Practicing how to paint different trees today #watercolor

Mastering Dialog Accessibility, by (not on Mastodon or Bluesky): https://vispero.com/resources/mastering-dialog-accessibility/ #accessibility #modals #html #aria

This #Caturday cutie decided there is no sleeping in allowed on the weekend.

For 2026, I wanted to learn how to paint using watercolors. Excited to finish my very first landscape tonight. #watercolor #art

The Great Backyard Bird Count is here! I'm filling my feeders and figuring out where else I want to go birding this weekend. Here's how to join the fun and help scientists get a global view of bird populations before they undertake seasonal migration. #GBBC🪶🧪

My book, Accessibility For Everyone, is now free and online as a website. accessibilityforeveryone.site The book was first published by A Book Apart in 2017 but it holds up! It covers web accessibility for designers, developers, content folks, and really everyone who works in tech.

Making videos accessible drives reach and impact. Learn how to add audio descriptions on YouTube so blind and low‑vision viewers get the full experience. buff.ly/ptaBVYd #Accessibility #InclusiveDesign #Video #AudioDescription #YouTube #UX #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #AD

Santa Claus Has Come to Chi-Town. Merry Christmas!

Bought this holiday toy, and the cat jumps into it like it's a sled, sliding across the hardwood floors until she finally bumps into a wall. 🐈‍⬛ 🛷 #holiday #caturday

Ensure text is readable in data visualizations and information graphics. Small text is generally harder to read, and should be avoided where possible. Make sure the text is not obstructed by other chart elements, and has sufficient contrast against its background.

Graph Design Tips: Make your next PowerPoint slide or social media infographic really connect with your target audience (customer/employee/user). mattstromawn.com/writing/gold... Source: Article by @mattstromawn.bsky.social spotted via @uxlift.org #marketing #ux

Did you know we publish a weekly quiz on recent science news? Here's today's edition--tell us how you do!

Water your tree.

Co-worker/friend gift idea: Reusable "to go" sized glass cup I used to look at social media lists around holidays for unique #giftideas. I asked for and received this glass cup. Perfect size for afternoon coffee run. Love it! No affiliate link, just a nice cup. jococups.com/usa/reusable...

Shop Local 2025: Your Guide To Chicago’s Holiday Markets 🛍️ ❄️ 🌲 Shop local this holiday season across a wide variety of markets in neighborhoods from Beverly to Rogers Park: blockclubchi.co/3X3hRsV

🍁Happy Thanksgiving 🦃

Not exactly a digital accessibility resource, however this site is excellent when attempting to design and develop an effective and usable HTML Email. www.caniemail.com #Email #HTMLEmail #HTML #CSS

🎃 Happy Halloween! 👻

just added the MEGA TERMINAL CHEAT SHEET from "The Secret Rules of the Terminal" to our list of posters at wizardzines.com#posters

A Halloween #caturday pumpkin 🎃

How Blind People Navigate the World, On- and Offline, by @laura-a11y.bsky.social: https://a11ynews.substack.com/p/how-blind-people-navigate-the-on-92d #accessibility #navigation #screenreaders #nvda #jaws

With just about 1 day to go, we've now scheduled the videos for all #id24 sessions. You can find the YouTube link for each session in our schedule inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/ and in the dedicated playlist for this year www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... #accessibility #a11y #inclusiveDesign

A curious #caturday afternoon

"In this article, you’ll learn how to create home page heading structures that balance marketing copy/headlines with an accessible heading structure." blog.pope.tech/2024/07/29/a... #a11y #accessibility

NEW STUDY: Types of science🧪 articles shared on Bluesky: Health 29% Social 25% Physical 23% Life 23% arxiv.org/pdf/2507.18840 Worth reading--lots of other insights! Lately, I've been sharing our new article on global religious decline www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Eight ideas your company could implement today to improve your website's accessibility: buttondown.com/access-abili... #accessibility #a11y

“In a mind-blowing first for the animal kingdom, they discovered the eyespots on the fowl's fabulous feathers have unique properties that align light waves by bouncing them back and forth, effectively turning them into yellow-green lasers.” #scicomm www.sciencealert.com/mind-blowing... 🧪 🦚 🐤

Hey Chicago, pull up a seat for CATVIDEOFEST😽 Playing this Saturday & Sunday at 11:30am, with an Encore Screening next Tuesday at 7pm. 10% of ticket sales will be donated to cats in need😻 Get Tickets Meow: musicboxtheatre.com/films-and-ev...

