Eric Bailey
@ericwbailey.website
#accessibility / #a11y advocate, post enjoyer.
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Eric Bailey
@ericwbailey.website
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At the point in my career where I’m tempted to write 2,000 words about the humble brilliance of this considered and considerate approach to notification design.
January 10, 2026 at 6:55 PM
At the point in my career where I’m tempted to write 2,000 words about the humble brilliance of this considered and considerate approach to notification design.
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do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao
January 10, 2026 at 3:30 PM
do you guys hear that bell tolling? wonder who it’s for. it’s so loud lmao
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Stellar post.
It’s a reminder that many standardized web APIs only work with privatized cloud infrastructure
It’s a reminder that many standardized web APIs only work with privatized cloud infrastructure
Not All Browser APIs Are "Web" APIs
There's JS APIs in your browser that are little more than facades for cloud services. You might be sending your users' data to them.
polypane.app/blog/not-all...
There's JS APIs in your browser that are little more than facades for cloud services. You might be sending your users' data to them.
polypane.app/blog/not-all...
Not All Browser APIs Are "Web" APIs | Polypane
When we talk about "the web platform", we often treat it as a unified, standards-based system: browsers implement features from the same specifications, even if…
polypane.app
January 9, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Stellar post.
It’s a reminder that many standardized web APIs only work with privatized cloud infrastructure
It’s a reminder that many standardized web APIs only work with privatized cloud infrastructure
surely _this_ will be the dashboard that solves the problem with our company’s core business model
January 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
surely _this_ will be the dashboard that solves the problem with our company’s core business model
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at this juncture if you still actively use Twitter I assume you either
a) are a pedophile or
b) are cool with pedophilia
a) are a pedophile or
b) are cool with pedophilia
January 9, 2026 at 2:26 PM
at this juncture if you still actively use Twitter I assume you either
a) are a pedophile or
b) are cool with pedophilia
a) are a pedophile or
b) are cool with pedophilia
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I wrote this in April 2024, about why people were refusing to leave X as it became undeniably a pro-white-supremacist site
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
You are the fuel that energises Elon Musk’s hate machine
X is something entirely new: it has the clout and influence of Twitter, blended with the hate of 4chan and the lies of TruthSocial. And it lingers because its users don’t see themselves as th…
ketanjoshi.co
January 7, 2026 at 11:16 AM
I wrote this in April 2024, about why people were refusing to leave X as it became undeniably a pro-white-supremacist site
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
But holy hell could I not have predicted that by 2026, it would be a child abuse material production site and THAT TOO is not enough to get people to leave the fucking place
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"[OpenAI] is encouraging users to connect their personal medical records and wellness apps, such as Apple Health, Peloton, MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers, and Function"
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
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OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health, encouraging users to connect their medical records
But it’s “not intended for diagnosis or treatment.”
buff.ly
January 8, 2026 at 1:29 AM
"[OpenAI] is encouraging users to connect their personal medical records and wellness apps, such as Apple Health, Peloton, MyFitnessPal, Weight Watchers, and Function"
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
Don't do this.
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📝 My desire to give you feedback is directly correlated to your effort to care.
Just because nobody objects to what you shipped, doesn't mean it's worth keeping.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/feedbac...
Just because nobody objects to what you shipped, doesn't mean it's worth keeping.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/feedbac...
A Letter of Feedback To Anyone Who Makes Software I Use
Writing about the big beautiful mess that is making things for the world wide web.
blog.jim-nielsen.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:13 PM
📝 My desire to give you feedback is directly correlated to your effort to care.
Just because nobody objects to what you shipped, doesn't mean it's worth keeping.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/feedbac...
Just because nobody objects to what you shipped, doesn't mean it's worth keeping.
blog.jim-nielsen.com/2026/feedbac...
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Kicking off the new year thinking about metrics, inspired by @spavel.bsky.social
This piece explores why accessibility and design fail when we measure scores instead of real use and what works better.
Longer read, but hopefully helpful:
annaecook.com/writing/2026...
This piece explores why accessibility and design fail when we measure scores instead of real use and what works better.
Longer read, but hopefully helpful:
annaecook.com/writing/2026...
Designing accessibility for real use, not dashboards — Anna E. Cook
This piece explores why accessibility and design so often break down when success is measured before it’s clearly defined. It looks at how score-driven metrics can distort decision-making, and why gro...
annaecook.com
January 6, 2026 at 5:04 PM
Kicking off the new year thinking about metrics, inspired by @spavel.bsky.social
This piece explores why accessibility and design fail when we measure scores instead of real use and what works better.
Longer read, but hopefully helpful:
annaecook.com/writing/2026...
This piece explores why accessibility and design fail when we measure scores instead of real use and what works better.
Longer read, but hopefully helpful:
annaecook.com/writing/2026...
Mantis & Co. kindly asked me about my predictions for digital #a11y for 2026. I'm not very optimistic about it: mantisandco.com/resources/gu...
Eric Bailey's predictions for the future of accessibility | Mantis & Co.
Explore how Eric Bailey predicts compliance deadlines and automated tools risk creating performative accessibility that fails users.
mantisandco.com
January 7, 2026 at 3:12 PM
Mantis & Co. kindly asked me about my predictions for digital #a11y for 2026. I'm not very optimistic about it: mantisandco.com/resources/gu...
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✍️ Safari 26.2 prompted me to write about the HTML5 document outline algorithm 🪦 www.tempertemper.net/blog/the-fin... #accessibility #a11y
The final nail in the HTML5 document outline coffin
All the main web browsers have finally dropped visual support for the HTML5 document outline algorithm. Here’s why that’s good news.
www.tempertemper.net
December 31, 2025 at 11:02 AM
✍️ Safari 26.2 prompted me to write about the HTML5 document outline algorithm 🪦 www.tempertemper.net/blog/the-fin... #accessibility #a11y
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✏️ 5 accessibility checks to run on every component zeroheight.com/blog/5-acces...
