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Them: 🤔 "I don't know where to start with accessibility..."
Me: 🙂 "Start with empathy. Start by listening to the real-life experiences of people with disabilities and striving to understand what using your product is really like for them."
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A few hours ago, Twitter laid off its entire Accessibility Experience team. This is sad not only because so many lost their jobs, but because so many more around the world may lose their voice. nitter.gq/gerardkcohen/status/15…
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Here’s the DOJ press release today about its new web accessibility guidance. justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-d… #a11y #webdev #ux
This is what leadership in dev looks like. Whenever possible, we should follow Stephanie's example.
My thoughts on CSS frameworks are as follows:
Start with semantic HTML, then layer in only what is necessary to create performant, accessible, inclusive experiences.
And don't belittle or bully others in the process.
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You wouldn't plant a seed and then dig it up every few minutes to see if it has grown. So why do you keep questioning yourself, your hard work and your decisions? Have patience, stop overthinking and keep watering your seeds.
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The Accessibility Annotation Kit from the team @indeed for use with @figmadesign:
figma.com/community/file/953…
#a11y #accessibility #ux #design
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below is a list of common accessibility issues that show up in design + code. thanks for the info @annaecook!
🔗 to their presentation slides: figma.com/community/file/966…
Access Bridge ♿ #A11y retweeted
I'm going to keep reminding people that "Rutgers" gets mistaken for rockers, ruckers, ruckus, workers, rappers, wrappers, and Rockies (and so much more) until people stop asking if they can just get away with automated captions. #a11y
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In case anyone was wondering, LIVID is the mood this morning.
11th Circuit rules that websites are not places of public accommodation under Title III of the ADA, vacating a 2017 federal court ruling that @WinnDixie’s website violated the ADA by being inaccessible to screen reading software. Story coming soon! @CourthouseNews
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i think the most painful thing i’ve ever been told is that because i’m a woman i shouldn’t go out into public speaking. that my voice isn’t needed/is haram(?). being a poc woman w a physical disability is all the more reason for me to speak up.. it’s always men saying this too
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I’m disabled.
I don’t have special needs.
I have human needs.
Human needs are not special needs.
Yayyy! 🎉 I can host in @TwitterSpaces now and I'm so excited to share what I know about accessibility...in an actual accessible space!! (Sorry for the pun)
Access Bridge ♿ #A11y retweeted
Instead of demonizing those disabled people who bring lawsuits challenging inaccessibility, how about faulting those who defiantly refuse to provide access to disabled people?
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I am not your model minority.
Here's a picture of my mother and grandma holding me, their brown baby. They love me and I love them. These are the faces I see when a coward in Atlanta killed Asian women. These are the faces I see when a coward attacked an elderly Asian women SF.
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I think one of the most important things for a lot of people when looking for a job is knowing that they will fit in, that there is a culture there that will accept them. This is particularly important for disabled people, are already at an employment disadvantage.
#AXSChat A2
Q2 @katenashOBE & @purplespace have started working on research and data to understand how being part of an #ERG can help employers with talent spotting, help with culture change and build inner confidence? Why is this data so critical to our advancement forward? #AXSChat
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Experience from humans beats conformance claims from vendors all day every day.
nitter.gq/HabenGirma/status/1367…
They claim to provide quick & easy automated #accessibility solutions, but while visiting their website I encountered barrier after barrier. As a #blind person experienced with #a11y I know not to trust this company. Now I'm sharing my experience with their work: avoid #AccessiBe