Hello! My name is Matt Obee. I'm a Web designer specialising in usability and accessibility.

Reverse-chronological ramblings

• Wonders of the Solar System

  The new BBC series. Highly recommended, even if you're not a space geek like me.

  7th March 2010 at 22:19

• Accessible Information and Colour

  Close your eyes and click on the red button.

  20th May 2009 at 20:13

• Designing Failure

  An introduction to contingency design and user experience on the Web.

  3rd May 2009 at 17:34

• Disability isn’t scary

  To young children, disability is just another curious part of the gigantic (and exciting) world in which they find themselves.

  24th February 2009 at 21:18

• Subtle Accessibility

  It's not about widgets, gadgets or ugly adaptations; it’s not about finding clunky, convoluted solutions to problems.

  30th January 2009 at 19:24

• Fresh look for 2009

  My new design is finally live.

  5th January 2009 at 18:31

• Hello, 2009

  Here we go again.

  1st January 2009 at 18:24

• BS 8878 First Draft

  BSI invites comments on the new British accessibility standard.

  1st December 2008 at 18:32

• Pink for October 2008

  Save the boobies, save the world!

  1st October 2008 at 21:10

• September Again

  Help give 150,000 people in Ethiopia access to safe, clean drinking water.

  3rd September 2008 at 21:38

• Save John Slatin’s Accessibility Institute

  Please sign the petition.

  1st September 2008 at 10:57

• Accessibility 2.0 2008

  For those of us who didn't make it along, approximately seven hours of footage fully transcribed.

  22nd August 2008 at 17:51

• Firefox 3 Release Date Announced

  Download on 17th June and help set a new Guinness World Record for most software downloaded in 24 hours.

  12th June 2008 at 07:20

• WCAG 2.0 Candidate Recommendation

  W3C invites developers and designers to take part in trial implementations of the new guidelines for Web accessibility.

  2nd May 2008 at 22:44

• John Slatin Fund Accessibility Project

  Matching accessibility experts with companies that would like a brief review of their site in return for a donation to The John Slatin Fund.

  22nd April 2008 at 21:20

• CSS Naked Day 2008

  Come on, get 'em off!

  8th April 2008 at 21:54

• Street Team: Bookmark Challenge

  Warning, hazardous materials!

  10th March 2008 at 12:30

• QA Checklist: Form Usability

  You're asking the user to give you something - don't make it harder than it needs to be.

  5th December 2007 at 11:00

• 9-Point Usability: Ecommerce

  An introduction to usability for ecommerce websites.

  28th August 2007 at 12:00

• Techshare Expo 2007: Pre-registration

  The biggest ever European exhibition on access to technology by people with disabilities, 4-5th October 2007, Novotel London West.

  14th August 2007 at 22:36

• Latest Reading: See it Right

  I probably shouldn't add another book to my reading list until I've finished the other six that are stacking up on my desk, but RNIB's See it Right caught my eye this week.

  31st May 2007 at 21:37

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