Ben Myers 🦖

Accessibility person and human T-rex. In my Great Gonzo era. (Searchable)

💬 Pronouns: they/them
📝 Blog: https://benmyers.dev
💼 By Day: Frontend Developer for Confluent (previously Microsoft Learn, USAA)
🖼️ Avatar/Cover: Avatar taken by Shepherd K // Cover is generative art by George Francis.

Last Notes

2025-11-27 17:51:11 UTC

RE: https://front-end.social/@mayank/115622876970699919
My friend Mayank is looking for their next role! If you’re looking for someone who knows their stuff when it comes to design system and accessibility, reach out to them - they’d be a great fit for your team.
#GetFediHired #webdev
#note1yje…f9u3

2025-01-17 17:44:49 UTC

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Yep, agreed. But at least mods are meant to represent the server/channel and its members' interests, whereas non-mods @everyone-ing strikes me as kind of presumptuous.

2025-01-17 15:46:33 UTC

Digital etiquette is complex and situational, and yet I'm still surprised that people decide to go into large channels or servers and drop an @everyone or an @here, especially for something that's not urgent.
(Moderators are excluded from this, naturally)

2024-12-07 19:55:51 UTC

📝 New post!
`aria-label` and `aria-labelledby` aren't allowed on divs, spans, and other static text elements out of the box, and *most* screenreaders won't announce them.
https://benmyers.dev/blog/dont-use-aria-label-on-static-text-elements/
#accessibility #a11y

2024-12-02 15:33:07 UTC

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Tuna haaaaaates the Roomba. One time, he — completely unprovoked — got up from his nap, marched over to the Roomba charging base, slapped the Roomba once, and then marched right off.
The Roomba hadn't run for a few days.
He was just that full of spite.

2024-12-02 15:30:24 UTC

Every day my Roomba goes off, my cat reminds me he'd like nothing more than to vote the Roomba off the island.

2024-09-30 19:42:00 UTC

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Sara, this was a fascinating read! Thanks for putting it out there.

2024-08-07 02:07:00 UTC

most cursed

2024-08-04 17:08:26 UTC

It's the little things in life, like ceiling fan pull chains with little attachments that resemble the fan or a lightbulb so you can actually remember which chain is which.
Not to mention these are easier to grip.
https://cdn.masto.host/a11yinfo/media_attachments/files/112/904/842/196/054/923/original/577d46726c3119f9.png