Using only an automated test is one sign, but citing the `title` attribute is the whole sign store. I checked the source page to be sure. “Formidable Forms: Where Accessibility Claims Unravel” tab-able.co.uk/formidable-f... Anyway, always treat accessibility marketing claims as suspect.

As well as the Law Council of Australia, more disability peak bodies have come out to oppose the sudden introduction of new powers for police & ministers to cancel social security for people accused of a serious offence.

Congratulations, you have outlived Dick Cheney!

You know what’s really sad about Dick Cheney dying? He never got the chance to die in prison.

Punishing People Without Trial: Why We Oppose the New Centrelink Amendment apn-sa.org/2025/11/04/p... via @AntiPovertyN_SA

MEAA welcomes the Federal Government's announcement of new rules requiring major streaming services to ensure that 10% of total program expenditure, or 7.5% of total Australian revenue, goes towards Australian-made content. meaa.io/3JJdsZ2

Amazon: "continue these series you've started!!!" "The Stranger: Reckoning" by Chris Striker (book 2 of 2 of "The Stranger") Wtf did I start reading? When did I buy this? [Clicks book 1] "The Stranger" by Albert Camus

Once again, outsourced providers and automated punishment are proven to be a bad idea. The people in charge of Centrelink just hate unemployed people.

I'm collecting some best practices around building modern, multi-tenant web apps. Today I'm thinking about how to create firewalls between different customer data. Both at the organization level and the individual user level. If anybody has thoughts or resources to share, I'd like to hear it.

Just like web performance work, accessibility winds up being less expensive the earlier you implement it. Build accessibility in from the start, rather than bolting it on - make it part of the process. @marcysutton.com #webperf #PerfNow #a11y

Accessibility of online communities - has anyone seen any interesting reviews, comparisons, or statements from/about online community platforms? Circle, Gainsight, discourse, Higher Logic, Gradual, Mighty Networks, Xenforo, Skool, Disco, vBulletin, Khoros etc... #cmgr #a11y

Last for this year’s #A11yCamp2025 we have Natasha Ballantyne on human-centred design. Inclusive design should include people vulnerable to hazards, not just focused on accessibility. We have a “trust pandemic”, which affects how likely people are to reach out to useful sources of support.

A talk I’m excited for: Nathan Ortiz on designing for a trans perspective. Personalisation of a site or app is often presented like a simple, good thing. But when we get it wrong, it can have unexpected consequences for gender-marginalised people. Design choices can create barriers #A11yCamp2025

#A11yCamp2025 is back from lunch for a panel on the future of accessibility. Tash Ballantyne from Scyne Advisory, Ben Moxey from Guide Dogs and Joe Devon the co-founder of #GAAD.

Now it’s Erin McIlroy from one of my favourite clients Canva. She’s talking about the in-progress work she’s doing on integrating AI for accessibility. I especially like how she distinguished between the different things that get lumped under the term “AI” #A11yCamp2025

Gian Wild is discussing methods for testing on mobile devices and for native apps - you can read through the full methodology here www.accessibilityoz.com/resources/mo... #A11yCamp2025

Laura Moller is sharing how Coles is changing their accessibility processes. Previously web & native apps were separate, but Coles is now moving to an omnichannel approach. Laura’s team have updated and re-organised their support & tools to meet the new challenges #A11yCamp2025

Morning tea at #A11yCamp2025 was yummy, now Bogdan Sikora is talking about how developers can handle accessibility in component-driven projects. Devs often don’t know how to make edits to the components they use. Accessibility consultants should be providing library-specific guidance when possible.

Now Anthony Vasquez is talking about his experiences with using autonomous cars to get around LA. Anthony is blind and an experienced screen reader user. He’s recorded his trips with a Go Pro and we can hear the voice of the car. He says the audio descriptions are good, when/if they’re present.

First up is Joe Devon is telling us about his benchmark test for LLM accessibility. It’s like the WebAIM Million, but with sites created by the top 10 most popular LLMs. They’re not great at making accessible websites, but having the data will hopefully drive improvement #A11yCamp2025

Back for Day 2 of #A11yCamp2025 - I had some fun chats with so many people yesterday, and am looking forward to more. The vibe this morning is a little more chill, which is usual on the 2nd day of a conference 🙂 I’m looking forward to more great talks and good food and hanging out with #a11y peeps

My phone battery is dying, but you can read the rest of today’s sessions here: a11ycamp.com.au/program/ #A11yCamp2025

Erwin Gelens is talking about the accessibility journey of Schiphol airports which is headquartered in The Netherlands. He’s been using the European Accessibility Act to get the self-service, facilities and co-located businesses create more support for people with disabilities. #A11yCamp2025

Herin Hentry speaks on how AS EN 301 549 can help or hinder your procurement. Herin & I both love a good framework! I like what she says “There is no secret to success, but there is a system to success”. She borrows from the privacy industry to use both threshold & impact assessments #A11yCamp2025

Our next speakers couldn’t make it to Australia, but we have a recording of them from Finland! Matthew Hallonbacka & Elina Niemelä are sharing 3 accessibility challenges with React Native. #A11yCamp2025 1. A11y info in the docs is incomplete. You’ll need to test with assistive tech.

