Steven Altamirano AKA @wheeledgamer on Reddit. "Quadriplegic man wins a competitive lobby with a QuadStick. It's a gaming controller used with lip and jaw movements, as well as blowing and inhaling air." www.reddit.com/r/interestin...

I've dropped some hours for the upcoming weeks. More time for fun things. Or what I consider fun at least. 😬 Started writing "The Anatomy of an Accessible Text Field"

Imagine being offended by a font 🤣 Oh wait. 😬

Make accessible colour combinations a breeze. I'm not sure if there's a tool I recommend more often than this one. inklusivo.nl/blog/make-yo...

I took a picture of my static website.

Where are <weak> and <de-em>?

It has been -1 days since my last off-by-one error.

Paste the following in your browser console to click all summary-elements (and open them). gist.github.com/erikkroes/bf...

that feeling when you have something on the agenda later in the day

What is the "better than a webcam"-camera that people use as a webcam these days?

Rediscovering an artist is nice. Findout out your "most listened album" isn't one of their popular ones is... a bit weird. But hey, does that mean they have more awesome music? 😱 (It's Mogwai. I'm thoroughly enjoying Mogwai right now.)

“GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.” Music to my ears! primer.style/accessibilit...

I think we can do better than generic lists, so I wrote about it www.erikkroes.nl/blog/generic...

Sustainability is complicated sometimes. When your options are to order either through amazon, or aliexpress... it feels like there are no good options?

3D modeling/printing project #2. I'm making Christmas ornaments! Thanks for any feedback/tips/tutorials (or just pretty pictures of your own prints) makerworld.com/en/models/19...

Making an element interactive with a tabindex? Name it! Don't name an element nested in it. This does not work. The name needs to be on the element that you can -focus-. Hiding a house number in the back of my garden does not help identify my house from the front. www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/U...

I think "chips" are a design mistake. They're catch-all interactive component that can do anything while all looking alike. They make it very unclear for users what to expect. Lack of affordance is bad UX. Chips are what you end up with when you don't decide. m3.material.io/components/c...

This used to be the time when everybody on Twitter changed their name to something spooky.

Developers can answer 9 out of 10 questions with "it depends". Accessibility-people have their own version: "but people are creative" For example: Does this WCAG SC apply? - Probably not, but people are creative. Because my goodness, people can be so creative.

"I'm going to read books again"-book #1 done. I read the first book of Percy Jackson. It was nice to read again, but it was a bit -too- light. Like a middle school version of "American Gods". What should I read next?

I just opened the website of m-enabling and wish I hand't. <div aria-label="next" tabindex="0" role="button">

"is it really an error or is it just AWS failing" - game of the day

"you broke reddit" feels like such a passive-aggressive victim blaming type of error message

I'm drafting HTML for an accessible carousel/slider and I feel a bit dirty 😬

My second desk holds my A3 printer, and both a flatbed and film scanner. Like most of my photography stuff, they're mostly catching dust. I think I'll move them today. Give my 3D printer and pen plotter (also catching dust) more space. Any reason I shouldn't? "Speak now or forever hold your peace"

Please help me read (again). www.erikkroes.nl/blog/i-cant-...

every software product available: you have succesfully backed up your phone pictures and yet 😬😬😬

How useful AI is for generating alt-text? "May be an image of toy" on every image... on a LEGO-related website.

To all the people cleaning up: It might be the most underappreciated task. People only see the things you miss, not the things you do. Thanks for cleaning up. Thanks for leaving things in a better state. Your efforts make things possible.

I'm writing a roundup of disability(/accessibility) numbers and statistics. What source -must- be included? (I came up with a funny title, so now I feel like I have to write it)

Vorige week was er weer een gezellige meetup van IDEA11Y! We waren te gast bij Level Level met een tof programma. Daarnaast een fijne mix van bekende gezichten en nieuwe bezoekers. Wil je zelf bijdragen, of heb je ideeën voor komende edities? Laat het weten: airtable.com/appOF0NAsfPK...

"Don't use pure black text on a white background." This advice is plastered all over the web. I remember reading research about it. I don't remember where. Does anybody have a source, a user test, something for this?

I didn't know how to 3d print walls. So I modeled something, to 3d print, so I know how thick I should model, for my 3d prints. Feedback loops are amazing. makerworld.com/en/models/18...

Donderdag zijn we bij Level Level in Rotterdam! 1. Caitlin de Rooi: WCAG en ik: succescriteria voor ADHD 2. Diede Gulpers: De ideale developer's accessibility roadmap 3. @kilianvalkhof.com (@polypane.app): Hoe ontwikkel je accessibility features voor een browser? www.meetup.com/inclusive-de...

I’m real excited for @nicmakesstuff.bsky.social‘s talk! Far more than my own.

Tomorrow it's time for @inclusivedesign24.bsky.social again! Clear your agendas and reserve some time. What sessions do you fancy? inclusivedesign24.org/2025/ #id24

"ads" is a level 1 heading (H1) on google.com That can be an indication that: a. They're not a leading example of accessibility b. They're an ad-company c. Both

"Your new password doesn't meet your organization's password policy" is such a horrible way to start a week.

What accessibility topics do you want me to focus on? I always have too many ideas for content. Notes everywhere. The Discord now has a channel to centralize thoughts, suggestions & feedback. Over 20 posts in there already! Please share your input, so I can focus my output! discord.gg/FSRZDPDzrQ

"Any sufficiently advanced autocomplete is indistinguishable from artifical intelligence."

I'm considering streaming again. Live UX/accessibility reviews of websites. Weighing the pros and cons. What do you think would make this a good idea?

Busy with 3d printing. Feels like it's 95% "stuff you don't really need" and "stuff with kitchy design". So far I'm focussing on toys and things for the kids. (Not my picture but I did print this one)

Ok, so I have decided to dive deeper into 3d printing. First of all, wish me luck! And second, what resources and/or tools would you recommend me? I want to get into modeling as well. (3D modeling that is. Not posing for a camera.)

This is a foundational WCAG-resource www.youtube.com/watch?v=-IWB... (yes, it's almost weekend)

I tried (and failed) 3d printing again today. For the umpteenth time. 😖 I'm so very very close to just buying a new 3d printer. I can't handle tools that don't work. (Guess that aligns with my accessibility job though?)

Writing an introduction to accessibility. It's meant to be the type of introduction that you want to share with everyone. The one that answers questions so you don't have to. What resources/links/content should certainly be in there? What should -everybody- know about accessibility?

Visiting @smashingconf.com Amsterdam 2026, and looking for accomodation? Let me know. Up to 2 adults and 2 kids with a little kitchen and everything. smashingconf.com/amsterdam-2026

What a week in the Dolomites has taught me about accessibility.. Living in the flat and low Netherlands might be how I came to this insight: mountains are just amazing. Accessibility is fun and all. It feels pretty good to include 20-25% of the world population. (Try it sometime!)

I've been looking forward to share a picture of my workspace. It's been a work in progress. It's pretty cleaned up, and I'm afraid plants will die again soon. So best time to post is now 😬 It's my happy space and I love working from home. 🙏🏿

An error message that states general information is not an error message; it's an instruction. Don't tell me your formatting requirements -after- I do it wrong.