The Daily Brew

News, new rules & notes from the studio.

Plain-English coverage of the things that actually move your website: the DOJ ADA deadline, PDF and document accessibility, Ohio public-records rules and how SEO and AI search are changing who gets found. Written by a working web designer, not a content mill.

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California Opt Me Out Act explained
New Rules

California's Opt Me Out Act: what sites must do by 2027

A new one-click browser privacy signal arrives January 1, 2027. If your site reaches California visitors, it has to listen for it.

New York AI image disclosure law explained
New Rules

New York: if your ad uses a fake person, say so

From June 9, 2026, ads with an AI-generated person shown in New York need a clear disclosure. Here is what counts.

Why social media archiving matters for government agencies
New Rules

Why social media archiving matters for Ohio agencies

Every post, comment, reply and deletion on an official account can be a public record under ORC 149.43. Here's how to stay compliant.

ADA compliant fillable PDF form converted to HTML
How-To

Why PDFs can't be made ADA compliant (and the real fix)

We tried for years. PDFs keep failing WCAG testing. The fix that actually passes JAWS and VoiceOver is converting them to clean HTML.

Compliance matters, Web Chick
New Rules

SB 84 could be the break small businesses need

A look at the Ohio bill and the 120-day cure window, and what the shifting ADA enforcement picture means for small business owners.

What is E-E-A-T in SEO
Search & AI

What is E-E-A-T? The 2026 guide to AI citations

Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, Trust. The framework that decides whether Google and the AI engines cite you or skip you.

Ohio government website design
Government

Ohio government website design & the DOJ deadline

What Title II compliance actually requires, the 2027 and 2028 deadlines and how Ohio counties and townships get ready in time.

Lancaster Ohio web design
Local

Lancaster Ohio web design, custom and local

Your hometown Fairfield County web designer. Custom, fast, ADA-compliant sites for Lancaster businesses and agencies.

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Coffee & a read

The longer stories live on Substack.

The Daily Brew is the quick stuff: rules, news, how-tos. When there's a real story to tell about accessibility, design or running a Central Ohio web shop, it goes on Substack. Pour a cup and follow along.

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