dennisl

@dennisl@mastodon.social

Sr Accessibility Program Manager at GitHub. Creator of Web Axe and Easy Chirp. Former Deque, Diamond, eBay, PayPal, more. First-gen CPWA. Husband & father. Michigan Wolverine. Enjoy espresso, my four cats, playing guitar.

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matthiasott, to RSS
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dennisl,

@matthiasott Web Axe http://www.webaxe.org/feed/

erikKroes, to random
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Apparently Apple wants to make the checkboxes round. Can we please not? For the sake of affordance?

https://tonsky.me/blog/checkbox/

dennisl,

@erikKroes 😡 🤢

dennisl, to ChatGPT

Don’t Tell Anything You Wouldn’t Want to See on a Billboard
https://www.pcmag.com/news/dont-tell-chatgpt-anything-you-wouldnt-want-on-a-billboard

dennisl, to puns

Why did the chicken go to the gym?

To work on his pecks.

dennisl, to webdev

The Performance Inequality Gap, 2024

https://infrequently.org/2024/01/performance-inequality-gap-2024/

"building JavaScript-first websites has been a predictably terrible idea"

dennisl, to accessibility

Wanted: Lead at the University of Michigan Library in Ann Arbor ($64-80k) https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/243916/accessibility-lead

dennisl, to webdev

Getting started with Web Performance 🚀 [Tip 3: As little JavaScript as possible] https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/14/

dennisl, to UXDesign

"Scrolljacking is a design pattern that can do more harm than good if not executed in a manner that maximizes user control and efficiency. Even then, it is risky. Our user research showed that scrolljacking is likely to cause disorientation and frustration." https://www.nngroup.com/articles/scrolljacking-101/

dennisl, to design

The 7 Principles of Universal Design https://universaldesign.ie/What-is-Universal-Design/The-7-Principles/

dennisl, to webdev

OMG LOL, just found this in the wild: autocomplete="nope"

Funny, but a double fail.

dennisl, to random

"Easy Chirp is no longer available due to Elon Musk destroying Twitter." https://www.easychirp.com/

dennisl, to iOS

iOS accessibility would be so much better if SwiftUI provided native radios and checkboxes. I find that usually customization (which occurs often) lacks accessibility. Not unlike everything else. Ugh.

dennisl, to random

LibreOffice vs OpenOffice, 2 articles (I've been using OpenOffice at home but now trying LibreOffice):
https://www.techradar.com/news/libreoffice-vs-openoffice
https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/libreoffice-vs-openoffice/

dennisl, to ai

AI is causing massive hiring discrimination based on disability https://thehill.com/opinion/technology/4576649-ai-is-causing-massive-hiring-discrimination-based-on-disability/

dennisl, to webdev

5 HTML attributes for improved accessibility and user experience https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2023/4/

dennisl, to ai

No, AI user research is not “better than nothing”—it’s much worse https://scribe.rip/no-ai-user-research-is-not-better-than-nothing-its-much-worse-5add678ab9e7

dennisl, to accessibility

You Don't Need ARIA For That [HTMHell 2022] https://www.htmhell.dev/adventcalendar/2022/2/

dennisl, to accessibility

Great stuff! "A letter to my younger self, as an accessibility advocate"
https://heather-buchel.com/blog/2024/03/letters-to-an-accessibility-advocate/
by heather buchel

dennisl, to random

A kitten dies every time an accessibility overlay is implemented on a website. 😿

dennisl, to random

I'm thrilled to announce that this week I'm starting as Senior Accessibility Program Manager at GitHub!

dennisl, to webdev

Pretty nice! Component library from The City of Calgary. https://summit.calgary.ca/components.html (Needs a dash of aria-current)

dennisl, to UIDesign

Yup! "Placeholders in Form Fields are Harmful" https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=jrigp2L-P-0 #UIDesign #UXDesign #forms

dennisl, to webdev

Front-end development’s identity crisis https://www.ellyloel.com/blog/front-end-development-s-identity-crisis/ If you have this crisis (with modern web dev), then that's a good thing!

dennisl, to mastodon

Help support the a11y.info Mastodon instance! https://ko-fi.com/a11yinfo

dennisl, to accessibility

GAAD Raleigh 2024 — morning of May 16 at Union Station https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gaad-raleigh-2024-tickets-866705077217

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