So you added an accessibility statement to your website...now what? Here's a throwback to a post I wrote about ways your statement can lead to real accessible change on your website. thinkshout.com/blog/2020/06/…
Thanks for joining me to learn about accessible content at @rightsCon!
• Be kind to yourself and each other.
• Keep learning! Explore resources and read the guidelines w3.org/WAI/
• Follow people with disabilities and disability rights advocates on social media
Cut out the jargon, and write accessible, clear content. Tools like hemingwayapp.com/ can let you know when your language is getting too complicated.
Testing a full color palette for accessible color contrast:
abc.useallfive.com/
My ask me anything session for #rightsCon is about to begin! Bring all of the accessibility dev/design/team questions. Honored to be part of the conference this year. rightscon.org/
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The WebAIM Million - 2022 update: webaim.org/projects/million/ An annual accessibility evaluation of the home pages for the top 1,000,000 web sites.
A summary of key findings is at webaim.org/blog/webaim-milli…
We found small improvements, but still much to be done. #WebAIMMillion
My session was accepted for #RightsCon (June 6-10, 2022)! Register to join me and thousands of activists, technologists, and government leaders at the world's leading summit on human rights in the digital age: rightscon.org/register-2022
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I’m so used to blind people saying they thought I was white, it doesn’t surprise me now. When you do image descriptions, don’t skip race. Don’t leave room for harmful assumptions. This is #intersectionality. I made a video on inclusive descriptions
youtube.com/watch?v=gCcsp7BU… #a11y
ALT I'm sitting outside with my head and shoulders visible in the image, and my guide dog stretched out behind me. I'm a Black woman with long dark hair and hazel eyes wearing a blue top. Text reads: I'm not white. Honest! Blind people and visual accessibility.
Come hangout with me tomorrow at NTC! I'll be talking about what accessibility is and what it's not, looking at ways to bake it into what you're already doing, and share a secret ingredient to help you be an a11y champion at your org. @NTENorg #21NTC nten.org/ntc/sessions/access…
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@makeseekdo will be leading the session "Accessibility is for Everyone" Thursday from 12:15–12:45pm PST as part of this year's NTC by @NTENorg, and we couldn't be more excited!
nten.org/ntc/sessions/access…
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We counted a 50% increase in white supremacist hate groups last year. It’s time to educate yourself about hate and extremism in the US. Our new podcast can help. Listen to #SoundsLikeHatePod on 8/10.
I heard Haben speak earlier this year and loved her. Just finished reading her memoir, "Haben," and I can't recommend it enough: so funny, thoughtful and it really made me think about human connection.
"Stop assuming we’re incompetent...We are talented; we work hard. It’s just ableism, the assumption that people with disabilities are inferior, that gets in our way." @NBCNews #HabenBook @yasminv nbcnews.com/know-your-value/…
Hey @ezufelt! Today I reviewed a bunch of donation form pages for nonprofits that are currently using Blackbaud, and they have a ton of accessibility errors. Do you know of any alternatives out there?
#DrupalAccessibility Dev and Design accessibility resources are up on the Frontend Accessibility Summit page events.drupal.org/seattle201… 😀 Thanks to everyone who came out!
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❤️ this @businessinsider story on what I learned from @GordonRamsay about opening @theblindgoathtx! #ChristineHà, the #MasterChef winner known as 'The Blind Cook,' is now opening her first restaurant, Business Insider - Business Insider Malaysia thisisinsider.com/masterchef…
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“Having an impairment has given me skills I wouldn’t have otherwise” - @Meesa_claire #DrupalAccessibility
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Myth about disability…
Disability is either a tragedy or incredibly inspirational - “You went to the supermarket!?”
#drupalAccessibility
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Life isn’t impossible with a disability, you just have to figure out a different way to do things. The social stigma is more difficult to manage than anything. - @theblindcook #DrupalAccessibility @DrupalConNA
You know you're doing something right when you dream about adding a many-to-many relationship to your database with glitter_glue
Digging this podcast series so far.
"Take back your digital identity...and maybe even your soul." project.wnyc.org/privacy-par…