Steve Faulkner
@stevefaulkner.bsky.social
Accessibility is political✊ Working for the web, anywhere and everywhere 🖖🏽
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a brief professional history of me – HTML Accessibility
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🤳🏽a brief professional history of me
#a11y #HTML #ARIA #WebStandards
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#a11y #HTML #ARIA #WebStandards
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This accidentally turned into a short thread. Bit of a rage-thread I'm afraid. Please read to the end if you can. Thanks
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 6:16 AM
This accidentally turned into a short thread. Bit of a rage-thread I'm afraid. Please read to the end if you can. Thanks
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Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
November 10, 2025 at 5:44 AM
Once every 20 years or so, the director-general of the BBC is forced to resign for being insufficiently rightwing. Alastair Milne in 1987. Greg Dyke in 2004. Tim Davie in 2025. The great irony is that the BBC was in all cases profoundly biased towards established power. But just not biased enough …
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Michael Bennet: I really am a Bolshevik. I believe we should provide universal healthcare to all Americans as a right. There is no reason not to do it in the richest country in the world, especially if we can do it at half of the cost of care we are providing now.
November 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Michael Bennet: I really am a Bolshevik. I believe we should provide universal healthcare to all Americans as a right. There is no reason not to do it in the richest country in the world, especially if we can do it at half of the cost of care we are providing now.
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I have WCAG shirts for sale.
One that moves the “Punch Nazis” to the same line (this one’s new), but available in white on whatever and black on whatever.
And two variations of the MASH logo (yellow or black text).
Get them as weird holiday gifts!
aardrian.threadless.com/collections/...
One that moves the “Punch Nazis” to the same line (this one’s new), but available in white on whatever and black on whatever.
And two variations of the MASH logo (yellow or black text).
Get them as weird holiday gifts!
aardrian.threadless.com/collections/...
November 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
I have WCAG shirts for sale.
One that moves the “Punch Nazis” to the same line (this one’s new), but available in white on whatever and black on whatever.
And two variations of the MASH logo (yellow or black text).
Get them as weird holiday gifts!
aardrian.threadless.com/collections/...
One that moves the “Punch Nazis” to the same line (this one’s new), but available in white on whatever and black on whatever.
And two variations of the MASH logo (yellow or black text).
Get them as weird holiday gifts!
aardrian.threadless.com/collections/...
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If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
November 10, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If you think the people throwing Great Gatsby-esque parties for themselves, while millions were denied their food assistance, are all of a sudden going to grow a conscience and save affordable healthcare, you clearly have not been paying attention.
👁️🗨️ Reading - JAWS mailing list: Glen Gordon Has Left Vispero
#a11y #tech #politics
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#a11y #tech #politics
jfw.groups.io/g/main/messa...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
👁️🗨️ Reading - JAWS mailing list: Glen Gordon Has Left Vispero
#a11y #tech #politics
jfw.groups.io/g/main/messa...
#a11y #tech #politics
jfw.groups.io/g/main/messa...
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A conversation with @patrickhlauke.bsky.social on Wokeness, AI, disability, @w3c.bsky.social, WCAG and other stuff
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A conversation with @patrickhlauke.bsky.social on Wokeness, AI, disability, @w3c.bsky.social, WCAG and other stuff
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When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
November 10, 2025 at 2:06 PM
When was the last time anyone at the BBC had to resign for misrepresenting a leftwinger?
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Weekly reading list from Ricky Onsman serves up sharp insights on digital accessibility & inclusive design. Dive in, find your takeaway & share which idea challenged your thinking or sparked fresh action.
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#DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #WebAccessibility #WCAG #UX #A11y
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#DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #WebAccessibility #WCAG #UX #A11y
Weekly Reading List November 10 2025 - TPGi — a Vispero company
A weekly roundup of links to digital accessibility industry news, posted every Monday. Compiled by Ricky Onsman.
www.tpgi.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Weekly reading list from Ricky Onsman serves up sharp insights on digital accessibility & inclusive design. Dive in, find your takeaway & share which idea challenged your thinking or sparked fresh action.
buff.ly/Iefs0WB
#DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #WebAccessibility #WCAG #UX #A11y
buff.ly/Iefs0WB
#DigitalAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #WebAccessibility #WCAG #UX #A11y
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Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
November 10, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tonight’s Senate vote on the federal government shutdown should have been a time for strength.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
Instead we saw capitulation and a betrayal of working Americans.
The American people need more from their leaders.
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A lot of yall think that we can just vote our way back to pre Nov 2016, and we are so far gone beyond that point...
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 AM
A lot of yall think that we can just vote our way back to pre Nov 2016, and we are so far gone beyond that point...
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Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
November 10, 2025 at 5:02 AM
Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage
A conversation with @patrickhlauke.bsky.social on Wokeness, AI, disability, @w3c.bsky.social, WCAG and other stuff
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
A conversation with @patrickhlauke.bsky.social on Wokeness, AI, disability, @w3c.bsky.social, WCAG and other stuff
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“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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November 9, 2025 at 5:26 PM
“I want you to understand what it is like to live in Chicago during this time.”
