Best W3c Podcasts (2025)

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Accessibility Advocacy, Automation and Best Practices | #8 Quintin Balsdon 56:15

8d ago56:15

56:15

In this episode of Focus Trap, Tim Damen speaks with Quinten Balsdon, a technology advocate, about the importance of digital accessibility. They discuss Quinten's journey into accessibility advocacy, the challenges faced in developing accessible applications, and the role of engineers in creating inclusive technology. The conversation also touches …

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Managing Accessibility in Web Development | #7 Joran Quinten 58:52

22d ago58:52

58:52

In this episode of focustrap, Tim Damen and Joran Quinten discuss the importance of accessibility in web development, sharing personal and organizational successes in improving accessibility standards. They delve into Joran's experience writing a book on web applications, the challenges of balancing accessibility with security, and the role of desi…

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Automating accessibility testing with Abra and facilitating standards at W3C | #6 Jan Jaap de Groot 59:37

1M ago59:37

59:37

In this episode of focustrap, Tim Damen speaks with Jan Jaap de Groot, a prominent figure in digital accessibility. They discuss Jan Jaap's journey into the field, the mission of the Foundation Apt, and the importance of accessibility in app development. The conversation covers various topics, including the differences between Android and iOS acces…

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The Journey to Inclusive Design | #5 Emma Dawson 48:30

1M ago48:30

48:30

In this conversation, Tim Damen and Emma Dawson explore the significance of digital accessibility, Emma's journey from teaching to web development, and the growing importance of accessibility in the tech industry. They discuss the upcoming European Accessibility Act, strategies for embedding accessibility into organizations, and the role of educati…

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Stack Overflow's Accessibility Journey | #4 Giamir Buoncristiani 45:31

2M ago45:31

45:31

In this episode, Tim Damen and Giamir Buoncristiani discuss the evolving landscape of digital accessibility, focusing on the initiatives taken by Stack Overflow in 2024. They explore the challenges of color contrast, the importance of automated accessibility testing, and the implications of the European Accessibility Act. Giamir shares insights on …

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The Role of Accessibility in Banking | #3 Bianca Prins 58:21

2M ago58:21

58:21

In this insightful conversation, Tim Damen interviews Bianca Prins, the Global Head of Accessibility at ING, who shares her personal journey into the field of accessibility, driven by her own visual disability. Bianca discusses the importance of integrating accessibility into banking services, emphasizing that it is not just about compliance but ab…

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Accessibility in Web Development | #2 Martijn Fleurkens 42:42

3M ago42:42

42:42

In this episode, Tim Damen and Martijn Fleurkens discuss the critical importance of accessibility in web development. They explore personal motivations for advocating for accessibility, the role of education, and the impact of legislation on accessibility practices. The conversation emphasizes the need for a mindset shift within organizations, cont…

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Unlocking Digital Accessibility: A Conversation with Anastasiia Batarei 55:01

3M ago55:01

55:01

In this conversation, Tim Damen and Anastasiia Batarei discuss the importance of digital accessibility, its impact on user experience, and advocating for inclusive design. Anastasiia shares her journey into accessibility advocacy, highlights her achievements, and discusses the challenges faced in implementing accessibility practices. They explore t…

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Introducing Focustrap: A New Digital Accessibility Podcast 1:28

3M ago1:28

1:28

Welcome to focustrap, a podcast dedicated to digital accessibility. In this introductory episode, host Tim Damen outlines the vision and format of this new podcast focused on making the digital world more accessible for everyone. Follow us: focusring.io/podcast-focustrap Linkedin TwitterBy focusring.io

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State of Web accessibility, ARIA in HTML, and missing UI patterns 1:00:06

1+ y ago1:00:06

1:00:06

01:21 Leonie and TetraLogical 06:28 State of accessibility 13:34 Screen readers 19:38 AI-generated alts 27:33 Specs interoperability 38:22 Missing UI patterns 49:21 State of ARIA specs Hosts Léonie Watson Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Leonie and TetraLogical Léonie’s blog Léonie on Mastodon Léonie on LinkedIn TetraLogical State of accessibility ARIA Au…

