(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her)

Inactive on what once was Twitter. Find me on Mastodon @[email protected]

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

Also for people who want to see more of my bunnies, they have their own Instagram 😄

https://t.co/0dxqYvfoqD

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

Thanks so much to @dequesystems for the opportunity to give this talk at #axeCon2023, and thanks to all the folks in the audience who watched!

[Deque Systems @dequesystems]

Does React make #a11y easier or harder? Join @backwardok's talk happening live right at #axecon

https://t.co/3iCFaD5pjp

[https://gerardkcohen.me @gerardkcohen]

I am officially no longer the Engineering Manager for the Accessibility Experience Team at Twitter. I have words. 🧵

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

Bought the newer version of Lost Cities since we noticed that it works much better for my husband, who is colorblind. Turns out it also is much easier for me to see as well! Great example of Use Of Color improved upon. #a11y

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@gurlcode 😍 And the alt text description is *chef's kiss*

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@GantLaborde You should add alt text to your images, especially if you're going to tweet about accessibility

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

I didn't know how much I'd use this as an abled person, but I love this feature. Just used it today to avoid having to open an image and rotate my phone to read the screenshot text. Now we just gotta get more people to write alt text!

[A11y @XA11y]

As promised, the ALT badge and exposed image descriptions go global today.

Over the past month, we fixed bugs and gathered feedback from the limited release group. We're ready. You're ready. Let's describe our images! Here's how: https://t.co/bkJmhRpZPg

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@cariefisher I don't think that assumption is off base. I've had some recruiters message me about a junior position and how it's a great growth opportunity 🙄 Sometimes it's hard to tell if there's some gender bias there or just plain incompetence at their job

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@cariefisher "Retired" 😝

But more seriously, as someone who generally looks younger than I am, I hate questions that seem like they assume I'm a kid. It says more to me about the company culture, potentially being skewed very young or making very bad assumptions about who I am.

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@cariefisher Excited about your talk! You're gonna rock it 😀

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

If your engineering interview process asks questions that no engineer at your company needs to actually be able to solve to be effective, any competent engineer failing that interview is not a failure on them, it's a failure on you

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@stevefaulkner axe-con's where I'll virtually be at. Miss the networking at csun, but it's just not worth the price

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@melaniersumner @CascadiaJS Agreed - I wonder if it would be more helpful to include links to the past speaker pages. The site is probably more responsive and parseable than the image anyway. Then the alt text could be something more like "{num} speakers from {year}"

[Scott O'Bother @scottohara]

Hey.

It's 5:45 EST on a Friday before a long weekend. Of course I'm publishing my first blog post in over a year now:

"Disabling a link"
https://t.co/eZZqG5lLD3

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

@cariefisher @a11ybay Loved your talk! So informative and approachable 😀

[(Inactive) Diane Ko (she/her) @backwardok]

Really great hearing from @flaxenink talk about hidden disabilities at @a11ybay meetup for #GAAD ! Check out her article about her experience having a hidden disability https://t.co/zp0AD6HeUz

[Diamond @DWSLA]

Happy Global Accessibility Awareness Day! To celebrate 10 years of GAAD, we're taking an in-depth look at the last decade. Get all the milestones and fun facts on the blog: https://t.co/DHm9jTcF1x @joedevon @Jennison #GAAD #a11y #Accessibility

[Haben Girma👩🏿‍🦯 @HabenGirma]

The new Helen Keller @Barbie doll has a terrible message. @Mattel had the chance to tell kids you can have a facial difference and be a role model, but instead they erased a big part of #HelenKeller’s life. So disappointing! #Blind kids, and all kids, need inclusive toys. #GAAD

[Jennison Asuncion @Jennison]

So if you thought marking the 10th Global #Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD couldn’t get any better, @JoeDevon and I want you to check this out #ux #design #webdev #iosdev #androiddev #uxr #tech #technews #a11y https://t.co/tVPkuQEpzk