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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 29/09/2026

Everyone needs a break. Obviously no idea what's going down - but take care of yourself! Looking forward to the newsletter whenever it's back.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 29/09/2026

Let me welcome you to Cholmondeley 😆

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 29/09/2026

I got burned by a sub-agent Fable party the other week 🤦‍♂️

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 29/09/2026

Got a bit worried it was going to be like the Space Jam redesign debacle for a minute there.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 23/09/2026

I crewed for the RNLI for a few years (not in that area). Every person who crews or helps onshore is an absolute hero. I don’t think those people would last 5 minutes on a crew.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 23/09/2026

I think most of us of a certain age owe a lot of our early education to css tricks. I remember when it was just CSS stuff 😅 It’s really sad to see where it’s got to now, especially since there seems to be no good reason for it to be mothballed.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 23/09/2026

Nice article. I did a talk around this recently where I built a site which scored 100% with lighthouse, but was (purposefully) horribly inaccessible. The point was that automated scanners are really useful - but it’s a floor to start at rather than a ceiling to aim for.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 23/09/2026

Exciting 🎉Just launched the State of Ecommerce Accessibility 2026. The headline stat is that 64% of product pages checked had at least 1 critical accessibility issue (59,400 pages scanned). Read the full report: davedavies.dev/state-of-eco...

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State of Ecommerce Accessibility 2026

An audit of 59,400 ecommerce product pages. 64% had at least one automatically detected accessibility failure rated critical.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 17/09/2026

I’ve learned loads from your newsletter- including how to write an interesting newsletter 😄

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 15/09/2026

On that note - have you come across @adamsilverhq.bsky.social? Form UX is his thing.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 15/09/2026

I find that AI looovvees plastering ARIA into forms for no seemingly obvious reason.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 08/07/2026

Looking for a great evening read? Here you go 😄 davedavies.kit.com/posts/a-fren...

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A French court just made its first major EAA enforcement ruling

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Stef Walter @stephaniewalter.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Want to test your accessibility knowledge? @davedavies.dev built this free accessibility quiz to help you. You get 128 hand written questions across WCAG 2.2, ARIA, semantic HTML and contrast. And for each, an explanation for each answer a11y.quest/

Screenshot of the accessibility quiz page showing one multiple choice question about WCAG 2.2 captions, a score panel on the right, and a yellow Check answer button.

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RNIB Connect Radio @rnibradio.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

On Thursday 7th of May the Senedd Election is taking place in Wales. But what support is available to blind and partially sighted people heading to the polling stations? RNIB Connect Radio’s Allan spoke to Liz from @rnibcymru.bsky.social, and Ella from the Electoral Commission UK, to find out.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 20/03/2026

Awesome! I know it's not quite what you're after, but you can link it up to the Wales coastal path too.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 23/02/2026

And a brief summary of what’s happened in the ebook up to that page I last read 6 months ago, and why it’s not the other book I thought I was reading. Or the other one.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 23/02/2026

Looking forward to this!

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 21/01/2026

Oops. Someone at Podbean cancelled the equalweb subscription without telling anyone.

Podbean dashboard partially covered by an Equalweb overlay showing a ‘Domain Error’ message stating the site key does not match the domain, with Equalweb branding and support contact visible.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 21/01/2026

“You may also like: Wheels on the bus techno kidz mix 2005” No….. well maybe actually go on then. We’ll give it a try.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 21/01/2026

I like the sound of cupcake Dave....

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 21/01/2026

And while we're on the topic of newsletters... this one from @christiane.link is always such a good read and worth subscribing to. accessiblelink.substack.com/p/the-crickl...

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The Cricklewood Saga

The Access for All programme is delayed.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 21/01/2026

That article is from @smashingmagazine.com's newsletter - Designing for people with dementia. And as usual - Smashing Mag have smashed it out the park. Great read for a Wednesday morning. mailchi.mp/smashingmaga...

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🌻 Designing For People With Dementia

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 21/01/2026

Accessible doesn’t have to mean boring. At Wise 1 in 3 Android customers use an accessibility setting. The part about using the APCA colour contrast algorithm is interesting! medium.com/transferwise...

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Accessible but never boring (Part 1)

Rebranding the Wise design system for everyone.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 20/01/2026

Let’s play spot the bad UI. Left is in-app, right is in-browser. Same company, different interfaces. Muscle memory has almost caught me out too many times 🫠

Side-by-side screenshots of a "Delete chat" confirmation dialog. On the left, the in-app dialog shows grey Cancel and Delete buttons with Delete on the left. On the right, the in-browser dialog shows a red Delete button on the right and Cancel on the left. The reversed button order and stronger visual emphasis on Delete highlight a muscle memory risk that can lead to accidental deletion.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 20/01/2026

As the AI companies start pushing people to buy things through their apps, improving accessibility on your product pages makes your store easier to understand for any agent, on any surface, using any protocol. davedavies.dev/blog/ai-as-a...

