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Michaël Vanderheyden, UX & Accessibility Lead | Th3S4mur41

Personal site of Th3S4mur41: developer & martial artist sharing web development, accessibility, performance, CSS, JS, UI/UX and open source insights.

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On to the Atmosphere!

I've upgraded my website and officially joined the cool kids club on standard.site! My blog posts are now flying straight into the Atmosphere. 🚀

headingoffset Is Coming: How to Prepare Today

With headingoffset starting to land in browsers, learn how to prepare now using polyfills, safe CSS fallbacks, and accessibility-first heading styling.

The Evolution of Accessibility Testing: From Static Rules to Intelligent Automation

Static rules are fast, but they lack context. Explore how AI can enhance the full a11y testing workflow—from smarter scanning to intelligent triage and fixes.

Beyond compliance: Building accessibility into quality with test automation

Learn how to move accessibility beyond compliance by embedding automated checks into CI pipelines, reducing regressions, and scaling inclusive quality with existing test automation workflows.

Grid Lanes, Subgrid, and No Extra Wrappers

A narrative walkthrough of how grid lanes, subgrid, and anchor positioning let me remove wrapper-heavy CSS workarounds as a progressive enhancement.

Labels: Automatic Checks and Manual Validation

Learn to validate accessible labels using browser DevTools accessibility trees and voice navigation — practical alternatives to screen reader testing.

PHP in 2026: Modern Language, Fragmented Tooling

Practical take on PHP and Laravel in 2026: a modern, capable language with fragmented tooling, OS coupling, and DX trade-offs in mixed-stack teams.

When AI helps with better detection in accessibility testing

Accessibility Cloud's ACAI adds AI to the detection phase of accessibility testing, helping teams identify issues that traditional rule-based scanners cannot.

Scroll-Driven Animations and Test Automation

Scroll-driven animations break test automation. Learn why SDAs cause false positives in accessibility testing and discover practical solutions.

Making Scrollable Code Blocks Accessible

Fix keyboard accessibility gaps in Safari: learn why scrollable code blocks need focus and how a small polyfill makes them accessible for keyboard users.

Contrast: Beyond WCAG Compliance

Discover why APCA offers more perceptually accurate approach to color contrast than traditional WCAG standards for better readability.

You don’t need JS for that

An internal 90-minute Atos workshop where live coding demos showed how modern HTML and CSS can replace heavy JavaScript with better a11y and performance.