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Web dev friends: What was your "aha!" moment in web dev? What revelation or scenario made you a senior? What made you find out "how the sausage is made" that fundamentally changed your view on web development? (Please boost for reach 🙏)

Nic Steenhout

@nicolas-steenhout.com

Mid 1990’s. Blind colleague asking me why his screen reader said “image, image, image, image…” Turns out the main menu was sliced photoshop images for fancy font, without alt text. Fundamentally changed my world view of the web. Set me on the path to specializing in accessibility.

3/1/25, 9:18 am0 reposts15 likes

Lukas Liesis - Elite Software Engineer for Founders

@otelic.bsky.social

3 Jan 2025

would love to find someone who is using readers to browse and do coding, any recommendations?

Nic Steenhout

@nicolas-steenhout.com

3 Jan 2025

Depends what the purpose is?

Lukas Liesis - Elite Software Engineer for Founders

@otelic.bsky.social

3 Jan 2025

i’m building otelic.com and would love to make it accessible, i wonder how alternatives work for people using screen readers, could i provide better

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Nic Steenhout

@nicolas-steenhout.com

3 Jan 2025

Cool! I'd reach out to the folks at easysurf.ca. Small outfit that specializes in doing testing with disabled users. Tell them I sent you :) Also, you may want to look at contrasts on your website. The aXe devtools show several insufficient contrasting elements

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Ismael

@evil-mastermind.bsky.social

3 Jan 2025

Tables and images, and Flash animations. I remember those websites 🥲

Nic Steenhout

@nicolas-steenhout.com

3 Jan 2025

Flash! Imma gonna wash your mouth with soap!!! 🤣