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📺 Watching the next American Revolution 🇺🇸 unfold from a distance, it’s still up close enough for it to feel visceral & a sure sign that it will have a major effect on many lives, including mine. I don’t have the foresight to see likely outcomes, but i don’t have a good feeling about any of them.
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
📺 Watching the next American Revolution 🇺🇸 unfold from a distance, it’s still up close enough for it to feel visceral & a sure sign that it will have a major effect on many lives, including mine. I don’t have the foresight to see likely outcomes, but i don’t have a good feeling about any of them.
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Rambling Fireside with Pat - @patrickhlauke.bsky.social
#a11y #WCAG #W3C #AI #disability #woke #TPAC2025
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
#a11y #WCAG #W3C #AI #disability #woke #TPAC2025
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
Rambling Fireside with Pat – HTML Accessibility
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November 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Rambling Fireside with Pat - @patrickhlauke.bsky.social
#a11y #WCAG #W3C #AI #disability #woke #TPAC2025
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
#a11y #WCAG #W3C #AI #disability #woke #TPAC2025
html5accessibility.com/stuff/2025/1...
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Glen Gordon’s departure is a loss for JAWS (and Freedom Scientific / Vispero):
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
Today is a very sad day for me, since after nearly 32 years, it’s the first day that I’m no longer working on the JAWS screen reader.
I’ve voluntarily resigned my position at Freedom… | Glen Gordon |...
Today is a very sad day for me, since after nearly 32 years, it’s the first day that I’m no longer working on the JAWS screen reader.
I’ve voluntarily resigned my position at Freedom Scientific/Vispe...
www.linkedin.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Glen Gordon’s departure is a loss for JAWS (and Freedom Scientific / Vispero):
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
www.linkedin.com/posts/glen-g...
I have a great deal of respect for someone who leaves an employer when their values no longer align.
#accessibility #a11y #JAWS
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One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
November 9, 2025 at 2:00 AM
One of the unacknowledged advantages of this awful era is that it's revealing for all to see the putrid connections between great wealth and great power.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
The intentions of the oligarchs are fully exposed and more blatant than ever.
But remember: We outnumber the oligarchs.
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Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyon...
Special Musk 'blue plaque' put up at Tesla's flagship London dealership after $1tn pay deal
Activists decided to put up a special 'blue plaque' for Elon Musk at Tesla flagship London dealership to honour his $1 trillion pay packet.
www.thelondoneconomic.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Someone put this "blue plaque" on a London Tesla showroom to mark his becoming the world's first trillionaire. “World’s first trillionaire Elon Musk. Could have solved world hunger but funded fascists instead. Bellend.” www.thelondoneconomic.com/news/everyon...
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I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I understand why we shut down American airspace for a few days after 9-11 to avoid a repeat attack but imagine shutting down American airspace to avoid releasing the Epstein files.
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
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One problem with the web platform I’m thinking about how to solve: keyboard shortcuts.
I’ve written what I see as the requirements here: github.com/openui/open-...
I want to hear from devs who’ve worked on big apps/sites with shortcuts and see what I’m missing, and how they’ve solved this.
I’ve written what I see as the requirements here: github.com/openui/open-...
I want to hear from devs who’ve worked on big apps/sites with shortcuts and see what I’m missing, and how they’ve solved this.
github.com
November 8, 2025 at 5:03 PM
One problem with the web platform I’m thinking about how to solve: keyboard shortcuts.
I’ve written what I see as the requirements here: github.com/openui/open-...
I want to hear from devs who’ve worked on big apps/sites with shortcuts and see what I’m missing, and how they’ve solved this.
I’ve written what I see as the requirements here: github.com/openui/open-...
I want to hear from devs who’ve worked on big apps/sites with shortcuts and see what I’m missing, and how they’ve solved this.
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Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
November 8, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Why are ICE agents being paid during the shutdown, but not air traffic controllers? 🤨
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Meta told staff responsible for vetting questionable ads that they weren’t allowed to take action if it would cost Meta more than $135 million.
Meta *policy* explicitly blocks staff from doing anything about the biggest scammers. They are too big to fail at Meta.
Zuck is a craven piece of shit.
Meta *policy* explicitly blocks staff from doing anything about the biggest scammers. They are too big to fail at Meta.
Zuck is a craven piece of shit.
November 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Meta told staff responsible for vetting questionable ads that they weren’t allowed to take action if it would cost Meta more than $135 million.
Meta *policy* explicitly blocks staff from doing anything about the biggest scammers. They are too big to fail at Meta.
Zuck is a craven piece of shit.
Meta *policy* explicitly blocks staff from doing anything about the biggest scammers. They are too big to fail at Meta.
Zuck is a craven piece of shit.