Starting off day 2 of @a11yTO Conf with a talk by my friend and former colleague @danieldafoe. I learned a lot about the features and affects of ARIA outside of screen readers.
πItβs back! The moment youβve been waiting for β #a11yTO Conf returns Oct 16β17 in downtown Toronto.
Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/OBs7vSnXcl
Call for presenters is OPEN: https://t.co/3bNE69gHPp
More details coming soon β see you in October!
I had a blast at @figma's Maker Collective Happy Hour event in Toronto tonight! Made some new connections and had some great conversations about all things design.
@donnavitan@disco_lu We're managing colours and typography in a "Theme" collection like you are. Now, we're trying to figure out the best ways to organize platform and breakpoint variables via their own collections.
Super excited about an afternoon of learning with @figma today! I've been spearheading our team's variables initiatives since the feature's launch and am looking forward to adding more variables coverage (typography?!) to our design system.
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9AM PST β Opening & welcome
930AM β Variables deep dive & demos
10AM β Creating a more connected design system
1030AM β Design to code roundtable with Bumble, GitHub, HP
11AM β Beneath the surface of Verizonβs approach to variables
1130AM β FAQs and closing
you're about to say: finally β https://t.co/OjMc9Hxveu
Accessibility learning opportunities was low on the https://t.co/GaqpwUVC8z's design system priority list, but they saw unexpected success! This gives me hope and motivation as I create more accessibility education through the design system for my teammates at RBC.
Attending this @a11yTO meetup tonight! The https://t.co/GaqpwUVC8z design system is one I reference often, so I'm looking forward to their lessons learned when it comes to incorporating accessibility.
Our presenter for the next A11YTO meetup is David Cox!
David Cox is a web accessibility expert. While working for the https://t.co/4anwtIv90U Design System and the Ontario Design System teams, his mission is to make the web more accessible for Canadians with disabilities
As I continue to help grow the accessibility practice within RBC's design system, I will keep these tips in mind as I prioritize our future accessibility initiatives.
Coming next week: New features in Dev Mode to bring design + dev closer.
Annotations (!!), improvements to diffing, plugins, and the VS Code extension.
What's shipping January 31 as Dev Mode moves out of free beta β https://t.co/aOIXilmzQR
I had a blast at last night's book launch for @steven_lebron's Prehistoric! Loved hearing all the origin stories of the @Raptors and seeing the logo design process. Congrats, Alex!