James Royal-Lawson

Accessibility is 90% design It's a myth that developers are responsible for accessibility. In truth, the biggest impact comes from design.

A common view is that digital accessibility is something that developers and engineers will take care of. This couldn't be further from the truth. Accessibility is the job of the designer, and most responsibility lies with design.

beantin.net/accessibilit...

#a11y #ux #design

The latest “AI" interpretation of me saying my name, that @beantin.net just sent me:

"and I’m a pad AX bum"

This is from a transcription tool we use for our podcast.

Thin Ice Press workshop I had the opportunity to attend a Letterpress workshop as part of a "Workshop conference retreat". Digital design can still learn a lot from traditional printing methods.

Last Friday I took part in a Letterpress workshop at Thin Ice Press in York, England.

We did that as part of a "Workshop Retreat Conference" @axbom.com and
@letterpress2.bsky.social arranged.

Really good fun, inspiring, and generated a whole load of reflections.

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Haha. Yes, there is something quite different about actual paper and a collection of articles, that don't disappear or crash or get altered - or need to log in to read.

I've got a new magazine! It's one about tatoos this time.

Feeding curiosity and bursting bubbles How reading something random and goat herd dynamics can help feed your curiocity and expand your media bubble

Ok, so I really didn't expect I'd be writing a thing about goats 😂

beantin.net/feeding-curi...

Murky middle with Christina Joy Whittaker - UX Podcast Leadership expert and strategist Christina Joy Whittaker talks to us about something she calls "the murky middle" where you are feeling misalignment in your life and work.

Your destiny isn’t tied to a role. You were a person before your role.

Leadership expert and strategist Christina Joy Whittaker talks to us about the "murky middle", a phenomenon rooted in misalignment and purpose.

uxpodcast.com/331-christin...

#ux #uxpodcast #podcast

The Great Amazon Heist with Oobah Butler - UX Podcast Journalist, film-maker, prankster Oobah Butler joins us to talk about The Great Amazon Heist, algorithms and business ethics.

S03E02 w/ Oobah Butler, the journalist and filmmaker behind "The Great Amazon Heist" and "The Shed at Dulwich".

From manipulating algorithms to boosting fake products, to the wider impact of algorithms and our responsibilities as designers.

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#ux #uxpodcast #podcast

"did you try the other hole round the back?"

Obviously, I know you didn't ask for help writing the script Chris, but, well, irresistible!

@axbom.com and I have just recorded an episode of #ux podcast about Dark Mode.

And it got us wondering...

What's your preferred way of designing and implementing light and dark mode?

#webdev #uxdesign #a11y

Voice Navigation Feedback Thank you for agreeing to fill out this survey. We will use the responses to learn the best way to implement the label in name WCAG success criterion for form controls. We have created a test site an...

If you use your voice to navigate websites, the #W3C Accessibility Conformance Testing Rules Community Group and Task Force want your help to test 27 controls:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

It'll help them understand which patterns work (and which don't) for #WCAG 2.5.3 Label in Name

The very thing that the html (and css) is so incrediblly robust, also makes it very easy to create something that "works".

The vast archive of poor examples we have now does not bode well for the generative age...

Combine that with the lack of economic reward for creating things *well*.

Scene from the bunker as news about Bluesky’s popularity is revealed to the Chief Twit.

part 1 of 3.

Today's first advent baking: 42 saffron buns 😋

Let's celebrate both! 😂

Happy "unsubscribe from marketing emails" day everyone!

Language of parts bookmarklet A bookmarklet to help with testing WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 3.1.1 Language of page (Level A) and 3.1.2 Language of parts (Level AA).

A 3.1.2 Language of Parts bookmarklet from @Beantin@mastodon.social:
beantin.net/language-of-...

I am a fan of bookmarklets in general. They can be used at client sites, on different machines, in mobile browsers. And you can see the guts.

#a11y #accessibility #bookmarklet

Exactly! So much better to weave it into the content. For everyone. Visually, the picture is then additional content that you can take in without too much of a cognitive detour. For screen readers, it's all there in the main text. No detours there either!

It's the honest truth Wedge, they're fluff and we've always known it... Alt="" FTW

At all times.

I'm very susceptible to ear worms too. It takes very little to set me off.

Just a couple of words in a sentence and boom, my brain has dug up an obscure 80s b-side for me to listen to.

Language of parts bookmarklet A bookmarklet to help with testing WCAG 2.2 Success Criterion 3.1.1 Language of page (Level A) and 3.1.2 Language of parts (Level AA).

A new thing from me 😊 I've created a bookmarklet to help check that "language of parts" (and "language of page") is correct on your webpages, and written an article to go with it.

beantin.net/p/91f3b052-4...

#a11y #accessibility #wcag

An Orange Craquelin Choux Buns being held up towards the camera with the crème pâtissière just oosing out of the hole at the front

The general opinion was crossing the beams and sharing the baking stuff.

So here's an Orange Craquelin Choux Bun.

I've actually never done choux pastry before! This was a loaf of faffing to do, but I'm really pleased!

I think it’s bewildering that so much of accessibility is presented as being about mastering a zillion technicalities and rules, losing focus on the objective which is to deliver better experiences for disabled people and people with disabilities - preferably by involving us in the work

I'd quite happily quit working and spend all my time attending Alastair workshops if I could.

(Ok, so I'd perhaps reserve a bit of time for baking too)

Thanks Lisa! They tasted pretty good too 😀 I'm afraid you'll have to trust me on that, they don't do transatlantic travel too well!

A round wooden cake base with 9 cylinder shaped cakes on. The cakes are parsnip and hazelnut cakes with hazelnut praline frosting on top. There's also a single hazelnut on top of each one

In the old place I didn't share so many baking pics. I Stuck generally to UX/design/digital.

I normally share these kinds of things on Instagram.

What do you think, should I cross the beams?

Todays bake: Parsnip and hazelnut cakes with hazelnut praline frosting.

Accidental willy exposure over breakfast. That wasn't on my bingo card for this morning 😅

The frequency of various words is fascinating.

I watched the stream for 2 minutes now during breakfast before the c-word made an appearance.

Best pronounced word gets awarded to "willy!"

It's all a bit of a blur. 2013 was when we first chatted on UXPodcast, but I think we had been chatting on Twitter a while before that. First time we met, UXLx 2015 I think...

That was a true highlight Chris, which clearly required good hand eye coordination to pull off combined with a touch of perfect comic timing...

To be honest Chris, I would have guessed you'd received something worse than that!