Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈

Digital a11y specialist, would-be traveller, bird watcher, book lover, stargazer. WCAG, web standards, usability, UX, content strategy. Deaf rocks & cats rule!

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@goodreads Currently reading 2 books: "Someone who isn't me" by Danuta Kot (pbk) and "The spy coast" by Tess Gerritsen (ebook).

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

WebAIM has released its 10th Screen Reader User Survey. https://t.co/yz2o0f1VyU If you use a screen reader, please complete it. The findings will be published on @webaim website at the end of Jan 2024. Previous Survey findings from 2008+ are available https://t.co/8A9bNt8azv

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@goodreads Some great books people are reading, and I've added some new authors to my "to read" list! Currently reading 3 books: The Texas Job by Reavis z. Wortham; Did I ever tell you this by Sam Neill (audio book); The ballard of songbirds and snakes by Suzanne Collins (e-book).

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

The Ministry for Social Development is looking for Senior & Intermediate Digital Accessibility Specialists to drive a11y innovations across their products & services. Applications close 11 June. Apply online at:
https://t.co/iu4xI7WbMz &
https://t.co/8DYzoXUINl
#Vacancies #Ally

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@MicrosoftHelps Tgank you for getting back to me.I have just rechecked the ACRs on your website and the problem appears to have been resolved. I am now able to download the documents with no issue. Thank you.

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@MicrosoftHelps Trying to download an Accessibility Conformance Report from your website https://t.co/K3gjnHNsiP I get a 404 error message on all reports. Colleagues at other organisations also get this result. Please fix or advise.

[DWP Digital @DWPDigital]

This Global Accessibility Awareness Day we asked our interaction design team for their #accessibility tips 😎

Why not check out the useful guide on @govuk to find our more about the requirements for public sector bodies?!

#GAAD #a11This Global Accessibility Awareness Day we asked our interaction design team for their #accessibility tips 😎

Why not check out the useful guide on @govuk to find our more about the requirements for public sector bodies?!

#GAAD #a11This Global Accessibility Awareness Day we asked our interaction design team for their #accessibility tips 😎

Why not check out the useful guide on @govuk to find our more about the requirements for public sector bodies?!

#GAAD #a11This Global Accessibility Awareness Day we asked our interaction design team for their #accessibility tips 😎

Why not check out the useful guide on @govuk to find our more about the requirements for public sector bodies?!

#GAAD #a11y

[WebAIM @webaim]

The 2023 WebAIM Million report is now available - https://t.co/iP1P0zhx35 Home pages had 50 detectable errors (down from 50.8). WCAG failures were found on 96.3% of pages (down from 96.8%). Home page elements increased 10% and ARIA attributes 29% (77 per page!) in the last year.

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@WgtnCC @RebeccaJEmm Thanks, Simone. Yes, the lights in the sequence came on on Thursday night. There is still 1 broken streetlamp outstanding, though, further up the road. It was on the same original FixIT ticket submitted.

[Wellington Region Emergency Management Office @WREMOinfo]

That was a big shake there e te whānau.

Initial assessment from GeoNet is magnitude 6.1 near Paraparaumu.

The National Emergency Management Agency has advised there is NO tsunami threat.

Remember to Drop, Cover, Hold during an earthquake.

Take care, WREMO Duty Team

[Whaikaha | Ministry of Disabled People @Whaikaha]

Kia ora e te iwi and nau mai to the official Twitter account of Whaikaha — Ministry of Disabled People.

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@WgtnCC @RebeccaJEmm Thanks. The crew replaced the streetlamp 11.30pm Sunday night. To fix it, power to all lights in the sequence were turned off. All 6 streetlights are still out & the street is in darkness. I know there's a storm, but really? Please turn on the lights or tell me what is happening.

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@WgtnCC @RebeccaJEmm Sure thing, thanks Simone. Original request is #422936 logged 23/7/22. Only 2 of the 4 streetlamps were fixed. Logged the remaining 2 broken ones again on 22/12/22 as#530458. Plus many phone calls but don't have any job numbers for those.

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@RebeccaJEmm @WgtnCC Thank you!

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@DomPost I've been waiting since July 2022 for the WCC to fix this broken streetlamp. It and 3 others came down in the July storm. @WgtnCC

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@WmKentKrueger Oh! I'm really looking forward to reading your new novel! I've put it on my @goodreads "to read" list. Great cover art.

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@antzlapwood @theockhams @thwupbooks Congratulations, @antzlapwood A well-deserved honour!

[Jo Orange 🇳🇿 🏳️‍🌈 @jo9ty]

@cox_tom I confess I've never read any of your books before, but I am always keen to try new authors, especially when the subjects are things I enjoy. Besides, you like cats! 🐈