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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 10/09/2026

Thoughts from the co-chairs on the updated working draft for WCAG 3. #accessibility #WCAG3 #WCAG #a11y alastairc.uk/blog/2026/09...

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WCAG 3 update - conformance

Accessibilty and user-experience thoughts.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 06/09/2026

@chrishewitt.bsky.social Question for the pod: Do you notice and get annoyed when a 4k re-release of a film highlights the stunt-people's faces? The guy riding a horse in True Lies is definitely not Arnie! Or the surfers in Point Break. Why don't they digital update the faces?

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 31/01/2026

So the c-suite find massive productivity improvements from AI, but regular workers don't... So the most senior positions should be most at risk of replacement?

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 30/01/2026

Travelling to london for an "Accessible digital futures" event, mostly around use of AI in education and accessibility. I think. Will find out.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 22/12/2025

@bsky.app could you test videos in the iOS app please? I keep getting trapped and having to quit the app. It goes full screen, and after a while stops responding to any tap or swipe.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 27/11/2025

Last week I spoke at the #Virtua11y conference on "AI for good accessibility". Rather than just throw in random examples, I tried to evaluate when and where the newer AI approaches can be useful for accessibility. alastairc.uk/presentation...

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Artificial Intelligence for good | AlastairC

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 11/11/2025

Interesting that a design system has stopped using toast messages due to "their accessibility and usability issues". primer.style/accessibilit... Useful ammunition/documentation for people in teams trying to do the same.

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Toasts

GitHub no longer uses toasts because of their accessibility and usability issues.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 10/09/2025

I felt it necessary to resort to 24pt bold text in an email, saying: "Screenreader users do not tab through content!!" Having run a training session (admittedly in their second language) and emphasized that aspect, the follow-up needed to be very clear.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 23/07/2025

@newsagents.bsky.social re Maxwell, if I had been involved I would be very nervous. I expect her to grass on everyone *except* Trump. So she can walk, Trump is clear, and others take the punishmen.

nervous.as

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Hidde @hidde.blog · 16/07/2025

A while ago, I posted about “views”, a new definition we've been working on. Good news, we resolved on using a specific definition (draft). Updated my post to explain: hidde.blog/views/#headi... thanks to all who chimed in, and specifically the efforts of co-chair @alastairc.uk to make this happen

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Views on views

Web pages hold us back. What about views?

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 13/07/2025

Amused that for almost all the person posts on Facebook (by local people or people I know) all the comments are filtered out by default as not-relevant.

A moany post about the local playground, with only the most relevant comments showing, which is none.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 27/06/2025

An online find-a-nanny service doesn't let you send a phone number. Unless you do "My phone is zero, seven..." My inner Beavis is chanting "breakin' the law, breakin' the law"

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 05/06/2025

Received an email where the first line included "compliance is my passion". Admittedly they are an accountant, but it still made me shudder.

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Léonie Watson @tink.uk · 01/06/2025

I finally got around to jotting down a few notes on using my Ray-Ban Meta Glasses: tink.uk/using-ray-ba... #MetAI #AI #AssistiveTech

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Using Ray-Ban Meta Glasses - Tink - Léonie Watson

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 27/05/2025

I'm got a question about which type of CAPTCHA is best for accessibility. I found my self saying: It's like asking whether sea water is more dry than tap water, they are both intrinsically wet!

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 19/05/2025

Apple's recipe thing, which is part of the News app seems great. Interesting recipes, clear structure and no ads popping up on you. Main problem: How the *bleep* do you find it? It is in the "today" feed if you scroll down a lot, but it is something you need to get straight to, with a button.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 14/05/2025

I'm looking forward to the Magnifier feature on MacOS: www.macworld.com/article/2780... My vision isn't too bad, but I'm old enough that small print on paper is an issue. Also, it could be an adaptable tool for hybrid meetings with whiteboard or paper-based things!

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macOS 16's new Magnifier app uses an iPhone to see far-away objects up close

The Accessiblity features will be part of the next major macOS update, which will be revealed at WWDC25 next month.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 13/05/2025

I have a small second monitor underneath my main large monitor. If there is too much white on the screen, the fan comes on. Dark-mode FTW!

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 08/05/2025

I think it's worth acknowledging when you get a good response from an MP. I'd written to mine (@sadikal-hassanmp.bsky.social) on a particular law, and I could tell he had actually read it. In stark contrast, a similar email on the same law to my previous MP received a canned response.

