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The man. The myth. The muppet.

Some big personal news The second edition of my book, Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps, is now available! It’s been completely updated with SwiftUI, Jetpack Compose, WCAG 2.2, new features, the EEA, and the latest research into building accessible mobile apps. link.springer.com/book/10.1007...

Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps

Developing Inclusive Mobile Apps shows how to build accessible iOS and Android apps with modern tools and guidance to support diverse user needs.

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I am often wonder why we rely on outrage before acting. We can be proactive and make the world better. The problem is being reactive, but I get it, sometimes a collective outrage makes us unite…

Anecdotal evidence? Absolutely. Biased? Without a doubt. I imported Paul Hudson's "Everything but Code" into Xarra and started reading it on a flight. By the time we landed, I'd got through more than 10% of the book. For me, that's huge. 🧵

An iPhone held up in an airplane window seat showing Xarra reading "Everything but the Code" aloud, with the current sentence highlighted in purple. The aircraft wing is visible through the window above the clouds.

@firefox.com I’m having a serious problem with slow loading pages (mostly GitHub because I do the ‘puters) - disabled all plugins and still problems, Safari and Chrome load fine. Please don’t make me go back

Dear Websites, If you really valued my privacy, you wouldn’t be tracking me at all. What you value is my information. What you’re obligated to do is respect my rights.

As part of #GAAD, I am very pleased and honoured to announce that I am one of the inaugural members of the PlayStation Studios Accessibility Community Council! Excited to help make more games accessible alongside so many amazing people! Read more here: sonyinteractive.com/en/news/blog...

Introducing the PlayStation Studios Accessibility Community Council

Learn how PlayStation is helping developers build more accessible and inclusive games through direct collaboration with accessibility experts and players.

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To improve accessibility options, we've updated the XBOX Adaptive Thumbstick Toppers: 🥅 Highly requested "goal post" topper option 🎮 Improved topper attachment design for extra stability Learn more here: xbx.lv/3RFs67b

Accessibility work in JetBrains IDEs continues in 2026: Windows Magnifier support, improved keyboard access to more IDE areas, and Orca support starting with 2026.2. If these features are part of your daily dev workflow, we’d value your feedback: blog.jetbrains.com/platform/202...

Improving Accessibility in JetBrains IDEs: What’s New and What’s Next in 2026 | The JetBrains Platform Blog

On Global Accessibility Awareness Day, we’re sharing recent improvements and what’s next for assistive technologies, navigation, and non-visual feedback.

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