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Accessibility should work like an ER, where triage saves lives by prioritising urgent cases first.

Accessibility feels like friction when you're adding it at the end of the process.

Accessibility directly impacts OKRs and it's worth celebrating.

Meaningful change in accessibility doesn't need to block ongoing work.

You can't force accessibility into a team's workflow.

Sweeping changes fail and specific ones stick.

In Issue 84 of Access Denied, Gary thinks being industry average is acceptable.

Unknown issues are the ones you'll never even hear about.

The list of known accessibility issues usually spirals out of control.

Thank you for caring enough to open these emails and for building a better web.

Automated tools and AI can't replace human judgement, yet organisations keep treating accessibility as a technical problem.

Accessibility isn't something you install from a code repository.

The Web Almanac found that strong accessibility laws improve scores, but enforcement and commitment matter more.

In Issue 83 of Access Denied, Gary vibe codes an inaccessible app.

The Web Almanac highlights the benefits and the dangers of artificial intelligence in web accessibility.

The promises made by overlay vendors are largely bullshit.

The Web Almanac 2025 highlights increase usage of ARIA roles and attributes across the board.

Half of web images still lack proper alt text in 2025 and the filename as description problem still won't die.

Proper error handling makes or breaks form accessibility.

The Web Almanac 2025 shows small improvements for form accessibility.

In Issue 82 of Access Denied, Gary thinks Lighthouse scores are enough for accessibility.

98% of websites include page titles, but 2% still don't bother with this basic HTML element.

Only 24% of websites have skip links, but maybe that's not the real problem.

Proper heading structure matters for accessibility and SEO, yet 41% of sites still get it wrong.

Two-thirds of websites now remove focus indicators, making them unusable for keyboard users.

Why contrast ratios matter, what 4.5:1 means and how to fix issues.

Accessible writing means using language your audience understands, without unnecessary complexity or jargon.

In Issue 81 of Access Denied, Gary thinks common patterns are good even when they're bad.

The Web Alamanc shows a 1% improvement in accessibility scores, but is that meaningful?

The 2025 Web Almanac's Accessibility chapter is live.