Sarah Higley
@codingchaos.bsky.social
An inveterate oddball who writes about accessibility online. Offline I'm trying to start a crow army in my backyard, but so far all they do is yell at me for peanuts.
https://sarahmhigley.com/
https://sarahmhigley.com/
There’s also the translation angle 🫠
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
October 6, 2025 at 6:27 PM
There’s also the translation angle 🫠
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
github.com/w3c/csswg-dr...
There are so many people who take the time to really listen and care and do things well.
And then something like CSS carousels comes along and a11y folks end up spending their time and energy on damage control instead of their own a11y spec improvements.
And then something like CSS carousels comes along and a11y folks end up spending their time and energy on damage control instead of their own a11y spec improvements.
October 2, 2025 at 11:41 PM
There are so many people who take the time to really listen and care and do things well.
And then something like CSS carousels comes along and a11y folks end up spending their time and energy on damage control instead of their own a11y spec improvements.
And then something like CSS carousels comes along and a11y folks end up spending their time and energy on damage control instead of their own a11y spec improvements.
I’m so glad you liked it! It was such a weird experience going last, because I didn’t really get a chance to talk to other folks there about it.
Also you’d be a good pick yourself, and @sarasoueidan.com
Also you’d be a good pick yourself, and @sarasoueidan.com
September 26, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I’m so glad you liked it! It was such a weird experience going last, because I didn’t really get a chance to talk to other folks there about it.
Also you’d be a good pick yourself, and @sarasoueidan.com
Also you’d be a good pick yourself, and @sarasoueidan.com
It’s also pretty common to just invert the foreground/background tokens for a given control in forced colors.
All of which should provide an accessible approach to state changes, often better than not adding custom color styling.
All of which should provide an accessible approach to state changes, often better than not adding custom color styling.
September 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It’s also pretty common to just invert the foreground/background tokens for a given control in forced colors.
All of which should provide an accessible approach to state changes, often better than not adding custom color styling.
All of which should provide an accessible approach to state changes, often better than not adding custom color styling.
Color changes that meet 3:1 contrast are not considered “color alone” by wcag.
While you can’t know the contrast of user-selected colors, I think it’s fair to assume they were selected because that user can perceive them.
While you can’t know the contrast of user-selected colors, I think it’s fair to assume they were selected because that user can perceive them.
September 23, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Color changes that meet 3:1 contrast are not considered “color alone” by wcag.
While you can’t know the contrast of user-selected colors, I think it’s fair to assume they were selected because that user can perceive them.
While you can’t know the contrast of user-selected colors, I think it’s fair to assume they were selected because that user can perceive them.
To be more explicit, as long as this overrides OS-level user caret styles, this is a terrible idea, and really showcases what spec work looks like when a11y isn’t involved at all.
September 22, 2025 at 10:25 PM
To be more explicit, as long as this overrides OS-level user caret styles, this is a terrible idea, and really showcases what spec work looks like when a11y isn’t involved at all.
To be fair, I only considered it because of all the bugs my team gets because of it 😅
It’s one of those fun instances of tension between writing the most accessible UX *now* vs. writing what will remain an accessible UX 😭
It’s one of those fun instances of tension between writing the most accessible UX *now* vs. writing what will remain an accessible UX 😭
September 22, 2025 at 10:18 PM
To be fair, I only considered it because of all the bugs my team gets because of it 😅
It’s one of those fun instances of tension between writing the most accessible UX *now* vs. writing what will remain an accessible UX 😭
It’s one of those fun instances of tension between writing the most accessible UX *now* vs. writing what will remain an accessible UX 😭
If it’s a bug then it might! I think the Edge team handles a lot of the forced colors issues, and they’re all lovely (my post isn’t a dig at them personally, these decisions are old).
The issue with backplate is it’s functioning as intended, so there’s nothing to fix from the browser’s POV
The issue with backplate is it’s functioning as intended, so there’s nothing to fix from the browser’s POV
September 19, 2025 at 6:24 PM
If it’s a bug then it might! I think the Edge team handles a lot of the forced colors issues, and they’re all lovely (my post isn’t a dig at them personally, these decisions are old).
The issue with backplate is it’s functioning as intended, so there’s nothing to fix from the browser’s POV
The issue with backplate is it’s functioning as intended, so there’s nothing to fix from the browser’s POV
That vase is very cool 😍
July 18, 2025 at 4:21 PM
That vase is very cool 😍
I don’t currently, but I’d be interested in case I do in the future!
May 9, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I don’t currently, but I’d be interested in case I do in the future!
This is so much fancier than a brush shoved into a pile of clay, which is where I still am 😅
May 9, 2025 at 7:09 PM
This is so much fancier than a brush shoved into a pile of clay, which is where I still am 😅
They look great! This makes me want to throw more lidded gaiwans 😊
March 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
They look great! This makes me want to throw more lidded gaiwans 😊
Literally just picked up the ingredients for it, and the miso-caramel pear pie 😁
November 26, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Literally just picked up the ingredients for it, and the miso-caramel pear pie 😁
👋 I work on & write about accessibility in design systems at Microsoft, sometimes with a few of the folks already on the list 😊👉👈
November 6, 2024 at 8:11 PM
👋 I work on & write about accessibility in design systems at Microsoft, sometimes with a few of the folks already on the list 😊👉👈