Samuel Proulx

Accessibility Evangelist for @makeitfable

[Fable @makeitfable]

It's always wonderful to run into our customers at events! Thank you to Frank Ferrao and Craig Saila from @CBCCanada for stopping by the Fable booth at @RGD's Design Thinkers Conference today. #rgdDT

[Fable @makeitfable]

See you at #SXSWEDU 2023!

Sam will be taking the stage in Austin, presenting as part of the Accessibility and Inclusion programming track.

Thank you for choosing us to take part in this exciting lineup!

Additional info: https://t.co/Yj84d72JfE

#a11y

[Fable @makeitfable]

5/5 Niki instead advocates for a champion’s journey of learning, sharing, and guiding. See how Fable Upskill's customized programming guides your team to learn and share knowledge based on their needs, #a11y stage, and function: https://t.co/k9LuMxrrXi

[Fable @makeitfable]

4/5 "While defining skill levels can help chart someone’s progress. It can also be a barrier for people in learning non-linearly.” #a11yTOconf #a11y

[Fable @makeitfable]

3/5 A champion’s network can start with just a few folks forming an informal network, which can scale over time. Formal networks can include #a11y policy development, standardized certifications, and defining skill levels. #a11yTOconf

[Fable @makeitfable]

2/5 “Who is an accessibility champion? Passive and active champions are equally valuable to you." #a11yTOconf #a11y

[Fable @makeitfable]

1/ 5 It’s day two of #a11yTO! We loved Digital Accessibility Lead @CBCNews, Niki Ramesh’s session, “How to Engage Accessibility Champions” today. Some of our favorite takeaways:

[Fable @makeitfable]

3/3 “If you don’t train your designers in accessibility, annotations are useless. So, train your designers for goodness' sake!” @annaecook. See how Upskill gets this done: https://t.co/k9LuMxrrXi #a11yTO #a11yTOconf

[Fable @makeitfable]

2/3 “I don’t want to build products people can use. I want to build products they would choose.” - @DDame from @Microsoft #a11yTO #a11yTOconf

[Fable @makeitfable]

1/ 3 We’re excited to be at day one of #a11yTO today! Here’s some of our favorite takeaways from sessions we’ve heard so far 🧵#a11yTOconf

[Fable @makeitfable]

1/3 We’re proud to announce that ‘Advocating for work’ with legendary disability rights advocate @judithheumann is now available on Fable Pathways!

What will this course teach you and how do you sign up? 🧵
#NDEAM #NDEAM2022 #a11y #DisabilityEmployment #InclusiveWorkplace

[Fable @makeitfable]

And @id24conf is on! An action packed 24 hours of free presentations on inclusive design has begun. Join in: https://t.co/healY1sU1F

#id24

[Fable @makeitfable]

We are extremely excited to announce a new product: introducing Fable Upskill! Custom accessibility training to ensure your team has the skills to build inclusive products. Learn more and equip your team today at https://t.co/44X1NSmNUn. #a11y #accessibility #inclusion

[Samuel Proulx @fastfinge]

@FreakyFwoof Largely an over reaction from big corporations who don't want the CRTC to have any regulatory power over the internet. They might have to, gasp, provide audio description and captions!

[Fable @makeitfable]

We are excited to support @id24conf this week! Save the date, starting at 7:30PM (23:30 UTC) 22 September

https://t.co/IX4AbD7ftU

[GuideDev @guide_dev]

A new version of #HearthstoneAccess has just been released. Release notes: https://t.co/CGQOEdsBk2

[Sara Soueidan is on Bluesky @SaraSoueidan]

McDonald's is starting to add a screen reader (JAWS Kiosk) to self-order kiosks to make them accessible to blind or low vision users so they have the ability to make food orders themselves. https://t.co/e71M3Mrcji

[Samuel Proulx @fastfinge]

@SingingTigress @FreakyFwoof Sure did! It's so nice to have somewhere to put your energy that's making a difference.

[Samuel Proulx @fastfinge]

@jaybird110127 Working here. On the phone as I type.

[PUSH @pushconf]

Accessibility is first and foremost about people, not about standards and compliance. Sam Proulx from our partner @makeitfable expands on how involving users with disabilities can help make your product better for everyone. https://t.co/seQ12rojE2