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If you’re interested in accessibility, user experience design, and/or frontend development, you’re in the right place.

1. The final nail in the HTML5 document outline coffin.

   Article posted on 29 December 2025 in accessiblity and HTML .

   All the main web browsers have finally dropped visual support for the HTML5 document outline algorithm. Here’s why that’s good news.

2. Should pagination take you to a new page?.

   Article posted on 3 December 2025 in accessiblity , HTML and design .

   ‘Pagination’ has comes from the word ‘page’, so yes, pagination should consist of pages. But the question is totally valid; worth digging into!

3. An accessible pagination pattern (or two).

   Article posted on 13 November 2025 in accessiblity and HTML .

   A couple of weeks ago I added pagination to my blog, and it was an interesting delve into the various designs and markup patterns that can be used.

4. The return of the heading group.

   Article posted on 13 November 2025 in accessiblity and HTML .

   I’ve written about why we probably shouldn’t use header elements for headings, but what should we use instead? The <code><hgroup></code> element is back!

5. A big thank you for an incredible leaving present.

   Article posted on 13 November 2025 in accessiblity and HTML .

   On finishing at Sage, my amazing colleagues gave me a gift that made something I’d long wanted but never quite entertained a reality. The perfect send-off.

6. Headers, headings, and titles.

   Article posted on 13 November 2025 in accessiblity and HTML .

   What we call things is important, often as it helps us communicate clearly with our team; there are three terms I regularly hear used interchangeably.

7. Page headings don’t belong in the header.

   Article posted on 13 November 2025 in accessiblity and HTML .

   I have a habit of thinking pretty deeply about semantics and structure, and have been considering the main page heading and where it should live.

8. A new MacBook for a new chapter.

   Article posted on 13 November 2025 in accessiblity and HTML .

   Returning to self-employment meant buying a new laptop; here’s how I weighed up the Air versus the Pro, size, power, price, ports, and colour!

9. Focus on the people that make things happen.

   Article posted on 13 September 2025 in and accessiblity .

   Accessibility buy-in from senior leadership can be tough; real change comes from the people who design and build.

10. Making sense of accessibility and the law.

    Article posted on 13 July 2025 in and accessiblity .

    Accessibility isn’t just the right thing to do, it’s the law. Here’s how the law applies to digital products, in plain English.