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”
Our web community is mourning one of of our own, web designer, author, speaker, and teacher Christopher Schmitt, who died April 10, 2020.
Dear Friends, I have sad news. @teleject died suddenly in our home yesterday. Natural causes, not COVID, still waiting on an official cause of death. One thing I do know is how much he loved so many of you, and how happy he was to help others or to make them laugh. More later. pic.twitter.com/SY8EcaHZSw
— Ari “Social Distancing Pioneer” Stiles (@ari4nne) April 10, 2020
His books, podcasts, conferences, articles, and online events were known to designers, developers, accessibility professionals, user experience specialists, content strategists throughout the web community. Continue reading Remembering Christopher Schmitt
Created of painted steel, the zebra sculpture catches your eye as you travel Ford Road in Canton Township, Michigan.
Zebra Herder 1 & 2 is the work of retired iron worker Mike Sohikian of Genoa, Ohio. It’s one of more than a dozen installations on Ford Road, part of the 14th Annual Sculpture Exhibit in Canton Township. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Zebra Herder 1 & 2