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AI as a sales channel: how accessibility affects your product visibility

AI is starting to influence how people discover and buy products. This article explores what that shift means for your store, why accessibility matters beyond compliance, and how to keep your products...

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 15/01/2026

I think we call that early finish Thursday.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 15/01/2026

A friend of mine kayaked over that 18 years ago and then got arrested, because it's apparently quite dangerous. Voted!

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 15/01/2026

Ever been tempted to use an accessibility overlay? They're not good for a number of reasons - but here's a example of overlays often make the experience more difficult instead of fixing actual accessibility issues. davedavies.dev/reviews/pass...

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Are accessibility widgets useful?

Watch an accessibility widget in action and see how overlays often make the experience more difficult instead of fixing actual accessibility issues. A short video review for anyone considering an acce...

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 14/01/2026

How do you consistently make beautiful designs for your pages? As a non-designer I am both envious and in awe.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 14/01/2026

Is the browser any good? I use AI a lot, but I can't think of any good reason why I would want it baked in my browser...

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 14/01/2026

I read a very good article a number of years ago about how physical buttons were beneficial in a wide range of situations - including hospital equipment and car radios - where a lack of ambiguity was hugely important. I think about that everytime I have to use digital buttons now.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 14/01/2026

I've been reading a lot recently about how AI platforms are starting to experiment with keeping the entire shopping experience within their apps (with varying results). Interestingly - the bots often seem to struggle with poorly marked up, inaccessible product pages.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 17/12/2025

All I want for Christmas is a fast browser, which blocks trackers & cookies (just the bad kind), no AI, doesn't show me 'trending searches', and asks me before quitting. Is that too much to ask?

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 17/12/2025

oh no! Try this: davedavies.kit.com/posts/does-i... That's the last time I share the url before the scheduled email actually sends... somehow it changes the url 😱 Thanks for letting me know.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 17/12/2025

Does it even matter if some people can’t buy from your online store? It's a fair question someone on my email list asked - and one I explore in my latest newsletter: davedavies.kit.com/posts/does-i...

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 16/12/2025

The stupidest modern day inconvenience is having to charge my doorbell. I always forget, so I end up without a doorbell for days until I remember to charge it again.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 16/12/2025

It's a very British way to sign off an email. I certainly get emails regularly signed Yours sincerely, Yours truly, Yours faithfully, etc. You could slowly esculate it until you get to "With my very best regards", "I remain, yours sincerely" or "Your humble and obedient servant".

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 16/12/2025

When I had to fill in tax returns a few years ago - it kept taking me around in circles from the new design, to the old design, and back again. It was very disorientating. Hopefully it's a bit better than that now....

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 16/12/2025

AI art is soulless mush. But every now and again I see something so incredible it briefly breaks my resolve. Not for long though 😅

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 16/12/2025

Ditch the mouse and save loads of money, because you won't be able to buy from most online shops anymore 😅 I agree it's a great leveller - and something I'll always try to get people to do on their own websites. It's pretty incredible what they find.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 08/12/2025

Do they ever do anything about it after you’ve told them?

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 08/12/2025

Alt text being like "Product Image" 😂 Passed the automated test. Tick the box. Move on. This is a real product, on a real shop. I won't say where - but I did tell them... quite a while ago now.

Screenshot of a product image element in browser devtools. The alt attribute reads “Product Image”, showing an example of meaningless alt text used on an online store.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 05/12/2025

I think we call this: early finish Friday.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 05/12/2025

Great write-up. I found this exact problem on a site using a custom dropdown recently. The button to open the dropdown was valid, so it passed the automated checks, but then the options weren't keyboard accessible. davedavies.dev/reviews/acce...

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Is your custom dropdown costing you customers?

Broken dropdowns stop customers choosing a size. Here's how to spot and fix the issue so more people can complete their purchase.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 04/12/2025

Shame it didn’t take off. Sounds like it could have been an interesting project…

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 04/12/2025

If you build your own UI, it has to match the interaction model people already depend on. davedavies.dev/reviews/acce...

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 04/12/2025

No one ever lost a sale from using the native <select> element. But plenty of businesses do lose sales when their custom dropdown doesn’t behave like the native one - or doesn’t work with a keyboard at all.

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Is your custom dropdown costing you customers?

Broken dropdowns stop customers choosing a size. Here's how to spot and fix the issue so more people can complete their purchase.

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Dave Davies @davedavies.dev · 03/12/2025

I found out recently that Jamaica is the only national flag anywhere in the world which doesn't contain red, white, or blue. Not particularly interesting, until you're in a pub quiz about flags.

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