You know someone needs to be avoided when you put up a boundary and they say “I would prefer that you don’t”. Needs come before desires

I came, I posted on accident, I enjoyed some laughs, now I am running back to safety. If anyone knows a way to stop feeling all emotions at once so I can rip the band-aid off and make this account safe again, let me know! Drop a comment, find me elsewhere. Just please help me stop caring 🤏

They've lost the 9yos

Ohhhh I see I see. So A.I. is gods will but my only other diabetic friend as a child died because *checks notes stored in my heart* insulin was not made by god, therefore T1 diabetes was a character flaw. Get bent with this belief.

I am quite cranky, I am quite rude, I am displeased, & I do have a 'tude'

I'm still posting with a scheduler. I am aware that a feature of my neurodivergent brain is that I HAVE to respond so eventually I will either get past that, or you will get late responses. Be good to each other. Kindness and accessibility ARE resistance.

@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social this is for the social media manager: Thank you for including alt text in his photos. A politician rarely hires someone competent with alt text, and it's a thankless job. I appreciate you and would buy you a coffee if I could. 🫶

Welcome to Accessibility in the Morning. I'm your host Cakes and today I want to mention CC on social media. Do you really need it? Yes! Why? So hearing impaired ppl know wtf is going on. How? Write the dialogue in the video, post content that already has CC, or give a description in a comment. 1/2

All buildings. Apartments, houses, condos, and places of business, every building should all be made with accessibility in mind. All beings are temporarily able-bodied and will need accessibility. Period.

Accessibility in the Morning. I'm your host Cakes and tod- Just kidding. Today do something the folks in charge don't want you to do. Do something for someone else. You can start small and free by using alt text.

But I AM a monstah.

I wish that for people to be online, they had to pass a basic accessibility test. Then, I wish for their content to be periodically reviewed to make sure they are still accessible. Signed, a vision-impaired disabled person tired of explaining that requiring me to get help takes my autonomy.

If you have an election results chart, the alt text needs to communicate the results. "Election results" is not enough. The same rules apply for alt text for images of weather charts. "Weather chart" doesn't cut it and doesn't convey what the chart is actually saying to users.

I'm taking an extended break. I am finding it very stressful here, and I'm going through some stuff. I just don't feel comfy here at the moment and I need to work some shit out. You can catch me elsewhere. Here and there. Nowhere. Somewhere. 🫶✌️

Ok, it's 9/11 and that is a day worth taking off social media. Be kind. Tell someone you care about them. Check on your friends. Share mutual aid posts and donate if possible. Use and share posts with alt text! 🫶

If you’re as sick as I am of all the political rhetoric, check out my latest epic The Elvenweed Chronicles. It’s a great escape to a world full of fun, action, and lots of weed. Pack a bowl full of wonderment and take a deep hit of adventure with my latest fantasy-comedy about fantastical potheads.

CW: Suicide Not THIS cis person. I sat in my living room for a year with knives, begging to have what I thought was the courage to do something dangerous. Within a month of being on HRT and progesterone, I was better. This hormone is necessary for ALL our bodies.

Every post in this thread is so share worthy. This goes for #Writers too. You paid an artist to make art that is important to the story you want me to read. By not adding alt text you do your book, your artist, and me a disservice.

remember friends that emoji art and ASCII art are hostile for users who require screen readers. best practice is to screenshot your art and then post THAT IMAGE with alt text.

Ok I get it diabetes. You want me to eat a mid afternoon snack so I don't crash. But I don't WANNA. Maybe, I switch my morning shake that I love but keep forgetting to make, to the afternoon. Hmmm 🤔 Idfk. New journey who dis?

Me: I still am scared. 😥 Husband: Do ya wanna touch my leg? Me: Kinda, yeah. They soft.

I live in a bubble. Sorry. I do what I can to protect my fragile mental health so please don't flail me for saying I have no idea who that guy is, and I don't really care. I guess, I don't need to know because ppl I trust say he was a bad guy and he's dead. 🤷‍♀️

Evergreen advice.

It’s ok to rest. It’s ok to take a break. It’s ok if you can’t write today. If you can’t read or comment. If you can’t “show up” the way you want to. Worth isn’t defined by productivity. We are more than our ability to produce for capitalism. You matter. Rest. We will be here.

