Eric Bailey
@ericwbailey.website
#accessibility / #a11y advocate, post enjoyer.
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Eric Bailey
@ericwbailey.website
· Oct 17
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oh shit oh fuck they found me
September 20, 2026 at 3:31 PM
oh shit oh fuck they found me
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It’s my bookaversary — 3 yrs since Against Technoableism launched! Thanks to editors of @wwnorton.com + special shout-out to their art dept for such a fun and fitting cover.
Available in paperback ($12), audiobook, and ebook!
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Available in paperback ($12), audiobook, and ebook!
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Against Technoableism: Rethinking Who Needs Improvement
When bioethicist and professor Ashley Shew became a self-described "hard-of-hearing chemobrained amputee with Crohn's disease and tinnitus," there was no returning to "normal." Suddenly well-meaning p...
bookshop.org
September 19, 2026 at 8:17 PM
It’s my bookaversary — 3 yrs since Against Technoableism launched! Thanks to editors of @wwnorton.com + special shout-out to their art dept for such a fun and fitting cover.
Available in paperback ($12), audiobook, and ebook!
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
Available in paperback ($12), audiobook, and ebook!
wwnorton.com/books/978132...
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don't be nice.
Don't be nice
Sometimes, it's more important to be good than it is to be nice.
roe.dev
September 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
don't be nice.
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Our schedule for this year's edition is available for reading ahead of the event! Why not check out and see if any talks are of interest to you? #id24 #accessibility #InclusiveDesign inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
inclusivedesign24.org
September 18, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Our schedule for this year's edition is available for reading ahead of the event! Why not check out and see if any talks are of interest to you? #id24 #accessibility #InclusiveDesign inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/
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The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the front-end community have shown up to show support, both for me and for CSS-Tricks. I started to do that but then felt a new post...
geoffgraham.me
September 18, 2026 at 3:27 PM
The Front-End Community is Still Alive and Beautiful
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
I thought about dropping an addendum into my last post to say just how overwhelmed I am, in the best possible way, by the way all of you in the...
https://geoffgraham.me/the-front-end-community-is-still-alive-and-beautiful/
I have a lot of feelings about the whole CSS-Tricks debacle. Here's me trying to be constructive about it. ericwbailey.website/published/cs...
CSS-Tricks could be a co-op
The web will calcify without voices sharing what they know.
ericwbailey.website
September 18, 2026 at 1:37 PM
I have a lot of feelings about the whole CSS-Tricks debacle. Here's me trying to be constructive about it. ericwbailey.website/published/cs...
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Fewer startups, more co-ops.
Fewer founders, more communities.
Fewer founders, more communities.
September 18, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Fewer startups, more co-ops.
Fewer founders, more communities.
Fewer founders, more communities.
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Kevin's one of my favorite people and what he says here is incredibly sweet... and accurate.
I hadn't posted over on the second channel in a while now, but I felt that it was important to talk about what's going on with @digitalocean.com and @css-tricks.bsky.social as the site has now gone quiet for a second time.
youtu.be/9_upvxCAUzM
youtu.be/9_upvxCAUzM
Digital Ocean killed CSS-Tricks... again
YouTube video by General Musings with Kevin Powell
youtu.be
September 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
Kevin's one of my favorite people and what he says here is incredibly sweet... and accurate.
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We've got 24 hours of free, live talks streamed out to the entire internet for free with no log in required! Check out our schedule, and hope you can attend! #id24 #accessibility #InclusiveDesign inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/
Inclusive Design 24 (#id24)
A free 24-hour online community event on accessibility and inclusion
inclusivedesign24.org
September 17, 2026 at 5:45 PM
We've got 24 hours of free, live talks streamed out to the entire internet for free with no log in required! Check out our schedule, and hope you can attend! #id24 #accessibility #InclusiveDesign inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/
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“Anna, you’re overreacting they’re not systemically dismantling accessibility and disability rights and punishing people who do that work!”
No sorry bestie my pattern recognition is spot on this time
www.hr-brew.com/stories/depa...
No sorry bestie my pattern recognition is spot on this time
www.hr-brew.com/stories/depa...
