Hi. I'm Daniel. I build for everyone.
I care about building software that is clear, accessible, and nice to use, from small tools to full web apps and everything behind them.
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Latest posts.
I write about accessibility in Europe. Mostly the law, and how to check a site against it.
The first EAA court cases came from France
Two French courts, two grocery retailers, one law read two ways. Auchan won on a turnover threshold. Carrefour lost, and its 71.21 percent didn't help. The daily fine starts in December.
EN 301 549 compliance is a floor
An audit checks components. The user came to finish a task. Why passing is the floor, and what roughly the same time and effort would mean instead.
The Dutch regulator tested whether people could buy something
In March 2026 the Dutch ACM tried to order from about 100 large webshops with assistive technology. On 61 percent of them, that was impossible. Germany's authority hasn't published a result yet.
Screen reader testing in 20 minutes
VoiceOver is already on your Mac, NVDA installs in 90 seconds, and a handful of keys is enough. The setup, the commands, the twenty minutes, and how to read what you hear.


Daniel Kosbab