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View Transitions API, snarling cats, a new era at Shopify, and cake jokes 52:28

1+ y ago52:28

52:28

01:32 Cats and View Transitions 10:28 Design and inspiration 21:43 Browser support 32:27 Use cases and future proofing 41:22 Shopify and cake jokes Hosts Jake Archibald Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Jake on socials Jake on Mastodon Jake on Twitter Jake’s blog Cats and View Transitions Missing cat thread on Twitter Smooth and simple transitions with the…

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What the W3C TAG is, how standards are made, and why gray is darker than darkgray 56:26

2y ago56:26

56:26

01:44 Lea’s hats in 19.3 seconds 11:16 What is the W3C TAG 24:05 CSSWG, TC39, and others 33:36 WHATWG, W3C, and WebDX 46:19 Family, SVG, and named colors Hosts Lea Verou Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Lea’s hats in 19.3 seconds Lea on Mastodon Lea on Twitter Lea’s blog What is the W3C TAG W3C TAG CSSWG, TC39, and others CSSWG TC39 WHATWG, W3C, and WebDX…

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The Fugu project: priorities, Mozilla and Apple, support realms, Web vs native, and future plans 1:10:39

2y ago1:10:39

1:10:39

00:01:19 Thomas and the Fugu project 00:10:48 Partners and priorities 00:17:13 Mozilla’s and Apple’s positions 00:36:38 Support realms 00:50:59 Web vs native competition 01:02:46 Fugu’s future plans Hosts Thomas Steiner Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Thomas and the Fugu project Thomas on Mastodon Thomas on Twitter Thomas’ blog Fugu landing page Partners…

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Origins of Apple browser ban and hope for changes 41:57

2y ago41:57

41:57

01:52 Origins or Apple browser ban 11:04 The reasons behind the ban 24:04 Browser engines preparations 31:38 Possibility of malicious compliance Hosts Alex Russell Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Links Alex Russell on Mastodon Alex Russell on Twitter Checking out and building Chromium for iOS Safari 16.4 Is An Admission Browser Choice Must Matter Rectums…

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Is JavaScript a hazardous material to the user experience? 53:12

2y ago53:12

53:12

00:00 Intro 01:16 Alex at Microsoft 13:39 Dojo history lesson 20:16 The case against React 36:24 Why companies choose React Hosts Alex Russell Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Links Alex Russell on Mastodon Alex Russell on Twitter What Does My Site Cost? The Market for Lemons The Performance Inequality Gap, 2023 A Management Maturity Model for Performance…

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#007 Monica Jones - Chief Data Officer at DATA-CAN and Associate Director, Health Data Research UK 36:11

3+ y ago36:11

36:11

On episode seven of The Decentralized Web, Jonathan Bingham was joined by Monica Jones from Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), where she is Chief Data Officer at DATA-CAN, Associate Director of the North Better Care Partnership and contributing author to the UK Department of Health and Social Care's seminal Data Saves Lives policy. Monica has an inc…

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Does the iOS browser ban harm or help the web? 50:39

3+ y ago50:39

50:39

00:44 Browser choice on iOS 15:50 Why should we care? 24:51 What Apple’s doing? 33:06 Developers are disappointed 38:56 Next steps and possible future Hosts Stuart Langridge Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Links Talking to the Competition and Markets Authority about Apple Browser choice on Apple’s iOS: privacy and security aspects Set Safari free! Briefi…

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#006 Paul Henninger - Head of Lighthouse and Partner, KPMG 37:17

3+ y ago37:17

37:17

On The Decentralized Web Podcast episode six, Jonathan Bingham is joined by Paul Henninger, Head of Lighthouse and Partner at KPMG. During the conversation Paul explains the notion of 'the digital self' in a world driven by data and together with Jonathan, they explore how decentralization will be a key driver for addressing the age-old problem of …