Department of Labor changes disability hiring rules for federal contractors
The government is ending a 7% representation goal and will no longer collect disabled worker data, concerning advocates.
www.hr-brew.com
September 16, 2026 at 11:24 PM
“Anna, you’re overreacting they’re not systemically dismantling accessibility and disability rights and punishing people who do that work!”
No sorry bestie my pattern recognition is spot on this time
www.hr-brew.com/stories/depa...
No sorry bestie my pattern recognition is spot on this time
www.hr-brew.com/stories/depa...
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For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
Is Meta using disabled people to promote its glasses?
AI glasses are a double-edged sword for disabled people, who face unique risks from surveillance.
www.motherjones.com
September 17, 2026 at 12:23 PM
For @motherjones.com, I looked into how Meta could be using disabled people to promote its Meta glasses to the masses. As one expert told me, “companies have used accessibility...as a Trojan horse for a tool that poses significant privacy and security threats.” www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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Friends, it's that time of the year: Once again, I'm asking you to help me create another amazing HTMHell Advent Calendar by writing about HTML.
The CFP is open until October 3!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The CFP is open until October 3!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
HTMHell Advent Calendar
Hello, my dear friends of high-quality markup!
We're getting closer to the last quarter of 2026, which means that the HTMHell Advent Calendar is getting closer, too. Last year, once again, you contrib...
docs.google.com
September 17, 2026 at 6:20 AM
Friends, it's that time of the year: Once again, I'm asking you to help me create another amazing HTMHell Advent Calendar by writing about HTML.
The CFP is open until October 3!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The CFP is open until October 3!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Meta and X have been quietly downranking external links for ages, but we're now entering a new era of open hostility toward the open web.
It's a great time to build your own website, free from any billionaires demanding a tithe for things that have always been free.
It's a great time to build your own website, free from any billionaires demanding a tithe for things that have always been free.
Fucking hell. Facebook is now limiting the number of links that a page or professional profile can include in a post to TWO PER MONTH, unless you pay them $7.99 a month.
Fucking assholes.
Fucking assholes.
September 16, 2026 at 2:21 PM
Meta and X have been quietly downranking external links for ages, but we're now entering a new era of open hostility toward the open web.
It's a great time to build your own website, free from any billionaires demanding a tithe for things that have always been free.
It's a great time to build your own website, free from any billionaires demanding a tithe for things that have always been free.
pleased to announce that after years of training that I am now a 1 → 0 designer
September 16, 2026 at 2:47 PM
pleased to announce that after years of training that I am now a 1 → 0 designer
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Me: I’d like a slice of pizza
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
September 16, 2026 at 1:47 AM
Me: I’d like a slice of pizza
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
Server: that comes with three sides
Me: I know what shape it is
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📝 If you’re maximizing a bottle for throughput, I think you’ve misunderstood the bottle.
Probably the same for us humans.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/bottlen...
Probably the same for us humans.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/bottlen...
Bottlenecks Get a Bad Rap
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
blog.jim-nielsen.com
September 16, 2026 at 4:23 AM
📝 If you’re maximizing a bottle for throughput, I think you’ve misunderstood the bottle.
Probably the same for us humans.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/bottlen...
Probably the same for us humans.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/bottlen...
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Hi everyone,
The NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2026 is now open: www.nvaccess.org/survey2026
The survey is anonymous; we encourage you to add comments. We want to hear from as many as possible. Please feel free to pass this on to others.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Survey #Feedback #Accessibility
The NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2026 is now open: www.nvaccess.org/survey2026
The survey is anonymous; we encourage you to add comments. We want to hear from as many as possible. Please feel free to pass this on to others.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Survey #Feedback #Accessibility
September 16, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Hi everyone,
The NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2026 is now open: www.nvaccess.org/survey2026
The survey is anonymous; we encourage you to add comments. We want to hear from as many as possible. Please feel free to pass this on to others.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Survey #Feedback #Accessibility
The NVDA Satisfaction Survey 2026 is now open: www.nvaccess.org/survey2026
The survey is anonymous; we encourage you to add comments. We want to hear from as many as possible. Please feel free to pass this on to others.
#NVDA #NVDAsr #ScreenReader #Survey #Feedback #Accessibility
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The US Web Design System is load-bearing infrastructure for thousands of government websites. It makes it easy for small teams with no resources (i.e. most .gov teams) to make usable, accessible websites that work for everyone.
