Okay, someone is looking for accessibility focused reading and it's been so long since I started from zero, I'm going to crowdsource it.
My accessibility network, what work would you point a newer person to in 2026?
(Please feel free to spread! I know the accessibility focused community isn't a monolith and would also love works outside my corner.)
Piper Thunstrom
Piper Thunstrom
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Trans lesbian game maker, web developer, editor and public speaker.
I started ppb, an education focused game engine in Python.
I make tiny video games and dabble in board games and tabletop RPGs.
I talk about being trans in my little corner of the community, and making video games of all types.
pronouns: she/her
website: https://piper.thunstrom.dev
ppb: https://ppb.dev
Steal This Website: https://www.stealthiswebsite.art/
Youtube has changed the closed captions. The text is _much darker_ against the. . . black background. The yellows even!
Like, CC needs to be _maximum contrast_ who approved this?
Advice for community managers:
Use the Olivia Hill rule.
It's surprisingly easy to enforce:
Fascists get really upset and will talk to you about why the rule is bad.
You then ban them.
That's it, that's all the work it takes!


You ever notice the sleight of hand where companies laying off, reducing hours, or literally stealing pay is expected and normal. But a speculator not getting the fully anticipated return is a "loss?"
So I had a bad thought, and went and tested it.
Want the jquery node lookup syntax but want to use the browser APIs directly?
`let $ = document.querySelectorAll.bind(document)`
You won't get the mutation methods or the animations, but you do get:
`$("#my-cool-thing")`
which returns a NodeList.
Do with this cursed code as you will.
#javascript #vanilla