I'd like to remind our service people out there that they do not need to obey illegal orders. Looks likes Kegsmith's meeting was full of them. www.cnn.com/2025/09/30/p...

Airlines successfully lobbied Trump, so now USDOT will not only ignore rule, it will write a new rule that will almost definitely be punitive toward disabled passengers. “US will not enforce Biden wheelchair passenger protection rule” www.reuters.com/world/usdot-... #accessibility

People of Illinois, we need your help. Get your cell phones out – record what you see. Put it on social media. Peacefully ask for badge numbers and identification. Speak up for your neighbors. We need to let the world know this is happening – and that we won’t stand for it.

I've been encountering a pattern lately of developers trying to do things right when it comes to live regions, but not understanding how they essentially work. This tip is to provide a super high level on how they function. #a11y #accessibility #live-regions

Web developers that use <a role="button" tabindex="0" >Button Name</a>, <button>Button Name</button> has fewer characters to type and includes the added attributes for free. Blink twice if your platform is preventing you from doing this. We can help free you.

Noah catalogued every living animal in pairs and was hyperfocused on boats. Don’t tell me autism started with Tylenol.

45‘s shift on Ukraine has an alternative view - the emphasis on the EU helping Ukraine win smells like bait for the EU & justification to leave NATO as he’s been wanting.

I’m not autistic, I’m acetaminodivergent.

"Last time I went after them, they gave me $16 Million Dollars. This one sounds even more lucrative.” Bowing down to a bully never works. And we can’t become numb to this corruption in plain sight.

Links are what make the internet the world wide web. The original idea was that the internet is a set of digital documents. The link allows you to move between them. To make them as effective as they can be, we want to make them clear in what they do.

Any academic folks on H1B visas (even with stamps in passports) please get legal advice from your University attorneys before leaving the US.

@change.org has a petition up about ABC & Kimmel. I applaud this. However, entering my email, first, and last name meant an email asking me to boost the message. Well, here's your boost: You dead named me. I don't know how you have my right email and wrong name when I just gave it to you.

Let ABC/Disney know how you feel about their cowardly firing of Jimmy Kimmel. Sign the petition! It’s worth doing even if you never watch TV and/or even if you’re not a Kimmel fan. The President of the United States should not be telling media companies whom to fire. https://chng.it/rWgbxYw2Px

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

A little over 7 years ago I saw an ad for a Great Dane puppy needing a new home. I grew up with Danes and I adore them. We met up with the woman re-homing him and it was clear this was a Scooby situation. She lived in her van (down by the river) with the dog. She gave us a false story on why she 1/?

I would love to be part of the conversation on MSNBC related to the Kimmel story and it's chilling effects on first amendment, but unfortunately I was terminated by MSNBC for stating that "hateful thoughts lead to hateful words which lead to hateful actions".

After years of complaining about cancel culture, the current administration has taken it to a new and dangerous level by routinely threatening regulatory action against media companies unless they muzzle or fire reporters and commentators it doesn’t like.

The 21 year old Black man has already been dismissed as "no foul play" by local police.

Folks who dipped into iOS 26 already, is it worth it without an Apple Intelligence enabled phone? I already have issues with the UI because of my #vestibular disorder and the transparency. #a11y #disability

WH has struck another vessel, killing three in Intl. waters, claiming it was transporting illegal drugs to the U.S. If the U.S. can blow up boats in Intl. waters claiming they “might” be drug traffickers, then other nations (China, Russia..) could claim the same to attack vessels they don’t like.

The fact that Matthew Dowd lost his job for pointing out Charlie Kirk’s hate speech, while Brian Kilmeade openly suggests we should euthanize the homeless and there is zero outrage, shows exactly what is terribly wrong with today’s political mainstream media.

🏥🩺🩻The upcoming cuts to Medicaid will strain the healthcare system and other connected social welfare systems. What is your #DisabledRage? You can download, share, and wheat paste this graphic and more. disabilityvisibilityproject.com/disabled-rage/

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Oh hey, did you know you can join a union if you're in the games industry? Join @videogameworkers.bsky.social here: uvw-cwa.org/membership

Remember: There is nothing natural or inevitable about extreme inequality; it’s the result of an economic system that values wealth and power over human dignity and justice. It doesn't have to be this way.

