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Andrea Fejes

The Third - and most memorable - Moment I became an Accessibility Advocate

To understand the impact of disabilities better, I think you should read this.

Jan 10

Seven young people are calmly sitting around the campfire in the darkening forest, looking at the fire.

Jan 10

Andrew Gribben

The death of CAPTCHA?

Does the release of WCAG 2.2 mean an end to CAPTCHA? Will nobody think of the poor frontend devs?!

Oct 21, 2023

A cartoon of two anthropomorphic computers in a boxing ring, one computer has just knocked the other out cold and is raising a gloved fist in the air in victory. Created using DALL-E

Oct 21, 2023

Attila Vágó

Acting As A Referee Between Reddit And The Blind

Reddit messed up, but let’s not pretend they’re the only ones, or that the other side is entirely reasonable…

Jul 3, 2023

Acting As A Referee Between Reddit And The Blind

Jul 3, 2023

Attila Vágó

Acronyms Are Bad. Very Bad.

The curious case of the inaccessible acronyms, chief among them being LGBTQIAN+ and WYSIWYG…

Jul 2, 2023

Acronyms Are Bad. Very Bad.

Jul 2, 2023

Attila Vágó

Stop Doing This With ChatGPT. It’s Hurting Real People

We get that you’re excited to share, but we can’t read them…

Jun 16, 2023

A girl showing a grimace of disapproval and thumbs down gesture with both hands.

Jun 16, 2023

Andrea Fejes

The Second Moment I Became a Disability Advocate

Hands with a yellow flower. Photo by Lina Trochez on Unsplash

May 15, 2023

The hands of a white woman are holding a yellow flower.

May 15, 2023

Andrea Fejes

The First Moment I Became a Disability Advocate

Accessible parking spot. Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash

Apr 10, 2023

Dark parking area with three spotlighted areas, the first spotlight is highlighting a sign with the wheelchair accessibility icon.

Apr 10, 2023

Attila Vágó

I Don’t Want To Talk About Accessibility Anymore

I have a dream. To live in a world where accessibility is part of the mundane…

Feb 20, 2023

I Don’t Want To Talk About Accessibility Anymore

Feb 20, 2023

Attila Vágó

You Must Edit All Your Instagram Posts Now!

Or risk to miss out on up to 15% of audience…

Dec 30, 2022

You Must Edit All Your Instagram Posts Now!

Dec 30, 2022

Attila Vágó

The Web Won’t Be Accessible Before 2050

We’re deluding ourselves if we think it’s going to happen overnight…

Dec 11, 2022

The Web Won’t Be Accessible Before 2050

Dec 11, 2022

Off Message

An accessibility publication by accessibility professionals and users of assistive technologies. Software accessibility got so boring we decided to radically shake it up. Accessible designs and software need attention, shouted off the rooftops. This is our digital rooftop.

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OffMessage Team

We’re the team at OffMessage.org, a UK-based charity focusing on accessibility related applications, training and advocacy.

Andrew Gribben

Accessibility consultant, educator and developer. Basically I make sure the pipes of the internet are unclogged and polished, so that everyone can use them.

Attila Vágó

Staff software engineer, tech writer, author and opinionated human. LEGO and Apple fan. Accessibility advocate. Life enthusiast. Living in Dublin, Ireland. ☘️

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