{"id":2184,"date":"2026-09-16T09:35:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:35:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/?p=2184"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:47:08","slug":"does-humour-belong-in-accessibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/2026\/09\/16\/does-humour-belong-in-accessibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Does humour belong in Accessibility?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2190 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/il_1588xN.8527264314_13j4-e1789551282156-1024x807.jpg\" alt=\"New edition of Viking and Lumberjack shirt. Cartoon renditions of V&amp;L with \" width=\"580\" height=\"457\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/il_1588xN.8527264314_13j4-e1789551282156-1024x807.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/il_1588xN.8527264314_13j4-e1789551282156-300x237.jpg 300w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/il_1588xN.8527264314_13j4-e1789551282156-768x606.jpg 768w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/il_1588xN.8527264314_13j4-e1789551282156-1536x1211.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/il_1588xN.8527264314_13j4-e1789551282156-1200x946.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/il_1588xN.8527264314_13j4-e1789551282156.jpg 1588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"note\">new edition of old V&amp;L design <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4575774809\/the-viking-and-the-lumberjack\">now available on HTMLZ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In 2019 in a presentation at <a href=\"https:\/\/conf.a11yto.com\/\">a11yTO<\/a> asked the question <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vQwNakpHcdK-tiO2l3_C_ZYWnP6A7aRvsRNJfdC9jlKBpO2oojGa3n89zJznoXlmLuWtvWlksThL4vC\/pub?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=60000&amp;slide=id.g445ebba62c_0_36\">Does humour belong in Accessibility?<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2193\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-093612-1024x611.png\" alt=\"Does humour belong in Accessibility next to a pic of Mike Ervine AKA SmartAssCrip\" width=\"580\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-093612-1024x611.png 1024w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-093612-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-093612-768x458.png 768w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-093612-1200x716.png 1200w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Screenshot-2026-09-16-093612.png 1253w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I guess you can work out what I think.<\/p>\n<h2>a11y Life<\/h2>\n<p>One of my enduring good time work memories is the Viking and Lumberjack series. Yes we are talking <em>living in the past<\/em> but sometimes history is where <em>the life is<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Back in the mid 2010&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@Billy\">Billy Gregory<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mastodon.social\/@karlgroves\">Karl Groves<\/a> were the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PL95LOQw9SLWwWL7TOgTf5m3d6B8FPF56x\">Viking and the Lumberjack<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Karl &#8220;The Viking&#8221; Groves and Billy &#8220;The Lumberjack&#8221; Gregory use humour to take accessibility to the next level with this new web series.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vNfKbxErYXQ?si=k7Y2IYmXvgwAHHIU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>About 2015 Billy gave me a shirt, it has been a stalwart of my wardrobe ever since, and it shows:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2195\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0226.jpg\" alt=\"my old viking and lumberjack shirt\" width=\"665\" height=\"885\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0226.jpg 665w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_0226-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 665px) 100vw, 665px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I didn&#8217;t want the enjoyment of wearing the shirt to end, so i made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.etsy.com\/uk\/listing\/4575774809\/the-viking-and-the-lumberjack\">new V&amp;L shirt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I used the design from a bunch of stickers I was given ages ago, but still had pristine copies of, although I have stuck them in places over the years:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2197 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2023-06-11.jpg\" alt=\"V&amp;L sticker on a toilet seat, CSUN 2016\" width=\"600\" height=\"803\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2023-06-11.jpg 600w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2023-06-11-224x300.jpg 224w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2198 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2023-06-11-1-e1789549846520.jpg\" alt=\"my daughter pulling up her school jumper to reveal a V&amp;L sticker on her shirt in 2015\" width=\"664\" height=\"553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2023-06-11-1-e1789549846520.jpg 664w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2023-06-11-1-e1789549846520-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2199 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8329.jpg\" alt=\"V&amp;L sticker I stuck on a coffee shop sticker\/grafitti wall in Amsterdam 2026\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8329.jpg 600w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/IMG_8329-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2200 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nobills.jpg\" alt=\"V&amp;L sticker below a stensilled sign &quot;POST NO BILLS&quot; on a construction site in Toronto circa 2019\" width=\"679\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nobills.jpg 679w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/nobills-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 679px) 100vw, 679px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2202\" src=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/85AAD568-06F2-48C5-83D7-8B1895BBB218-2776-0000018B815FA20C.jpeg\" alt=\"V&amp;L sticker on a TPAC banner from Lyon 2019\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/85AAD568-06F2-48C5-83D7-8B1895BBB218-2776-0000018B815FA20C.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/85AAD568-06F2-48C5-83D7-8B1895BBB218-2776-0000018B815FA20C-225x300.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Even though the Viking and Lumberjack are history (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/thebillgregory\/\">Billy<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/karlgroves\/\">Karl<\/a> are very much alive and actively doing Accessibility work) it is a history worth revisiting me thinks&#8230;<\/p>\n<h2>Watch\/Listen to the Viking and Lumberjack<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/l3eb0DALdnA?si=1RY9Lyq5WVW_S4ee\">Celebrating the ADA&#8217;s 20th\/24th\/25th Anniversary<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/UPRTpn961zE?si=OU3yHMLyd6Th_rhW\">Looking for the 508 Refresh<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sIB6-8uB0jA?si=YgGAdOm9TwSJ9R14\">Rebranding Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/g6wZlTcwGks?si=vuYiBsN4Z8fwwQpb\">Accessibility in the Real World<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/hWTFNibcNxM?si=x3gsAk-CPqxtL9xh\">V&amp;L Live &#8211; End of Year Special<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/hftMLdqOgKs?si=BOe3vm0jWslUCqY7\">Useless Accessibility<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/YPruIxTiGZU?si=zVuxtK_6MyLS0COP\">V&amp;L Live @ CSUN 2016<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Useless Accessibility<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hftMLdqOgKs?si=vbxvv_CN-Olrceaj\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>new edition of old V&amp;L design now available on HTMLZ In 2019 in a presentation at a11yTO asked the question Does humour belong in Accessibility? I guess you can work out what I think. a11y Life One of my enduring good time work memories is the Viking and Lumberjack series. Yes we are talking living [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-htmlaccessibility"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2184"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2208,"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2184\/revisions\/2208"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/html5accessibility.com\/stuff\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}