Somebunny was enjoying the planter garden cherry tomatoes this weekend. #bunny #rabbit 🐰

Time to bookmark and create a reminder. Inclusive Design 24 is just 58 days away. 24 hours of absolutely free presentations on all things digital accessibility. inclusivedesign24.org/2025/schedule/ #InclusiveDesign #DigitalAccessibility #Accessibility #A11y

The Game Accessibility Guidelines have been put together by game studios, specialists and academics. While they are not an official set of standards or documents, they are a collection of tips and techniques to help developers make games more inclusive. gameaccessibilityguidelines.com

Posting this fun dinosaur 🦕 find located at Lakenenland Sculpture Park near Marquette, MI. #dinosaur #art

It's not too late to join the GitHub 4-week accessibility challenge leading up to Global Accessibility Day 💖 Learn about alt text, accessible linking, emoji best practices, & get feedback on your ReadMe 📗 Bonus: you can win a free T-shirt just by participating 👕 github.com/orgs/communi...

From April 11-May 22, you can virtually join the “Beyond the Blue: Papahānaumokuākea ROV and Mapping expedition” LIVE with NOAA and partners as they explore never-before-surveyed Pacific waters. Details: noaa.gov/news/virtually-dive-live-into-pacific-waters-with-noaas-okeanos-explorer

Happy Pi Day 🥧🍰🎉 But while π gets attention, mathematician and novelist Manil Suri says we should also celebrate φ, 𝑒 and the Feigenbaum constant δ #PiDay

The Shedd’s newest beluga calf needs a name. Here’s how to vote:

🏙️ Chicago friends! I will be in your city soon, talking about the end of the universe! Come join me and take your mind off your troubles by contemplating ultimate cosmic destruction instead! 🌌💥 astrophysics.uchicago.edu/events/event...

…I broke down all 12 ways to do audience research. • What audience research is • Why it's critical for modern marketing • Audience research vs. market research • 5 big myths of audiences • 12 ways to do audience research • How to future proof your approach sparktoro.com/blog/audienc...

The Bluesky Accessibility Network A starter pack to follow accounts with a focus on web accessibility. go.bsky.app/4ZwqnGg

😍 All WAI Translations This page lists translations of current accessibility standards and other resources from the Web Accessibility Initiative #a11y #WebStandards #Internationalisation www.w3.org/WAI/translat...

Our next match is happening in a few hours! Get matched with a scientist for a Q&A with your classroom at www.skypeascientist.com/sign-up.html Tell your colleagues! Our program is free and we have LOTS of scientist volunteers this semester 🧪 #EduSky #ScienceEducation #SciTeach #ITeachScience

Join us at Eagle Watch Weekend! 🦅 Stop by and chat with our environmental education staff to learn how aquatic macroinvertebrates—water organisms—serve as biological indicators to help determine the health of surface water. For more visit: starvedrocklodge.com/event/eagle-...

Join us for the first CSS Café meetup of the year! 🎉 @rachelandrew.bsky.social will show us a new solution for the visual vs. source order disconnect in CSS: the upcoming reading-flow property! 🌐✨ www.meetup.com/css-cafe/eve...

Alt Text Tips: Improve your descriptions on art and photography images with these tips from @nicolas-steenhout.com nicolas-steenhout.com/alt-text-soc... #a11y #accessibility

Help name a Chicago snowplow in the city’s 3rd annual contest:

Looking for local #engineering and tech organizations in Chicago? This resource list is for you. Includes info on hackerspaces, nonprofits, startups, tech-specific interests and more: github.com/driscoll42/c... #Chicago #STEM

How a screen reader reads a special or unique character will depend on the character as well as the screen reader. There's been a lot of improvement over the last decade, but there are some characters aren't correctly read by certain screen readers. elevenways.be/en/articles/...

This Design Tokens Workflow series by @sturobson.com walks you through how to convert your style guide for use across multiple platforms. Great read! #ux #webDev www.alwaystwisted.com/articles/a-d...

Some excellent links in this list. 👍 (Also follow @tetralogical.com for more #a11y content in your timeline)

Happy Thanksgiving from Chicago