I've been maintaining the matrix_api module on Drupal.org since 2016, nearly a decade of it doing one thing well: posting Drupal events into a Matrix room. This year that changed.

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On October 5, 2023, the W3C published WCAG 2.2 as an official web standard. While WCAG 2.1 remains valid and widely referenced, WCAG 2.2 introduces nine new success criteria and removes one obsolete r...

Day 23 of the Drupal Advent Calendar from Freelock highlights the accessibility risks of auto-submitting forms or triggering actions on focus. The post calls for predictable behavior that gives users control and avoids disorienting interactions, espe...

Freelock’s final entry in the 2025 Advent of Accessibility series outlines key changes in WCAG 2.2. It highlights new success criteria, the deprecation of an outdated rule, and why early adoption benefits all users regardless of legal mandates.

Freelock’s Day 18 entry in the Drupal Advent Calendar underscores the importance of user control over timeouts, auto-playing media, and motion effects. The post outlines how inaccessible defaults like session expirations and moving carousels can disr...

Freelock’s Advent Day 16 post emphasizes the importance of accessible video content, breaking down captioning standards and advocating for sign language interpretation. It provides clear Drupal implementation guidance and outlines best practices for ...

Freelock’s Advent Calendar Day 12 takes a deep dive into the often-overlooked world of audio description for video accessibility. Drawing on practical research and firsthand discovery, the post explains when audio description is necessary, how it wor...

Freelock's latest Advent post exposes the failures of accessibility overlays, which promise instant compliance but often cause more harm than good. Backed by legal cases, expert consensus, and real-world testing, the post urges site owners to avoid t...

Freelock’s Advent Day 14 post highlights the foundational role of semantic HTML in web accessibility. By exploring the principle of “Info and Relationships” from WCAG 1.3.1, it explains why styling alone isn’t enough and how Drupal makes it easier to...

The third feature release of Drupal 11 is here with the biggest performance boost in a decade. Serve 26-33% more requests with the same database load. New native HTMX support enables rich UX with up t...

Freelock's Day 11 Advent Calendar entry emphasizes the importance of supporting device orientation and content reflow for accessibility. The article outlines best practices and common pitfalls in responsive design that affect users with disabilities ...

Freelock’s Drupal Advent Calendar focuses on a crucial accessibility and UX topic: error prevention for critical actions. The post unpacks WCAG 2.1’s requirement 3.3.4, providing practical examples and actionable guidance for making irreversible user...