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A biweekly newsletter that covers accessible and universal design in the digital world and beyond, accessibility audits and redesigns, tools and products. Useful, actionable tips for designers, engineers, and managers.

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Accessible forms and how to make them

How we built accessible form components for Formbricks, our favourite open source experience management tool

Will enshittification ever end?

How humanity fought enshittification 200 years ago, and what could halt and reverse the global quality decline today

Do you remember?

Dementia, memory loss, and cognitive accessibility in cinema, media, and real life

The architecture of evil

Fragile lifts, dying malls, and the Death Star: spaces that hurt by design and the significance of accessibility

Words that break hearts

On language as a tool of oppression, the dangers of conformity and binary thinking, and Tourette syndrome.

The right to pleasure: disability and sexuality

From Braille Playboy to narrated porn and adaptive sex toys: how the struggle to make sex accessible exposes silence as the instrument of oppression

Trump v accessibility: the tragic downfall of the White House website

How the official website of the White House changed under the new administration, reversing decades of progress and threatening the future of inclusive tech.

Harry Potter and The Order of Screen Readers

Wizards in wheelchairs against political ableism, workplace discrimination, and moving staircases: how Rowling doesn't understand disabilities and why it matters

Fusecon 2025: your accessibility questions answered

Reflecting on my recent talk at the tech conference in KL and responding to the audience's questions

Do nutrition labels work?

Do nutrition labels change what we eat, and can "accessibility nutrition labels" help create a more inclusive digital environment? Let's discuss.