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For the 26 of you that are following me...

First of all, thank you!

Second, I was laid off by Atlassian last week. I would appreciate if you can share with your followers that I am now open to opportunities and help increase my follower count.

Some more information about me: https://gerardkcohen.me/hire-me.html

Thank you, all 26 of you! #GetFediHired #FediHire

Hire Me | gerardkcohen.me

Are you ready for the European Accessibility Act (EAA)? I am now available to hire for speaking, consulting, training, and media engagements.

gerardkcohen.me

Gerard K Cohen Feb 18

The irony, that after years of forcing divs and spans instead of proper semantic elements, AI is drowning in the problem of being incapable of navigating and parsing the web.

And yet, instead of using efforts to create a more semantic web, they instead try again to create their own way.

Hopefully I’ll still be working to see the next cycle.

More reading: https://gerardkcohen.me/writing/2025/robust-accessibility-ai.html

Robust Accessibility and Artificial Intelligence (AI) | Writing | gerardkcohen.me

What if there was a way that AI could easily glean relevant controls, expected interactions, and predictable outcomes? What if content was robust enough that it could be interpreted by a wide variety of (AI) agents? Perhaps some tags or hints to provide additional context?

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Gerard K Cohen Feb 18

Léonie Watson Feb 17

If you were previously following the TetraLogical team on a11y.social, we're no longer there (the instance isn't being maintained and we lost access to our account), but the good news is that you'll find us here instead: @TetraLogical 👏

Gerard K Cohen Feb 11

TetraLogical Feb 11

Hello! We’ve moved servers. If you’d like to keep up with our work on digital accessibility, follow us here: https://indieweb.social/@Tetra
Logical

And a little boost would be much appreciated :)

#Accessibility

Gerard K Cohen Feb 10

Not wishing anything on anyone, just here to call out that everyone complaining about the half-time show being primarily in Spanish proves one thing: they get the importance of being able to understand content, and how not being able to understand is a barrier. Now stretch yourself a little and apply that to things outside of your own experience.

Gerard K Cohen Feb 9

On Feb 10 at 11am ET, I'll be speaking on a panel with Janina Sajka and Chris Maher, and hosted by Mike Paciello. This session explores how emerging technologies like AI, machine learning, and automation are being used to overcome long-standing accessibility challenges and enable more scalable, proactive solutions.

Registration is free!! https://www.accessibility.com/unlocking-digital-accessibility-from-innovation-to-impact-summit

Unlocking Digital Accessibility: From Innovation to Impact (Summit)

Free Online Event - This executive summit sets the tone for 2026, bringing together leaders who are redefining accessibility as a driver of innovation, value creation, and long-term sustainability.

Gerard K Cohen Feb 5

annaecook Feb 4

So I know a lot is going on right now, but I do want to share this:

I’m excited to share the launch of the new Microsoft Inclusive Design website 💙

This project is my love letter to the community and practice that’s shaped my work for nearly a decade.

inclusive.microsoft.design

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https://inclusive.microsoft.design/

Microsoft Inclusive Design

Microsoft Inclusive Design is a practice that anyone who creates and manages products and services can use to build more inclusive experiences for everyone. Get the principles, guidebooks, workshop tools, videos, and many more free resources.

Gerard K Cohen Feb 5

kellylford Feb 4

I have another build of my Fast Weather app available for testing. Build 19 has a fairly robust set of features and fixes. You can try the app at:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/QwMz3Hep

Further notes:
***Important***
Some settings have changed so if you are not finding the data you expect, please open Settings and use Reset at the bottom of the page to get the updated settings and defaults. This will not delete your existing cities.
***New*** (1/5)

Join the Weather Fast beta

Available on iOS

Gerard K Cohen Feb 2

Uhm 😳 https://css-tricks.com/there-is-no-need-to-trap-focus-on-a-dialog-element/

There is No Need to Trap Focus on a Dialog Element | CSS-Tricks

Accessibility advice around modals have commonly taught us to trap focus within the modal. Upon further research, it seems like we no longer need to trap focus within the (even in modal mode).

CSS-Tricks

Gerard K Cohen Jan 30

Frank ⌁Jan 30

Participating in the general strike and not working today? Or outside the US and just interested in accessibility and visualization?

My course over at the Open Visualization Academy is out! It's a perfect way to spend a day just enriching yourself and your knowledge:

https://openvisualizationacademy.org/courses/accessibility-in-data-visualization/introduction/introduction/