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Feb 26, 2024

Maybe it’s time to let the floating labels die

Floating labels offer no significant value to the user, inject needless confusion, and are ultimately pointless.

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Sep 8, 2024

Accessible form validation from scratch — JavaScript

Part 5: Performing validation

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Jan 29, 2024

Why you should stop using placeholders in text boxes

Your text boxes don’t need them — plus, they’re pointless

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Dec 17, 2023

How a developer should read WCAG

A humble guide through the standard reference for web accessibility.

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Nov 5, 2023

Never, ever disable buttons — Why not?

In this article, I’ll explain why you shouldn’t disable buttons and answer the inevitable objections. In a subsequent article, I’ll…

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Dec 15, 2025

Developers aren’t the enemy

Don’t demonize those that can help you provide more accessible content.

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Jan 5, 2025

2024 showed we’ve learned nothing from our past accessibility mistakes

The 2024 WebAIM Million results are in and… it’s not good

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Jul 22, 2024

Accessible form validation from scratch: Styling

Part 4: Focus management, offloading to CSS, hiding irrelevant elements

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Jul 2, 2024

Accessible form validation from scratch — preparing for validation

Part 3: Help text, instructions, required fields, and validation containers

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May 5, 2024

Accessible form validation from scratch — the form’s basic structure

Part 2: The Markup

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