Carla Goncalves

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Mostly things I work on, test, fix, or think about.

Web Developement x A11Y x Design x AI x Tools

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    New posts, project notes, and the longer write-ups when they are worth doing.

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    Mostly accessibility, front-end work, WordPress, and the decisions that shape the finished result.

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ABOUT

What this site is for

Mostly notes from real work, plus the projects I keep coming back to.

  • journal / a11y-cat-keyboard-focus-order-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Keyboard and Focus Order

    Article

    Keyboard and Focus Order is the evidence area for focusable element discovery, sequential tab-stop capture, deterministic focus findings, manual verification, and exportable focus evidence. A list of focusable elements is useful, but it is…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 15, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-dashboard-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Dashboard

    Article

    The Dashboard is the reviewer’s starting point. It tells you what was scanned, what evidence exists, whether the current page state is fresh, and what should happen next. I do not want this screen…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 14, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-manual-checks-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Manual Checks

    Article

    Manual Checks is the review queue for checks automation cannot safely classify, including tester instructions, expected observations, selectors, and evidence requirements. This section is where the extension refuses to bluff. If something needs a…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 13, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-language-mismatch-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Language Mismatch

    Article

    Language Mismatch reviews declared page language, visible mixed-language evidence, inline language signals, and confidence-bound output. Language detection can get messy quickly, especially with short labels, names, product terms, and mixed-language content. This section is…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 12, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-scan-results-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Scan Results

    Article

    Scan Results is the main triage surface. It turns automated WCAG findings, responsive comparison data, and issue evidence into something a reviewer can verify and hand off. This area exists because a raw axe…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 11, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-metadata-check-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Metadata Check

    Article

    Metadata Check reviews page title, H1/title relationship, canonical URL, social preview metadata, structured data, viewport metadata, and baseline document signals. Good metadata helps people understand where they are, helps teams share the right page,…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 10, 20262 mins read
  • journal / my-google-chrome-web-store-submission-prompt

    My Google Chrome Web Store Submission Prompt

    Article

    The strict final A11Y Cat Chrome Web Store submission prompt I use to test the MV3 extension package, scanner trust, privacy, documentation, UI, and release process before beta or public submission.

    Published May 8, 202616 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-reports-exports-developer-handoff-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Reports, Exports, and Developer Handoff

    Article

    Reports, Exports, and Developer Handoff turn working evidence into material another person can read, reproduce, archive, and act on. The best accessibility report is not the longest one. It is the one that keeps…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 7, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-headings-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Headings

    Article

    Headings is the structure review area for ordered outline analysis, visible H1 checks, hidden or empty headings, skipped levels, duplicates, and semantic heading risks. This section is about structure, not visual size. A page…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 6, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-alt-text-analysis-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Alt Text Analysis

    Article

    Alt Text Analysis reviews image alternatives, decorative image evidence, context-dependent alt quality, and the limits of manual image judgement. Alt text is not just a missing-attribute hunt. Sometimes empty alt is right. Sometimes an…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 4, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-local-history-comparison-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Local History and Comparison

    Article

    Local History and Comparison answer a practical question: did this page get better, worse, or simply different since the last comparable scan? This is one of the places where the extension has to be…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 3, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-broken-links-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Broken Links

    Article

    Broken Links checks visible anchors and classifies same-document, same-origin, cross-origin, valid, broken, skipped, unverified, timeout, restricted, and risky outcomes. A broken link is simple only when it is obviously broken. Browser extensions also run…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 2, 20262 mins read
  • journal / a11y-cat-screen-reader-review-feature-tour

    A11Y Cat – Screen Reader Review

    Article

    Screen Reader Review is a Guidepup-supported virtual screen-reader workspace for spoken-output evidence, structured review, diagnostics, and QA handover. The most important thing about this feature is honesty. It can help a reviewer prepare, compare…

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published May 1, 20262 mins read
  • journal / making-a11y-cat-trustworthy

    Making A11Y Cat Trustworthy

    Article

    What I learned while debugging an accessibility scanner with AI agents, and why evidence matters more than pass/fail theatre.

    A11YWeb Apps
    Published Apr 28, 202624 mins read

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topic / web-apps

Web Apps

56 posts

Build notes, experiments, and web projects that turned into something worth keeping.

