The first project my manager tasked me with at my new job as a senior accessibility engineer in the Design Engineering organization was to perform an accessibility audit of the component library our team provides to the engineering team who codes the dotcom website. These components are generally page level rather than UI level, think … Continue reading “Component library accessibility audit”
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5 neurodivergent UX fails while buying Alamo Drafthouse tickets online
I went to the movies this week for the first time since the pandemic began. I looked up showings at the Alamo Drafthouse and discovered little has improved with their payment process since I reviewed it on desktop back in 2016. This time, I completed the purchase on an iPhone using the responsive mobile website … Continue reading “5 neurodivergent UX fails while buying Alamo Drafthouse tickets online”
Preparing for an accessibility test
Last updated: 6 May 2026 This is the first article in a series about how to run an accessibility test. The companion video and information on performing an accessibility test are available from the Accessibility Testing project page. If you’re new to accessibility, check out the many resources at the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). … Continue reading “Preparing for an accessibility test”
Performing an accessibility test
Last updated: 5 May 2026 This audit was performed against WCAG 2.1 AA. The companion videos and information on performing an accessibility test are available from the Accessibility Testing project page. In part one, we looked at setting up our environment for accessibility testing, including configuring the accessibility testing spreadsheet. We scoped the homepage of … Continue reading “Performing an accessibility test”
The web is inherently accessible
Originally posted 7 February 2021. Updated 27 May 2026. It all started when I built the HTML Exposed tool which removes CSS and JS from a webpage, leaving plain HTML. I built it as a sarcastic response to a developer who changed his website to require visitors to disable JavaScript before they could view the … Continue reading “The web is inherently accessible”