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Picture of a smiling Mike Hartley - a white male with dark short hair and facial hair.

Whilst I am no Samuel Pepys or Anne Frank, I am determined to start blogging rather more regularly here! The proof will be seen below so keep your eyes peeled for the latest musings, comments, and more.

  • The A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform [A to Z a11y]

    Welcome to the A to Z of Accessibility – Power Platform. Covering all areas of the Power Platform plus wider areas of Microsoft 365 and more.

  • Me and Accessibility, the true beginning.

    Over the past couple of years, I’ve become very vocal about Accessibility and usually show my journey as starting with a conversation and a pint in a pub. In recent months I’ve started to accept that the true beginning for me began long before then, and I’ve simply been running from the truth.

  • Review: Microsoft Surface Adaptive Kit

    Back in late September, Microsoft announced the launch of the Microsoft Surface Adaptive Kit. Of course, I made sure I had ordered one for release day! Read on for my thoughts after a few weeks of use.

  • Power Apps, Accessibility, and WCAG

    Introduction – What lies ahead I have been talking about Accessibility for a while now, and often link this to DELIVERY rather than BUILD. In this post, “Power Apps, Accessibility, and WCAG”, I’m going to bring all this together. I’m also going to tie it in to the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) around colour…

  • Accessibility at the door

    Two things happened recently that really made me realise that we need to ensure that there is Accessibility at the door. What do I mean by that, and how do we rectify it? I’m glad you asked! A licence to nothing The first incident was when installing Printer Drivers on my PC. Printers are the…

  • A dyslexic and dyspraxic’s guide to accessibility

    What does day-to-day accessibility look like? Join Ashley Graham-Brown as they share about their life in “A dyslexic and dyspraxic’s guide to accessibility” (from Scottish Summit 2021)