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Accessibilty, physical or digital, is more than meeting minimum legal standards. It can create a second-class, go to the backdoor for disabilities. Instead, consider how to integrate designs up front that focus on dignity, ease of access, aesthetics, and inclusion. #disability #accessibility

The Principles Of Web Accessibility are now available in • French • Spanish • Dutch • Japanese 🤘🤘 github.com/Heydon/princ...

Boosting a friend's fitness journey. I would appreciate checking his channel out. 🫶 #gym #over30 #selfimprovement youtu.be/Hkt194nj3ec?...

duck sorter procedural animations

level design is shoving geometry into geometry

Seated mannequins are more than disabled representation. They give wheelchair users an idea of how clothing will look and fit while seated, which is often very from how clothing will look and fit while standing.

We aren't becoming something we're not; we're remembering who we've always been. We're born healers, storytellers, artists, and lovers. Our true selves have been here all along. We don't acquire these roles; we uncover them. We're not learning to love;

This is such an important step towards more accessible gaming, huge for the industry. Let’s keep working towards these goals and make it even better for everyone.

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

Sheri Byrne-Haber's "Giving A Damn About Accessibility" has great tips on how to deal with people who challenge or dismiss the need for accessibility. uxdesign.cc/giving-a-dam...

Far from ableist, cities that work for cycling also work for a variety of mobility devices. But the devil’s in the details: mountable curbs, plentiful curb cuts, smooth asphalt, lane width (minimum 2.3m/7.5ft per direction), visual cues, and gentle gradient (less than 2-4%) for bridges and tunnels.

AI is political. Code is political. Design is political. These t-shirts are guaranteed to spark conversation. Wear them at the office, in your online meetings, anywhere you interact with tech people who still believe their work is value-neutral. mor10.com/swag

Mark Carney is the new Prime Minister of Canada. His book "Value(s)" is now required reading if you want to understand where #Canada is headed next. My thread from two months ago: #markcarney #values #liberalparty #canpoli #primeminister #canada #canadian #canadianpm

It's World Book Day, so read a book. There are a few to choose from!

This raku vase, 'Persephone's Whisper' embodies Spring. Born of fire, kissed by air, Blush and twilight tangled there. Spring’s soft breath in petals spun, Echoes where the rivers run. Ash to bloom, night to day— "Persephone’s Whisper" lights the way. #bloomscrolling #gardening #flowers #art

"Introduction to Web Accessibility" is a free course designed for people of all roles and all experience levels. Regardless of your background, there's something you can learn here. www.edx.org/course/web-a...

18F was doing exactly the type of work that DOGE claims to want – yet we were eliminated shortly after midnight. Read our letter to the American people: 18f.org

Satisfying for the inner child 🚗 🚕 🚙 😊 #indiegames #indiedev

Want to learn some in-depth stuff about how I'm creating my Euro-style City Builder Smalltown Architect? Check out my first devlog on Youtube! #gamedev #indiegames #devlog www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAVn...

Hosted by The Shaw Trust, the #DisabilityPower100 Awards 2024 celebrated changemakers reshaping perceptions of disability🌟 From adaptive fashion to inclusive tech, these trailblazers are breaking barriers. Watch the event & read more👇 chamberuk.com/the-disabili... www.youtube.com/watch?v=oN2e...

boosting for those with train autism 👀

# Call for Submissions: Share your experiences of being monotropic. Share poems, art, blogs, essays, videos, podcasts, music, etc. that reflect your experience of being monotropic. We will publish across Stimpunks & Autistic Realms as part of our community project. stimpunks.org/2025/02/23/c...

I'm adding a secret area to my game in the next update. I wonder if anyone will be able to find it? #gamedev #indiedev #platformer #kaizo #KaizoBlock

Happy 50th episode! 🎉 Today on the pod we celebrate Maryanne "Moe" Keller, an American Deaf educator & interpreter and former politician from Colorado. disabilitydaily.podbean.com/e/episode50/ Please subscribe & share! #ASL #deaf #Colorado #disability #a11y #WomenInPolitics #MentalHealth

"Between 2021 and 2024, the department’s Office for Civil Rights received 27,620 disability-related complaints... Typically, more than half of complaints to the agency involve disability discrimination." #disabilityrights

It's not that complicated. It's insane that washrooms became a political tool to grow unfounded fear and hate. 🏳️‍⚧️⚧️♿️🦮👨🏽‍🦯 #transrights #accessibility #disability

On the Strong Black Woman phenomenon being even more intense when Black women are also autistic, meaning "That let me mask, let me do everything I can to appear non-autistic so I can make it through this space." Dr. Jamie Pearson, interviewed at The Stoop: www.thestoop.org/home/2021/12...

