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colorsym.com

ColorSym

A free, open-source way to identify color when color alone isn’t enough.

blakewatson.com

If I want more IRL, I must go AFK

I use a computer for hours and hours a day, partly because I love it, and partly to compensate for my disability. But how much is too much?

a11y.quest

a11y.quest

128 questions to level up your web accessibility game. Practice WCAG 2.2, ARIA, semantic HTML, keyboard, and contrast, with plain-English answers.

whynothugo.nl

98% isn’t very much

Why a 98% browser support metric still excludes millions of users.

karlkoch.me

On the semantic web

Native elements carry behaviour, accessibility, form semantics, keyboard support, and platform adaptation before styling begins.

designnotes.blog.gov.uk

Designing services for people who’ve lost trust online

How to design to rebuild trust in using public services for people who have been affected by scams.

ericwbailey.website

The case for vibe coding when all your coworkers are also vibe coding

Am I letting my own personal beliefs and biases affect the outcome I ultimately want?

aaron-gustafson.com

Can your AI pass the accessibility test?

How large language models handle web accessibility standards. Or don't.

github.blog

Building a general-purpose accessibility agent

The experimental general-purpose accessibility agent that GitHub is piloting.

craigabbott.co.uk

Our CSS isn’t opinionated enough

Why styling on semantics and roles could make accessibility harder to skip.

emailmarkup.org

Email Accessibility Report 2026

A technical audit of the senders, platforms and email clients that define the modern inbox.

webaim.org

WebAIM: Tolerating inaccessibility

Despite an increase in interest and the tireless efforts of digital accessibility professionals, the web is less accessible than it was a year ago.

chriscoyier.net

When sites need to walk away

According to a Pew Research Center report, 26% of pages from 2013-2023 are no longer accessible.

piccalil.li

Three stoic principles for better web accessibility

Some simple principles here from Steve Frenzel that you can apply whether you’re highly experienced in web accessibility or a beginner.

frontendmasters.com

AI-generated UI is inaccessible by default

It doesn’t mean you can’t get AI to help with accessible code, you’ve just got to know what you’re doing.

gbbns.co

The accessibility problem isn’t design. It’s engineering.

Full-stack hiring, AI-generated code with no context, and a compliance-first mentality have combined to create a crisis hiding in plain sight.

github.com

A11Y.md

A context system for building accessible software by default—for developers and AI, with enforceable rules aligned to WCAG.

webaim.org

The WebAIM Million

The 2026 report on the accessibility of the top 1,000,000 home pages.

davidmello.com

Playwright accessibility testing

Axe and Lighthouse miss 60–70% of WCAG violations. Learn the limitations of automated accessibility testing and how to write smarter Playwright tests.

pawelgrzybek.com

SVG favicons that respect theme preference

A small detail that builds trust through consistent accessibility.