Léonie Watson

WCAG 3 could be a game changer, where conformance becomes the floor, not the ceiling. @tink.uk explains why in "WCAG3: a different future for accessibility" tetralogical.com/blog/2026/10... #WCAG #Accessibility

Introducing the Accessible Components Library! Common components with accessibility requirements, test scenarios, and automated tests. • Free to use and adapt • Human-readable tests in Gherkin • Mapped to WCAG 2.2, levels A to AAA Dig in! #Accessibility #OpenSource #WCAG #AccessibleComponents

I've been re-elected to the W3C Board of Directors for another term: https://www.w3.org/news/2026/consortium-members-elect-board-of-directors/ Thank you to everyone who voted - the open web only stays open because people show-up!

Two great points from Sheri Byrne-Haber at Inclusive Design 24 #id24 "Procurement is the secret sauce for every organization because it lets them vote with their pocket books" "You are liable for the organizations you choose to do business with" #accessibility #ethics

"AI represents the most confounding ethical dilemma when it comes to disability" ~ Jutta Treviranus at Inclusive Design 24 #id24 This. So much. #AI #inclusion#ethics

Boom! Inclusive Design 24 @InclusiveDesign24@bsky.social #id24 2026 is live! Schedule with automatic time conversion, here: https://inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule #accessibility #inclusive #design #free

Inclusive Design 24 #id24 @inclusivedesign24@bsky.social kicks-off at 12:30 UTC! it's 24 free talks about everything #accessibility and #inclusive #design No idea when UTC is? The schedule has you covered, with automatic time conversion: https://inclusivedesign24.org/

“Generative AI can seem astonishingly real, but like the spoon in The Matrix, it’s just an illusion.” Léonie Watson (@tink.uk), beyond tellerrand Düsseldorf 2025. beyondtellerrand.com/events/dusse... #btconf #mondayMixtape

Inclusive Design (@InclusiveDesign24@bsky.social) #id24 is on 24 September. A #free 24-hour online event for the global community, with no registration, but built-in time conversion so you know just when to show up: https://inclusivedesign24.org/2026/schedule/ #accessibility #inclusion

We've rounded up all the resources the @TetraLogical.com team has put together and put them all in one place (with more to come): https://tetralogical.com/resources/ #accessibility #resources

RNLI volunteer lifeboat crews & lifeguards have saved more than 147,000 lives since 1824. Now they're being targeted by Fascists in black shirts & balaclavas for rescuing migrants. I've donated to the RNLI to support them. https://rnli.org/support-us/give-money/donate #Portsmouth #resistance

If you only read one thing this week, make it "Sustainable accessibility: compliance, culture, and capability", by Craig Abbot on the @TetraLogical.com blog: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/09/14/sustainable-accessibility-compliance-capability-culture/ #accessibility #governance #sustainability

-Accessibility Roles and Responsibilities is a new addition to the Foundations series on the @TetraLogical.com blog, courtesy of Mayi Wilson: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/09/08/roles-and-responsibilities/ #accessibility #team

Next week, I will be speaking at AI TechWorld 2026 in Santa Clara, CA about When Browsers Think: Engineering for Agentic AI. Message me if you would like a free pass to attend.

"In the velvet darkness of the blackest night Burning bright, there's a guiding star No matter what or who you are." #RIP Tim Curry

Should native app screen titles be headings? Graeme Coleman takes a proper look: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/07/22/should-the-screen-title-be-a-heading/ #app #accessibility #WCAG

Is your board getting accessibility governance right? https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/08/10/board-getting-accessibility-governance-right/ #CorporateGovernance #accessibility

Article 50 of the EU AI Act, and what it means for you, by @craigabbott.co.uk https://www.craigabbott.co.uk/blog/2026/article-50-of-the-eu-ai-act-and-what-it-means-for-you/

36 years after the ADA, accessibility stands at a crossroads. The next chapter depends on innovation, action, and inclusion. www.dennisdeacon.com... #Accessibility #ADA36 #DigitalAccessibility #Inclusion #DisabilityRights #A11y #ADAAnniversary

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Should a native app screen title be a heading? The answer is more complicated than you might think. Graeme Coleman explores what works, and what doesn’t, across mobile platforms. tetralogical.com/blog/2026/07... #Accessibility #MobileAccessibility #A11y

Playing with Green PT - an AI with sustainability and privacy, plus European data sovereignty and a remarkably screen reader accessible website too: https://greenpt.com/

Meet the @ffconf.org speakers (part 1) - @cydstumpel.nl answered a few of our questions, we spotlight @tink.uk's excellent talk from 2024 and followed up with her recent post and few other good reads: ffconf.org/articles/202...