Topic page 56 posts

topic / a11y

A11Y

53 posts

Accessibility posts from audits, fixes, and the parts that are harder to get right.

Topic page 53 posts

topic / wp

WP

5 posts

WordPress work, theme notes, and the odd lesson learned the hard way.

Topic page 5 posts

topic / portfolio

Portfolio

3 posts

Projects and older work I still wanted to keep around.

Topic page 3 posts

RECENT POSTS

Recent posts

The newest posts on the site.

journal / a11y-cat-keyboard-focus-order-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Keyboard and Focus Order

Article

Keyboard and Focus Order is the evidence area for focusable element discovery, sequential tab-stop capture, deterministic focus findings, manual verification, and exportable focus evidence. A list of focusable elements is useful, but it is…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 15, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-dashboard-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Dashboard

Article

The Dashboard is the reviewer’s starting point. It tells you what was scanned, what evidence exists, whether the current page state is fresh, and what should happen next. I do not want this screen…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 14, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-manual-checks-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Manual Checks

Article

Manual Checks is the review queue for checks automation cannot safely classify, including tester instructions, expected observations, selectors, and evidence requirements. This section is where the extension refuses to bluff. If something needs a…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 13, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-language-mismatch-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Language Mismatch

Article

Language Mismatch reviews declared page language, visible mixed-language evidence, inline language signals, and confidence-bound output. Language detection can get messy quickly, especially with short labels, names, product terms, and mixed-language content. This section is…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 12, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-scan-results-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Scan Results

Article

Scan Results is the main triage surface. It turns automated WCAG findings, responsive comparison data, and issue evidence into something a reviewer can verify and hand off. This area exists because a raw axe…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 11, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-metadata-check-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Metadata Check

Article

Metadata Check reviews page title, H1/title relationship, canonical URL, social preview metadata, structured data, viewport metadata, and baseline document signals. Good metadata helps people understand where they are, helps teams share the right page,…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 10, 20262 mins read

journal / my-google-chrome-web-store-submission-prompt

My Google Chrome Web Store Submission Prompt

Article

The strict final A11Y Cat Chrome Web Store submission prompt I use to test the MV3 extension package, scanner trust, privacy, documentation, UI, and release process before beta or public submission.

Published May 8, 202616 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-reports-exports-developer-handoff-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Reports, Exports, and Developer Handoff

Article

Reports, Exports, and Developer Handoff turn working evidence into material another person can read, reproduce, archive, and act on. The best accessibility report is not the longest one. It is the one that keeps…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 7, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-headings-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Headings

Article

Headings is the structure review area for ordered outline analysis, visible H1 checks, hidden or empty headings, skipped levels, duplicates, and semantic heading risks. This section is about structure, not visual size. A page…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 6, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-alt-text-analysis-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Alt Text Analysis

Article

Alt Text Analysis reviews image alternatives, decorative image evidence, context-dependent alt quality, and the limits of manual image judgement. Alt text is not just a missing-attribute hunt. Sometimes empty alt is right. Sometimes an…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 4, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-local-history-comparison-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Local History and Comparison

Article

Local History and Comparison answer a practical question: did this page get better, worse, or simply different since the last comparable scan? This is one of the places where the extension has to be…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 3, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-broken-links-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Broken Links

Article

Broken Links checks visible anchors and classifies same-document, same-origin, cross-origin, valid, broken, skipped, unverified, timeout, restricted, and risky outcomes. A broken link is simple only when it is obviously broken. Browser extensions also run…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 2, 20262 mins read

journal / a11y-cat-screen-reader-review-feature-tour

A11Y Cat – Screen Reader Review

Article

Screen Reader Review is a Guidepup-supported virtual screen-reader workspace for spoken-output evidence, structured review, diagnostics, and QA handover. The most important thing about this feature is honesty. It can help a reviewer prepare, compare…

A11YWeb Apps
Published May 1, 20262 mins read

journal / making-a11y-cat-trustworthy

Making A11Y Cat Trustworthy

Article

What I learned while debugging an accessibility scanner with AI agents, and why evidence matters more than pass/fail theatre.

A11YWeb Apps
Published Apr 28, 202624 mins read

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