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
5 accessibility checks to run on every component - zeroheight
Hidde de Vries explains how to test components for accessibility, from keyboard support to screen readers and zoom.
zeroheight.com
January 6, 2026 at 11:18 AM
✏️ 5 accessibility checks to run on every component zeroheight.com/blog/5-acces...
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
I guest-posted on zeroheight's blog about accessibility of components!
(note: WCAG compliance is claimed on full pages/processes only)
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"What is the ROI of UX?" is shaped like a question, but it is actually two hostile premises:
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
January 6, 2026 at 1:27 PM
"What is the ROI of UX?" is shaped like a question, but it is actually two hostile premises:
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
1) that UX is sufficiently marginal for its value to be openly questioned
2) that the asker has the authority to judge this question, and practitioners are merely consulted on it, as a matter of courtesy
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… @scope has recently become baseline 'newly available', but wouldn't it be cool to see when it might become baseline 'widely available'? How about adding it to your calendar?
baseline countdown … coming soon (sooner than @scope becomes baseline 'widely available' at least 😅)
baseline countdown … coming soon (sooner than @scope becomes baseline 'widely available' at least 😅)
January 6, 2026 at 1:47 PM
… @scope has recently become baseline 'newly available', but wouldn't it be cool to see when it might become baseline 'widely available'? How about adding it to your calendar?
baseline countdown … coming soon (sooner than @scope becomes baseline 'widely available' at least 😅)
baseline countdown … coming soon (sooner than @scope becomes baseline 'widely available' at least 😅)
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Friendly reminder to use aria-label as a last resort. Use a visual label if you can! And if you need to use an aria-label to add supplementary text to already visual text, make sure the full visual text is included in the aria-label, at the start of the string.
January 5, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Friendly reminder to use aria-label as a last resort. Use a visual label if you can! And if you need to use an aria-label to add supplementary text to already visual text, make sure the full visual text is included in the aria-label, at the start of the string.
Reposted by Eric Bailey
Me, logging on to work after the long weekend
May 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Me, logging on to work after the long weekend
"…support is inconsistent across browsers and screen readers. There is no guarantee this text will participate in accessible name computation or be announced by a screen reader, even when it appears in the accessibility tree." #a11y www.maxdesign.com.au/articles/tes...
Tests for CSS generated content alternative text - Max Design
Tests to determine how CSS generated content alternative text is exposed to assistive technologies.
www.maxdesign.com.au
January 5, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"…support is inconsistent across browsers and screen readers. There is no guarantee this text will participate in accessible name computation or be announced by a screen reader, even when it appears in the accessibility tree." #a11y www.maxdesign.com.au/articles/tes...
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You gotta stop giving them money. You absolutely don’t need to do crosswords and wordles and shit
In this in-depth interview Billie Jean Sweeney — a former editor at The New York Times — details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, why this was directed from the very top, how some staff pushed back and the immense damage done by the NYT legitimizing bigotry.
'A directive from above': Former NYT editor lays out how the paper pushes anti-trans bigotry
In this in-depth interview, former New York Times editor Billie Jean Sweeney details how the paper shifted towards openly promoting anti-trans hatred, how some staff tried to stop it, how it's directe...
transnews.network
January 2, 2026 at 4:15 PM
You gotta stop giving them money. You absolutely don’t need to do crosswords and wordles and shit
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It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
January 3, 2026 at 12:19 PM
It's a big day for those fluent in the good grammar of civility looking to deploy decorum to mask agendas of cruelty
who decided to call it "dogs marking their territory" and not "peemarcation"
January 2, 2026 at 6:08 PM
who decided to call it "dogs marking their territory" and not "peemarcation"
Remember to turn your computer off before midnight on 12/31/99.
December 31, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Remember to turn your computer off before midnight on 12/31/99.
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Burning a $billion a month means you have to speed run the stages of platform decay just to maintain credibility with investors.
“This could look like a user asking how much ibuprofen to take for a headache receiving a promoted ad for Advil in the chatbot’s response. Meanwhile, actual results on correct dosage may be brushed to the side, or buried under a mountain of ad text…”
OpenAI Reportedly Planning to Make ChatGPT "Prioritize" Advertisers in Conversation
OpenAI employees working on ChatGPT report plans to unleash sponsored advertisements above organic results.
futurism.com
December 30, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Burning a $billion a month means you have to speed run the stages of platform decay just to maintain credibility with investors.
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I hope this email finds you wherever it does, and there's not much you can do about it.
December 30, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I hope this email finds you wherever it does, and there's not much you can do about it.
"Websites that work perfectly in traditional browsers may end up broken for actual accessibility tools. The web will fragment as sites must test against a growing number of AI browser agents with different requirements." www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/a...
AI browsers are straight out of the enshittification playbook • Cory Dransfeldt
Enshittification isn't cliché, it's simply pervasive. Browsers being launched by AI companies will, undoubtedly, follow the same playbook we've seen over and over again.
www.coryd.dev
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Websites that work perfectly in traditional browsers may end up broken for actual accessibility tools. The web will fragment as sites must test against a growing number of AI browser agents with different requirements." www.coryd.dev/posts/2025/a...
We got this toy as a gift and I’ve spent too much time today imagining what the literal version of its name would be like.
December 28, 2025 at 8:02 PM
We got this toy as a gift and I’ve spent too much time today imagining what the literal version of its name would be like.