Photo of the Week: Belted Kingfisher at the Marsh

White-breasted gray-blue bird, with black-banded neck and distinctive shaggy feathered crest on head perches on tree branch.

The rattling sound was distinctive as I rounded the curve of the road heading to the marsh.

I paused to listen more carefully.

Checked the regular haunts where I’ve seen the Belted Kingfisher in the past.

Not on the scraggly stump on the south side of the marsh.

Not in the overhanging limb of the tree on the far side of the marsh. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Belted Kingfisher at the Marsh

April 17, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

In this week’s web design and development news roundup, you’ll learn about remote moderated usability testing, find out how WebFlow is focusing on accessibility, discover how to play a dinosaur game in the WordPress Block Editor, and more. Continue reading April 17, 2020: My Weekly Roundup of Web Design and Development News

Takeaways from “If It’s Interactive, It Needs a Focus Style”

If it's Interactive, It Needs a Focus Style

At the March 2020 Chicago Digital Accessibility and Inclusive Design virtual meetup, Eric Bailey explained the importance of inclusive design in creating focus styles for interactive web elements.

Thanks to the livestream recording, I watched the online presentation with dozens of other attendees. Here are my notes from the presentation. Continue reading Takeaways from “If It’s Interactive, It Needs a Focus Style”