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Engineering Accessible Modals: Focus Traps, Native APIs, and WCAG 2.2 Compliance

August 26, 2026 / August 27, 2026 by Matt Dempsey
Engineering Accessible Modals: Focus Traps, Native APIs, and WCAG 2.2 Compliance

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Pop-up windows—now universally engineered as DOM modals—are a staple of digital marketing. But when deployed without strict semantic discipline, they immediately become digital bear traps for assistive technology users. In 2026, building an accessible modal is no longer optional. Under WCAG 2.2 Level AA standards, failing to properly manage keyboard focus, ARIA states, target sizing, […]

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Starving the Bots, Feeding the AI: A New Era of GEO & Digital Accessibility

August 20, 2026 / August 21, 2026 by Matt Dempsey
Starving the Bots, Feeding the AI: A New Era of GEO & Digital Accessibility

Assistive Tech & User Experience Remediation & Code-Level Defense

The traditional search engine results page is dying. In 2026, users no longer scroll through pages of blue links; they ask complex questions directly to Large Language Models (LLMs) like Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, and Perplexity. To survive this shift, brands are aggressively pivoting from traditional SEO to Generative Engine Optimization (GEO). But the marketing […]

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