'tis the season for “end of the year”-posts. Let’s go!
# In 2025, I…
…started a new job. I am now working full time in digital accessibility.
…settled my first legal dispute.
…sold some tech themed shirts in my American shop and international shop and it made me happy, that some people resonate with my humor.
…moved to a new apartment.
…traveled to Japan for a few weeks.
…went bodyboarding in Portugal for two weeks.
…ate lots of rice.
…tried lots of new food.
Recommend: onigiri, tuna sashimi, miso soup, okonomiyaki, tsukemen, A4 wagyu, Japanese baumkuchen.
Cannot recommend: nattō (very slimy), bitter melon, pig ears, any kind of offal.
…came home to the new apartment completely underwater and had to throw away half of my furniture.
…continued renovations in the Palatinate Forest.
…launched 7 tools and websites.
Accessibility Link Tester – A tool to build various combinations of links, with different attributes, to test them with screen readers.Daily HTML Bot – a Mastodon bot that helps learning HTML by posting two random HTML elements per day with a short explanation and a link to the spec.Force Focus Bookmarklet – a bookmarklet that highlights focused elements clearly – with an orange outline, and a red background.Mastodon Hidden Posts Stats – A tool that shows you stats about the posts you have hidden via Mastodon filters.Metronome Web App – Well, it is a free online metronome without any fuzz or ads.WhatsApp iOS Backup Viewer – A handy web app that parses and shows your WhatsApp chat backups in a neat interface.The Mighty Triangle – Are you also somebody who underestimates the Triangle? That ends today 😊.
…published 11 blog posts , including this one.
…did lots of freelance accessibility work.
…performed my first inclusive design study. No matter what you think you know, people with disabilities will teach you something new every time.
…recorded and published 9 podcast episodes with Sarah for #WWSIV
…stopped streaming and podcasting with #WWSIV 😢.
# Did I achieve my goals for 2025?For 2025 I planned to…
✅ …do even more Accessibility and Frontend-Dev freelance work
✅ …redesign the start page of this blog to fit with the new blog design
❎ …design the front-end of a really cool remote streaming tool which is in the making right now (I am late on this one, sorry Sarah!)
✅ …travel east
✅ …help launching accessible versions of lots of websites.
🤷 …finish the construction work in the Palatinate Forest
# In 2026 I plan to…
…start freelancing again , after my new job took away 100% of my time (but no more than one day a week).
…start making music again. Drums, Guitar, composition, recording. I don’t know what or with whom, but I need the beat back in my life.
…maybe, just maybe, publish some of my poetry.
…attend more concerts and other cultural events.
…organize a Digital Independence Day meetup in Karlsruhe.
👋 Moritz Glantz is my name…
…and I am an Specialist for Web Accessibility UX-Engineer with over 20 years of experience podcaster by night.
I help organizations
build accessible websites talks about accessibility developing strategies for developers and management .
If that sounds like you could use my help,
let’s talk !
