Z

fellas, have you ever accidentally fallen into the pure, platonic realm of idealistic hyperobject avatars and felt a sense of cosmic insignificance due to the failure of your fleeting corporeal form?

Nice! Mine just arrived in the mail too 🙌

2025-05-22T17:54:41Z

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Nice! Mine just arrived in the mail too 🙌

Aw, nice! Hoping mine shows soon. @npub1rah…qf2c

2025-05-22T14:06:55Z

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Aw, nice! Hoping mine shows soon. Dana (npub1rah…qf2c)

slaps the accessibility tree "What’s it going to take to ...

2025-05-20T21:08:58Z

*slaps the accessibility tree*
"What’s it going to take to get you in this composite widget today?"

I wrote about an alternate idea for organizing design systems. ...

2025-05-15T14:14:37Z

I wrote about an alternate idea for organizing design systems. https://ericwbailey.website/published/organizing-a-design-system-via-folksonomy/

"It performed exactly as I'd expect a Large Language ...

2025-05-12T14:32:17Z

"It performed exactly as I'd expect a Large Language Model to perform when asking it about accessibility, producing a lot of generalised information that is potentially useful, but falling short when asked to be specific or confronted with nuanced problems." https://www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/deque-axe-assistant-first-impressions/

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2025-05-10T20:16:31Z

why produce alien concept art when the Damascus goat exists

There's a particular sub-breed of that type of guy who really ...

2025-05-08T14:19:38Z

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There's a particular sub-breed of that type of guy who really sets me off. It's the guy who then turns around and makes huge promises about how a glorified autocomplete can somehow magically fix all our energy and climate woes if we really believe.

gross!

2025-05-07T21:13:29Z

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gross!

It looks like they took the demo site down, but it had: - A ...

2025-05-07T20:36:37Z

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It looks like they took the demo site down, but it had:

- A complete lack of headings
- Non-semantic links and buttons
- aria-label mis-applied on divs and spans
- Color contrast violations

Dreamweaver produced better code.

Practice exclusion, incur legal liability, and prevent yourself ...

2025-05-07T20:33:08Z

Practice exclusion, incur legal liability, and prevent yourself from doing business in the EU from the jump! All possible via Figma Sites!

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2025-04-30T21:55:54Z

subpixel antialiasing, like subtext, is for cowards

love me some definitions that don't even have the courage to ...

2025-04-30T14:26:45Z

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love me some definitions that don't even have the courage to be fully recursive

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2025-04-29T14:57:59Z

I guess technically speaking FTP is a cloud service

wanna start a business?

2025-04-25T19:19:47Z

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wanna start a business?

hey so when you run a queue-based system that uses a letter ...

2025-04-25T18:40:39Z

hey so when you run a queue-based system that uses a letter prefix for appointments maybe don’t use the letter Q if you also announce said appointments over a PA

This is perfect, I love it!

2025-04-24T23:41:06Z

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This is perfect, I love it!

I need to know the term for when higher up pressure to use a ...

2025-04-24T17:52:50Z

I need to know the term for when higher up pressure to use a feature or process forces someone to adopt things that are actively harmful to the outcomes they are trying to achieve.

tattered trenchcoat flapping in a hot, dusty wind "This ...

2025-04-21T15:55:52Z

*tattered trenchcoat flapping in a hot, dusty wind*

"This world is broken, shattered into a million pieces. It's time to…"

*unslings trombone*

"…Pick it up, pick it up, pick it up."

Gmail's UI is so godawful that I literally pay rent on a ...

2025-04-18T21:57:58Z

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Gmail's UI is so godawful that I literally pay rent on a browser extension to fix it.

if I read the phrase, "yassified to protect her ...

2025-04-17T14:14:40Z

if I read the phrase, "yassified to protect her anonymity" you have to as well

48 hours later "Good! You?"

2025-04-16T15:32:54Z

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*48 hours later* "Good! You?"

let's double click on that and circle back on it next ...

2025-04-16T14:29:30Z

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let's double click on that and circle back on it next quarter, big guy

anyone who writes like they're emailing someone in Slack is a ...

2025-04-16T14:23:56Z

anyone who writes like they're emailing someone in Slack is a cop

oh nooooooooo

2025-04-14T21:21:01Z

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oh nooooooooo

Setting aside the environmental damage and IP theft, I think the ...

