1, 2… 1, 2, 3, 4, Ow!

People moving out, people moving in
Why? Because of the color of their skin
Run, run, run but you sure can’t hide
An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth
Vote for me and I’ll set you free
Rap on, brother, rap on

Well, the only person talking about love thine brother is the preacher
And it seems nobody’s interested in learning but the teacher
Segregation, determination, demonstration, integration
Aggravation, humiliation, obligation to our nation

Ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey

The sale of pills are at an all time high
Young folks walking round with their heads in the sky
The cities aflame in the summer time
And oh, the beat goes on

Evolution, revolution, gun control, sound of soul
Shooting rockets to the moon, kids growing up too soon
Politicians say more taxes will solve everything
And the band played on

So, round and around and around we go
Where the world’s headed, nobody knows

Oh, Great Googa Mooga, can’t you hear me talking to you?
Just a ball of confusion
Oh yeah, that’s what the world is today
Woo, hey, hey

Fear in the air, tension everywhere
Unemployment rising fast, the Beatles new record’s a gas
And the only safe place to live is on an Indian reservation
And the band played on

Eve of destruction, tax deduction
City inspectors, bill collectors
Mod clothes in demand, population out of hand
Suicide, too many bills, hippies moving to the hills
People all over the world are shouting, "End the war."
And the band played on

Great Googa Mooga, can’t you hear me talking to you?
It’s a ball of confusion
That’s what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
(Sayin’) ball of confusion
That’s what the world is today, hey, hey
Let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya, let me hear ya
(Sayin’) ball of confusion
That’s what the world is today…

I haven’t been attending a lot of classical music concerts but there is this moment I like, when the musicians of all sections tune their instrument to be able to play together.

I find it a beautiful metaphor of communication; the ability of people to adapt to each other so that they can live in unison, all the while giving the impression of a magical cacophony.

Le nouveau premier ministre français demande aux élus de ne rien lâcher dans un discours qui affirme sa détermination à lutter contre l’insécurité.

Il mentionne les trois piliers de la République française  : «  Liberté, Égalité et Fraternité  ».

Si l’on part du principe que l’inégalité est un des vecteurs de violence et de crime, il apparaît assez évident qu’après des décennies à parler d’insécurité, et étant donné l’état général de délabrement de l’éducation nationale et des systèmes de santé français, utiliser une stratégie qui n’a pas fonctionné jusqu’à maintenant a peu de chance de fonctionner dans le futur, tout du moins pas pour atteindre les objectifs annoncés.

• Pourquoi nos élus ne questionnent pas la notion d’égalité (des ressources) et de violence (sociale) en France  ?
• Pourquoi toujours s’attaquer aux conséquences plutôt que de prendre en charge les causes de ces problèmes  ?
• Pourquoi verbaliser les consommateurs de drogue au lieu de se concentrer sur les fournisseurs ou les problèmes liant à cette consommation  ?

Peut‑être ces élus ne devraient pas l’être  ?

Si l’on considère la propension de la municipalité de Nice à pousser à une surveillance de masse sur son territoire, il ne paraît pas inconcevable de penser que ce discours aujourd’hui n’est qu’un premier pas vers une surveillance de masse généralisée au territoire français  ; nous saurons très vite.

Through the years, I always tried to take accessibility into consideration by listening and promoting it, but mostly practise it to what I consider a very limited scope.

I deliver semantic markup, think about colour contrast, do not take the user’s power of decision by using target="_blank" on anchors, use touch areas that are bigger, add useful ARIA attributes when I can and I understand what they are doing, fill bug reports of libraries I’m using if I can, get assistance from tools auditing accessibility… These are pretty basic things to do and knowing people in a11y land, I know I could do much better.

So, starting from the ongoing overhaul of this website (software and design), I will take accessibility more seriously, adding an Accessibility Statement which will list more precisely what can be expected on the websites I’m building, starting with this one, re‑re‑re‑read introduction and documents from the WAI and more importantly, practise what I’ve understood.

This is how one learns: practise; I need to up my game to everyone’s benefits.