Post: Dark mode is not a preference, it's assistive technology#1654
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Closes a11yproject#1621. Post draws on aggregated user-testing observations across an 18-participant diverse-user panel, with two on-record participant quotes (Daniel and Patrick) already published with their consent on seemeplease.com. Argues that dark mode should be treated as assistive technology rather than a design preference, and explains why third-party overlays and system colour inversion are not substitutes for native support. Also adds the author entry to authors.json, alphabetically between Joseph Mawa and Kelly Gillit.
A real screenshot showing thin black text on a bright white background with visible halation/bleeding — the visual phenomenon the article describes. Cropped to remove peripheral branding so the focus is on the bleeding-text effect itself. Figure block uses the project's existing <figure role="figure"> + aria-label + figcaption pattern with descriptive alt text.
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Closes #1621.
Submitting the dark mode post claimed in #1621 last year. The argument:
treat dark mode as assistive technology, not a stylistic preference.
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src/posts/dark-mode-is-not-a-preference.md(~1,720 words, category: Background, tag: background)src/_data/authors.json, alphabetically between Joseph Mawa and Kelly GillitNotes for reviewers