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Observations on Squarespace Accessibility
Summary: Squarespace, like other no-code content management systems (CMS), is a common choice for people who want to easily create a website. Choosing Squarespace comes with pros and cons when making a site accessible for people with disabilities. Table of Contents: Disclaimer In this post, I share observations about a Squarespace website’s output and its…
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Burnout Check-in #2
Burnout Check-in #2: Move your body or change location. Get outside of your head. At the end of January, I started a burnout check-in. I want to give you permission to take care of yourself. I need to give myself permission to take care of myself! I evaluated my own situation throughout 2023. It’s why…
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ACR, VPAT, Audit?
Summary: Accessibility options and acronyms can be confusing. I define and explain the similarities and differences between ACRs, VPATs, and audits. Taking steps toward creating a more inclusive web is a good thing. But it can feel overwhelming. I often hear the following statements from my clients: And sometimes individuals or organizations come to me…
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Accessible Love: A Random (AI) Ballad
Valentine’s Day often stirs up my creative juices. This past week I’ve been thinking a bit about how accessibility is a show of love. At least, when it’s not done out of fear (e.g. lawsuits). When we take time and make the web accessible, we make space for people with disabilities. While pondering a ballad…
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Keeping up on digital accessibility (Pocket edition)
Summary (with humor): Visually disabled woman delights in forcing webpages onto her e-reader, so she can actually read them. In “Coming up for air“, I noted I wanted to prioritize remaining qualified in digital accessibility. One way I can do this is keep up on the latest ideas through blog posts. Dedicating time to read…
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Burnout Check-in #1: The land of burnout
Burnout Check-in #1: Are you currently walking toward the land of burnout, in burnout, or exiting burnout? The start of a new year is the perfect time to reflect, look around you, and check in with yourself. burnout: exhaustion of physical or emotional strength or motivation usually as a result of prolonged stress or frustration…
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Coming up for air (2024)
Summary (with humor): Middle-aged, neurodivergent woman strives to achieve new goals for the new year, now that her energy and motivation have returned. I don’t know about everyone else, but, for me, these past 4 years have been hard. Lots of changes. Lots of disappointments. And, unsurprisingly, so many survival tactics and re-prioritizing. COVID-19 kicked…
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Radical Inclusion: Empowering Accessibility in Tech
On Tuesday, October 24, 2023, I participated in a Women Who Code town hall to discuss the importance of empowering accessibility in tech. We discussed: You can watch our 1-hour recorded discussion on YouTube, which currently has autocaptions. The video is also embedded in my post. Were you able to attend the live town hall?…
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HTMHell Advent Calendar 2022
Did you know that Manuel Matuzovic’s HTMHell publishes an advent calendar in December? In case you missed the 2022 edition, you can spend your summer leisurely catching up on its 24 days of HTML goodness, as you wait for the next round this winter. Come to think of it, I need to catch up on…
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State of A11y, December 2022
In case you missed it, I sat on a panel with five other accessibility experts on December 13, 2022 at 8 AM AKST. Panelists included Adrián Bolonio, Albert Kim, Beatriz González Mellídez, Shruti Kapoor, and Crystal Preston-Watson. After overcoming a few technical difficulties, we got on a roll chatting with This Dot folks to discuss:…