It is unfortunate that they placed Mute Account next to Add to Lists on this here website. I got flustered and removed/muted/UNmuted/re-added a few of you to my list. Sorry. 😆

I'm so proud! I watched her jump and she was really scared. Almost 2 and doesn't have her jumping courage yet.

bro let's fucking stop it with more Harry Potter bullshit find a new IP, we've had plenty of fucking time to enjoy this one JK Rowling donated $1.2 BILLION dollars to fighting against trans rights stop giving her money, it's over

I was hoping today would be the day I got a small taste of a neurotypical brain and got some things done but alas, today wasn't that day. I DID look at my to-do list instead of ignoring it. Maybe this afternoon I can tackle one or two things from my list.

sorry to share, but it is important to know what they're saying and this motherfucker does straight up say "involuntary injection, just kill 'em" if you can at all manage, don't be afraid; get angry. we're gonna give them fury. we're gonna fight, and they don't know what they're messing with

this is eugenics. do not allow this to become a talking point. not one inch. give no quarter.

I'm sorry what the FUCK now?! We should just what? I can't even fathom what someone has in their heart to make them say something like this. No.

Age verification My first video game console was the Atari 2600 when it was brand new.

Heya, just a reminder that “are you mad at me?” is a normal question for many neurodivergents. I wonder it all the time, too. I used to sign off by saying, “i’m never mad at you” - that’s how common it is. I’d still do it of some NT’s hadn’t decided to take it as a challenge 🙃 #ActuallyAutistic

I do not have any experience with writing but some of my writer friends might want to do this. Stacy is amazing and she is trying to make the news accessible. Give this a read and then send in a pitch!

And if anyone out there wants to help increase that freelance pay... Donate to EAPM: equalaccesspublicmedia.org/support-us/ Become a Guide Patron: eapmstyleguide.org/home/support/ Donate by DAF/stock: altnewsfoundation.org/eapm/ 2/

Email: *pitches poetry* Me: *taps the pitch guidelines* Please. I know the $50 is shit. I am paying all I have in the budget. (I don't even get paid.) All I'm asking is read the guidelines before pitching and follow them. eapmstyleguide.org/home/the-wor... 1/

Search engines (haven't said that word in a while! examples are Google, Bing, Yahoo) prioritize your website in search results when your site is accessible. It's beneficial backend and frontend. #Accessibility #UX #WebDesign #Google #InclusiveDesign

Doctors and their "Do no harm" is often so much bullshit. I begged. BEGGED for my amputation at surgery #4 because when I asked how many more I would need, I was told, "Probably at least 10 more. Idk. As many as it takes." And the MENTAL harm those surgeries caused never got addressed.

Wait wait wait wait. WAIT a godsdamned minute. A JOURNALIST who uses alt text?!?! This is only like the second or third I've experienced. DAY MADE! Everyone go follow @jasonkoebler.bsky.social because you can share his posts and be included in what he is covering! 🥰😎

I don't know who else needs to hear this but you are doing fine. It's ok to mess up. You can always learn and try again.

Me thinks I need a social media break.

This is so disheartening. I find very few TTRPG pages accessible too. The bigger they are, the less accessible I find them. People in general are being less accessible. 🥺

For people who want to see a screen reader in action, it can be helpful to start with this demo from Hadi Rangin of the University of Washington's IT Accessibility Team. Among the things Rangin discusses are ARIA landmarks, headings, and text content. youtu.be/7Rs3YpsnfoI

If it wasn't for @mostlybree.kitrocha.com and her What the Fuck? clicky toy I do not think I would have been able to fill out the forms. It saved me from breaking my keyboard!!!

*offers cookies*

NOT a fan of the psychiatrist forms. Under Sex it says: Male, Female, Unknown. 😒

I don't know if this is a #Fibro thing or an #ADHD thing or a #Menopause thing OR a nerve damage thing but sometimes my clothes hurt. Doesn't matter what it is. I'm wearing a house dress with nothing else and my skin feels like it's being rubbed raw, but it's not. 😥

Poster: I feel like this image will get us over the hump! Me: I feel like that image doesn't have alt text so into the rubbish bin you go!

Ya know, Germany hasn't lived down WWII. America won't live down this bullshit. It's not too late to be on the right side of history and side with the minorities, trans, disabled, and other marginalized people. Anyway, it's just a thought.