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Alastair Campbell

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Director of Accessibility / co-founder at @we_are_nomensa. Co-editor of WCAG. Other interests: UX, Web & Security. Also at [email protected]

Bristol, UK
Joined March 2008
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Alastair Campbell
1 year
For those of you following the progress on WCAG 3, the next update is here! This article includes the details and insights from the co-chairs of the group: https://t.co/Qlxzl38ogY Remember: WCAG 3 drafts do not replace WCAG 2. More info:
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Introduces the W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 Working Draft. WCAG documents explain how to make the web more accessible to people with disabilities.
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Alastair Campbell
2 years
Why doesn’t AI work for producing accessible code? Because accessibility isn't about averages.
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Alastair Campbell
2 years
For any accessibility curmudgeons (and non-curmudgeons), have I missed anything obvious from this list of improvements browsers could include? https://t.co/UiYL39LkMT
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Alastair Campbell
2 years
Over the years, there always seem to be two questions after an accessibility talk: “How do I persuade my boss?” And “What’s the best tool to use?” There might be a new one: “does AI negate the need for accessibility work?"
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@w3c_wai
W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
2 years
WCAG 2.2 is now published as a Web Standard (“W3C Recommendation”)! For an introduction to WCAG, see WCAG 2 Overview https://t.co/TV2opRMbly There are a few updates in #WCAG 2 FAQ https://t.co/6Aj7PJzFZw And new "In briefs" in What's New in WCAG 2.2 https://t.co/FElZ26EnPP
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This page lists the new success criteria in Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2. It includes quotes from personas to help you understand some aspects of the success criteria.
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Alastair Campbell
2 years
Listening to @themonkeycage and wondering if the point of life is to evolve sufficiently to prevent the heat death of the universe. As you do.
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W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI)
2 years
Open position! #W3C #WAI is seeking an Accessibility Specialist to work on digital accessibility standards and supporting materials. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to the vision of an accessible digital future. See: https://t.co/FvtHhjo18n #a11y #wcag #hiring #job
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Alastair Campbell
2 years
I wonder: If @UKLabour announced that they would rescind the licenses in the next parliament, would anyone take up these licenses?
@grantshapps
Rt Hon Sir Grant Shapps
2 years
Today we are saying no to @JustStop_Oil and their political wing the Labour Party  We will power ahead with new oil and gas because it’s in the best interests of the British people, of our economy and of our national security
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Alastair Campbell
2 years
It's important to measure compared to the alternatives. The study said "One hour of ... videoconferencing can emit between 150 and 1,000 grams of carbon dioxide... a car produces about 8,887 grams from burning one gallon of gasoline." So a magnitude better than office meetings?
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Alastair Campbell
2 years
I'm generally inclined to believe what the Bank of England says over the Government, but this is an important thread on inflation. I don't know if it's all correct, but it is an explanation of why the BoE's policy isn't working.
@RichardJMurphy
Richard Murphy
2 years
Getting your model wrong is one thing. Getting your policy wrong is something else when that policy has real-world implications, and they are the opposite of what you intend. That, I suggest is what is happening right now. Interest rate rises are creating inflation.
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
Phew, done! My favourite line was: "It's much easier to know if accessibility has been incorporated by looking at the creation process, than looking at the final output." Video available Friday...
@we_are_Nomensa
Nomensa
3 years
Virtua11y 2023 starts today! 🎉 First up is our Director of Accessibility @alastc with his talk 'Lessons in training' 💫 Sign up for the rest of the week's talks ⬇️ https://t.co/18th32PGwt #A11y #Accessibility #WebAccessibility #AccessibilityTraining
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
Context: Working with a product team, so I can make assumptions that they know the use / importance of the different areas of the interface.
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
Prioritising accessibility issues has so many factors. The simplest approach I've been able to boil it down to is: Assume that whatever feature the issue is associated with does not work for 10% of users. Prioritise based on the importance of the feature.
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
Hmm, just had a very realistic (but automated) sales call for life insurance. I hesitated too long and it misunderstood and jumped into the next section. Now I'm wondering if it was recorded snippets or ML-generated...
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
Possibly the best p0wn I've seen, and with a disability angle.
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
Arg, reading (another provider's) audit and over 50% of the issues are under the wrong SC, 20% are misunderstanding the expected behaviour of screenreaders, and 15% are just wrong. <facepalm gif>
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@mikegalsworthy
Mike Galsworthy
3 years
Rishi Sunak in genius mode… explaining why having full access to UK home market and EU Single Market is so prized by investors. Could even explain why UK’s massive internal investment dropped when Brexit pulled England, Scotland and Wales out of exactly that enviable position.
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
"A new maturity to the UK government we haven't seen before"
@DavidHenigUK
David Henig 🇺🇦
3 years
Glancing through the legal documents, the Stormont brake is pretty limited as I'd expect, though something. The UK / EU single market overlap is quite cleverly done. Glad to see commitments to proper consultation. A new maturity to the UK government we haven't seen before.
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
Hmm, my (known) financial services provider has sent me "secure" email that asks you to open an HTML attachment that then takes you a registration page... how is that good practice?
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Alastair Campbell
3 years
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