HTML AccessibilityI had the pleasure of talking with Hidde a few weeks ago. We have met more times than I can recall. I can recall the meetings we have had of late as we co-edit, along with Jeroen Hulscher, the WCAG Evaluation Methodology (WCAG-EM) 2.0 Hidde speaks! Transcript Steve: Well, hello, Hidde. How are you? Hidde: […]
This information (I wrote) originally appeared in Using ARIA I am re-upping and updating it here as the Using ARIA has now been updated and the content removed. Beware: Hiding Content Has No Effect on Accessible Name or Description Calculation By design, hiding the content (using CSS display:none or visibility:hidden or the HTML hidden attribute) of the element(s) referenced […]
I have known Mike and worked on stuff with him for almost 20 years. Without Mike’s friendship, support and mentorship I would not have been able to get the main element into HTML and more importantly, implemented in browsers. Mike works at the W3C and has done as long as I have known him. He […]
Heydon takes a second bite of the fireside. Transcript Steve: Well, welcome, Hayden, for your second foray into the fireside, and I’m glad to have you back. Yeah, glad to be here. It’s been about a month now or something, isn’t it, since I last talked to you? Heydon: Yeah, we were going to do, […]
Karl and I have been fellow accessibility travellers for many years. We worked together at TPGi in the 2010’s. Although we don’t always agree I have immense respect for Karl and his contributions to accessibility. I even like him, in a Jim and Wilson kinda way. Transcript Steve: Well, hello, Karl Groves, thank you for […]
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I first met Natalie at CSUN in San Diego around 2016, we hung out and socialised a bit. Natalie has been a prominent Accessibility advocate for much of the 2000’s. Transcript Steve: Well, hello, Natalie Patrice Tucker and welcome to, is it Tucker or Parker? Tucker. Tucker, yes, sorry. I just suddenly thought I’ll say […]
I have known Matt for yonks. He has been a part of the accessibility/web standards industrial complex for too long… He shares his experience and supports others in many ways. Transcript Steve: Welcome back, mate. Thank you for taking the time to be on the fireside chat, the resurrection. How are you today? Matt I’m […]
Heydon and I first started talking early 2010’s as we had a common interest in HTML semantics. We worked together for a while at TPG. I tech reviewed his book Inclusive Design Patterns around 2015. Heydon Pickering – Fireside chat part 1 Transcript Steve: I’ll record in progress. Heydon: Wow, that was loud. Steve: One […]
Fireside Chat with Eric Eggert 22nd January 2026 Transcript Steve: Well, Eric, welcome to the seventh Fireside Chat. Hopefully, you’re feeling lucky, my friend. Eric: Yeah. I mean, spending time with you, how much more lucky could I be? Steve: Yeah, right. Eric: Thanks for the invitation. Steve: Of course. It’s really an honor. Just […]
