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Designing for cognitive disabilities
Things we’re doing (and aiming for) at Shopify.
by @tolu_xyz @ShopifyUX
ux.shopify.com/designing-for-…
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Digital accessibility with a focus on #research and #inclusiveDesign! Coming soon! #a11y #accessibility #ax #inclusiveDesign
United Kingdom Katılım Ekim 2020
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We did it! We finally launched our own feature!
It's been a long year helping other teams adjust their processes, and rethink their priorities, so it's nice to get something of our own done.
A11y@XA11y
We've gotten a lot of feedback about how to improve the image description (or alt text) experience on Twitter. Today, we're launching 2 features to 3% of Twitter across Android, iOS, and Web: the public ALT badge and exposed image descriptions. 🧵 (1 of 6)
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Adding alt-text to images is an important part of web accessibility!🤳
It allows people using screen readers to process images on a page, allowing the full context of the content to be understood.
Here are @ScopeBigHack's tips on how to start writing better #AltText 🧵 (1/6)
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Me: There's something about your tiny touch target on this phone screen ...
Dev: What? What's the problem?
Me: I can't quite put my finger on it.
#a11y #TouchTargets #WCAG
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Who is attending @techsharepro today? We’re looking forward to the keynote this morning as well as the workshop on accessible component libraries! @AbilityNet
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@imcatnoone @IoannaTalasli @uibreakfast @BarriersOnline @toddlibby @getstarkco @otter_ai @GoogleMeet2 @TactiqHQ Here are three autocraptioned apps vs. one done by human aka moi.
Image: Four clips of the same video with Meryl's headshot.
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"Friends don't let friends ship inaccessible PDFs."
- frustrated accessibility advocate
Sorry @dequesystems I need to repurpose your quote. Forgive me for the liberty.
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As podcasts surge in popularity, here are six tips to help create a more accessible experience for your listeners.
3playmedia.com/blog/6-tips-fo…
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Before designing a website, or even making a small change to an existing one, ask if your design choices consider the needs of people with color blindness. Nearly 8% of men and 0.4% of women have color blindness.
#accessibility #a11y
colorblindaccessibilitymanifesto.com
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📖 Buttons vs. Links – No, they are not the same
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"if you depend on the role of the element every day, like screen reader or speech input users do, the reliability of these very common elements is key." —@yatil
#a11y yatil.net/blog/buttons-v…
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👏👏👏
Steph Jury (she/her)@JurySteph
Today was a good day. We’ve removed almost 1,000 inaccessible PDFs from our health information pages and converted the most used to webpages. Now the work begins to audit, consolidate, rewrite and recreate the 1,000 as beautiful, simple pages. Here we goooo… #a11y #ContentDesign
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Do you have a motor disability that impacts the way you interact with websites or apps and would like to help companies make them easier to use for you and other people? Then you should join our User Experience network!
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Inclusive Design 24 is just brilliant this year! 24 hours of free, live-streamed talks on YouTube about accessibility, with the brightest minds in our field.
And it is going on right now: inclusivedesign24.org/2021/schedule/
#id24
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I just published in @gitconnected Why Accessibility Policies Are Important, And What Can Be Learned From The BBC. levelup.gitconnected.com/why-accessibil…
#a11y #accessibility #policy
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Remote work!
A puppy!
Thanks to everyone who has answered our survey about accessibility gains and barriers under the pandemic.
It'll be open for a little while longer if you'd like to add your two cents (that's three questions for a penny). forms.gle/8Z6o7VBaD84hJJ…
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Free, 3 day, multi-track conference. What more can you ask for?
Deque Systems@dequesystems
📣 Registration and Call for Speakers are now open for #axecon 2022! Early headline speakers include entrepreneur & author @ThisIsSethsBlog, founding member of the Disabled List @elizejackson, and Deque Founder/CEO @accessibility20. Register here: deque.com/axe-con/regist…
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I keep being asked about this so here is both the history and an outline of the approach of the BBC’s Accessibility Champions Network.
It's an approach, not the approach.
And it evolved, mirroring the culture of the organisation.
garethfordwilliams.medium.com/how-to-start-a…
#a11y #accessibility
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Accessibility is more than a technical problem
Debunking these 3 myths will help you rethink your accessibility work
#accessibility #a11y #inclusivedesign #disability #webaccessibility lnkd.in/eqkjiJEU
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