2025-04-14T20:32:38Z

Setting aside the environmental damage and IP theft, I think the thing that bothers me the most about this "generate AI art of yourself as an action figure in a blister pack" trend is that it further normalizes tech workers as interchangeable commodities.

😬

2025-04-13T15:07:18Z

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😬

"Font sizes!" gestures vaguely

2025-04-11T13:15:36Z

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"Font sizes!" *gestures vaguely*

It is 9+ years later and we are still cleaning up after the ...

2025-04-11T12:52:49Z

It is 9+ years later and we are still cleaning up after the damage the Document Outline Algorithm caused, which never existed, nor will it ever exist. https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/blog/h1-element-styles/

EPD? hell yeah I’m into Error Prone Deeply backwards way to ...

2025-04-10T20:21:11Z

EPD? hell yeah I’m into

Error
Prone
Deeply backwards way to make things

kicked out of the dentist office for calling them outie mouth ...

2025-04-09T18:19:41Z

kicked out of the dentist office for calling them outie mouth bones

I didn't rate anything, and just got whatever it served me up ...

2025-04-08T15:37:47Z

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I didn't rate anything, and just got whatever it served me up next.

Personally, I enjoyed the genre variety in that I'll usually not venture out of my comfort zone. This was a nice way to avoid that.

I started when I went remote for Covid quarantine. It's 5 ...

2025-04-08T14:35:10Z

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I started when I went remote for Covid quarantine.

It's 5 years later. Covid is still here and I'm still working remote. This service has been a through line for the duration, and I'm legit feeling emotional about it ending.

I didn't know what I'd expect when I started, but I sure did not expect the world to be in this sorry state. Oh well.

I just finished the last of the 1001 albums this site generated ...

2025-04-08T14:33:22Z

I just finished the last of the 1001 albums this site generated for me. It's a great service, and worth checking out. https://1001albumsgenerator.com/

brb, taking out a small business loan 😈

2025-04-07T15:58:50Z

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brb, taking out a small business loan 😈

Ha!

2025-04-07T15:23:53Z

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Ha!

I wrote about what you get when you take someone up on their ...

2025-04-07T14:26:16Z

I wrote about what you get when you take someone up on their offer to guest post for your personal blog. https://ericwbailey.website/published/article-pitch-for-your-consideration/

As many as you want, I guess? The rules are made up and the ...

2025-03-18T14:46:17Z

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As many as you want, I guess? The rules are made up and the points don't matter. Ben Myers 🦖 (npub1x5j…h42c) Jan Maarten (npub13wl…sa6r) Jim Nielsen (npub1tkt…rygn) Melanie Richards (npub19ra…a2wv) Mia (web luddite) (npub1szd…5a79)

Hey @npub1he7…mmdk, @npub1x5j…h42c, @npub13wl…sa6r, ...

2025-03-18T14:19:18Z

Hey Adrian Roselli, pH0 (npub1he7…mmdk), Ben Myers 🦖 (npub1x5j…h42c), Jan Maarten (npub13wl…sa6r), Jim Nielsen (npub1tkt…rygn), Melanie Richards (npub19ra…a2wv), Mia (web luddite) (npub1szd…5a79): You're it!
https://ericwbailey.website/published/tag-youre-it/

when life gives you lemons, why not buy a copy of Xenogears ...

2025-03-01T17:45:36Z

when life gives you lemons, why not buy a copy of Xenogears Perfect Works—an art book you’ve coveted since you were a dirtbag teen—about a RPG where you use giant mechs to attack and dethrone god

Thanks for attending it 💜

2025-02-27T16:43:25Z

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Thanks for attending it 💜

I'll be delivering my talk on digital accessibility and harm ...

2025-02-26T15:27:15Z

I'll be delivering my talk on digital accessibility and harm reduction tomorrow at 9 AM ET for Deque Systems (npub1ece…xse6)'s axe-con. It's free to attend with an email login.

This one is from the heart, and I'm simultaneously excited and terrified to share it with y'all.
https://www.deque.com/axe-con/sessions/it-is-designed-to-break-your-heart-cultivating-a-harm-reduction-mindset-as-an-accessibility-practitioner/