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Web developer, #a11y consultant, #WordPress plugin developer, WordPress #a11y team, WordPress core committer. Runs account. he/him
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Missed this? Ending the sale of permanent plugin licenses January 15th, 2023
New post: Ending the sale of permanent plugin licenses January 15th, 2023
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The #WPA11yDay archive site is now live with captioned recordings and transcripts. 🎉 Catch replays of sessions you missed. No log in required. #WordPress #a11y #WPAD2022
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Two New WordPress Plugins Improve Block Editor Accessibility and WCAG Compliance
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Meetup.com Removes Accessibility Overlay In Response to WordPress Community’s Concerns
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Thanks to the many people who voiced concern about this in the WordPress community: .... and undoubtedly, many more!
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What motivated you to contribute to #opensource?
EMEA meetup - Sponsors
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#WordPress #MakersOfTheWeb
Full session 🎥: youtube.com/watch?v=uzBflW
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Because has chosen to install an overlay, #a11yTO will no longer be using the platform, starting immediately.
Stay in touch here or at a11yto.com, and be sure to join our mailing list to not miss out! a11y.to/signup.
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Having heard nothing from , I have canceled my local accessibility meet-up membership.
Somewhat easy since the group was pandemic-dormant, but I still paid for the account.
The sign-on process with the overlay was a mess, which validated my decision.
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Unfortunately, has added an overlay to its website. A11yNYC co-founder set it for low vision to see what happened. You can't read the text at all. We've added a disclaimer on our Meetup page.
#accessibility
#a11y
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I urge all of you to not retweet, quote tweet, or post screenshots of the chief insurrectionist. It only increases his reach.
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How can #opensource contributors get sponsored? Join us Monday at 1pm ET
of joins , an #a11y consultant and #WordPress contributor will be hosting.
events.godaddy.com/events/details
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EMEA meetup - November 14 Monday 7pm CET and I will talk with & on open source contributions with the focus on the Sponsors. Join us!
#opensource #developers #WordPress
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Item 4, not using the full screen, surprises folks when I share an anecdote of same:
jessbudd.com/blog/screen-re
Window size is irrelevant to blind users. But mobile styles sometimes dramatically change the page, making test instructions worthless. Among other issues.
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Accessibility is a core requirement, not something that should be cut. This is a really bad signal from Twitter leadership, among other terrible developments. Did they cut their security team, too?
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I am officially no longer the Engineering Manager for the Accessibility Experience Team at Twitter. I have words. 
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If you missed my keynote yesterday for WP Accessibility Day, you can watch the live stream replay. It starts at about 49 minutes into this video:
youtube.com/watch?v=Fgxv96
(note they are producing a properly accessible version of it but that will be about 2 weeks, I'm told)
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Today's Wins...
Moderated for Day 2022
Networking and Coffee Chat
Banki w/
#100Devs #BlackTechTwitter #WomenWhoCode #womenintech
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Dear -Just in case we wake up tomorrow and you’re not here- Thank you for all you’ve done to make Twitter more accessible. Thx for your transparency in sharing accomplishments and what’s still on the roadmap. Thx for the alt text reminder and lots more. #a11y
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The first to feel the cuts are historically excluded, marginalized, and harmed.
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The new guy at Twitter dissolved all ERGs. No more Twitter Women or Blackbirds. This is so unbelievably wild to watch.
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This is helpful. But if web professionals can't get basic headings right most of the time, I don't know how this will be done well (generally speaking). #a11y
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"Until recently there was no dedicated method in HTML to identify content as a subheading, subtitle, alternative title or tagline. Now there is." @stevefaulkner tpgi.com/subheadings-su
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Thank you to our friends at for their generous donation to kick-off the giving season. We are grateful for your shared belief in a web for all.
#DigitalEquity #TechForGood #A11Y #WPAD2022
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I'm grateful for the opportunity to present and participate in these sessions. The amount of effort that went into this event was no doubt monumental and the team behind the scenes did an amazing job.
Thanks and
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Starting in 10 minutes! @DCook, Developer Advocate, @WPEngine presents "Dialogs, Modals, and Popups" at #WPA11yDay. buff.ly/3FBrcQX Tune in free now! #captioned #SignLanguage #WordPress #a11y #WPAD2022
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From , a question from last session of WordPress Accessibility Day:
Anyone know if there's any existing WordPress plugins that create good, functional, accessible dialogs?
#WPA11yDay #WordPress #accessibility
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Starting in 10 minutes! @DCook, Developer Advocate, @WPEngine presents "Dialogs, Modals, and Popups" at #WPA11yDay. buff.ly/3FBrcQX Tune in free now! #captioned #SignLanguage #WordPress #a11y #WPAD2022
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Starting in 10 minutes! , Developer Advocate, presents "Dialogs, Modals, and Popups" at #WPA11yDay. buff.ly/3FBrcQX Tune in free now! #captioned #SignLanguage #WordPress #a11y #WPAD2022
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Starting in 10 minutes! #WPA11yDay Lighting talks from Empish Thomas, , and . Tune in for talks on Alt Text and Inclusion, Social Media #a11y, and The Accessibility Statement plugin. buff.ly/3h3Aqv3 #captioned #SignLanguage #WordPress #WPAD2022
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Starting in 10 minutes! and Annie Heckel present "Developing Accessibility-First WordPress Themes" at #WPA11yDay. buff.ly/3T19ERs Tune in free now! #captioned #SignLanguage #WordPress #a11y #WPAD2022
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Starting in 10 minutes! Gary Aussant of and Stephen Plummer of present "Proof: Accessible websites can be beautiful too" at #WPA11yDay buff.ly/3zpG6G4 #captioned #SignLanguage #WordPress #a11y #WPAD2022
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Awesome presentation by this morning for #WPA11yDay ! (Thank you and and all the sponsors for this event!)
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I am speaking at this year's Day 2022! I'll be talking about the topic that FIRES ME UP: #Inclusive #Accessibility. 100% free virtual event!
wpaccessibility.day/schedule-and-s
#WPA11yDay #WPAD2022 #WordPress #A11y #WPAccessibilityDay #OpenSource
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Have you registered yet? Just 3 days until #WPAccessibilityDay 2022! Get your free ticket to watch a #captioned live stream of talks on #WordPress and #a11y with talks and panel discussions from speakers around the world. Register now at buff.ly/3xzY5Zw
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. is a Gold sponsor of #WPA11yDay! Learn more about why 750,000+ agencies, freelancers, businesses, and side hustlers love hosting at 20i. Register to attend #WPAD2022 and enter to win free hosting! Thank you for supporting accessibility, 20i!
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So happy that we're able to support #WPA11yDay again this year. Hope everyone will attend this free, virtual, and very important conference.
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Thank you shout out to #WPA11yDay 2022 silver sponsor, @NerdPress! They support hundreds of WordPress sites with backups, updates, security, optimization, and more. They believe making websites accessible benefits everyone and that uniqueness is an asset.
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Have you registered yet? Just 3 days until #WPAccessibilityDay 2022! Get your free ticket to watch a #captioned live stream of talks on #WordPress and #a11y with talks and panel discussions from speakers around the world. Register now at buff.ly/3xzY5Zw
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