This month at work, we’ve started using new time tracking software for submitting our timesheets. The process for submitting a timesheet in this system is a truly cursed design pattern. Behold, the “Submit Timesheet” button. I tried clicking on the “Submit Timesheet” text and nothing happened. I expected this text to be a button because … Continue reading “Bad example: Timesheet submit button”
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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”
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”
Structuring accessible forms
Last updated: 27 January 2023 Forms have a strong semantic structure from labeling controls to ensuring the states of controls are announced by assistive technology. We look at the basics of building a form with different input types, adding in the necessary HTML attributes to link our form elements semantically, sprinkling in ARIA attributes and … Continue reading “Structuring accessible forms”
How accessible is the 2020 US census?
Like most US households, I received my 2020 census form in the mail this past week and I decided to see how accessible the process really is since it’s a US government website subject to Section 508 compliance. The first thing to note is that someone with low vision or who is blind might have … Continue reading “How accessible is the 2020 US census?”