September 15, 2026
I’ve had a NAS since mid-2000s, over that time I’ve built up a few thousand files and folders. One thing I’ve always hated was trying to search UNC network paths on Windows, sure windows search works, but it can be quite slow, and sometimes I don’t want files, I just want a list of folders…
Finding folders on network shares with Network Storage Quick Search (NSQS)September 11, 2026
I’ve got a Sound Blaster X3 with a physical volume knob on it, and for ages, turning it did nothing I could see. The audio volume would change, sure, but Windows’ on-screen volume display never showed up. Same problem with Creative’s mixer software. Kinda annoying when you want to confirm what just happened. So with…
Giving the Sound Blaster X3 volume knob an on-screen displayDecember 3, 2020
Ahead of International Day of People with Disability I had a really nice chat to @HGMediaAU about making web content more inclusive and accessible.
July 22, 2020
I had a nice chat with @AppsforallAU recently about all things digital accessibility.
June 12, 2020
A basic accessible carousel using HTML, JavaScript and WAI-ARIA
Accessible carousel on CodePenJune 8, 2020
Written by John Allsopp on April 07, 2000. Web designers often bemoan the malleable nature of the web, which seems to defy our efforts at strict control over layout and typography. But maybe the problem is not the web.
A Dao of Web Design – A List ApartJune 8, 2020
An accessible auto suggest widget that follows the ARIA 1.1 Design Pattern
Accessible Autosuggest on CodePenApril 14, 2020
An example to show how you can style native radio buttons to make them look nice, but keep them accessible
Styled but accessible radio buttons v3 on CodePenNovember 8, 2017
I'm in Sydney this week for Web Directions Summit 2017, and while I'm here I'm staying in a serviced, studio apartment. It's nice. It's clean, semi spacious, has a bed and a TV. I've noticed one thing missing though, and it's kinda significant for people who travel with technology... There are hardly any power points!…
May 22, 2017
An example of an accessible modal dialog
Accessible Dialog on CodePenJanuary 1, 2016
In early 2016, I'll be joining forces with accessibility specialist and good friend Sarah Pulis, and Recreate Web will become part of our new company called Intopia. Together, we will be creating digital solutions to make the world more inclusive and accessible.
February 20, 2015
General Resources Web Content Accessible Guidelines (WCAG 2.0) – How to Meet WCAG 2.0 BBC Mobile Accessibility Guidelines Mobile Web Best Practices 1.0– best practices for mobile web design and development Relationship between Mobile Web Best Practices and the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines – published by the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative this document highlights the…
Read moreMay 15, 2014
My life on the web started in 2001, with a site hosted on GeoCIties, an RMIT short course and the HTML4 spec.
February 5, 2014
Want to know what responsive web design can learn from accessibility? Take a look at this presentation I gave at the Web Directions Respond 2014 conference.
May 8, 2013
The 9th of May 2013 marks the 2nd annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (#GAAD). The day is dedicated to getting people talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) accessibility and users with different disabilities.
April 13, 2013
We hear some strange things working in the accessibility space, like "the brief was to rebuild, not to improve; accessibility enhancements and features are out of scope". So how is it that in 2013 we’ve still got agencies referring to accessibility as “enhancements” or “features”?
March 26, 2013
Making Social Media More Accessible: What You Can Do Today The Great Big List from the 2013 CSUN International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference Accessibility gestures for Android 4.1 and later (Jelly Bean) Design and Development: The Yin and Yang of Web Accessibility — Simply Accessible Interview with Steve Faulkner: HTML5 editor and new doctor
Read moreMarch 12, 2013
Skip links and other in page links in WebKit browsers Top take-aways from CSUN 2013 Overwhelmed? Stick To Basics Sometimes you have to use illegal WAI-ARIA to make stuff work Cities: Making Accessible WordPress Themes [Presentation]
Read moreMarch 7, 2013
10 Easy Things All Web Developers Should Do For Web Accessibility Be the Fireman and not cop - Laying the groundwork for online accessibility success in a large environment [Slideshare] WebVTT and captioning on the web Top tools and resources from the Sydney Web Accessibility & Inclusive Design meetup Accessibility is part of UX (it isn’t a swear word)
Read moreFebruary 27, 2013
Talking Cash Machine Campaign [Video, YouTube] Students develop assistive technologies Plain English pledge after 'horrible' police memo savaged Accessible content writing starter kit 4 layers of web UI | Flickr [image]
Read moreFebruary 19, 2013
Twenty Years: Twenty Stories - celebrating 20 years of the Disability Discrimination Act [Video] Edge Inspect: Developing Mobile Sites with Accessibility in Mind GOV.UK accessibility: beyond box-ticking The end of accessibility? Looking to the Work of Others as You Create Your Institution’s Web Accessibility Policy
Read moreFebruary 12, 2013
How dare you try to infiltrate our special club? [read comments] CAPTCHA: Inaccessible to Everyone Abbreviations: accessibility for web writers, part 14 | 4 Syllables Barack Obama appoints Michael Graves to advise on accessible design — www.dezeen.com — Readability Mobile Accessibility Landscape Update | SSB BART Group
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Navigation in Lists: To Be or Not To Be [Read Comments] On Alt Text [Read Comments] Leave Accessibility to the Experts Please [Read Comments] Mobile accessibility: Indie UI, new resources and exciting times ahead Custom-Built Dialogs
Read moreJanuary 31, 2013
As an accessibility professional, link text is often the first thing I notice, maybe because it’s one of the easiest things to test when it comes to reviewing a site. The point of this post is simple, descriptive links are good for everyone.
January 29, 2013
Digital agencies: what does accessibility mean for your clients? Improving accessibility can close digital divide 5 things you should know before buying accessibility audit and accreditation services Web Accessibility: A Catalyst to Greatness [Video, YouTube] Accessibility Issues on the World Wide Web - Podcast
Read moreJanuary 22, 2013
Engagement and inclusion: the accessibility sweet spot The longdesc attribute Accessibility Leads to Innovation Says New AT&T Chief Accessibility Officer What Accessibility Standards Apply to Mobile Applications? PROPOSAL: Expressing WAI-ARIA in CSS
Read moreJanuary 15, 2013
Make Dynamic Alerts And Dialogs Accessible Woman Sues eBay For 'Deaf Discrimation' Using ARIA in HTML Voice activated smartphone developed for the blind [Video] [YouTube] The future of WCAG – maximising its strengths not its weaknesses
Read moreSeptember 22, 2012
Sometimes when people hear me talk about colour contrast I can guess what’s going on in their heads: “What’s the accessibility guy going on about now?”, but to me, colour contrast is one of the most important aspects of web design, not just accessibility.