#AccessibilityIsResistance https://tink.uk/accessibility-is-resistance/

The 11th WebAIM Screen Reader Users Survey is open until 31 August: https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey11/ If you use a screen reader, it'll take about 10 minutes to contribute to the body of knowledge around screen readers, which ones are used, and how.

I saw a great introduction to CSS Grid Lanes, aka Masonry Layouts, by @patrickbrosset.com at CSS Day 2026. I liked the versatility of its use cases, but I was also concerned that it's inaccessible by default. matuzo.at/blog/2026/gr...

Well, it finally happened... I refused a cup of tea this afternoon. I know, right? It's 35C outside and almost 32C in my office. I am not designed to cope with this reality.

Thank you to all the lovely folks who submitted a talk proposal for the next Inclusive Design 24. We worked through nearly 100 submissions for our initial selection. We'll be in touch in the coming days to let you know! #id24 #inclusiveDesign #accessibility #a11y

> inaccessible by default I don't like the smell of this…

Huge thanks also go to our sponsors @tetralogical.com, @debugbear.com, and @zeroheight.com, plus community sponsors Grandmalytics, @scott.is's Mindful Design, @set.studio, and @vivaldi.com. An event like this isn't possible without your support! 🙏

With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/designing-accessible-documents/

With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/designing-accessible-documents/ #accessible #usable #documents

With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/designing-accessible-documents/ #accessible #usable #documents

With the first follow-up, Designing accessible documents, already out: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/28/designing-accessible-documents/ #accessible #usable #documents

Introduction to creating accessible documents by Catriona Morrison kicks-off a new series on the @TetraLogical.com blog: https://tetralogical.com/blog/2026/05/13/creating-accessible-documents/ #accessible #usable #documents

Just finished the audio book of Everybody Loves Our Dollars - How Money Laundering Won , read by the author Oliver Bullough. Print version info: https://guardianbookshop.com/everybody-loves-our-dollars-how-money-laundering-won-9781399618090/ If you think the money being spent on AI is a crime...

It's taken two days and a large G&T in the garden, but I think I've sufficiently recovered from being introduced to @brucel.bsky.social's gold hotpants to make it through to Monday 😂

“A button without a name does not work. A form field without a label does not work. A page that cannot be navigated non-visually does not work.”

“But accessibility is not a favour. It is not a nice extra. It is not a charitable flourish added after the real work is done. It is part of whether the thing works.” www.applevis.com/forum/access...

A wee group of angry balaclava and mask-wearing anti-immigration guys tried to stop the good people of Glasgow showing solidarity with migrants and standing up to racism and fascism. Well, the far right are far outnumbered... #RefugeesWelcome #MigrantsWelcome #NeighboursNotStrangers #Glasgow

memories of Hockney's A Bigger Splash have stayed with me since I stopped seeing the world. The sunlight reflecting off translucent blue water, makes me feel good. David Hockney #RIP https://www.tate.org.uk/art/artworks/hockney-a-bigger-splash-t03254/understanding-david-hockneys-bigger-splash

There’s a corner of the internet where you can enjoy a massive multiplayer online rave, with a retro video game vibe, different areas for different music styles, and, I love that such websites still exist. WARNING sound + flashing lights once you enter hallucinate.site/

@tink.uk opening #TheWebYouWant: > AI is compensating for where the web has failed The most insightful, critical, and sincere account of LLM usage for “computer vision” and sight accessibility I have heard so far. #AI #LLM #a11ty #accessibility #Web #WebA11ty

Looking forward to kicking off The Web You Want with a little good humoured provocation in my keynote 😇 It's on Wednesday in Amsterdam and tickets are #free so come and join us? https://the-web-you-want.org/ #TheWebYouWant

“This is not a hypothetical. You are less free now. Your security, dignity, and safety is in the hands of nasty, petty, monumentally stupid bigots. They can take it from you at a whim.”

Noodling over ideas for my talk... see you there 💜

My brain finally came up with the reason the title of the 2026 #Eurovision winning song from Bulgaria, Bangaranga, sounded so familiar... it's almost identical to the battle-cry of The Lost Boys in the 1991 Spielberg film Hook, Bangarang!

There's as much chance of getting this right as winning a game of 52 Card Pick-up, but PerlBod and I are calling it for #Sweden, #Austria, #Belgium for the top three at #Eurovision 2026.

#DanceAwayYourInnerAnimal 💜 #Austria #Eurovision

The live AD has outdone itself... #Norway described as wearing "shiny black Argyle pattern salopettes". The mind boggles, it really does. #Eurovision