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2021

93. Your Image Is Probably Not Decorative Smashing Magazine
94. The lawnmower button ericwbailey.design
95. Modifications we’ve made to the Design Sprint thoughtbot
96. Don’t use custom CSS mouse cursors ericwbailey.design
97. How I grew The A11Y Project to 10k followers on Twitter ericwbailey.design
98. Listing posts in Eleventy when you publish offsite ericwbailey.design
99. To subset or not subset fonts ericwbailey.design
100. Add punctuation to your alt text thoughtbot
101. CSS is a Strongly Typed Language CSS-Tricks
102. Mobile Accessibility: How to Build Apps that Work for All Users Shopify Partners
103. I love my not-smart TV ericwbailey.design
104. How to make an ineffective 404 page ericwbailey.design
105. Myth: Alternate text and automation The A11Y Project
106. Minor version bump ericwbailey.design
107. A conversation can be an output thoughtbot
108. Should I use an accessibility overlay? The A11Y Project
109. Give me a definition for the word “dashboard” ericwbailey.design
110. An Introduction to macOS Voice Control thoughtbot
111. Implicit cultural norms and accessible social media ericwbailey.design
112. How 3 hours of conversation saved a company hundreds of thousands of dollars thoughtbot
113. My typical day ericwbailey.design
114. Accessibility auditing and ego ericwbailey.design
115. Blogroll ericwbailey.design
116. Presentation panic ericwbailey.design
117. How-to: Use the tabindex attribute The A11Y Project
118. An introduction to macOS Head Pointer thoughtbot
119. Open UI and implicit parent/child relationships in HTML ericwbailey.design
120. Undercover Founder thoughtbot

2020

66. A website is like a puppy ericwbailey.design
67. In defense of Mega Man boss lairs ericwbailey.design
68. Representation Matters CSS - Tricks
69. So you wanna create an eco-friendly website thoughtbot
70. Using a folder other than posts/ with Eleventy ericwbailey.design
71. Tailwind versus BEM thoughtbot
72. Focus Management and Inert CSS - Tricks
73. The world does not revolve around your product thoughtbot
74. Saying no to Diez (for now) thoughtbot
75. Consider the Tomato thoughtbot
76. The radium craze ericwbailey.design
77. a11y is web accessibility ericwbailey.design
78. Improving the usability and accessibility of a healthcare website by being mindful of reading level thoughtbot
79. I don’t want your job thoughtbot
80. Mug Handles ericwbailey.design
81. Equivalent Experiences: Thinking Equivalently Smashing Magazine
82. Equivalent Experiences: What Are They? Smashing Magazine
83. Myth: ARIA Has Perfect Support The A11Y Project
84. A Complete Guide to CSS Functions CSS - Tricks
85. SVG, Favicons, and All the Fun Things We Can Do With Them CSS - Tricks
86. How to not make a résumé in React ericwbailey.design
87. Using personas in the Product Design Sprint thoughtbot
88. Operating System and Browser Accessibility Display Modes The A11Y Project

2019

43. What the Web Still Is CSS - Tricks
44. Tech metaphors ericwbailey.design
45. Truths about digital accessibility ericwbailey.design
46. Attempting to corral colors with a Sass function thoughtbot
47. Universal Design: 11 Practical Tips to Make Your Sites and Apps More Accessible Shopify Partners
48. Lighthouse ericwbailey.design
49. Revisiting prefers-reduced-motion, the reduced motion media query CSS - Tricks
50. slashbot thoughtbot
51. Fighting uphill ericwbailey.design
52. Paint the Picture, Not the Frame: How Browsers Provide Everything Users Need A List Apart
53. Little Library thoughtbot
54. Reader Mode: The Button to Beat CSS - Tricks

2018

31. Web components still need to be accessible 24 Accessibility
32. Be the Villain 24 ways
33. Quick test: Large touch targets The A11Y Project
34. A designer developing for Android thoughtbot
35. Quick Tip: Use the “lang” Attribute for Better Accessibility Envato Tuts+
36. The Importance of Heading Levels for Assistive Technology Envato Tuts+
37. The Importance Of Manual Accessibility Testing Smashing Magazine
38. The possibilities of the color-adjust property CSS - Tricks
39. Don't Use The Placeholder Attribute Smashing Magazine
40. How to Lead Better User Interviews thoughtbot
41. Focusing on Focus Styles CSS - Tricks
42. Building a Good Download… Button? CSS - Tricks

2017

19. How to build a cloud-hosted accessibility testing Windows computer using Amazon WorkSpaces 24 Accessibility
20. How accessible is your website for the disabled? Consider doing an audit to find out Poynter
21. Consistently Inconsistent: When the Most Accessible Experience is Different for Each User Cantina
22. ARIA is Spackle, Not Rebar CSS - Tricks
23. Keeping track of letter-spacing, some guidelines CSS - Tricks
24. Equifax Data Breach, Credit Freezes, and Beholden Design ericwbailey.design
25. Make technology work for you, not the other way around The Human in the Machine
26. Let’s Talk About Speech CSS CSS - Tricks
27. Crafting a chatbot people will use: Part 2 Cantina
28. Crafting a chatbot people will use: Part 1 Cantina
29. An Introduction to the Reduced Motion Media Query CSS - Tricks

2016

8. Accessible SVGs in High Contrast Mode CSS - Tricks
9. Improving the User Experience of IoT Firmware Updates Cantina
10. Building a better button in CSS Cantina
11. Instituting a culture of accessibility in your organization: Part 2 Cantina
12. Organizational buy-in on Responsive Design Cantina
13. Instituting a culture of accessibility in your organization: Part 1 Cantina
14. Battery Status API: We need to talk Cantina

2015

1. I’ll Make an Exception Just for You: Using the Exception Comment to Help Maintain Mature, Large-scale Sass Projects Cantina