In this episode of For a Better Web, Bruce chats with Léonie Watson, accessibility advocate and director of TetraLogical. They dive into Léonies journey from web designer to accessibility champion, her work with the W3C, and the challenges of making the internet better for everyone. From navigating accessibility standards to why keyboard testing is a game-changer for developers, it’s a mix of tech insights and great stories (including the time Léonie accidentally hugged Tim Berners-Lee!). Whether you’re a web developer or just curious about how the web works behind the scenes, this episode has something for you. -------------------------- Léonie’s personal website Léonie on mastodon TetraLogical website Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) Web Applications Working Group Draft W3C Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 3.0 HTML design principlesWeb Incubator Community Group (WICG)“The remediation gap” blogpost W3C Board of DirectorsEloas v Microsoft patent case Keyboard testing video“Accessibility Unlocked”: TetraLogical’s introduction to accessibility

Maguire v Sydney Organising Committee for the Olympic Games (2000)

In this episode, Bruce’s guest is Evan Prodromou, Research Director of the newly-launched Social Web Foundation. They discuss interconnected social networks and ActivityPub, the open standard that Evan co-authored which enables cross-platform connections, how this tech reshapes online interactions, and the Foundation’s work to support digital rights and diversity. They also go into key topics like privacy, content control, and the importance of diverse voices in social media.

Links:

• Evan on Mastodon

• Social Web Foundation

• Social Web Foundation launches, supported by Vivaldi

• ActivityPub specification

• Data Portability in ActivityPub (“LOLA”, draft)

• Threads has entered The Fediverse

Bruce chats with John Ozbay, founder of Cryptee, a privacy-preserving photo and notes Progressive Web App based in Estonia. They discuss how he keeps the platform insulated from Big Tech and how, when Apple tried to remove Progressive Web Apps across the EU with just three weeks' notice, he fought to save his company, employees, and customers—eventually traveling to Brussels to question Apple’s lawyers. They also talk about the piano he built.

John's webpage: https://johnozbay.com

Cryptee: https://crypt.ee