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shkspr.mobiThe unreasonable effectiveness of simple HTMLI've told this story at conferences - but due to the general situation I thought I'd retell it here. A few years ago I was doing policy research in a housing benefits office in London. They are singu...

This linked article—about a woman applying for housing benefits using the web browser on a PSP—is going to be in my head for awhile

oaklandca.govCity of Oakland, CA

When i first built oaklandca.gov back in 2018 i tested the site at Oakland’s Public Library, and tried weird browsers like using my PS3 or PS4, and then ended up also testing in 2022. Made sure everything at the time ran with *just* HTML and server side rendering via @craftcms.com.

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Oops, i meant to say i tested in 2022 *on my Steam Deck.* Throwing weird devices at a website and looking for breaks is a sure way to make sure what you’re building will help others.

Sad that the agency that came in and pushed me out later moved the whole thing to a third-party SaaS, because it really made me happy knowing that the site i developed was battle tested and would work no matter what kind of browser you threw at it.

@ky.fyi

It's always sad to see work like that get lost or scrapped when new teams take over. Accessibility is often one of the first things to go.

For certain. It’s definitely one of those flashpoints in history that you know life would have gone a *very* different way. i was up for a staff (pensioned permanent employee) position in 2019 right before lockdown happened and had that not happened, i would have remained the site’s steward.