Let’s be honest. We really needed this. #4Nations #CanadaWins

DMs are open! 💌 Get in touch if you need help with #accessibility and the approaching #EAA deadline (June 28th). It’ll be here before you know it! #A11y #WebDev #WebDesign #UX #UI #Freelance #OpenToWork

Hey new folks! 🫶 I’m Tarja – Producer, Award-winning Bizdev & Accessibility Consultant. Disabled neurospicy games industry professional with strong experience in team + community building and PR. www.linkedin.com/in/tarja-por...

8️⃣Get yourself a local library card and use it! Libraries are so much more than books. They are incubators of community and they need our support to remain open and vibrant.

Adding gravity to the Asteroids was a really good idea 🚀 #gamedev #game #programming

Even if promoters of pseudoscience are not intentionally trying to con you, it’s entirely possible that they have conned themselves. - Barry L. Beyerstein

Had some significant accessibility wins this week. I love how foreign-based companies are like "naaa, accessibility is very much a priority for us." #a11y

If you care about science & higher ed in America right now, your world has changed. We have been forced into a battle we didn’t choose. Whatever our titles, our jobs now also includes emergency response, psychological first aid, organizing & many other things we weren’t trained in

Getting more pieces in place for #disabled rights. lynnstrong.com/bundles/ If you contact people now and don't mind a bit of a wait, you can email CozyBookBundle at gmail and we'll reply in March when we know how many books we have! (I hope I'm adding this at the right point in the thread lol)

"An Introduction to Accessibility and Inclusive Design" is a course offered by The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign through Coursera. This course introduces some fundamental principles, including assistive technology and adaptive strategies. www.coursera.org/learn/access...

"By means of narrative and hands-on project building, the student can learn basic concepts of Computer Science aligned to grades 6-8, ... this modular textbook leads students, project-by-project, into visualizing themselves as computer scientists." #education #cs #inclusivity

Be on the lookout for Abletop, a new six-part video series about tabletop accessibility by @laurakbuzz.bsky.social and @cariwatterton.bsky.social. Episodes release on Wednesdays, covering many topics dealing with accessibility in board games for designers and players alike.

Game accessibility is about player experience. Studies highlight the importance of: ✅ Subtitles & captions ✅ Adjustable difficulty ✅ Colorblind-friendly visuals ✅ Alternative input methods Want to make your game better for everyone? Start here, start now.

When I get old and reach retirement, I think I got a new calling... It is restoring old design furniture. My I restored my own 8 dining chairs. They became increasingly fun to work on - despite they're identical Plus, it helps preserve the furniture and the designs of the past! 🪑💕

Tired of boring Suburbs? In my upcoming city builder you can replace them with a cozy walkable town! #indiegames #gamedev #cozygames

For the past two years, I have been curating and publishing a monthly series of cool and creative CodePen demos. I was sharing them on DEV and Medium but, this weekend, I created a microsite to host them on my web. Check it out to discover new and impressive demos: alvaromontoro.com/10-cool-code...

Fun paper-like game aesthetic and character movement. #gamedev #indiegame

Dr. Gia is watching the #PuppyBowl! She was excited to see that there were two dogs competing that had visual impairment. Way to represent dogs with disabilities!

Many non-disabled individuals do not realize just how much they would also benefit from better accessibility.

Possibly the best AAC post of all time: If you or your autistic person use AAC [alternative communication], don't forget to enable descriptions of personal boundaries—because everyone should be able to say "stop" and "F*** off". From Mel Baggs, RIP: ballastexistenz.wordpress.com/2012/06/25/c...

Spotted on location last week. I’ll name it “Steven Seagull” #art #setlife #embroidery #needlepoint #fries

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