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Eric 2d ago

Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)2d ago

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)

Eric Feb 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.

Eric Feb 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.

Eric Feb 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)

Eric Jan 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.

Eric Jan 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

Eric Jan 7

Mantis & Co. kindly asked me about my predictions for digital #a11y for 2026. I'm not very optimistic about it: https://mantisandco.com/resources/guides/future-of-accessibility/ericwbailey

Eric Bailey's predictions for the future of accessibility | Mantis & Co.

Explore how Eric Bailey predicts compliance deadlines and automated tools risk creating performative accessibility that fails users.

Eric Dec 8

bog-standard, eh? where is this ISO-certified bog at?

Eric Dec 4

Apple could surprise remove Liquid Glass the same way it surprise added U2 to everyone's devices and I'd be first in line to call things even.

Eric Nov 5

I partnered with Fable to evaluate their pay-per-project offering. Its an amazing way to get insights into how disabled people actually use your service, and what they think about it. https://ericwbailey.website/published/evaluating-fables-pay-per-project-offering/

Evaluating Fable’s pay-per-project offering

Get valuable insight about how your digital experience works for disabled people..

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