Creator of @A11yAwareness and @AltAwareness. Adjunct @mujschool. Former: @BostonGlobe. Web accessibility advocate, trainer, consultant.
Feb 24, 2022 • 13 tweets • 4 min read
For journalists covering the Ukraine news: A lot of this story involves visuals, like timelines of events, maps, and photos of scenes unfolding. That is all useful information that helps explain complex topics. All of those images need alt text. All of them.
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Please don't hide that info from people who cannot see it, or from people who will be able to better process it by listening to it while looking at it, too. If you add the information to alt text, people using screen readers will be able to get the same information.
Jan 3, 2022 • 58 tweets • 49 min read
Was one of your resolutions to learn more about web accessibility for people with disabilities? You're in luck: I'm making a 2022 thread for people who would like to learn more about accessibility. I plan to add tips and resources throughout 2022.
Thread 🧵 1/x2/x The word a11y is a numeronym using numbers to shorten words. This shortens "accessibility" to "a11y," with the 11 representing the 11 letters between a and y.
On Twitter and LinkedIn, #a11y can be used to find several helpful accessibility resources.
