In the wake of the Xbox layoffs, I wanted to extend my deepest thanks to Gaming for Everyone (G4E) for having me on as a game accessibility consultant, it was truly an honor. Working w/ G4E enabled me to consult on countless games, impact many roles in studios, and even earn 2 game credits 💙😭

i'm checking this thing once every other month at this point cause i get logged out on my phone every time. RIP.

Today's my birthday so I'd love your favorite meme or a photo of your pet please and thank you 💙💙

of course I was born during autism awareness month. trust me I'm deeply aware now LMAO

every time blue sky logs me out of this app and doesn't remember my password the likelihood of me logging back in decreases. name another social media app that logs you out without a 'remember password' feature as much as this one does.

for anyone who's consumed ANY of my talks I have a question for you. are my talks technical? idk wtf 'technical' means in the context of design talks. like. I shouldn't have to show code for it to be 'technical' right????

just read an incredible comic by Gilly @/profesh_baby on the importance of masking even in 2026. more people are dying of covid than prostate and breast cancer COMBINED. I highly recommend you check it out: shorturl.at/uuu1D covid's still relevant and not going away #covid #n95 #ProtectYourCommunity

listen you ignored the carrot and the stick would now like a word #A11y #AccessibleDesign

Jennifer knows which one of us has a spine. @mizzwelch.bsky.social @ivehaditpodcast.bsky.social

me: no I'm not autistic but yeah I've been 'manic pixie dream girled' by so many men, why do you ask?

There’s several reasons that business and public figures began immediately associating WFH with laziness and slacking, one is that these are things they already believe about disabled/chronically ill folk, and they hope you do, too.

I forgot that every LLM's logo was a butthole

I wrote for @zeroheight.com about the types of things automated accessibility checks can't detect when auditing and evaluating your design systems for accessibility. #a11y zeroheight.com/blog/design-...

And that’s a wrap on this season of Design Downtime! Last week I wrapped up season 4 with another great run of 16 episodes. I am blown away by the generosity and openness of my guests. I'm taking a bit of a pause before season 5, but have no fear, DESIGN DOWNTIME WILL RETURN. designdowntime.com

Come see awesome speakers like @cariwatterton.bsky.social , Markus Spöhrer, Ceri Ashwell and Bianca Stana - many more to be announced over the coming weeks!

If you are in Comms/Marketing and heading to GDC Festival of Gaming Jessica Roache from Ubisoft and I will be hosting a fireside chat on how to incorporate accessibility into your marketing to help players and internal teams as well! schedule.gdconf.com/...

just sayin

made some pre-prolo doughnuts with my perfected gluten free recipe. it'll be nice to have a treat tomorrow after the procedure 🍩🍩🍩

tomorrow I've got my second round of Prolotherapy injections. I had my pre-prolo PT check in today and she already noticed more stability in my rSI and lumbar spine even after only 3 weeks. if you're interested in doing Prolo here is my experience: 1/6

Xbox Research wants to hear from anyone who plays video games! Tell us which settings and accessibility options, like text size adjustments, single-input options, screen readers, you use in our survey! survey.alchemer.com/s3/8671308/X... #Accessibility #GameAccessibility #InclusiveDesign

here I go drafting talks as I fall asleep again "WCAG: foundational knowledge for accessible designers"

we need to talk about that Ring Super Bowl ad

Once again for the people who still need convincing that Substack is not the table to take a seat at.

I've said it once and I'll say it again: dinosaurs, much like outer space, are none of my business

Mobile accessibility matters. Test your mobile sites and apps to remove barriers and create inclusive experiences. Learn practical tips from Gian Wild. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFDI... #DigitalAccessibility #MobileAccessibility #InclusiveDesign #UX #AccessibilityTesting #A11y #MobileA11y #Mobile

in its conclusion the study says they need to investigate "why girls/women receive diagnoses of ASD later than boys/men." we are ignored and the only reason a lot of us even get diagnosed at all is because we fucking implode without support and tools. we have to break our nervous systems first!

low key grumpy that the "I wrote a new article on my Backflip Tartar Sauce™️. For only the price of 16 broken Legos and a human tooth, you can check out all my articles" life is in my immediate future

when you hyper focus so hard you go non verbal afterwords 🙃🙃🙃

A hot new bombshell enters the villa

A HUGE congrats to @lissanna.bsky.social for winning the GAConf Award's MVP Award for Unsung Hero! I've had the pleasure of working with and meeting Elisabeth on many occasions and can wholeheartedly agree the award is WELL deserved. Keep kicking ass Elisabeth 💙

honored to have worked on this game with lots of other amazing people! huge cograts to this team for their ongoing accessibility work!

The winner for Best Cognitive Accessibility at the 2025 GAConf Awards is.. @alblune.bsky.social! Info on all the finalists & winners: www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...

a new hand has touched the beacon

Hey! Go check this out! I'm super grateful that the GAConf team asked me back to host again this year. I really do appreciate their trust in me to have been doing this for 3 years now. So enjoy my weird, awkwardness in between the important stuff like celebrating AMAZING accessibility wins!

I'm honored to be presenting the Game Accessibility Conference award for best cognitive accessibility. The awards start soon at 10:00 PT so be sure to tune in! #GameA11y #GaConfAwards #GameAccessibility #GaConfAwards25 #CogDis

gameshow but it's just me telling men I'm 5'10"

I spoke to a few accessibility peers about role levels in our field and my take ways are: -Accessibility doesn't map to tech seniority levels well -Principal A11y roles don't work well in the IC track -It's difficult to communicate knowledge levels in this space -This is all capitalistic bullshit

he actually replied and apologized, color me surprised

omg wtf is "Staff" level, I'm going to crash out 🤯

WAIT is "Senior" now a mid level position?!? I've been calling myself a "Sr. Accessibility Specialist" but am I supposed to be "Principal"???? I hate neurotypical naming bull shit, especially the "it depends" ones 😤🫠

and no for the record I'm not actively looking for work but the special interest's siren song of 'head of accessibility on a design system' is irresistible to my little raccoon mitts

do you think I'll hear back?

on a call w/ my Republican mother I was complaining about the size of our loaner minivan. she said if we "threw some kids in there" we'd understand how nice the size is. I replied "I'm not going to snatch some kids off the street, I don't work for ICE!" Don't let them forget, be vocal, stay spicy 💅✊

This sign speaks to me. (It says "Born to be a fan girl forced to fight fascism" on a background of Heated Rivalry guys.)

In an hour I'll be having a potentially life changing procedure called Prolotherapy. Because of my hEDS, the connective tissue in my spine doesn't hold it in place. To stabilize it they'll be injecting sugar there to create an inflammation reaction to make scar tissue. Accepting all positive vibes!

This is an excellent analogy, because my recollection from grade school is that the pen on the right looks fun and exciting, and then you play with it for a few minutes and realize it's not actually useful for anything and in fact makes some tasks more cumbersome, and never think about it again.

CHILDREN PLEASE!?!?

I'm so sorry to everyone impacted at Ubisoft. An awful, awful industry

Quick, children, if you believe in AI clap your hands and adopt it and use it in all your products or it could die! You must believe, quickly now, clap!

the "I care about accessibility" to "oh shit I'm actually disabled" pipeline is too real