A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿

my twitter for #A11Y (web accessibility) links aimed at software developers. i want to get more engineers/software devs thinking about a11y when building apps

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

Don't forget to use ALT text correctly (its not just a case of adding whatever you want to every single image...) https://t.co/aHNGQckjMk #alt #accessibility #a11y

[Radderss 👩‍🦽🌈 | 🍉 🕊 @RadderssGaming]

What a shame that High on Life would create such a beautiful and wild in-game universe, with stellar voice acting .... but next to no accessibility options.

They have subtitle toggle, motion blur toggle, audio balancing. That is not even the bare minimum in 2022 #a11y

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

imporatnt for users on twitter, using gifs/images... #alt #a11y

[Ryan Cole @rerycole34]

Aside from the issues with color blindness and verified badges that are only differentiated by color, the new “Twitter Blue for Business” badge is just a long mess of a URL with VoiceOver. Guess that’s what happens when you fire the @TwitterA11y team 🤷‍♂️ #accessibility #a11y

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

really important #a11y thing to consider:

[Carrie on Accessibility @carrieona11y]

People often think of assistive tech users as "screen reader" OR "screen magnifier" users as if it has to be only one. But I, along with many others use multiple features at different times and use different combinations depending on circumstances and eye health. 🧵 #a11y (1/11)

[Suprabha @suprabhasupi]

Best Frontend developer tools 👇🏻

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[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

short article by @adambsilver on <title> tag conventions
https://t.co/fXSnS0eLpA
#a11y #accessibility #html

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

Another great #a11y by @aardrian
https://t.co/JocUMBipDu
All about aria readonly support

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

Guide to keyboard #a11y (part 2) - definitely check it out
https://t.co/ItVsTJTmmw

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

I normally post about #a11y, aimed at devs. But this might be interesting to you if you're a dev that works with #mysql or #postgres - its a guide of database tips

[Tobias_Petry.sql @tobias_petry]

I've been sharing weekly database tips on Twitter for one year. To celebrate this milestone, I've repackaged the best ones into an eBook 🎁

Get your *FREE* copy and discover so much you didn't know before! And follow me for more ;) https://t.co/oS7QXZgrKx

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

want to learn about keyboard #a11y? there is a nice post on @smashingmag by @ItsCrisDiaz - check it out:
https://t.co/wDO0JEsfp4

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

nice post on a11y/future of seo by @dequesystems

https://t.co/10lYqTu3rO #seo #a11y #accessibility

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

How Elon Musk's Twitter Is Harming Users With Disabilities

#a11y #accessibility #twitter

https://t.co/Pd2Dc3Opl4

[Jess Budd @jessbudd]

This post goes into more detail about our usability testing with frequent screen reader users; the common patterns that stood out, and why they should matter to people involved in the web.

#a11y #accessibility #userTesting

https://t.co/vZ6gyfjDCR

[Jess Budd @jessbudd]

5. None of our interviewees use skip-to-content links. This surprised me, but the latest @webaim screen reader survey does say:

“It's important to note that "skip" links provide distinct benefits for sighted keyboard users, even if their usage among screen reader users is mixed”

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

another interesting insight...

[Jess Budd @jessbudd]

4. Interviewees often searched for specific pages by typing the first letter of the word they expected the link to start with into the list of links eg "p" for "pricing", "c" for "contact us"

Having fun with your link text ("Get in touch!") may be on brand, but not be helpful

[A11Y for Developers 👨‍💻 ‍💻 ♿ @A11yForDevs]

this is interesting ... #a11y

[Jess Budd @jessbudd]

3. The logo every site has in their nav linking to the homepage? Interviewees looked for (and expected) it to be announced "Home", *not* the name of our org.

Reminder that the alt text of images that are the only content in a link should describe the *function* of the link!

[Jess Budd @jessbudd]

Testing your product for #accessibility yourself will *never* compare with testing with real users.

This week we conducted 5 usability interviews with frequent screen reader users. Here are some things I observed:

(a thread) 🧵👇