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rachaelbm.bsky.social @rachaelbm.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

If you missed the WCAG 3 talk at CSUN, a link to the slides and our answers to follow up questions are available. Thanks to @alastairc.uk for putting this together. And as always thanks to the efforts of AG members for moving WCAG 3 forward. #accessibility #wcag

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Follow Up Questions: WCAG 3 CSUN Talk – Wholly Accessible

The Accessibility Guidelines Working Group chairs and staff presented “WCAG 3: The True Story!” at CSUN 2025. Due to time constraints, we were not able to answer all of the audience’s questions. We’v...

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 02/04/2025

How long has Chrome on Android had a zoom feature? I've been complaining that it doesn't utilise the system text-size or zoom settings, but once you increase system text-size a zoom setting is added to the browser.

Chrome's browser menu showing with no zoom option.

The Chrome browser menu showing, slightly larger text, and a zoom option is showing.

Google web page showing in Chrome with a zoom control set at 140%

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 02/04/2025

I seem to be getting a new type of spam email, which is a random selfie from some dude in the US. Not one person, multiple people at random emails. Quite odd, and not an improvement on the many blank emails I get.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 31/03/2025

Is there such a thing as the world's shortest river? www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEGz... (No, if you don't want to watch, due to definition problems.) A random video that came up whilst I was struggling with another difficult definition (github.com/w3c/wcag3/di...)

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What counts as the world's shortest river?

YouTube video by Tom Scott

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 28/03/2025

CSUN ATC wrap-up! alastairc.uk/2025/03/csun... Only about two weeks late, but there was so much to see and do at the biggest accessibility conference that it took a while to write up...

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CSUN 2025 conference notes | AlastairC

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 21/03/2025

@chrishewitt.bsky.social on the daredevil spoilers, did no one notice the punisher tatoos on the police? From ep2 I think.

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Lainey Feingold @lflegal.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Captioned recording (w ASL) of my #CSUNATC US digital #accessibility legal update talk. Trying to find the balance between risks and hope in this terrible time in the United States: m.youtube.com/watch?v=fQyW.... #disability #a11y #CSUN #CSUNATC2025

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Featured Presentation: Digital Accessibility Legal Update: US

YouTube video by Center on Disabilities at CSUN

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 10/03/2025

Things to do at CSUN when you wake up at 5am due time zone differences... Summarise github discussions for the upcoming meeting.

A laptop screen showing github, and second screen showing a presentation. Dim lighting behind the desk, everything is fairly dark and dim.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 09/02/2025

@reckless.bsky.social It's worth skimming The Fifth Risk by Michael Lewis. In 2018 it was "look at all the stuff that could go wrong" (e.g. shutting down the weather service, or nuclear waste facilities). Now it looks like the DOGE instruction manual. lighthousebookshop.com/book/9780141...

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The Fifth Risk - Wikipedia

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 28/01/2025

@microsoft.com I tried adding a feature request for Outlook, got sent through a login-loop and appear to be blocked now. Not a great look.

Screenshot of a Microsoft page with a breadcrumb trail that says: Home > You have been blocked.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 18/12/2024

My home office was devoid of Christmas decoration, but I'm betrayed by my USB charger.

An Anker desktop USB charger showing a digital display with the clock, a christmas tree, snowflakes, and presents.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 13/12/2024

Nice little feature for people who struggle with (or are given migraines by) animation, a "reduce motion" button at the top: supermariomaker.nintendo.com It also respects your reduce-motion setting, automatically preventing movement.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 12/12/2024

For those of you following the progress on WCAG 3, the next update is here! This article includes the details and insights from the co-chairs of the group: whollyaccessible.org/2024/12/11/w... Remember: WCAG 3 drafts do not replace WCAG 2. More info: www.w3.org/WAI/standard...

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WCAG 3 December 2024 Update - Thoughts from the Co-Chair

Description of the December 2024 update of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 06/12/2024

It's great that EA opens up its patents to do with accessibility, just a shame that these can be patented at all. (I'm not convinced any interface aspect should be patentable.)

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 29/11/2024

If I were a freelancer, this would be a good time of year to update my Android testing device. store.google.com/gb/product/p... (No affiliation link or anything, just pointing it out.)

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Google Pixel 8a

Find out more about the Google Pixel 8a, featuring a best-in-class camera, AI-powered features and brilliant colours all at a budget-friendly price.

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Alastair Campbell @alastairc.uk · 29/11/2024

A little off-topic for me, but I thought I'd share my experience with crypto currency: alastairc.uk/2024/11/cryp... Nothing ground-breaking, but if you are new to it and tempted to get involved, worth a read.

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Cryptocurrency thoughts | AlastairC

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