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#005 Eric Prud'hommeaux - Data Sanitation Engineer, W3C 38:44

3+ y ago38:44

38:44

For episode five of The Decentralized Web Podcast, Justin Bingham speaks to Eric Prud'hommeaux, Data Sanitation Engineer at W3C and data Architect at Janeiro Digital. Eric shares the unique start to his career-long fascination with the web, as well was his experience as one of the lead developers of the FHIR standard, which is used by health system…

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Theme-color and extensions in Safari 15, testing a11y in React Native, :has pseudo class 33:57

4y ago33:57

33:57

01:12 Theme-color and extensions in Safari 15 14:24 Testing a11y in React Native app 24:40 You can :has pseudo class Hosts Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Theme-color and extensions in Safari 15 Safari 15 Beta Release Notes WebKit Features in Safari at WWDC21 Design for Safari 15 Meet Safari Web Extensions on iOS The web developer’s toolkit Testing a11y …

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#004 Cameron Boozarjomehri - Privacy Engineer, MITRE 33:15

4y ago33:15

33:15

For episode four of The Decentralized Web Podcast, Jonathan Bingham speaks to Cameron Boozarjomehri, Privacy Engineer at MITRE. During the conversation, the pair discuss Cameron's perspectives on decentralized web technologies, data privacy, why the way we think about data is changing and the biggest barriers to building a better, safer world. Find…

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#003 Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan - Chief Digital Officer, RSA 45:14

4y ago45:14

45:14

Episode three of The Decentralized Web Podcast features special guest Dr. Zulfikar Ramzan, Chief Digital Officer at RSA. Together with hosts Jonathan and Justin Bingham, the group discuss Dr. Ramzan's background in cybersecurity, the importance of building trust in the security of decentralized web technologies and how verifiable credentials, in co…

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#002 Justin Bingham - Cofounder & CTO, Janeiro Digital 48:04

4y ago48:04

48:04

In the second episode of The Decentralized Web, Dr James Somauroo, host of the Healthtech Podcast, spoke with Janeiro Digital co-founder and CTO, Justin Bingham. We discuss what it really means for individuals to own their data and how Janeiro has simplified the process, allowing our current systems to unlock the value of decentralization today. Fi…

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Susy and Sass, CSS Layers and CSS compatibility, Container Queries and CSSWG 45:49

4y ago45:49

45:49

02:04 Susy and Sass 15:38 CSS Layers 22:46 CSS compatibility 33:44 Container Queries Hosts Miriam Suzanne Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Susy and Sass Susy Sass Modules Miriam’s website CSS Layers The famous tweet with 3 specs CSS Cascade Layers CSS compatibility Eric Meyer on The F-Word Container Queries Container Queries explainer Container Queries: a…

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#001 Jonathan Bingham - Cofounder & CEO, Janeiro Digital 44:41

4y ago44:41

44:41

In the first episode of The Decentralized Web, Dr James Somauroo, host of The Healthtech Podcast, sat down with Janeiro Digital co-founder and CEO, Jonathan Bingham to discuss the problem of a centralized web and how Janeiro Digital is looking to a future of decentralization. Find out more about Janeiro Digital: www.janeirodigital.com…

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Igalia, what’s coming, CSS Nesting and Cascading Layers 43:14

4y ago43:14

43:14

00:40 Eric in Igalia 07:50 What’s coming 22:54 CSS Nesting 34:34 Cascading Layers Hosts Eric Meyer Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Eric in Igalia First Day at Igalia Week One Igalia What’s coming Focus-visible in WebKit CSS Working Group Drafts CSS Nesting CSS Nesting Module (2020) CSS Nesting Module (2015) Chromium issue Cascading Layers CSS Cascading a…

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Safari extensions, cascading layers of CSS, what’s new in WCAG 3 29:23

