mastodon 4.7.3#accessibility / #a11y advocate and design systems wonk.
I made an app! What Can't I Press helps you discover what keyboard shortcuts are already claimed by running apps, with a focus on screen readers.
This helps prevent you from overriding something someone might rely on to get what they want or need. #a11y https://github.com/ericwbailey/what-cant-i-press
Here's some thoughts and feelings about needing to vibe code to do accessibility design work. https://ericwbailey.website/published/the-case-for-an-accessibility-designer-vibe-coding-when-all-his-coworkers-are-also-vibe-coding/
It is probably not the smartest thing to channel your anxiety into the place where you curate your professional representation online, but also here's a future I would really like to avoid. https://ericwbailey.website/published/evolved-antennas-llm-generated-code-and-a-potential-antifuture/
It is a lot more complicated to add keyboard shortcuts to your web app than you might initially think, featuring a big honkin' table. #a11ty https://ericwbailey.website/published/how-an-accessibility-designer-adds-keyboard-shortcuts-to-a-web-app/
ARIA is inevitable when you work on web accessibility. Here's everything I wish someone told me when I first got started, presented at @webexpo@mastodon.social in Prague on May 28th. #a11y https://webexpo.net/prague2026/sessions/eric-bailey-2026/
I wrote for @zeroheight@mastodon.social about the types of things automated accessibility checks can't detect when auditing and evaluating your design systems for accessibility.
#a11y https://zeroheight.com/blog/design-systems-cant-automate-away-all-of-your-accessibility-considerations/
I wrote about some nuance involved with annotating focus order, following a conversation with @annaecook@mastodon.social where we realized we'd both been running across the same well-intentioned behaviors. #a11y https://ericwbailey.website/published/you-probably-shouldnt-be-annotating-focus-order/
RE: https://indieweb.social/@inclusivedesign24/116498166605141863
I'd like to acknowledge that part of you that doesn't think you're ready to give a talk and say that you are. #id24 is a great way to share your knowledge with a global audience, and we'd love to have you pitch us.
