Eric

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#accessibility / #a11y advocate and design systems wonk.
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Eric5d ago
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/
Evolved antennas, LLM-generated code, and a potential antifuture

Being open and transparent is a radical strength, not a weakness.

EricMay 1

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.

EricApr 21
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 in Prague on May 28th. #a11y https://webexpo.net/prague2026/sessions/eric-bailey-2026/
EricApr 9
A post on social media promoting a post I wrote. https://ericwbailey.website/published/a-compelling-title-that-is-cryptic-enough-to-get-you-to-take-action-on-it/
A compelling title that is cryptic enough to get you to take action on it

An enticing social media preview summary.

EricMar 23
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)Mar 23

Calling all #accessibility and #inclusiveDesign folks...

Have a great idea for a talk? Our call for presentations is now open! (closes 31 May 2026) #id24

https://inclusivedesign24.org/2026/

Note: as we're a global event, we're happy to accept submissions for talks in languages other than English.

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
EricFeb 19
I wrote for @zeroheight 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/
Design systems can’t automate away all of your accessibility considerations - zeroheight

Eric Bailey explains why automated checks can't catch all accessibility issues in a design system and how teams can fix them, step by step.

EricFeb 4
I wrote about some nuance involved with annotating focus order, following a conversation with @annaecook 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/
You probably shouldn’t be annotating focus order

Sometimes not doing something is the right move.

EricFeb 2
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)Feb 2

Time to gently pencil it into your busy social calendars ... Inclusive Design 24 #id24 will take place on the 24 September 2026. The call for presentations will open around April time... but if you already have an idea, or you'd like to help out as a guest host, get in touch!

https://inclusivedesign24.org/2026/

#a11y #accessibility #inclusiveDesign

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)

A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
EricJan 28
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/
How an accessibility designer adds keyboard shortcuts to a web app

Keyboard shortcuts occupy a strange area for web design.

EricJan 15
You can't nest interactive controls on the web, but you can fake it 'till you make it. @piccalilli let me ramble on about how to do exactly just that, because they're champs. #a11y https://piccalil.li/blog/accessible-faux-nested-interactive-controls/
Accessible faux-nested interactive controls

A really common user interface pattern is a big clickable area, such as a card. Sometimes you need controls within that card that are also clickable. There's lots of ways to do it wrong, but fret not, Eric is here to show you how to do it right.

Piccalilli