The carrot and the stick
Jan 2nd, 2026
Accessibility needs both inspiration and consequences. The carrot and the stick.
This is an archive of the email messages I sent to my daily mailing list since March 12th, 2024. Enjoy!
Jan 2nd, 2026
Accessibility needs both inspiration and consequences. The carrot and the stick.
Jan 1st, 2026
The Web Almanac's Accessibility chapter analyses millions of websites to reveal the real state of web accessibility.
Dec 31st, 2025
Make 2026 count by being kind to each other.
Dec 30th, 2025
Two wrongs don't make a right and two shortcuts don't create inclusion.
Dec 29th, 2025
After 658 emails and 200,000 words on accessibility, I've learned that persistence means finding the explanation that lands.
Dec 28th, 2025
In Issue 78 of Access Denied, Sarah tells Gary she speaks project management now.
Dec 27th, 2025
Honest reflections on fighting for web accessibility in 2025. The wins, the losses, the burnout and why I keep showing up anyway.
Dec 26th, 2025
The shortcuts worth keeping are those that save you time without costing someone else theirs.
Dec 25th, 2025
All shortcuts save time, but some also exclude people.
Dec 24th, 2025
Accessibility is often invisible work: the advocacy, the teaching, the quiet fixes.
Dec 23rd, 2025
The blame game starts fast when bugs appear after an accessibility sprint.
Dec 22nd, 2025
Accessibility fixes get blamed for bugs immediately, but when you skip accessibility, nobody blames its absence.
Dec 21st, 2025
In Issue 77 of Access Denied, Gary thinks accessibility fixes caused bugs in the last release.
Dec 20th, 2025
After one sprint of accessibility fixes, suddenly every bug is "caused by accessibility."
Dec 19th, 2025
It's exhausting always raising accessibility in every meeting and then see them go in a backlog to die.
Dec 18th, 2025
A recap of the 10 things you should focus on for web accessibility.
Dec 17th, 2025
Good testing cultures are comfortable with untested territory. Not everything needs testing.
Dec 16th, 2025
What looks like a limitation is actually clarity.
Dec 15th, 2025
Accessibility shouldn't be in the prioritisation conversation at all.
Dec 14th, 2025
In Issue 76 of Access Denied, Gary prioritises accessibility and thinks it's a strategic move.
Dec 13th, 2025
Prioritisation isn't about cutting corners or doing less.
Dec 12th, 2025
Product teams can predict features months in advance but somehow never see accessibility coming.
Dec 11th, 2025
Sustainability is what helps what you do today stick around when you're not there tomorrow.
Dec 10th, 2025
Be deliberate in your choices of what to test for accessibility, because you can't test everything.
Dec 9th, 2025
Developers get changelogs and support on a breaking change. Users get to just live with the update.
Dec 8th, 2025
Some breaking changes don't just inconvenience users, they lock them out entirely.
Dec 7th, 2025
In Issue 75 of Access Denied, Gary thinks it's okay for touch screen to be inaccessible.
Dec 6th, 2025
We can't stop change, but we can make sure it doesn't break things.
Dec 5th, 2025
Share your experience, not your judgment.
Dec 4th, 2025
Momentum is what keeps you and your accessibility work moving.
I send out short emails like these every day to help you gain a fresh perspective on accessibility and understand it without the jargon, so you can build more robust products that everyone can use, including people with disabilities.