I really struggle with icons. I assume due to my aphantasia, in my brain all blue icons lead to the same app. Please do keep the text!

Saron Yitbarek@saron.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Icon-only options in a customizable <select> break three things: ❌️ users who don't recognize the icon have no help ❌️screen readers have nothing to announce ❌️browsers w/o support show an empty dropdown There's just 1 fix for all three cases: keep the text Learn more:

Spending the afternoon sorting out my blog template with a sleepy Max next to me. Every so often he realises I stopped stroking his head, and pulls my hand away from the keyboard. #caturday

It’s GAAD’s 15th year. Accessibility isn’t just important today but every day. Over 98% of homepages have at least one WCAG failure. It’s on all of us to learn, fix what we can and then consider accessibility from day one of the next project. Make the web better for all 🦾 #GAAD accessibility.day

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Thursday, May 15, 2025, help us celebrate the 14th Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD)! The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital access and inclusion, ...

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Can’t sleep cause I’m hyper aware I’ll never get to read Project Hail Mary for the first time again and that’s unbelievably sad sad sad 🪨 #ProjectHailMary

Happy GAAD for tomorrow folks. Making everything accessible is cool, tomorrow and every day. Thank you 🫡

Accessibility Awareness@a11yawareness.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Since 2012, Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) has been observed on the third Thursday of May to bring about exposure and awareness to digital accessibility. Of course, for many accessibility enthusiasts, every day is a day to bring not just awareness, but action. accessibility.day

Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates with Apple Intelligence www.apple.com/newsroom/202... #a11y

Apple unveils new accessibility features, and updates with Apple Intelligence

Apple announced major accessibility updates powered by Apple Intelligence, including new capabilities for VoiceOver, Magnifier, and Voice Control.

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Just before Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 21, Apple has revealed some of the new assistive features coming soon to iOS 27, macOS 27, and visionOS 27.

Apple Intelligence-powered accessibility features in OS 27 detailed ahead of WWDC

Just before Global Accessibility Awareness Day on May 21, Apple has revealed some of the new assistive features coming soon to iOS 27, macOS 27, and visionOS 27.

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This course is first class. With Global Accessibility Awareness Day fast approaching now is the best time to learn accessibility (the practical way as Sara says) #GAAD

Sara Soueidan@sarasoueidan.com · 3mo ago

I just sent an email newsletter out 📬 announcing a soft-launch of this year's Global Accessibility Awareness Day #GAAD promotion: For the next two weeks, the Practical Accessibility course is going on sale! 25% off ($299 instead of $399) 🎁 Sale ends on June 1st ⏳ practical-accessibility.today

My dog turned 5 today 🎂 she is my greatest joy and my hardest job. Collie cross life ain’t for the weak. Happy birthday spotty gal ❤️ #dog #puppy #bordercollie #springerspaniel

Gordon Ramsey, technical writing, and the importance of people who care rachelandrew.co.uk/archives/202...

A week ago I left Make Agency, and it’s now the night before my new adventure. The hardest goodbye is the team; some of the brightest, hardest working, most inspiring people I’ve worked with. Always going above and beyond, always backing each other. Grateful to have worked with you all ❤️

A good few days of delicious food, spending time with my favourite human @rachelandrew.bsky.social, and watching her talk browser support (I’m biased but it was good).

Pretty epic day at #WebDayOut. Left inspired, concepts I thought terrifying now seem achievable and all shared by lovely lovely humans. What a treat.

I just spoke at #WebDayOut with my pragmatic guide to browser support. You can check out my slides at noti.st/rachelandrew...

A pragmatic guide to browser support by Rachel Andrew

It’s tempting to think of Baseline as creating a hard line. If a feature isn’t Baseline, then it’s not ready for use. However, we all know that web development is a world of “it depends”.

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Is this where the nice tech folk live these days? 👀