Today, it's as close as it's ever been to being replaced with AI slop.
Today, it's as close as it's ever been to being replaced with AI slop.
September 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
The US Web Design System is load-bearing infrastructure for thousands of government websites. It makes it easy for small teams with no resources (i.e. most .gov teams) to make usable, accessible websites that work for everyone.
Today, it's as close as it's ever been to being replaced with AI slop.
Today, it's as close as it's ever been to being replaced with AI slop.
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We should have been writing articles and having fun with CSS, but instead...
We can't do much against big corporations (except wait), so let's give Geoff some support.
Share (or try) his HTML/CSS course: thebasics.dev
100% human-made by the one who edited 86945 CSS articles!
We can't do much against big corporations (except wait), so let's give Geoff some support.
Share (or try) his HTML/CSS course: thebasics.dev
100% human-made by the one who edited 86945 CSS articles!
September 15, 2026 at 7:42 PM
We should have been writing articles and having fun with CSS, but instead...
We can't do much against big corporations (except wait), so let's give Geoff some support.
Share (or try) his HTML/CSS course: thebasics.dev
100% human-made by the one who edited 86945 CSS articles!
We can't do much against big corporations (except wait), so let's give Geoff some support.
Share (or try) his HTML/CSS course: thebasics.dev
100% human-made by the one who edited 86945 CSS articles!
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the most exhausted imaginable “yes, this”
i don't like that i feel like we're all getting dragged against our will into an all-media all-the-time LessWrong thread, an insanely annoying and disorienting experience that most people do not have sufficient experience or mental preparations to deal with
September 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
the most exhausted imaginable “yes, this”
a little too unintentionally real, Workday
September 15, 2026 at 2:17 PM
a little too unintentionally real, Workday
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sure is fascinating to hear that DigitalOcean can’t pay a few writers at the same time that they’re handing millions of dollars to DHH for a pile of shitty bash scripts
📝 Why CSS-Tricks Has Been Quiet Lately
(cc: @digitalocean.com @css-tricks.bsky.social )
geoffgraham.me/why-css-tric...
(cc: @digitalocean.com @css-tricks.bsky.social )
geoffgraham.me/why-css-tric...
Why CSS-Tricks Has Been Quiet Lately - Geoff Graham
Because I haven't published anything to it since August 31. And no one else has either. That's not a super long time to go silent but it is for a site that
geoffgraham.me
September 14, 2026 at 6:14 PM
sure is fascinating to hear that DigitalOcean can’t pay a few writers at the same time that they’re handing millions of dollars to DHH for a pile of shitty bash scripts
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50 days until Midterm elections & SCOTUS is expected to decide whether to allow the administration to adopt new rules for mailin ballots. Disabled voters chose mail ballots at higher rates than any other demographic. If the rules are upheld it will prevent many of disabled people voters from voting
Return to Sender: Accessible Voting and the Fight Over Mail-in Ballots - Crystal Preston-Watson
Federal law has promised disabled voters a private, independent ballot since 1965. This fall, the one method that reliably delivers it is the one under attack.
crystalprestonwatson.com
September 14, 2026 at 3:21 AM
50 days until Midterm elections & SCOTUS is expected to decide whether to allow the administration to adopt new rules for mailin ballots. Disabled voters chose mail ballots at higher rates than any other demographic. If the rules are upheld it will prevent many of disabled people voters from voting
it is easier to exploit a world where the sacred and whimsical is removed and this also applies to digital honk honk
September 14, 2026 at 2:50 PM
it is easier to exploit a world where the sacred and whimsical is removed and this also applies to digital honk honk
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Oops. I invented a new CSS shrink-wrap technique and blogged about it.
blog.codepen.io/2026/09/11/s...
blog.codepen.io/2026/09/11/s...
Shrink-wrap Text with `position-anchor`
Normal text wrapping can leave big gaps in your container, which can become even more exaggerated with the new-ish CSS values of text-wrap: balance and text-wrap: pretty. You almost certainly want …
blog.codepen.io
September 11, 2026 at 11:03 PM
Oops. I invented a new CSS shrink-wrap technique and blogged about it.
blog.codepen.io/2026/09/11/s...
blog.codepen.io/2026/09/11/s...