Access Bridge ♿ #A11y

🌱 A work in progress from your friendly neighborhood CPACC ♿🧠 Kick-started #BreakIntoA11y #EndDigitalAbleism

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

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."

[Steve Sawczyn @SteveOfMaine]

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. https://t.co/pj7dRkJwCp

[Lainey Feingold @LFLegal]

Here’s the DOJ press release today about its new web accessibility guidance. https://t.co/EEEa8B2EhL #a11y #webdev #ux

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

@lsutiger95 @garyvee I'm bridging the digital gap between our disabled community and creatives by making it easier to learn digital accessibility!

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

@DannPetty Good things take time. Steady on!

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

@DannPetty This is so needed, the educating on hard skills, soft skills, conflict management, all the stuff that seems to slip through the cracks. Wishing you lots and lots of success with this @DannPetty

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

@kayteebeexx Yes, absolutely.

[Lainey Feingold @LFLegal]

In every #GAAD talk I’ve done I quote @mattmay: “In any org some people need to know *a lot* about accessibility but *everyone* needs to know a little.” What are your favorite take-aways from #a11y talks?

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

It's a high holiday for us #A11y loving folks, it's #GAAD #GAAD2021 🎉 Did you know that can make your tweets more accessible by adding ALT text to your images and capitalizing the words in your hashtags? Every little bit counts!

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

This is what leadership in dev looks like. Whenever possible, we should follow Stephanie's example.

[Stephanie Eckles @5t3ph]

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.

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

@ScopicEngineer I have been feeling a lot of the same, my schedule doesn't always allow for tweeting at peak times lately so have not been active on here as much!

[Nancy Douyon @NancyDouyon]

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.

[Derek Featherstone @feather]

The Accessibility Annotation Kit from the team @indeed for use with @figmadesign:

https://t.co/GO7QGqVwCq

#a11y #accessibility #ux #design

[moss portal ꩜ @mossportals]

below is a list of common accessibility issues that show up in design + code. thanks for the info @annaecook!

🔗 to their presentation slides: https://t.co/oBNty3BUVb

[Desiree White - desireewhite.bsky.social @DesireeWhite42]

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

[Desiree White - desireewhite.bsky.social @DesireeWhite42]

In case anyone was wondering, LIVID is the mood this morning.

[marya🇵🇸 @maryaaaa_b]

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

[Gregory Mansfield @GHMansfield]

I’m disabled.
I don’t have special needs.
I have human needs.
Human needs are not special needs.

[Access Bridge ♿ #A11y @access_bridge]

@DesireeWhite42 Support is largely inaccessible, especially phone support. https://t.co/kUNnct3lMd