End of year review 2021
A look back on a year filled with grimness but hope on the horizon for better times ahead.
Web Accessibility Specialist - certified!
Almost a year ago I set myself a challenge to attain certification as a Web Accessibility Specialist (WAS). This is a summary of how I prepared for the exam, and hopefully some motivation for others to learn more about web accessibility.
Five years of HWC London
This month marks five years since I started organising Homebrew Website Club London. I spent some time looking back over how it all started and survives to this day, even through the challenges of a global pandemic.
My typical day
In my first ever invitation to a blogging chain I've been asked to write about some typical things in my daily life.
What is ATAG?
Diving into details of what Authoring Tool Accessibility Guidelines are about.
What is ARIA?
What is WAI-ARIA and how does it enhance web accessibility?
Part 4 of learning WCAG 2.1 - Robust
What's included in the robust category of WCAG 2.1
Part 3 of learning WCAG 2.1 - Understandable
What's included in the understandable category of WCAG 2.1
Part 2 of learning WCAG 2.1 - Operable
What's included in the operable category of WCAG 2.1
Part 1 of learning WCAG 2.1 - Perceivable
What's included in the perceivable category of WCAG 2.1
Conducting a web accessibility audit
Auditing a website to measure how accessible it is takes on an extensive range of manual and automated tests to cover all aspects of usability.
What's my website's environmental impact?
With the climate crisis in mind recently I've been looking at what environmental impact my website has.
End of year review 2019
Approaching the end of 2019 I look back on a year filled with some happy distractions away from the unending misery in UK politics and the climate crisis.
My 2010s
A decade-end review of my life to date seems almost too much to achieve in a digestible short read but here we go!"
Touring Northern Thailand
This year I finally got around to making my first trip to Asia.
IndieWebCamp Brighton 2019
IndieWebCamp was back in Brighton again this month for a weekend of talks, discussion and making, along with a meeting for IndieWeb organisers the day before.
Designing your first design system
In this article I look at what is a design system and what it should include, depending on your organisation and areas of expertise
IndieWebCamp Berlin 2019
IndieWebCamp was back in Berlin again this month for a weekend of talks, discussion and making, along with a meeting for IndieWeb organisers the day before.
Vienna
Earlier this month I travelled to Vienna on my first trip abroad for 2019.
