I stream about the web.
Some Antics is a weekly show about accessibility and core web technologies. Each week, I invite an expert on who can teach me something about building great online user experiences in a hands-on way.
I'm available for your stream, podcast, or meetup.
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Learn With Jason: Better Screenreader Experiences with CSS
I joined Jason Lengstorf on Learn With Jason to discuss screenreaders, CSS, and web hijinks!
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Dev Roulette
I joined Stephanie Eckles and fellow mystery guest Eric Bailey on Dev Roulette for Accessibility August. We discussed accessibility education, inclusive design, and more!
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Frontend Stampede: Intro to Eleventy
Join us as Alex Trost and I build a photo gallery in Eleventy to show off the static site generator!
Blog
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Ben's Humane Guide to Technical Blogging
Hi. I'm a sporadic technical blogger. Here's a few things I've learned about blogging for fun.
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On the <dl>
The semantics you didn't know you needed.
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Takeaways From "Adapting Comics for Blind and Low Vision Readers: A Roundtable Discussion"
"Are we adapting the form of comics or the content of comics?"
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Takeaways From Axe-Con 2021
What I learned from Axe-Con about automated accessibility testing, design systems, data visualization, organizational influence, and more.
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I Finally Understand Eleventy's Data Cascade.
Where does Eleventy get all of its data? Which data overrules other data? I've documented my whole mental model of Eleventy's data cascade.
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RSS Readers: Yet Another Case for Semantic Markup
I found a pleasant surprise in my RSS reader, and it reminded me why I write semantic markup.
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Implement a Skip Link for Navigation-Heavy Sites
Add a link to the beginning of your page to help keyboard navigators skip over repeated links.
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aria-label, aria-labelledby, and aria-describedby: What's the Difference?
Diving deep into three attributes that bring clarity to elements in assistive technologies.
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Out With The Old, In With The New
How and why I rebuilt my blog from the ground up with Eleventy.
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Maintaining Focus Outlines for Windows High Contrast Mode
I'm using outline: 3px solid transparent; from now on.
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Lexical and Dynamic Scope
A peek inside the matryoshka dolls that power your programming. Written mainly for JavaScript developers.
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CSS Can Influence Screenreaders
How CSS bleeds into content and influences screenreader announcements.
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New Year, New Terminal: Alias Your Directories the Unix Way
The trick I use all day to speed up development and make my Unix terminal delightful.
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New Year, New Terminal: Alias Your Directories the Windows Way
The trick I use all day to speed up development and make Command Prompt delightful.
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What Is ARIA?
A beginner's guide to ARIA: what it is, what it does, why you should use it... and when you shouldn't.
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The Accessibility Tree
Understanding the flow of page contents from browser to screenreader caused me to radically rethink accessible markup.
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How (Not) to Build a Button
When you reinvent the wheel, you might miss a few spokes.
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How Domino's Could Topple the Accessible Web – Part 1: Public Accommodations
The popular pizza chain has a big part to play in the unseen war over the web.