Abdulaziz Alshmasi's BlogAbdulaziz Alshmasi's blog. Digital accessibility, technology, and writing since 2009.https://a2h.sh/What Happened?https://a2h.sh/en/esh-sar/https://a2h.sh/en/esh-sar/On being blind at the movies, and a question that never stopsFri, 15 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTACCESSIBILIAMUS! Why Magic Fixes Don't Work for Accessibilityhttps://a2h.sh/en/accessibiliamus-overlays/https://a2h.sh/en/accessibiliamus-overlays/Why accessibility overlays don't fix web accessibility. The broken compliance cycle, the false sense of security, and what actually works, from a blind developer's experience.Fri, 01 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTWhen AI Became My Eyeshttps://a2h.sh/en/ai-sees-for-me/https://a2h.sh/en/ai-sees-for-me/My journey with visual design as a blind developer, how AI redefined what I thought was impossible, and why the real barrier was never technical.Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:00:00 GMTAccessible Document Formats for People with Disabilities - Between Reality and Aspirationhttps://a2h.sh/en/accessible-document-formats/https://a2h.sh/en/accessible-document-formats/PDF is not accessible enough for people with disabilities, limiting their ability to access information effectively and undermining their independence and privacy.Wed, 15 May 2024 00:00:00 GMTSay Hello to Copilot, Your New Coding Assistanthttps://a2h.sh/en/github-copilot-intro/https://a2h.sh/en/github-copilot-intro/Copilot helps developers write functions based on comments and surrounding code. It reduces effort and lowers the barrier for beginners, but it's an assistant, not a replacement.Fri, 24 Jun 2022 00:00:00 GMTWeb Accessibility - Principle 3: Understandabilityhttps://a2h.sh/en/wcag-understandability/https://a2h.sh/en/wcag-understandability/Understandability means users can read the content, predict what the interface will do, and get help when they make mistakes. 67% of users abandon forms when they encounter complexity.Thu, 17 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTWeb Accessibility - Principle 2: Operabilityhttps://a2h.sh/en/wcag-operability/https://a2h.sh/en/wcag-operability/Operability means every user can navigate and interact with your interface, regardless of the device or assistive technology they use. Keyboard access is where it starts.Fri, 04 Mar 2022 00:00:00 GMTWeb Accessibility - Principle 1: Perceivabilityhttps://a2h.sh/en/wcag-perceivability/https://a2h.sh/en/wcag-perceivability/Perceivability means presenting information in ways users can actually perceive. If your content is invisible to assistive technology, it doesn't exist for the people who need it most.Mon, 28 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTA Quick Look at the Four Principles of Web Accessibilityhttps://a2h.sh/en/wcag-principles-overview/https://a2h.sh/en/wcag-principles-overview/The four WCAG principles boil down to a simple question. Can every user perceive, operate, understand, and rely on your interface, regardless of how they access it?Fri, 18 Feb 2022 00:00:00 GMTBehind Electronic Braille Displays: Where We've Come From, and Where We're Goinghttps://a2h.sh/en/electronic-braille-displays-explained/https://a2h.sh/en/electronic-braille-displays-explained/As technology accelerates and life speeds up, are we drifting away from Braille? And what does it take to bring it back?Sat, 12 Sep 2020 00:00:00 GMT