@EmmaDawsonDev

Full stack software developer • Passionate about accessibility and open source ❤️ • EddieHub Ambassador • Building https://xitter.cf/t.co/awhQaenUZ8

 nr Stockholm, Sweden
emmadawson.dev/
Joined December 2011
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I’m also on mastodon if anyone wants to connect there instead @emmaDawsonDev@a11y.info
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I have the same username on 🦋 bsky.app/profile/emmadawsond…
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I’d like to start applying to frontend conferences to talk about web accessibility. If you were going to a frontend conference what would you want to hear about?
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When you see a post by someone on social media then two hours later when you want to show it to someone you can’t for the life of you find it ANYWHERE 😬
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My timeline seems to be full of Wordpress drama. Time to get heavy with the mute button
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Adam@RokkAdam7 Oct 2024
Design for Short Attention Spans Users often have short attention spans. Design interfaces that are quick to understand and easy to navigate. Highlight key information and make actions straightforward. A concise and focused UI keeps users engaged.
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Learn how to make your charts accessible. Get actionable tips on choosing libraries, enhancing keyboard navigation, and addressing color contrast issues. Check out this piece from @SatyaAparnaP: deque.com/blog/how-to-make-i…

How to make interactive charts accessible - Deque

Follow these best practices to ensure that your interactive charts are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities.

deque.com
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✍️ Wrote a new blog post: How I Attend a Conference Lots of suggestions & resources for making the most of in-person. Especially around networking, note-taking, and feeding cats. Hoping it'll be useful for @SquiggleConf attendees this week! ☺️ joshuakgoldberg.com/blog/how…

How I Attend a Conference | Goldblog

From attending a few dozen conferences and co-organizing one of my own, this is how I make the most of in-person event.

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TestDevLab
@TestDevLab1 Oct 2024
❗Accessibility is no longer optional❗ At QualityForge 2024, learn how to make it your competitive advantage. Featuring keynote industry experts from leading brands, workshops, & real-world examples. #QualityForge2024

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Adam@RokkAdam4 Oct 2024
The Benefits of User Testing User testing is invaluable for refining your design. Testing your designs with real users provides insights that you can’t get from assumptions or analytics alone. It highlights usability issues, uncovers unexpected behaviors, and ensures that your design truly meets user needs.
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My company bought some Braille Lego so I’ve been learning to decode it recently & now I can spot random mistakes irl 
Today’s find: two buttons in an elevator. The one to close the door >|< is marked “öppna” (open) & the one to open the door <|> is marked “stäng” (close)
The left button with the symbol >|< to close the door but braille to the left says open. The right button has the symbol <|> to open the door but the braille says close

ALT The left button with the symbol >|< to close the door but braille to the left says open. The right button has the symbol <|> to open the door but the braille says close

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Registration is open and it's free! Join us October 9-10 for 24-hours of presentations on building accessible WordPress websites. Live on Zoom with #captions and #ASL #SignLanguage. Pre-approved for @IAAPOrg continuing ed. 2024.wpaccessibility.day/reg… #a11y #accessibility #WPAD2024
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Another day, another person asking if they can use WCAG 3 and APCA for colour contrast instead of WCAG 2 🤦🏻‍♀️
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Corina 🐳@CorinaMurg23 Sep 2024
Happy Monday everyone! ✨ How about we start the week by doing something for accessibility? Let’s set up a reminder to add descriptions to images when shared in this space! All it takes is just a few easy steps: - Go to “Settings and privacy” - Choose “Accessibility, display, and languages” - Next, click “Accessibility” - Scroll down to “Media” and check off “Receive image description reminder”. Really, that’s all. Small steps, amazing impact. Have a great week!
A twitter post with a popup reminder about adding descriptions to images. The text reads: Don’t forget to make your image accessible Good image descriptions are concise yet detailed. Be sure to summarize or write out any text in the image itself. Your description makes X accessible to people with disabilities, and everyone who wants more context. You can turn off this reminder in Accessibility Settings. The popup also includes two buttons: one labeled "Add description" and another labeled "Not this time."

ALT A twitter post with a popup reminder about adding descriptions to images. The text reads: Don’t forget to make your image accessible Good image descriptions are concise yet detailed. Be sure to summarize or write out any text in the image itself. Your description makes X accessible to people with disabilities, and everyone who wants more context. You can turn off this reminder in Accessibility Settings. The popup also includes two buttons: one labeled "Add description" and another labeled "Not this time."

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My favourite talk from this year’s #id24 is How to consider non-native English speakers in UX. They talk about some really good things that also apply for cognitive accessibility and these things are so easy to overlook youtube.com/live/kraqhhFs3C8…

Anh Duong / How to consider non-native English speakers in UX #id24...

Anh Duong drew on her proud Vietnamese heritage to explore how UX p...

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When you’ve got a free ticket to a conference but flights and hotel are coming in at almost £700 😭
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Period reminder that "wrapping the <label> around the <input> is fine, and is sufficient for conformance on its own, however adding explicit association with` for` and `id` is still necessary in practice." Details: tpgi.com/should-form-labels-… #a11y #HTML
Three code snippets: the first one showing an implicit association between an <input> and a <label> with the input nested inside the label. The second one showing an explicit association with the <label> and <input> separated but associated with the for and id attributes. The third snippet shows an <input> nested inside a <label> and associated with it using for and id attributes.

ALT Three code snippets: the first one showing an implicit association between an <input> and a <label> with the input nested inside the label. The second one showing an explicit association with the <label> and <input> separated but associated with the for and id attributes. The third snippet shows an <input> nested inside a <label> and associated with it using for and id attributes.

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If I mute or block accounts/words it’s because I don’t want to see them on my timeline. At all. So why am I seeing muted/blocked things show up as retweets and in ads? This place sucks more and more every day 😤
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Emma Dawson retweeted
IAAP@IAAPOrg14 Sep 2024
New IAAP United in Accessibility Podcast Episode with Haben Girma Out Now! Advancing Inclusive Communication: Haben Girma on Descriptive Transcripts Tune in here: accessibilityassociation.org… #DigitalAccessibility #UnitedInAccessibility #Podcast
IAAP United in Accessibility podcast episode 41: "Advancing Inclusive communication: Haben Girma on Descriptive Transcripts Guest: Haben Girma, Award-winning Author, Speaker, and Advocate for Disability Justice & Commissioner on Social Connection of the WHO Moderator: Samantha Evans Tune in here: https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/podcast-episode-41 #AccessibilityMatters #InclusiveCommunication #Podcast

ALT IAAP United in Accessibility podcast episode 41: "Advancing Inclusive communication: Haben Girma on Descriptive Transcripts Guest: Haben Girma, Award-winning Author, Speaker, and Advocate for Disability Justice & Commissioner on Social Connection of the WHO Moderator: Samantha Evans Tune in here: https://www.accessibilityassociation.org/s/podcast-episode-41 #AccessibilityMatters #InclusiveCommunication #Podcast

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