I wrote an automated accessibility audit that checks if elements have a focus indicator. As far as I know, no other commercial a11y tools automate this due to the computational overhead. It will be source-available soon, but for now I have written about it here: www.a11ypulse.com/blog/how-to-...

That project AI was helping me with that I was so excited about a while back? It's finally ready enough for some public exposure: I bring you "Waterfall Tools": blog.patrickmeenan.com/2026/04/12/i...

A11y Pulse's scripting feature now supports storing credentials and other sensitive values in encrypted secrets! www.a11ypulse.com/blog/new-fea...

It feels like it's been a lifetime since I wrote content instead of code, but I'm finally back at it! I put together this March newsletter for A11y Pulse, covering what we shipped last month: www.a11ypulse.com/blog/newslet...

It's genuinely such a pleasure to work on A11y Pulse. I struggled for years to find motivation to work on side projects, but accessibility is something I'm really passionate about. I'm looking forward to putting more time into it this year!

This week we launched scripting, which lets you scan pages behind a login! www.a11ypulse.com/blog/new-fea...

6 years ago I started a side project to build a web accessibility tool that prioritises simple reporting and quick feedback loops so that teams can fix a11y regressions before they affect users. I am so proud to say that side project is now finished, and A11y Pulse is live. www.a11ypulse.com

If predictions about LLMs being the go to prototyping tool for Web UIs are true, that means we're effectively stuck in 2023 with UIs made with React + Tailwind, and I can't help but be really really sad about that

I had so much fun revisiting these articles from the past year. Huge props to our awesome @speedcurve.com team – including @andydavies.me, @cliffcrocker.bsky.social and @joseph.likesdogs.nz – for creating such helpful resources for our community! www.speedcurve.com/blog/popular... #webperf #ux

I agree with all of this, especially how important it is to learn the fundamentals. I will say if you've enjoyed using React in the past and are feeling overwhelmed by how different "modern" React is, then I'd strongly recommend picking up Preact instead.

I took the day off work to hang out with my 11mo son. We went for a run, took the bus home, went to his swimming lessons, and had a mini picnic. Everything in the world is new and exciting to him, and it's so precious seeing the way he takes it all in.

I'm contributing more dogs to 🦋

I took some photos yesterday while I was out walking the dogs

optimizations will continue until the perf improves

When they tell you who they are...

Time to move my projects off @vercel.com

There's something profoundly beautiful about billions of people around the world staring at the same ionised gases in the atmosphere. Like knowing that someone you love is looking at the moon or a specific star at the same time as you, but on a global scale

The aurora australis are virtually never visible from Ōtautahi, so I am extremely grateful to Helios for its coronal mass ejection tonight.