A lift at an Amsterdam metro station. Red and white hazard tape is draped across the door in a cross shape. A poster is stuck to the glass next to the lift explaining that the lift is out of order.

Dragged myself out for dinner. Had a nice meal in a decent restaurant. Alas getting home is going to be made more complicated than it needs to be. I could get out because of the working escalator. But that only goes up. But the return journey is going to require […]

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Foundation is a game I would have picked up if not for the complete lack of a font size setting. The UI apparently can be resized, which doesn't affect the font, and in fact reportedly breaks the UI to the point where objects cannot be selected. Too bad. #accessibilityFail

No #subtitles, no buy. I'm sure a lot of fans will be of an age where they'd need subtitles so it's absolutely ridiculous that the bluray didn't have any ffs #accessibility #accessibilityfail #HearingLoss #PinkFloyd #liveatpompeii

"Appellation" Mountains...when only minutes before "Appalachian" was correctly used. Surely no human is that stupid 🤔 #thechase #AI #subtitles #HearingLoss #deaf #accessibility #accessibilityfail #fuckAI #AIslop

Stop using AI for #subtitles for the love of god. #HearingLoss #accessibility #accessibilityfail #fuckAI #AIslop

Doesn't help when the TV station uses the WRONG #subtitles for a a show either. Just had to delete an Anne episode cos of it 😭 #thechase on #challenge #accessibility #accessibilityfail #HearingLoss

Nieman Lab's Predictions for Journalism 2026 Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in journalism and digital media what they think is coming in the next 12 months. Here’s what they had to say.

If I couldn't see the screen, this all sounds like text when read. None are read as buttons or links.

I invite others to test it.

Neat idea, but I'm asking you, designers, don't lose sight of accessibility and UX when you design.

www.niemanlab.org/collection/p...

#AccessibilityFail

4/5

Then I turned on my screen reader. And universe help me, it was a mess. Turns our, it read's the "article" author and headline twice, because it's there twice. Then it says "read more right arrow." (Other side of the card.)

#AccessibilityFail

3/5

Here's what the accessibility checkers said:
• 500-plus color contrast errors that don't meet WCAG 2.2 AA standards.
• 150 focusable elements with no accessible name (meaning they're great if you use a mouse, but not if you navigate by tab or by screen reader software.)

#AccessibilityFail

2/5

Part two of last night's #AccessibilityFail:
I'm not fond of using automated accessibility checkers first, but I thought I'd check with a few of my favorites to see how the @niemanlab.org 2026 Predictions for Journalism 2026 fared on desktop.

1/5

An unreadable headline in white against a colorful background that includes a variety of colors including white.

When you know design mattered more than accessibility or UX. The color contrast on this headline made it unreadable and this entire card stack idea was… just… bad, @niemanlab.org. #AccessibilityFail

Screenshot of text from an NPR interview summary, without full transcript, reads: Listen to the full interview by clicking on the blue button above. The web copy of this interview was written by Majd Al-Waheidi and edited by Ashley Brown.

Instructions on how to access an @npr.org interview on the site. The text is not a transcript, but a summary, followed by instructions that say, "click the blue button." What about screen reader users, those who can't see the color blue, or deaf folks? How does that help? #AccessibilityFail

What kind of sadist urban planner puts the pulmonary department at the bottom of a hill… and the parking lot at the top?
Truly unhinged design choices. I just wanted to breathe, not summit Everest.
#sarcoidosis #chronicillness #PulmonaryClinic #AccessibilityFail #MedicalIrony #ChronicLife #DarkHumor

"Neither safe nor accessible" - Final Fantasy 14 fans raise big concerns about next US Fan Fest event, claiming Square Enix risks failing disabled players again

Final Fantasy 14 fans slam Square Enix over accessibility failures at the upcoming US Fan Fest.

After a disastrous 2023 event, disabled players fear the new system—requiring phone calls to prove needs—will leave many unsupported. #AccessibilityFail #FFXIV

Loving it so far but now episode 4 has no #subtitles on Now TV . For fuck sake #paoty #portraitartistoftheyear #accessibility #accessibilityfail #HearingLoss #NowTv

On fifth series of #inkmaster on #NowTv and suddenly no #subtitles, 13 episodes in. And none for the rest of the series and start of the next. That's just telling deaf people and those with #HearingLoss 'ha fcuk you, who cares' #accessibilityfail #accessibility

Why TF are people still posting in a small thin grey font on a black background in this, the year of our Lord 2025?
#Accessibility
#AccessibilityFail

A screen in a train station showing notices about train departures. The current notice is written in white over yellow, which makes it barely readable at a distance.

Someone did not follow WCAG when designing this notice screen
#a11y #accessibility #AccessibilityFail

wow. i normally don't work with small practices for exactly this reason... but this is actually the first time in the last few years i've been told by a dr's office "oh no, we don't do that, the patient has to arrange the interpreter" #AccessibilityFail

Sitting outside in the rain seeking equilibrium. There is a conference dinner seating plan. I am told changes may be possible. #asd #socialanxiety #accessibilityfail #vicephec25

#subtitles on #amazon prime haven't improved any. I don't think there's any human oversight involved there at all, at any stage, EVER #accessibility #accessibilityfail #HearingLoss

How about adding #ALTtext to your screenshots so blind constituents have easy access to the information.

#AccessibilityFail

After all the fanfare and publicity, the bluray of #liveatpompeii, remaster, has NO #subtitles for deaf/ #HearingLoss. Dialogue is inaudible. Bloody livid. #PinkFloyd #accessibility #accessibilityfail

An accessible toilet, showing the loo, sink, railings and tissue dispenser. The emergency pull chord is wrapped around the vertical handrail

The accessible toilet from a different angle , showing the loo, sink, railings and tissue dispenser. The emergency pull chord is wrapped around the vertical handrail

Not the worst I've seen.

#WaterlooRailLondon
#WaterlooTrainStation
#AccessibilityFail

Lovely to see this new deck / walkway at Cramond… but is it not a bit of a #AccessibilityFail? Like why are there steps if meant to allow more access for all abilities? 🙄
Seems to be shorter than the drawing on here.
www.elgt.org.uk/projects/gre...

Same goes for "zigzag" vs "exact cuts" for the scissor question. Clear some cheapo #AI program responsible for that shit. #thechase #accessibility #accessibilityfail #HearingLoss

A picture of a scatter plot with 3 colors - purple, green, and blue - and it's very difficult to tell them apart.

A zoomed in picture of a donut chart with 3 slices, in purple, green, and blue, and it's very difficult to tell them apart.

An interesting color choice for a fake company, #tc25. Why purple, green, and blue?? #accessibilityfail

It would really help those with #HearingLoss if the #subtitles on #thechase were accurate. Big difference between 1632 and 632AD arseholes #accessibility #accessibilityfail

Oh joy, once again, the @liberalca.bsky.social official youtube stream doesn't have captions. Truly the party of progressive, inclusive Canada /s 🙃
#LiberalLeadership #CDNPoli #AccessibilityFail