I’m going to write about “bad” design. When I write about “bad” design, I want you all to understand that a design that’s bad for me might be a perfectly good design for a different user. It might even be the ideal design. It’s about the context. For example, I recently applied to speak at … Continue reading ““Bad” design and design decisions”

An accessibility specialist named Michelle P. posted this on one of the Slack boards I use. She gave me permission to repost it. Person to vendor: How close are you to automating screen reader testing? Me, on the call: There’s no such thing, screen reader testing and automated testing don’t work like that. Person, to … Continue reading “How close are they? So so far away.”

This is the blanket that I’ve had on my bed mostly continuously since I was born, fifty years ago. It is 50 years old. My mom made it. Once upon a time, it had Holly Hobbie and her friends printed on it, but they have long since worn off. As a kid, this covered my … Continue reading “On 50 years”