@EasyChirp

A user-friendly Twitter web app that works with anything. ***No longer functional due to Twitter's new API restrictions*** #a11y

 Wake Forest, NC USA
EasyChirp.com/
Joined February 2009
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Twitter has removed my API access. My accessible Twitter app is officially dead. ☹️
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Nice! Cooper Hewitt Guidelines for Image Description (for museums) cooperhewitt.org/cooper-hewi… #a11y #museums #images #accessibility #tips

Cooper Hewitt Guidelines for Image Description | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

On Striving for Digital Inclusion Museums provide robust content for people to interact with across digital platforms. As cultural organizations continue to develop more advanced experiences, it is...

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Not a surprise in the least. "Threads launch fails to prioritize accessibility". mashable.com/article/threads… ☹️ #threads #socialmedia #a11y #meta #fail

Threads gets a failing grade from advocates on accessible design

Users question Threads' lack of basic accessibility features.

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CrystalCON —a free online #accessibility event August 8-9 crystalcon.tech/ #a11y #events

Crystal Con

An accessibility conference created out of spite accessible to all.

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Now Hiring: Temporary Web Accessibility Specialist: University of San Francisco, San Francisco CA - 94117 dlvr.it/SrhhTH
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Find me on Mastodon at @dennisl@mastodon.social
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Easy Chirp retweeted
Web Axe@webaxe2 Jul 2023
Find me on Mastodon at: @[email protected] I'm also on Facebook here: facebook.com/WebAxe/

Web Axe

Web Axe. 544 followers · 2 talking about this. Blog and podcast about web accessibility.

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United Airlines class action lawsuit alleges airline's website not accessible to blind customers topclassactions.com/disabili… #a11y #accessibility #law #travel

United Airlines customer voluntarily dismisses website accessibility class action lawsuit

The United Airlines website is not accessible to blind and visually impaired people using a screen reader, in violation of federal law, a new class action lawsuit alleges.

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Why an ADA-compliant website saves dollars and makes sense technical.ly/startups/ballar… #ada #a11y #website #law

Why an ADA-compliant website saves dollars and makes sense

Kimberly Klayman of law firm Ballard Spahr explains the legal, moral and financial benefits of website accessibility.

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An Introductory Guide to Understanding Cognitive Disabilities deque.com/blog/an-introducto… #cognitive #a11y #webcontent #disability

An Introductory Guide to Understanding Cognitive Disabilities - Deque

In this post, we focus on how to make technologies accessible to people with cognitive disabilities, a type of disability that is often overlooked.

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Easy Chirp retweeted
Web Axe@webaxe1 Jul 2023
Classic: Dos and don'ts on designing for #accessibility — posters from Gov dot UK accessibility.blog.gov.uk/20… #a11y #webdesign #UIDesign #disability

Dos and don'ts on designing for accessibility

Karwai Pun is an interaction designer currently working on Service Optimisation to make existing and new services better for our users. Karwai is part of an accessibility group at Home Office...

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Nostalgia: Article about my app from February 2009, "Accessible Twitter", on Web Directions; right after my Alpha launch webdirections.org/blog/acces… #a11y #twitter #history

Accessible Twitter

Via AniktoBlog: Accessible Twitter works just like Twitter with a few interface tweaks. Upon visiting the site, the first thing one notices is the large default text size and the high color contrast....

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And another article a week later: doteduguru.com/id2215-access…

Accessible Twitter | .eduGuru | Doteduguru

I wanted to bring attention to one of my passions, accessibility, and a project which aligns right to it. Twitter has become one of the most popular and

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How To Hire For Digital Accessibility Roles smashingmagazine.com/2022/01… #a11y #hr #hiring #tips

How To Hire For Digital Accessibility Roles — Smashing Magazine

Accessibility must be a permanent program within organizations, much like security. There are many ways to increase your team’s capacity for accessibility and it’s less important where you start than...

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Easy Chirp retweeted
Web Axe@webaxe27 Apr 2023
Web Accessibility: A Reference to Creating Inclusive Websites stackdiary.com/web-accessibi… #webdesign #a11y
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AccessiByeBye: web accessibility overlays don't work. Wave them all bye-bye in one free and easy step! accessibyebye.org/ #a11y #overlays
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My Perspective on Apple Live Speech as a Deaf Person deque.com/blog/my-perspectiv… #a11y #deaf #apple

My Perspective on Apple Live Speech as a Deaf Person - Deque

Live Speech is valuable to me because it allows me to use my iPhone to type to speak with others through phone calls, video calls, and in person.

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Wanted: Digital Accessibility Specialist at Yale Univ sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/… #a11y #jobs #higherEd #yale
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Easy Chirp retweeted
Web Axe@webaxe24 Jun 2023
Being "The only accessibility specialist in the room" — it's difficult, but here's some help: tetralogical.com/blog/2023/0… #a11y

The only accessibility specialist in the room - TetraLogical

It's hard being the only one in your organisation or team responsible for accessibility. If that sounds familiar, I salute you, and this one's for you.

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Accessibility is Officially Recognized as a Cybersecurity Priority deque.com/blog/accessibility… #a11y #security #cybersecurity

Accessibility is Officially Recognized as a Cybersecurity Priority - Deque

When I joined Deque almost a year ago as the Director of Security, I became acutely aware of the importance of accessibility in cybersecurity. Through…

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