I’m still rocking my iPhone 15. Other than bigger batteries and new “AI” capable chips for a non-existent AI experience, I see no value justifying a purchase of this gen of products.

I was 36 when I was diagnosed with dyscalculia and since then, I've heard from countless people who went and sought out a diagnosis for them or their kid because they didn't even know it was a "thing" until I mentioned it. Visibility and representation matters!

“The number of deaf and hard-of-hearing people has risen from 20,000 to 35,000, and they all need training on how to avoid danger during military operations.” www.independent.co.uk/news/world/m...

While I like where this thinking, in my experience, the top reason is lawyers. Stating that you "may" have accessibility bugs opens up legal risk. Sure, a bug hunter might make $1000, but a lawsuit is likely to end up at $16,000 settlement. You tip them off, they will find it and go for the big $.

Quick Tip: Stop Gate Keeping Tech Technology is moving at an ever rapid pace. Some of the recent "AI" things to come along is one area that comes to mind. AI has its flaws and used incorrectly can do great harm, but it also can also improve the quality of life for others. Don't stop them from…

Wisconsin ordered to pay disabled workers who were denied unemployment benefits www.wpr.org/news/wiscons... #a11y

Did you know I make something like music? You can find it at anniesthesia.bandcamp.com

If authentication is a barrier, it’s not secure, it’s exclusion. Karl Groves shows why accessible authentication matters and how to get it right. Worth the read for anyone building digital experiences. afixt.com/accessible-a... #Accessibility #Authentication #UX #A11y #DigitalAccessibility

BREAKING: A federal appeals court denied the Trump administration's latest attempt to enforce their discriminatory passport policy. Transgender, non-binary, and intersex people will continue to be able to obtain accurate passports.

Somehow the GOP got me on their list. I spent 5 minutes asking why the young lady believed in the party. Since I'm not a republican, she refused to tell me why she believed in what they do. When she said it was paid by the GOP, I tried to keep the call going, but she couldn't hang up fast enough.

I'm all for what Apple is demonstrating here. However, Apple has some significant issues with accessibility within some of their own apps. While they innovate like this, some basic function remains unfixed.

“The law will never make men free; it is men who have got to make the law free.” — Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

I've been doing accessibility work long enough that I can confidently say, you cannot avoid lawsuits about accessibility. What you can do is minimize your risk. #disability #a11y #accessibility #law

Dyscalculia is a specific and persistent difficulty in understanding numbers. Laura Parker explains its impact on understanding numbers. www.linkedin.com/pulse/living... #Dyscalculia #Cognitive #DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y

“Labor is prior to, and independent of, capital. Capital is only the fruit of labor, and could never have existed if labor had not first existed. Labor is the superior of capital, and deserves much the higher consideration.” Abraham Lincoln

Thou shalt not listen to a damn thing that RFK Jr. says.

Can we all take a moment to realize the White House spent $60/ea to buy 3 ft by 1 ft plastic decor and then painted it gold. That applique is worth about $1 in plastic.

The concept of being a "patriot" has lost all meaning. www.cnn.com/2025/08/28/p...

If Cracker Barrel sets them off, imagine how they’ll react when they hear I went woke in the New Testament — turning the other cheek, feeding the poor, all that radical stuff.

I've updated my formula on support levels for VPATs & ACRs. The update allows for a more nuanced take on "Does not Support" vs. "Partially Supports." Included with the update are examples of how to decide upon the final level. tarnoff.info/2024/10/14/u...

Pretty certain that guns have harmed more kids in schools than books and Trans people.... eh USA???

A11y 101: 2.4.3 Focus Order Some of my clients have faced lawsuits that I have helped them assess and address. By far the most common issue is images lacking alternative text. But not far behind it is the the focus order of the page. The vast majority of the complaints I've seen have claiming…

Today would've been Marsha P. Johnson's 80th birthday. She spent her life advocating for LGBTQ people, youth experiencing homelessness, and people living with HIV. Artist Osaze Akil Stigler honored Marsha with this panel as part of our Freedom to Be quilt on the National Mall earlier this year.

Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein could not have sold women and girls for sex without wealthy men buying women and girls for sex. I feel like more people should mention that.

Let's talk tariffs. I use modular synths. This means I need patch cables. I just bought some from @thonksynth.bsky.social as they were the only shop to carry them. They're in the UK. I'm in the USA. I bought 66 GBP of cables or $93. Yesterday I got my import bill.