Regina M. Russian

Museums. Inclusive Design. Tech.

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

AI can tell you what's in an image.
It can't tell you why it matters.

👇 AI, accessibility, and the role of human interpretation.

🔗 https://t.co/cuYywg9Qzt

#Accessibility #AI #UX

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Automated alt text is a missed opportunity. It’s like describing a complex art installation by just listing a hardware store invoice.

Raw automation erases the artist's intent. Part 2 of the framework is live. 👇

#MuseumTech #AIEthics #Accessibility

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Museums are starting to sound like chatbots.

I keep seeing alt text that either repeats the object title or uses AI-generated descriptions with almost no human editing.

Recognition is automated. Interpretation is curated.

#Accessibility #AltText #Museums #AI #UX

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

When systems scale broken patterns, exclusion stops being accidental.
New piece: how design debt becomes UX debt. UX isn’t just interface. Its infrastructure
.https://t.co/9WVTxH3csE #Accessibility #DesignSystems

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Most UX problems aren’t big.

They’re:
• a hover state
• a delay
• a missing piece of feedback

Microinteractions aren’t cosmetic. They’re how the system communicates.

If they fail, the system already did.

New piece 👇

#a11y #UX
https://t.co/5GVUehhlpy

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Running the Acrobat Accessibility Checker ≠ an accessible PDF.
Tags help.
But if the structure wasn’t built at the source, remediation is just damage control.
Accessible documents are built, not patched.

New piece 👇
https://t.co/q02Sm4ZrRb

#a11y #DigitalAccessibility

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Alt text in digital collections is often treated like a caption or object title.

But for screen reader users, the interpretation layer.

No alt text = no object.

I wrote a quick breakdown:
🔗https://t.co/bnzY4hhWEZ

#Accessibility #Museums #InclusiveDesign

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Accessibility often fails after compliance.
Meaning, context, and interpretation are becoming the real work.
I wrote about this shift here. ↓
#Accessibility #UX
https://t.co/RYCvO1PNhh

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Compliance ≠ comprehension.
🔗https://t.co/xvEETsTOPv
#A11y #Accessibility #UX #InclusiveDesign #MuseumTech #UX #DesignSystems

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

It's that time every year that I update the social media guide! Is your content accessible?
✅ Add alt text
✅ Caption your videos
✅ Use CamelCase hashtags
🔗https://t.co/h9dXyrov9K
#Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #SocialMedia #AltText #A11y

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

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[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

It's that time again when I update blog posts with the latest info! Learn how to write solid alt text for images in your socials, documents, and emails!
https://t.co/jY1EOAy6Jt

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Want your presentations/events to stand out and be accessible? 🤔 I've got tips on design, alt text, and accessibility hacks to make your next talk unforgettable. 🙌

Dive in here ➡️ [Link]
#Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #PresentationTips

https://t.co/aMYAO7DyrG

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Do you hashtag? Be inclusive.
It's an easy shift in your behavior.
Don't be a jerk.

(If you are hash tagging for work or your business, it is an ADA requirement.)

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

A chapter officially closes. The Studio has been formally sunsetted. 👋🏻
https://t.co/IIPh6lFTEB

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Tell Me a Story: A Guide to Alternative Text by Regina McDonald Russian 👇🏻https://t.co/1qjgYfzNDd

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

Done fishing.

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

https://t.co/cW7YMDI39Y

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

If you are traveling via the @PITairport this weekend, check out #CuriousCollections! De installation is in a week!
@CarnegieMembers @TheWarholMuseum @CarnegieSciCtr @CarnegieMNH @CMP_studio https://t.co/W1nz7Ma5kK

[Regina M. Russian @KillDevilQueen]

#Denver, we meet again! #KCLEAD is in full swing! The keynote by @RebeccaCokley is almost (okay pretty impossible) to beat.