Amber Armstrong, CPACC

Frontend software developer • digital #accessibility specialist • singer, dancer, foodie • insatiably curious • she/her

[Geri Reid 🦋 @gerireid]

Excellent post on WCAG 3

“It feels wasteful that we are training people and companies on WCAG 2.2 in the next five years, only to then pivot to the shiny new thing.”

Totally agree. WCAG 2 isn’t perfect but offers a robust framework, the conformance model could be adapted. #a11y

[Danny Thompson @DThompsonDev]

STACK OVERFLOW JUST ANNOUNCED THEIR OWN AI!!!

OverflowAI is a tool, that will also have a VS Code plugin. The way this works, if you are on the site and ask a question, it will produce the answer for you while also citing the sources it used to produce the answer.

You can then ask more in the conversational area, even including code, and through Generative AI it can continue building off of the answer.

This is the right move on their part and I am confident a lot of people will be trying it out. Everything releases in August! Great job @StackOverflow. Really great announcement at the @WeAreDevs Conference!

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@toddlibby @MagnoliaJSconf @connect_js Oh I would love one! Happy to pay you for it too!

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@toddlibby @MagnoliaJSconf @connect_js I need one of those stickers

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@racheleditullio Manage expectations. Most R&D don't realize how many violations are average and often feel overwhelmed when they see violations in the three digits.

[Matt Pocock @mattpocockuk]

ElementRef is super nice.

Here's how it can make typing useRef easier in React 🧵

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@FatElvis04 Yes, with clients I've seen a review process, but rarely in a tech department.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

What wonder is this! Apparently some companies have a design QA stage in their development process.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

This had me in stitches https://t.co/G0RXFOs0VF

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

Just as I was getting comfortable with endless sunny days, it's raining today to remind me of where I live. #yvr

[TPGi @TPGinteractive]

WCAG 2.2 has moved to a Proposed Recommendation by the @W3C! It is now expected to be published in late August.

Brush up on the latest success criteria and determine the best accessibility strategy.

Learn more about WCAG 2.2: https://t.co/g7THVxpoOF

#accessibility #a11y #WCAG

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@JoReavell @andystitt829 @makeitfable That wouldn't be an option for us.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

Working on a team of accessibility specialists is 4 billion times better than being the sole SME of #accessibility. It really takes a team.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@andystitt829 Some of our team have disabilities. I'm not sure yet if we have testers with disabilities.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@kentcdodds What do you like about it? I'm about to test it out.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@elyktrix When junior developers started to come to me with questions and I knew how to help them.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@florinpop17 Accept the updates and let it restart

[Jamon @jamonholmgren]

DRY doesn't mean add 15 props to one component so it does all the things.

[Amber Armstrong, CPACC @amber_a11y]

@devongovett Nice