4y ago29:23

29:23

01:01 Safari extensions model 12:37 Cascading layers of CSS 20:07 What’s new in WCAG 3 Hosts Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Safari extensions model Safari 14 added WebExtensions support. So where are the extensions? Submitting and Distributing a Safari App Extension Cascading layers of CSS Cascade Layers, a Proposal CSS Cascading and Inheritance Level 5…

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Replacing UA strings with Client Hints as possible harm to the Web 27:31

4y ago27:31

27:31

00:43 Browser detection 05:25 User Agent freeze 12:43 Possible consequences 21:08 A right to reply Hosts James Rosewell Bruce Lawson Browser detection 51Degrees A Browser Sniffing Warning: The Trouble With Acid3 and TinyMCE User Agent freeze Intent to Deprecate and Freeze: The User-Agent string Building a privacy-first future for web advertising BB…

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We’re back, Chrome 88 beta, and The grand unification proposal 33:20

4+ y ago33:20

33:20

00:34 We’re back 03:41 Chrome 88 beta 17:36 The grand unification Hosts Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev We’re back YaTalks 2020 Chrome 88 beta Chrome 88 beta release notes Declarative Shadow DOM at Web.Dev Vadim’s Declarative Shadow DOM demo The grand unification The Grand Unification Proposal (CSSWG) The Grand Unification of Web Technologies (full versi…

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Mozilla layoffs, modals and focus, AVIF, AdBlock Plus lawsuit 37:50

4+ y ago37:50

37:50

00:58 Mozilla layoffs 11:38 Modals and focus 20:34 AVIF image format 29:14 AdBlock Plus lawsuit Hosts Bruce Lawson Vadim Makeev Mozilla layoffs Changing world, changing Mozilla The cult of the free must die Modals and focus Modal by Filament Group Modal from WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices Having an open dialog AVIF image format The new next-gen image…

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Expert Opinion from Ian Jacobs - W3C Payments Lead at 2020 Spring SymposiumX. 10:59

4+ y ago10:59

10:59

Kick-off 2020 Spring SymposiumX on Payments and Global Commerce Ian Jacobs - W3C Payments Lead - shared his expert opinion on Payments Standards Development and Activities, speaking with the World Wide Web Consortium W3C Evangelist, Dr. Rachel Yager.By Dr. Rachel Yager

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Expert Opinion from John Kirkwood: Web Accessibility, Neurodiversity and Cognitive Design 7:49

4+ y ago7:49

7:49

Kick-off 2020 Spring SymposiumX on Web Accessibility and Customer Experience. John Kirkwood shared his expert opinion on Web Accessibility trends and insights for customer experience, speaking with the World Wide Web Consortium W3C Evangelist, Dr. Rachel Yager. A digital expert and cognitive design thought leader, John Kirkwood is dedicated to maki…

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Meet the Expert - John Kirkwood at 2020 Spring SymposiumX Web Accessibility and Customer Experience 5:52

4+ y ago5:52

5:52

W3C Evangelist Dr. Rachel Yager's chat with John Kirkwood, Web Accessibility Expert. Kick-off 2020 Spring SymposiumX on Web Accessibility and Customer Experience. A digital expert and cognitive design thought leader, John Kirkwood is dedicated to making the Internet universally usable and accessible. His online work dates back to the mid-1990s when…

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John Kirkwood's Expert Belief on Web Accessibility, Neurodiversity, and Cognitive Design 5:14

4+ y ago5:14

5:14

2020 Spring SymposiumX invited John Kirkwood to share his expert belief on Web Accessibility.By John Kirkwood

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Expert Opinion from Steven Cole, Worldpay from FIS, on Secure Remote Commerce 8:33

4+ y ago8:33

8:33

Kick-off 2020 Spring SymposiumX on Payments and Global Commerce. Steven Cole shared his expert opinion on Payment trends and insights for E-Commerce, speaking with the World Wide Web Consortium W3C Evangelist, Dr. Rachel Yager.By Dr. Rachel Yager / Steven Cole