After a tasty lunch it’s time for Sarah Pulis to talk about measuring accessibility. As organisations mature in their accessibility skills, it can be really useful to measure that maturity. It can guide your decisions on which projects to work on, or where more support is needed #A11yCamp2025

Yay @matthras.bsky.social is on now at #A11yCamp2025 - he’s sharing how maths sounds in a screen reader. It’s difficult enough for humans to describe an equation out loud, and screen readers do their best, but there’s a significant difference between what is wanted and what is needed.

Next up are Maia Miller and Lauren Hayes, talking about freelance and solo work in the accessibility industry. They work both separately and together on so many interesting projects! They’ve got excellent advice for people who are interested in going solo for work #A11yCamp2025

Michelle McDonald is taking us on a warp-speed journey through strange new worlds with a Star Trek themed talk about how you can test your digital products for accessibility. 🚀 #A11yCamp2025

Next up is @ronsman.bsky.social with a public service announcement: disabled is the new normal! And he’s starting on a topic near to my heart, how the Industrial Revolution kicked off a change in perception of human bodies based on how well they could fit in to large-scale systems. #A11yCamp2025

First up is Jennison Asuncion on the changes in the accessibility space since he and Joe Devon started Global Accessibility Awareness Day nearly 15 years ago #GAAD #A11yCamp2025

I’m here at #A11yCamp2025 run by @a11ybytes.bsky.social - come say hi (and remind me what you look like in Zoom because I never recognise anyone in person compared to on a screen 😅)

How the under-16s social media ban will impact teens with disabilities www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

In line for Uber pickup at Melbourne airport. It’s moving quickly and smoothly but the couple behind me have barely drawn breath for complaining. “Soo disorganised. Where is he going. Come ooorn.” Get a chauffeur if you’re too good to be here with the masses, darl

It’s not a cock-up. It’s a deliberate strategy to get you to pay (something between $174 and $4037 pa, plus a $1699 start-up charge) for things that they used to provide to everybody regardless of capacity to pay. Hence "Subscribe to become a registered user of our real-time data products".

Australians pay 4 times more in HECS repayments than the gas industry pays in Petroleum Resource Rent Tax! Australia Institute analysis shows replacing the PRRT with a flat 25% tax on gas exports, as suggested by the ACTU, would raise over $17 billion a year. #auspol @richarddenniss.bsky.social

"What this Bill would do is make it harder and more expensive for Australians to get information from the government." "FOI is not perfect, but this bill would make its issues much, much worse." - Australia Institute Researcher Skye Predevac #auspol @skyelark.bsky.social

From design files to production code without the confusion - @MandyMichael demos Figma Code Connect & MCP tools bridging the gap #DevSummit25 Mandy Michael at Dev Summit 25 bit.ly/41V0GN7

Happy birthday Oscar Wilde. - do yourself a favor and read his rambling essay on how a chief benefit of socialism is that we get art made by not rich people www.marxists.org/reference/ar...

A new study published in Nature Climate Action finds Woodside’s Scarborough gas project could cause 100s of heat-related deaths & exposed 500k people to unprecedented heat. Govt can’t claim climate leadership while approving projects like this. www.afr.com//policy/ener...

despite the very significant poverty for disabled and sick folks, and exclusion from employment, they are left out of the latest ACOSS poverty analysis [ref previous post] onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

With US science & research tanking, an independent CSIRO, weather bureau and medical/science grant systems in Australia are more crucial than ever. #csiro #bom #sciencesky www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

it's kinda weird that all the software i am expected to use for work are all written by distributed teams, go, python, postgres, linux, chrome, k8s etc and despite being told "the best teams work in an office together" i don't know of any software i use that's actually written that way

Breach? Sounds like people gave their data to the government on a promise of disaster support, the government gave their data and our money to a contractor on a promise of service provision, and the contractor gave their data to a tech business on a promise of slop. www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

research I did with Inclusion Australia a couple of years ago, with expertise from Prof Erin Wilson, found that sheltered workshops were often not financially sustainable and disabled people paid the price but more subsidies for the same model, I guess www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Next month in Melbourne, Russ Weakley and I are running a workshop on mobile accessibility testing at A11y Camp. We'd love to have you to join us. Workshop details: a11ycamp.com.au/workshops/ and tickets at events.humanitix.com/a11y-camp-au... #a11y

So many women have been talking, writing and warning people of the dangerous ideologies and biases of tech in Silicon Valley, for decades, and it’s so infuriating that so many men (not OP here) just flat out ignore it and act surprised at the technofascists infecting it now

When 90s albums get reissued, instead of deluxe expanded editions they should do versions cut down to a nice tight 40 minutes or so

A little background to this story: earlier this year something kept cropping up in the reporting I was doing on renewable energy -- the spectacle of recently elected centre-right governments in Queensland and, to a lesser extent, the Northern Territory acting in ways to strand renewables assets. /1